Oct. 5, 2001

MANHATTAN, Kan. - The Kansas State Women's Rowing team began its 2001-02 season at the Head of the Iowa on Sept. 29 with the First Novice 4+ taking first place in Des Moines, Iowa, for the sixth consecutive season.

The First Novice 4+ of Melissa Holder, Marja-Lisa Paulson, Talara Wait, Angie Murray and Lisa Kruse finished with a time of 20:04 to place first. The Wildcats finished 50 seconds ahead of the OKC University crew who posted a 20:54. OKC was followed by the Wheaton A boat that finished in 20:54 to round out the top three.

"The Novice boat did a great job," head rowing coach Jenny Hale said. "The field was not as strong as it usually is in the Novice 4+, but they still did a nice job."

The Varsity 8+ boat of Brandy Sherwood, Sam Allen, Josie McClellan, Katie Baxter, Amy Herrmann, Kelli White, Katy Bockelman, Carissa Land and Glenna Yokum placed second with a time of 16:30, to beat the University of Iowa B boat by one second. The University of Iowa A boat won the race defeating K-State by 16 seconds.

The K-State boat of Josie McClellan and Katy Bockelman also placed second in Open Pairs posting a time of 19:45, while the University of Iowa took first and third.

"I felt Josie and Katy rowed well," Hale said. "They moved strong through the water, but we definitely need more work on pairs."

The Wildcats will be back in action at the American Royal Fall Rowing Classic in Kansas City, Mo., on Oct. 14.

Varsity 8+ 1-U of Iowa A (16:14), 2-KSU A (16:30), 3-U of Iowa B (16:31), 4-KSU B (17:05), 5-Chicago Rowing Center (17:23)

Novice 4+ 1-KSU (20:04), 2-OKC Univ. Crew (20:54), 3-Wheaton A (20:57), 4-Augustana B (22:28), 5-St. Louis U (2:58)

Open Pairs 1-Iowa A (19:37), 2-KSU B (19:45), 7-KSU A Baxter/Allen (20:50), 8-KSU D Hermann/Land (20:55), 11-KSU C White/Yokum (21:37), 15-KSU E Meyer/Rumold (24:35)