Rowing Ready for Head of the Indian Creek
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The University of Miami rowing team will have its first official competition of the fall Sunday at the Head of the Indian Creek.
The Hurricanes, who opened their fall schedule with a scrimmage against Barry University on Sept. 24, will race on their home course Sunday in the regatta hosted by the Miami Beach Rowing Club. The annual Head of the Indian Creek is a 2.7 mile race against the clock on scenic Indian Creek in the heart of Miami Beach.
“The team is looking forward to a great race day on Sunday,” Miami head coach Dave Sanderson said. “They have been progressing well in practice, so we are looking forward to see the improvements translate into boat speed in a race situation. This event will also be an excellent race to help us prepare for the Head of the Charles a week later.”
Miami will have eight boats in action on Sunday with three varsity eights and five varsity fours set to race beginning at 8:20 a.m. The varsity fours will race first, with the varsity eights set to race at 11:25 a.m.
Following this Sunday’s racing, Miami travels to the prestigious Head of the Charles in Cambridge, Mass., on Oct. 22-23 and will wrap up the fall with a home regatta against UCF on Nov. 4.
The spring session of racing will begin with a scrimmage in February before kicking into high gear on March 11-12 at the Cardinal Invite in Chattanooga, Tenn. A week later, the Canes will travel to Fellsmere, Fla., to race against Columbia and Florida Tech on March 18.
Miami will compete at a regatta in Sarasota, Fla., the weekend of March 31-April 1 before heading to the Knecht Cup on April 8-9. The Canes will travel to UCF on April 29 for their final competitive races before the ACC Championships, scheduled for May 13-14 in Clemson, S.C. The NCAA Rowing Championships are slated for May 26-28 at Lake Mercer in Windsor, N.J.
Miami Lineups
V4 A: Colleen Gillis (cox), Taegan Lynch, Caroline Shaw, Jane Moore, Cristina Salinas
V4 B: Ariannie Peña-Aleman (cox), Virginia Sideleva, Glorianna Perrotte, Maren Gierlatowicz, Loretta Brueckner
V4 C: Nicole Rotkovitz (cox), Demetra Vlahos, Katelyn Cordero, Madeline Parente, Alex Ware
V4 D: Lily Wittle (cox), Halle Alitz, Alex Gunner, Kristen Klein, Katarzyna Pasternak
V4 E: Jackie Lippincott (cox), Catherine Tayler, Elise Wiley, Alexa Aguilar, Katie Robinson
V8 A: Lily Wittle (cox), Halle Alitz, Alex Gunner, Kristen Klein, Katarzyna Pasternak, Catherine Tayler, Elise Wiley, Alexa Aguilar, Katie Robinson
V8 B: Colleen Gillis (cox), Virginia Sideleva, Glorianna Perrotte, Taegan Lynch, Caroline Shaw, Jane Moore, Cristina Salinas, Maren Gierlatowicz, Loretta Brueckner
V8 C: Ariannie Peña-Aleman (cox), Bridget Boland, Julia Saltonstall, Lauren Wilson, Victoria Stewart, Katelyn Cordero, Nicole Habina, Kira Koziak, Kristen Bufkin
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