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UConn Places Tenth At Head Of The Genesse
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Oct. 7, 2007) – The
Varsity Eight boat of the University of Connecticut women’s rowing
team competed on Sunday at the Head of the Genesee Regatta.
The format for this
regatta is slightly different than traditional events -- having a three-mile
head style race in the morning, followed by a dual 1500-meter race in the
afternoon. Final standings were calculated by taking the three-mile time and
adding it to the 1500 meter time times three.
UConn came in tenth
overall out of 35 crews. In the head piece, UConn came in 11th
and in the afternoon, it faced Pennsylvania in the 1500 meter dual and the
huskies crossed the lane with a slight lead over Penn. That performance
moved them from 11th place to tenth in the overall standings.
"This was a really fun
race to take part in,” said UConn head coach Jennifer Sanford-Wendry. “I
love that we had an opportunity to do some sprint racing in the afternoon.
We were a little disappointed with our morning performance, but coming out
there in the afternoon and fighting head to head with Penn was a really
positive experience. It was also great to see such strong competition,
racing teams like Cornell, Radcliffe, Buffalo, and Syracuse. It shows us
what kind of speed is out there and will motivate us to work harder. "
Rowing for UConn's Varsity
Eight was freshman Molly Reister (Buffalo, N.Y.), senior Olga
Solovyova (New London, Conn.), sophomore Sarah Willhoft
(Manchester, Conn.), junior Kathy Les (South Windsor, Conn.),
sophomore Theresa Nolan (Atlantic City, N.J.), sophomore Kelly
Murphy (Marietta, Ga.), senior Allyson Zoppa (East Hartford,
Conn.), senior Monica Parker (Glastonbury, Conn.) and junior
Heather Gates (Monmouth Beach, N.J.).
UConn next competes at the
Head of the Schuylkill Regatta in Philadelphia on October 27. |
