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Burgers & Boats

  • When: Sept 1st, 5pm-8pm
  • Where: 7560 Spillway Marina Rd, Manhattan, KS 66502
  • Open house + free food. Come and go as you want, meet the team, hang out by the lake. Open to all K-State Students.

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Schedule

Practice Schedule

Competition practices are Monday through Friday 5:15pm-7:15pm. Practices include on-water training rowing technique, control, race strategy, water safety, conditioning, and strength development.

Fall 2025

  • Sept 1 : Cookout @ The Boathouse 5pm-8pm
  • Sept 2: Fall Start
  • Sept 26-27: Competition @ Head of the Des Moines (Des Moines, IA)
  • Oct 3-5: Competition @ Head of the Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, OK)
  • Oct 18: Alumni Banquet
  • Nov 1-2: Competition @ Frostbite Regatta (Wichita, KS)

Spring 2026

  • Feb 20: Competition @ Shocker Sprints (Wichita, KS)
  • Mar 14-22: Spring Break Training @ Natchitoches, LA
  • April 17-18: Competition @ Illinois Collegiate Rowing Invitational (Farmer City, IL)
  • May 2: Competition @ Plains Regional Regatta (Wichita, KS)
  • May 13-18: Competition @ ACRA Championship (Oak Ridge, TN)

History

Kansas State Men’s Crew was founded by Don Rose in 1963. Rose had been a Wisconsin coxswain and had coached at Princeton and Columbia. He came back to Manhattan and founded the Men’s Crew as the first rowing program in the Midwest.

In 1974, the Women’s Crew was founded, and the Junior (high school) crew followed in 1986. The Women’s Crew became an NCAA program in 1994 as K-State Rowing, and KSMC became co-ed for non-NCAA women.

The KSU Crew is not sponsored by the K-State Athletics Department but is a member of Kansas State Rowing Association, American Collegiate Rowing Association, and US Rowing Association.

  • Head Coach: Wesley Good
  • Assistant Coach: Mason Phillips

About Kansas State Rowing Association

The purpose of the organization is to teach college and high school age individuals the sport of rowing and the health-related benefits of this activity and to promote and foster national amateur sports competitions.

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Alumni

KSRA 62nd Annual Alumni Banquet

Please join us on October 18th, 2025.

Pre-purchase your tickets for a fast pass to see your old comrades!

Reunion Information:

  • 11 AM: Row for Humanity Charity Event at the Boathouse
  • 11 AM: Boathouse Open for Tours 
  • 11:30 PM We’re Putting the Boats Back Together! Gather your teammates, because we are going on the water for a short row (weather permitting, of course) 
  • 1 PM: Boat Christenings at The Boathouse: Mr & Mrs. G
  • 6 PM to 10 PM: Social Hour, Cash Bar, BBQ Meal, Share your Favorite Memory,  Fund A Need, and the Inaugural Don Rose Lifetime Achievement Award at Black Jack Hills, 13450 Chapman Rd, St George, KS 66535

Want to Reconnect with the Crew?

Email us here: KsuMensRowing@gmail.com