Shepherd competes in college rowing event

Lawrence, KS – November 4, 2023 – Gracie Shepherd of the Kansas Jayhawks during the race against KState at the Kansas Rowing Boathouse in Lawrence, KS. Photo by Bailey Thompson/Kansas Athletics

Gracie Shepherd, a Wayne Trace graduate in 2023, is a member of the University of Kansas women’s rowing team and recently participated in her first competition as a member of the Jayhawks squad. Kansas took part in the Sunshine State Invitational in Sarasota, Florida, on Friday and Saturday with the team posting a sixth-place finish overall in the 2nd Varsity Division. The Jayhawks took fourth in the preliminary heat on Friday with a time of 7:10.03. In the finals on Saturday, the Jayhawks recorded a sixth-place finish but improved their time to 6:50.68.

Congratulations Gracie and Good Luck the rest of the year! (Photo courtesy of Kansas Athletics).