Crew Launches Spring Sprint Season At President's Cup
March 9, 2001
Coral Gables, Fla. (www.hurricanesports.com) — – The University of Miami women’s crew travel to Tampa to begin the 2001 sprint season at the annual President’s Cup Regatta, Saturday, March 10.
The Hurricanes will be racing its first and second varsity eight, novice eight, varsity pair, two varsity fours and a novice four against a field of national competition including Yale, Michigan State, North Carolina and Central Florida.
“This is a tremendous regatta to start the season,” said Head Crew Coach Joe O’Connor. “Yale is typically one of the top Ivy League programs, while Michigan State and North Carolina qualify for the NCAA Tournament annually.”
Last season at the President’s Cup, the varsity women’s eight raced to a Silver medal, behind Yale and ahead of Bronze medallist UCF. Miami’s highest medal came with the second varsity women’s eight, where the Hurricanes earned a Gold medal, ahead of Yale, Georgetown and Central Florida.
The 2001 varsity women’s eight consists of Jenny Krawec, Monika Manios, Jacqui Julien, Dorien Ten Have, Mandy Turner, Bridget Gallagher, Yianna Reizakis, Marijka VanderPol and coxswain Meg Venezia. The second varsity eight features Jordanna Heywood, Bernadette Lack, Trisha Blackwell, Stephanie Tilley, Caroline Stewart, Ananda Chou, Dorothy Clay, Maggie Knuth and coxswain Jenny Lee.
Krawec, Julien, Gallagher, Turner and coxswain Cina Quezada will row the varsity four, while Manios, Ten Have, Reizakis, VanderPol and Lee will handle the second varsity four. Cathy Dunnet and Lindsey Tarabula will row the varsity pair.
Hurricane crew will host two home events during the spring season, beginning next weekend, Saturday, March 16 with races against North Carolina, Syracuse, U.S. Naval Academy and UCF at UM’s home course on Indian Creek in Miami Beach. UM Crew is housed at the Ron Shane Watersports Complex at 6500 Indian Creek Drive. Miami will also take UCF, Connecticut and Florida Tech on Saturday, March 24 on Indian Creek, followed by two special boat christenings of an eight “Liz Dee” and a four “Peter Maivia”.
