In the second floor gymnasium of the Heskett Center, a rush of rowers competed in 19 different races on Saturday morning at Shocker Rowing’s annual Shocker Sprints event.
The event was open to competitive rowers, Wichita State students and the general public. Calvin Cupp, head rowing coach, explained how beneficial he thinks an event like this is for everybody.
“The cool thing about it is that [you get] to race and meet people and be exposed to people that you don’t have an opportunity to normally,” Cupp said. “I think that’s part of the student experience. What’s also great is that we’re the only ergometer race in the state of Kansas.