Women's Rowing | 10/30/2011 11:58:00 PM
SARATOGA, NY - The varsity eight and second eight saved their best races for last, finishing with bronze medals in the Women's Open 8 and Women's Open JV8 events, respectively. A women's novice four also capped their fall training with their first race in the Women's Collegiate Four event.
Seated in the varsity eight was coxswain
Eileen Kobal (Erie, PA/Fairview) (Erie, PA/Fairview), followed by stroke seat,
Kristin Roberts (Skaneatles, NY/Skaneatles), seven seat,
Kelsey Rainie (Concord, NH/Concord), six seat,
Morgan Mowins (Fayetteville, NY/Fayetteville-Manlius ), (Fayetteville, NY/Fayetteville-Manlius), five seat,
Devan Musa (Ithaca, NY/Ithaca) (Ithaca, NY/Ithaca), four seat,
Sabine Loebner (Leisning, Germany/Lessing-Gymnasium Doebeln) (Leisning, Germany/Lessing-Gymnasium), three seat,
Reba Conway (Grand Island/Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart), two seat,
Nicole Conway (Canandaigua, NY/Canandaigua Academy), and bow seat,
Brooke Van-Derpoel (Frederick, MD/Governor Thomas Johnson) (Frederick, MD/Governor).
The varsity boat finished in a time of 12:54.43, with Vermont finishing first and Ithaca finishing second.
Seated in the second eight was coxswain,
Wendy Gutcher (Fairfax Station, VA/South County) (Fairfax Station, VA/South County), followed by stroke seat,
Allison Doster (Syracuse, NY/LaFayette), seven seat,
Emily Burns (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck), (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck), six seat,
Sam Deakin (Clarence, NY/Clarence), five seat,
Shelby Mancuso (Torrington, CT/Torrington), four seat,
Sarah Crosby (Upton, MA/Nipmuc Regional), three seat,
Alex Kilgore (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster), two seat,
Katie Bonfiglio (Bedford, NH/Bedford), and bow seat,
Sarah Hadley (Monument, CO/Lewis Palmer).
The second eight finished in a time of 13:46.82, with Ithaca finishing first and Vermont second.
Seated in the women's four was coxswain,
Anna-Marie Lee (Newcastle, ME/Lincoln Academy), stroke seat, KelseySeibt, three seat, Emily Bartha, two seat,
Phung Tran (Buffalo, NY/Hutchinson Tech.), and bow seat,
Vivian Wong (Brooklyn, NY/Telecommunication Arts and Technology).
The four finished in a time of 17:02.13.
Head Coach
Jim Bodenstedt was very pleased with the crews' performances.
“I said to the crews in our boat meetings before launching that I wanted them to race the Fish as not the last race of the fall season, but the beginning of our mindset for spring racing. As cold as it was, we talked about going out there and rowing hard enough so that each person in the boat could feel the “ripple effect” of the other. That's what they did and I am proud of them and how hard they worked this fall. They look forward to making that ripple become even larger over the next critical four months.”
