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Last Friday, Pratt senior Samantha Snell signed a letter of intent to join the rowing team at Kansas State University.
As a member of both the girl’s golf team and the girl’s basketball team, Snell has the athletic background and work ethic to be a perfect fit for the K-State rowers. It helps that she’s a big Wildcat fan.
“I’m really excited to go to K-State,” Snell said. “As soon as they offered me, I knew I wanted to go. The moment they did it. I was ready.”
One of the unique things about the sport of rowing, at least here in Kansas, is most of the athletes being recruited have no experience. The same is true for Snell.
“That’s why they want me, because they don’t want any bad habits,” she said. “They just want to start fresh and go. They came to me, and said we like how you look and we want someone with your body size and then I went there, and we had a bunch of meetings and they decided then that they wanted me.”
Snell’s golf coach, Kerry Thieme, knows she’s got what it takes to be a strong contributor on this team.
“I think Samantha is a strong and ambitious girl,” she said. “I think she’ll do great. I had her for four years of golf here at Pratt High School and she’s outstanding in her athletic ability, but also in her personality.”
Girl’s basketball coach Dean Rausch agreed.
“I’ve been fortunate to coach Sam for four years in basketball,” he said. “In fact, she’s my only senior, the only one from her class to make it all four years of basketball. So I’m very proud of her. That says that she’s a hard worker and has improved every year. She’s one of our captains this year and does a really nice job of it.
“She always talks about K-State as being one of her favorite schools. She’s a lifeguard in the summer time, and she definitely has the frame for it. As soon as they get her legs where they need to be, I’m sure she’s going to propel that thing super fast. She’s very strong and has good leg strength, so she’ll be fine.”
The rowing team at K-State has a few events in the fall, but the bulk of its season comes in the spring. This gives them time to prepare and account for the inexperience for many of the team’s members. Snell is just ready to be a Wildcat.
“I’m a big K-State fan,” she said. “It’s a good fit.”
Last Friday, Pratt senior Samantha Snell signed a letter of intent to join the rowing team at Kansas State University.
As a member of both the girl’s golf team and the girl’s basketball team, Snell has the athletic background and work ethic to be a perfect fit for the K-State rowers. It helps that she’s a big Wildcat fan.
“I’m really excited to go to K-State,” Snell said. “As soon as they offered me, I knew I wanted to go. The moment they did it. I was ready.”
One of the unique things about the sport of rowing, at least here in Kansas, is most of the athletes being recruited have no experience. The same is true for Snell.
“That’s why they want me, because they don’t want any bad habits,” she said. “They just want to start fresh and go. They came to me, and said we like how you look and we want someone with your body size and then I went there, and we had a bunch of meetings and they decided then that they wanted me.”
Snell’s golf coach, Kerry Thieme, knows she’s got what it takes to be a strong contributor on this team.
“I think Samantha is a strong and ambitious girl,” she said. “I think she’ll do great. I had her for four years of golf here at Pratt High School and she’s outstanding in her athletic ability, but also in her personality.”
Girl’s basketball coach Dean Rausch agreed.
“I’ve been fortunate to coach Sam for four years in basketball,” he said. “In fact, she’s my only senior, the only one from her class to make it all four years of basketball. So I’m very proud of her. That says that she’s a hard worker and has improved every year. She’s one of our captains this year and does a really nice job of it.
“She always talks about K-State as being one of her favorite schools. She’s a lifeguard in the summer time, and she definitely has the frame for it. As soon as they get her legs where they need to be, I’m sure she’s going to propel that thing super fast. She’s very strong and has good leg strength, so she’ll be fine.”
The rowing team at K-State has a few events in the fall, but the bulk of its season comes in the spring. This gives them time to prepare and account for the inexperience for many of the team’s members. Snell is just ready to be a Wildcat.
“I’m a big K-State fan,” she said. “It’s a good fit.”
