April 4, 2002

Manhattan, Kan. - For the first time since the inception of the program at the varsity level, Kansas State received votes Wednesday in the first Division I women's rowing poll of the season conducted by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association.

The Wildcats received 24 points in the balloting and was listed among those schools receiving votes. In terms of points, the Wildcats were 25th nationally in the poll, which ranks varsity eight boats.

"We're very excited," said Kansas State head coach Jenny Hale, who has been the only head coach in the six-year history of the program. "This is the first time we've been ranked and it is a measure that the program is on a positive track in terms of progress."

The University of Washington received 19 of 25 first-place votes to earn the first spot in the poll, follwed by Brown, Ohio State, Princeton and Yale. The Wildcats were listed just behind Clemson, an eight which Kansas State defeated at the Longhorn Invitational in late March.

Kansas State is at the San Diego Crew Classic this weekend.

CRCA DIVISION I VARSITY EIGHTS
Poll of April 3, 2002

School (first-place votes) Pts
1. Washington (19) 493
2. Brown (6) 480
3. Ohio State 433
4. Princeton 349
5. Yale 347
6. Virginia 344
7. Syracuse 319
8. Michigan 315
9. Southern California 305
10. Harvard 244
11. UC Berkeley 224
12. Michigan State 193
13. Stanford 177
14. Texas 172
15. Boston Univ. 155
16. Northeastern 125
17. Duke 101
18. Iowa 81
19. Oregon State 72
20. Notre Dame 70

Others receiving votes: Columbia 57, Cornell 48, Wisconsin 46, Clemson 34, KANSAS STATE 24, Dartmouth 19, Minnesota 16, Penn 2, Washington State 2, Boston College 1, Rutgers 1, Tennessee 1.

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