@CanesRowing Places 11th in Club 4+ at HOCR
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The University of Miami rowing team competed in the 50th Head of the Charles Saturday.
The Hurricanes have two entries in the 2014 edition of the Head of the Charles. Miami’s entry in the Club 4+ event raced against the clock and 58 other boats on Saturday, posting a time of 19:08.317 to place 11th overall. Miami’s time was seventh-best among collegiate boats.
“The crew executed their race plan and had a great row,” Miami head coach Dave Sanderson said. “ They successfully addressed a few things they had been working on in practice and it really showed. Ultimately, they got 11th out of 59 and a fast enough time to get UM a guaranteed entry in the event next year, an awesome result!”
The Club 4+ boat was coxed by junior Meghan Hamilton. Senior Devon Phelan-Patton sat in the stroke seats, followed by freshman Jane Moore, sophomore Marguerite Bandeian and sophomore Catherine Tayler.
Miami’s second entry in the 2014 Head of the Charles will race in the Championship 4+ event Sunday beginning at 1:51 p.m. Freshman Nicole Rotkovitz will cox the Hurricanes in the Championship 4+ race. Freshman Taegan Lynch will sit in the stroke seat, followed by juniors Hannah Nielsen, Sarah Aschebrock and Caitlin Lowe.
The Head of the Charles Regatta is widely acclaimed as the world’s largest two-day rowing event, drawing over 9,000 athletes around the world to compete in 55 different race events. This event will present a new challenge, as the team attempts to navigate foreign waters for the first time this season.
Boats racing in the Head of the Charles will compete against one another and the clock, which will start sequentially, approximately 15 seconds apart.
More information on the Head of the Charles is available at the race’s official website.
Miami Lineups
Club 4+: Meghan Hamilton (cox), Devon Phelan-Patton, Jane Moore, Marguerite Bandeian,Catherine Tayler
Championship 4+: Nicole Rotkovitz (cox), Taegan Lynch, Hannah Nielsen, Sarah Aschebrock, Caitlin Lowe
Following the Head of the Charles, Miami will close out its fall season at the Head of the Hooch regatta in Chattanooga, Tenn. A year ago, the Canes earned four Top 10 finishes including two wins, a second place finish and an eighth place finish. They will look to improve on their previous success in this year’s Head of the Hooch, scheduled for November 1-2.
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