Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Featured Alumni Rower | Kimberly Schmidt

Nickname: Kim?
Year: Graduated in 2009
Hometwon: Chaska
Major: Communications/Business
Years on the team: 4+

Fav. Erg Piece:
--40's followed by skull busters. :)

Fav. Cox calls:
--Cut the Cake, Power 10's (duh)

Fav Rowing Memory:
--This one is extremely difficult to pick, but I would have to say it would be my first spring break in Topeka. We had taken out my favorite boat, the quad, and I was placed in the bow. We were flying along lake Shawnee and Don decided to check on the other boats as we were doing so well. Not much later than Don leaving our stroke caught a ridiculous crab....that created a downward spiral to everyone but me? As we wre nearly 90 degrees on the water, Don comes high speeding over to us and takes one look at the display, and says "Kim, don't be the idiot that holds on...jump in!" We flipped a quad. not many can (or would) admit they flipped a nearly impossible boat to flip.
Among other memories: Nature Bruce's dog peeing on Blake's sleeping bag, being in homecoming court and explaining to the announcers that my fellow homecoming royal king, Dylan, was graduating with a degree in women's studies, becoming captain, beating Purdue at Tail of the Fox, my last row at the Husky Sprints.

 What is one T.V show you can't miss?:
--American Horror Story

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