The rowing team shows up to practice ten minutes before 5:45 a.m. Head Coach Calvin Cupp host a team meeting and after the meeting, it’s time to go. Each member picks up their oars, and put their boats out on the Arkansas River on McLean and Douglas.
Cupp applied for the job in the late 90’s after a mentor and former Shocker coach encouraged him too.
Since then, Cupp has poured his entire coaching career into making sure the rowing program at Wichita State is a program of “access.”
“For us at Wichita State I really see rowing as a sport of access because if there is somebody that really wants to come out for the team, we’ll find a spot for them if they want to compete,” Cupp said.