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Indiana crew rows well at Head of the Eagle
10/21/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Rowing
October 21, 2000
Indiana crew rows well at Head of the Eagle The Indiana rowers raced in Indianapolis at the Head of Eagle on a beautiful autumn day at Eagle Creek. Teams competing included University of Louisville, University of Cincinnati, University of Wisconsin, Drake, Butler, John Carroll, Cleveland State, Purdue and Indiana.
The races continued to go well for the Indiana squad. The Hoosiers started the day with a second and third place finish in the Varsity 8. The second place Hoosiers finished 32 seconds behind a strong Wisconsin team. The Hoosiers rowed in more equal lineups this weekend and had hoped to go first and second.
"I really wanted to send a message that we had some depth at the varsity level today, finishing second and third helped but obviously winning is better," said Coach Wilson. The lineup for the Varsity A boat was Katy Ostertag, Amy Roble, Eliza Peoples, Jo McCallister, Beth Lund, Meg Gallagher, Emily Rumschlag, Erin Koers and coxed by Mary Hubbard. The Varsity B boat was rowed by Jess Tapola, Erin Punter, Angie Langreck, Katie Fitzgerald, Margaret Clark, Stephanie Mast, Lauren Reiner, and stroked by Emily Coblenz the boat was steered by Becky England.
"Our practice week was a little short because of fog one morning and we had some people with class conflicts, the boats that raced today only had one day of real practice together and that makes it tough," added Coach Wilson added".
The Novice eights raced in the largest field today with about 20 boats entered. The Novice A boat came in third behind two Wisconsin boats. "We knew Wisconsin would be fast and hoped to be a little more competitive today", said Coach Rubinger. The Novice B boat was a great surprise however as they finished a very respectable seventh out of 20. "These women had never rowed prior to six weeks ago and for four of them it was their first race ever. They did a great job," said Rubinger.
Other highlights of the day were the Novice fours. Here Indiana finished first and second and beat Purdue by over one minute. "They did a great job in both fours, again with limited boat time prior to the race. The women really stepped up and raced really well," said Coach McCracken.
The Women’s 2x was also second and third and the mixed 2x was first and third. "Our small boats did a good job today and are excited about learning more about sculling and getting another chance to race next week." Wilson said. "We need to put more emphasis on the small boats in the fall, because it gives the rowers a real feeling of their contribution to the boat."
The final race of the day was a Mixed 8 race in which the IU women and men each combined four rowers in each boat. "This gives our two teams a chance to compete together which is a real fun experience," explained Coach Wilson. "It is even more fun when you win and that is what we did today. We entered two boats, one novice and one varsity and they finished one, two in a field of seven."
Coach Wilson took to the water today in the Masters 1x and won his event in a time of 17:16, 10 seconds ahead of an Indianapolis Rowing Center sculler who finished second.
"Overall the day was a good racing experience but we know as a team every boat must get faster if we are to be competitive next weekend as we travel to Elkhart. The Head of the Elk will be the final event of the fall and we feature some tough Big Ten rivals such as Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Wisconsin," said Wilson.
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