Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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Arriving at the race, a team carries its canoe across a concrete dike to the starting point. Many teams rented their canoes because the Association of Residence Halls couldn ' t supply them for 28 teams. (Photo by Brian Waiting on a sandbar for their turn to paddle, watch anxiously for their canoes. Although the sandbar at the Wamego checkpoint was a convenient place to wait, the low water levels created many that were impossible to row across. (Photo by Brian W. Kratzer)

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PADDLE (Continued from page 11) secondary education, went to expose the message on his back in black marker: IF YOU CAN READ THIS THEN YOU ' RE IN SECOND PLACE. Springer also rowed the lengthy first segment. (I was thinking) I ' m tired, I ' m hungry and I ' ve got to go to the bathroom, he said. It was a lot more work than I planned on. The slowest canoe on the first leg clocked in at 3:21. When Robinson knew why the canoeists were delayed, she went ahead to checkpoint two and explained t he problem to waiting teammates. Judging from the time frame of races past, she realized night would fall before even the fastest canoes crossed the line. At checkpoint two, she that checkpoint five, just past Wamego, would replace St. Marys as the finish line. There, they could get the boats out of the water and it would be about 3 :3 0 p.m.- the originally planned finish time. They (the canoeists) thought ' It ' s only 10 in the morning. ' I said, ' Right, but at this time last year we were in Wamego, Robinson said. Cutting off the last third of the race disappointed those team members who were scheduled to canoe last, but people found ways to enjoy themselves both in and out of the water. One group played cards; some sunbathed on the rocky bank; others caught up on sleep they ' d missed to be at the starting point by 7 a.m. They were upset that we had to end the race early, said. But even if they were just waiting for the to come in, they were still having fun. Around 3 p.m., people to gather at the finish line under the Vermillion Bridge past Wamego. Anxious scanned the river to the west for glints that could be canoe reflections. Members of the Smith Smurth Serious team, from Smith and Smurthwaite houses, let out whoops and shouts when their pink-shirted canoeists came into view first. Sean O ' Connor, senior in mechanical engineering, and Linda Good, in pre-physical therapy, paddled to the finish; the team ' s winning time was 7:17:36. We were hoping we could (maintain the lead), Good said. We were trying to make sure we didn ' t tip, that we got our speed up and kept off sandbars. Tired of waiting for their canoe to arrive, Sherri Wade,freshman in electrical engineering, and Daniel Haskins, sophomore in business nap on their car. Construction on the river access ramp added unexpected miles to the first leg of the race, almost the length of the leg and the teammates ' wait. The added miles caused ARH officials to cut the race short. (Photo by Brian 12 CANOE RACE

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WHEN ADVENTURE CALLS Tuttle Creek Reservoir answers students ' urge for a plunge during a rappelling trip or the KSU Wildcat Triathlon. Tim Rice, senior in mechanical helps direct the UPC class. Helmets were mandatory for anyone making a jump. (Photo by Brian W. Kratzer) BY ASHLEY STEPHENS RACHEL PEARSON Tuttle Creek Reservoir was the site for thrillseekers to challenge themselves physically, emotionally and mentally in the of rappelling and triathlons. The lone rappeller ' s feet skidded along the side of the concrete tower. Held only by ropes and determination, he descended the 80-foot Tuttle Creek Dam Outlet Tower during the Union Program Council ' s mini-rappelling session. Doug Schwenk, sophomore in arts and sciences, and Tim Rice, junior in mechanical engineering, demonstrated basic rappelling techniques to 40 students during four two-hour sessions in September. The adrenalin, the excitement of it was the reason they were there, Schwenk said. A lot of people were nervous, but everyone had a positive reaction. UPC provided the equipment, safety helmets, and opportunity for $8. It ' s pretty economical. If you bought the stuff yourself, it would cost about $100, said George Rieck, senior in agronomy and participant. After demonstrating rappelling techniques, Schwenk and Rice remained atop the tower and each participant down. The rappellers were harnessed and braced in a Swiss seat that hooked around their waists. (Continued on page 17) Other rappellers peer over the edge to watch Chris Rockey, junior in elementary education, drop down the main bridge support on Tuttle Creek Dam. Rockey had only rappelled a few other times before going with UPC. (Photo by Brian W. Kratzer) Swimmers splash into the start of the Little Apple Triathlon at Tuttle Puddle. Biking and running events followed the swim race. (Photo by Brad Camp) 14 TUTTLE CHALLENGE