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UConn Has Successful Weekend At Knecht Cup
CAMDEN, N.J. (April 13, 2008) – The
University of Connecticut women’s rowing wrapped up a
successful weekend at the Knecht Cup on Sunday as the varsity eight
and novice eight both finished fifth in the grand final and the
second varsity eight finished third in the petite final.
The varsity eight was fifth in the entire event of the
24 boats that entered. UConn checked in at 6:54.3 in the final while
Bucknell won in 6:35.2, followed by Buffalo in 6:44.0, Rhode Island in
6:47.4, Wisconsin in 6:48.4, UConn and Massachuetts in 6:56.6.
The UConn varsity eight consisted of Katie Beasley
(Centerville, Mass.), junior Kathy Les (South Windsor, Conn.), senior
Olga Solovyova (New London, Conn.), freshman Gretchen Stern
(Rexford, N.Y.), sophomore Sarah Willhoft (Manchester, Conn.), senior
Monica Parker (Glastonbury, Conn.), sophomore Katie Rauscher
(Manchester, Conn.), sophomore Rebecca Likar (East Lyme, Conn.) and
junior Heather Gates (Monmouth Beach, N.J.).
The fifth place by the Husky novice eight meant that it
also fifth among the 24 entered boats. North Carolina was first in the final
in 7:05.5, followed by Rhode Island in 7:12.4, Massachusetts in 7:13.5,
Boston College in 7:20.7, UConn in 7:23.0 and Drexel in 7:39.0.
That boat consisted of sophomore Katelyn Donovan
(Sherman, Conn.), freshman Julie Tibbetts (East Lyme, Conn.),
freshman Efmorfia Efthimiou (Stonington, Conn.), freshman Kim
Weber (Ridgefield, Conn.), sophomore Margaret Hoagland (Chaplin,
Conn.), sophomore Lizzie Littlewood (Mystic, Conn.), freshman
Amanda Cote (Wakefield, R.I.), freshman Brittany Weiss (New
Milford, Conn.) and freshman Robin Calhoun (Evanston, Ill.).
The UConn second varsity eight was third in the petite
final in 7:14.2. The race was won by Holy Cross in 7:07.7 followed by
Fordham in 7:11.0, UConn, Marist in 7:19.1, Colgate in 7:25.2 and Rochester
in 7:30.6.
That boat was freshman Mollie Riester (Buffalo,
N.Y.), senior Allyson Zoppa (East Hartford, Conn.), sophomore
Kristen Beasley (Centerville, Mass.), freshman Audrey Squire (Kinnelon,
N.J.), sophomore Jennifer Reynolds (South Hero, Vt.), senior
Maddie Bey (South Windsor, Conn.), sophomore Lizzie Dargie
(Waterford, Conn.), sophomore Mikey Sevick (Simsbury, Conn.) and
junior Stephanie Bryant (Natick, Mass.).
UConn returns to action on Saturday when it travels to
Buffalo to take on the University at Buffalo, Colgate and Eastern Michigan. |
