thursday, September 11, 1980
daily nebraskan
page 13
Grew pride runs high
By Into Rizijs
"Terrific' is how the UNL Men's
Crew Coach Matt Kush describes the
shape his team is in. With 20 returning
rowers, and some money in the bank,
Kush said he believes the team will be
the strongest ever.
"In the past we haven't had a lot of
continuity. This year we do," Kush said.
Along with a strong varsity, the crew
team prides itself on having the best
equipment in the world, Kush said. At
$10,000 a shell and $200 per oar, crew
becomes an expensive sport. The team
now has about 10 shells and about 70
oars. The cost of insurance and travel is
above the equipment costs, he said.
Kush said he admits that in the past
the major weakness of the club has been
finances.
"It takes a lot of hard work to keep
us afloat," Kush said.
This is the first time in the crew
team's history that they have started the
season with money in the bank. The
crew team receives no financial support
from the university, he said.
"We're not bitter about it because we
have overcome the obstacle," Kush said.
"I'd like to invite every student over to
the boathouse to see what has been put
together by students. Every dime has
been raised by them and we operate like
a miniature athletic department.
Uniforms and travel expenses come
out of the athletes' own pockets, he
said.
Kush said that the crew team often is
lumped with the other club sports, how
ever, it is very separate from them.
"We're not only involved in just
training but also in running and building
up the program," he said.
The level of competition is also
separate from other club sports, he said.
The competition isn't against other crew
clubs, but against major universities,
such as Harvard.
"At Harvard, football isn't a joke but
rowing is definitely their sport," Kush
said.
Nebraska's team competes against
other teams with full-time coaches and
well established programs, he said.
"The Wisconsin Crew Team has been
rowing over one hundred years."
Kush said he sees rowing at Nebraska
as a "Cinderella Story."
"I've seen the whole thing grow and
we've done it, as students - hot as an
athletic department," he said.
Runner tries cross country
By Jeff DeGraw
For Lisa Kramer, the most important
moments in her running career were during
her senior year in high school.
"My parents told me to try something
in high school, and track .was the only
thing left. I went out for the team and
reallj enjoyed it," she said.
Kramer, a junior on the UNL women's
track team will be attempting her first
year of cross-country this fall. Mono
nucleosis kept her from competing her
freshman year, while personal problems
interfered with last year's season.
"I'm really excited about this year," she
said. "I've put in a lot of miles this year
and participated in some summer road
races. I feel that I'm in good shape to
start the season."
Kramer said her goal is to qualify
for the national meet. This year's meet
is scheduled at the University of Washing
ton Nov. 15.
"I have only two years left in college
and I would like to make the best of them.
I've really enjoyed track so I'm really look
ing forward to this year."
Kramer has recorded personal bests of
4:30 for the 1,500 meters and a 2:11 for
800 meters. She said she is hoping to'im
prove these times with the addition of her
cross country training and racing.
She has met new track coach Gary Pepin
and said she is impressed with him. She
said she thinks Pepin will be good for the
program.
"I'm anxious to work with Coach Pepin
because of his knowledge of track and
field."
Kramer, an agronomy major, said she
thinks the late start she got in her ranning
career was a blessing in disguise.
"I have been relatively injury free and
I don't feel burned out as some people do
who have been ranning since junior high."
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