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Wichita State Rowing Team
11-18-09 . ALL BOATS MEDAL AT MARATHON, THREE COURSE RECORDS SET
November 14, 2009 Natchitoches, Louisiana
Shocker Rowing raced three mixed eights at the marathon rowing Championships and all three medaled.
The event is 26.2 miles long on the Cane River. Conditions were calm, with some chop depending on which way the river turned.
Mixed eights require at least 4 women rowers and 4 men rowers. The coxswain can be either sex.
In the varsity mixed eight event, Shocker Rowing took first and second places beating St. Louis University and Texas A&M –Galveston. The first place eight rowed the event in 3 hours 5 minutes and 33 seconds, which set the course record. The second boat was 3:20:45. WSU also holds the third fastest time for this event set in 2004.
The novice mixed eight also set a course record rowing with a time of 3 hours 20 min 32 seconds beating Texas A&M-Galveston and Tulane. WSU holds the third fastest time for this event as well set in 2004.
Of note, Assistant Coach Tori Breithaupt raced representing Wichita Rowing Association. She and her doubles partner also set a course record in the mixed 2x.
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