Rowing Starts Strong at Head of the Hooch
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The University of Miami rowingteam opened the year on Saturday sending crews out to compete at the largestfall race in the country, the Head of the Hooch Regatta on the Tennessee River. Boththe Championship 8+ and the Championship 4+ finished in medal-winning position with bronze and silver medals, respectively.
“The racing went very well for our crews on the first dayof the regatta,” head coach Andrew Carter said. “Having two medal performancesout of the four entries was an excellent way to the get the 2012-13 seasonunderway.
“Obviously the medals in both the Championship 8+ andChampionship 4+ races are highlights for the day, but the results of our second4+ entry and our Novice 8+ can’t go unnoticed. It speaks to our improving depthand great effort from those crews.”
TheCanes started the day in the Championship 8+ event, going to the line against29 crews from across the country. The Varsity rowed to a bronze-medalfinish, only three seconds out of a silver over the five kilometer course.
Twocrews went to the line for Miami in the Championship 4+ event. Tackling34 other boats, the Canes’ “A” entry rowed away with a silver medal while the”B” crew raced to a solid 13th place finish.
Miami’snovice team made their debut in a fantastic 50-crew field. In an interestingcomposite event, the entirely walk-on crew held their own against outstandingrecruiting classes from southern and midwest regions, and finished the day in23rd position.
TheHurricanes have one more event tomorrow, the Open 8+ category, with two boatsset to race.
“We’re looking forward to thechallenge of the Open 8+’s tomorrow,” Carter said. “The lineups will changesomewhat and we’ll have a sense of some new combinations.”
RESULTS
Championship8+
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Rank |
Time |
Bow |
Organization |
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1 |
16:03.5 |
496 |
Duke Women’s Rowing A |
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S:12:31:49.6 F:12:47:53.1 |
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2 |
16:25.6 |
500 |
University of Oklahoma A (Ashley La Follette) |
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S:12:32:45.1 F:12:49:10.7 |
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3 |
16:28.4 |
511 |
University of Miami A (Alison Whitty) |
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S:12:38:37.4 F:12:55:05.8 |
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4 |
16:35.4 |
495 |
University of Texas Austin A (Casey Redmond) |
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S:12:31:40.8 F:12:48:16.2 |
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5 |
16:39.3 |
494 |
University of Tennessee Women’s Rowing A (Taylor Athan) |
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S:12:31:21.4 F:12:48:00.7 |
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Novice 8+
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Championship4+
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Rank |
Time |
Bow |
Organization |
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1 |
17:46.1 |
1078 |
Duke Women’s Rowing A |
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S:17:10:41.8 F:17:28:27.9 |
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2 |
18:12.9 |
1073 |
University of Miami A (Alison Whitty) |
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S:17:09:22.9 F:17:27:35.8 |
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3 |
18:18.2 |
1096 |
University of Texas Austin B (Casey Redmond) |
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S:17:17:49.9 F:17:36:08.1 |
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4 |
18:21.9 |
1079 |
University of Oklahoma A (Abby Seremek) |
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S:17:10:51.1 F:17:29:13.0 |
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5 |
18:26.3 |
1064 |
University of Texas Austin A (Victoria Bujala) |
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S:17:07:17.0 F:17:25:43.3 |
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5 |
18:26.3 |
1062 |
University of Tennessee Women’s Rowing A |
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S:17:07:08.0 F:17:25:34.3 |
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7 |
18:26.8 |
1069 |
Barry University A (kelly Harrison) |
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S:17:08:35.0 F:17:27:01.8 |
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8 |
18:40.0 |
1063 |
University of Tulsa Women’s Rowing A (Brooke Helmberger) |
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S:17:09:00.2 F:17:27:40.2 |
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9 |
18:46.8 |
1072 |
University of Kansas Rowing A |
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S:17:08:46.5 F:17:27:33.3 |
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10 |
18:52.1 |
1095 |
University of Oklahoma B (Rachel Cantrell) |
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S:17:17:33.2 F:17:36:25.3 |
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11 |
18:54.0 |
1090 |
University of Kansas Rowing B |
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S:17:16:26.0 F:17:35:20.0 |
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12 |
18:55.8 |
1094 |
Barry University B (Rebekah Kilroy) |
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S:17:17:20.7 F:17:36:16.5 |
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13 |
18:56.5 |
1088 |
University of Miami B (Katie Stanzilis) |
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S:17:15:44.4 F:17:34:40.9 |
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14 |
18:58.0 |
1091 |
University of Tulsa Women’s Rowing B (Megan Fitzpatrick) |
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S:17:16:37.5 F:17:35:35.5 |
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15 |
18:58.1 |
1089 |
University of Tennessee Women’s Rowing B |
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S:17:15:55.6 F:17:34:53.7 |
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