Kansas’ 1V8+ was voted as Big 12 Boat of the Week after helping the Jayhawks defeat K-State and Creighton at the Dillons Sunflower Showdown.
The crew, coxswained by Audrey Owens, defeated second-place K-State by over two seconds, posting a time of 6:23.621. It marked the last regular season race for seniors Owens, Amber Cayci, Karly Larson, Laura Teska, Tammy Keller and Emma Wistuba, who were honored after the regatta for senior day. Juniors Aylin Schafer and Kara Lyons plus sophomore Gracie Shepherd completed the crew on Wyandotte County Lake.
This marked the second consecutive year KU has defeated K-State in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown, which was the last time a Jayhawk boat was honored with a Big 12 weekly award.
Kansas 1V8+
- Audrey Owens, Coxswain, Senior, Edmond, Okla.
- Aylin Schafer, Bow, Junior, Winter Park, Fla
- Kara Lyons, 2, Junior, Englewood, Colo.
- Amber Cayci, 3, Senior, Williamsburg, Va.
- Gracie Shepherd, 4, Sophomore, Payne, Ohio
- Karly Larson, 5, Senior, Fort Collins, Colo.
- Laura Teska, 6, Senior, Lawrence, Kan.
- Tammy Keller, 7, Senior, Cawker City, Kan.
- Emma Wistuba, 8, Senior, Saint Louis, Mo.
Big 12 Boat of the Week
March 19: K-State 1V4+
April 2: UCF 1V8+
April 9: UCF 1V8+
April 15: K-State 3V8+
April 23: K-State 2V8+
April 30: UCF 1V4+
May 7: Kansas 1V8+