2010-11 Kansas Rowing Yearbook

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2010-11 Rowers

Facilities

About Rowing

Staff

Rowers

Alumni

About KU

Allison Able 5’9” Sr. Leawood, Kan. Notre Dame de Sion HS 2009-10 (Junior): Member of the Varsity Eight team that finished third in the stampede grand final at the Boot of the Oklahoma.... Member of the Second Varsity Eight throughout the spring season, which defeated Kansas State in the Kansas Cup and finished second at the Big 12 Championship. 2008-09 (Sophomore): Spent time as a member of the Second Varsity Eight boat B including the duel with Texas... Member of the Varsity Four C at Minnesota. 2007-08 (Freshman): Member of the Novice team... Member of the Athletic Director’s and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls. High School: Four-year letterwinner in softball... Member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Daughter of Matthew and Barbara Able... Majoring in pre-physical therapy.

Danielle Adam 5’9” Olathe, Kan. Olathe Northwest HS

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2009-10 (Freshman): Member of the Second Varsity Eight throughout the spring season, which defeated Kansas State in the Kansas Cup and finished second at the Big 12 Championship. High School: Three-year letterwinner in band and two-year letterwinner in soccer... On the presidential honor roll all four years... Set weight-lifting records in power clean, squat and bench... Rowed for the Kansas Crew club team coached by Jeremy Struemph... Won numerous Novice Four events as part of Kansas Crew, including the Sunflower State Rowing Championship... Took third place at the American Collegiate Rowing Association National Club Regatta in the First Novice Four. Personal: Daughter of Jim and Diane Adam... Has three siblings, Austin, Riley and Trevor... Great-grandfather, Paul James Adam, and great uncle, Jim Mills, both played football at KU... Brother, Austin, currently plays football for South Dakota School of Mines... Is a fifth-generation Jayhawk... Majoring in exercise science.

Maddie Alexander 5’9” Fr. Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley Northwest HS High School: Lettered three years in volleyball and twice in swimming... Member of 6A State Champion swimming team in 2008. Personal: Daughter of Brent and Ann Alexander... Has two siblings, Nick and Jay... Brother, Nick, played soccer at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas... Is a fourth-generation Jayhawk... Plans to major in education.

Rowing is one of 18 varsity sports at the University of Kansas. 30 |Kansas Rowing 2010-11


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