Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Host Indiana Cup
4/10/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Rowing
April 10, 2001
Hoosiers Host Indiana Cup
Notre Dame, Purdue, and Tennessee to Participate
Meet Data
Indiana hosts Notre Dame, Purdue, and guest Tennessee-Knoxville at the Indiana Cup. The meet takes place at Lake Lemon with the first race scheduled to start at 10 a.m.
Mark Wilson’s Ledger
Coach Wilson leads the Hoosiers in its second varsity season after acting as the club coach prior to the team being granted varsity status. This year looks to be promising as many of the rowers have at least one year of Division I experience and a better preparation for what lies ahead. His rowers have already claimed numerous victories in multiple events in just four regattas so far this season.
Coming off a successful fall head season, Coach Wilson hopes to equal that success with a challenging sprint season and several home dates.
Quoting Wilson
“The upcoming Indiana Cup will be the toughest one day meet of the year so far. All of the teams we are facing went to San Diego on the 7th and did very well. This will give the Indiana rowers a good chance to get noticed. If we do well on Saturday then we have a chance to compare against other really good teams from across the country.
I feel that the varsity made good strides during the race on Saturday (7th) and showed good poise and maturity during tough race conditions. They will have to buckle down and race even harder right from the start to win. I think it is in our grasp but we will need a top flight row.
The Novice squad is in a good position to win again and should feel confident but realize that all of the other teams are deeper (in numbers) than we are. This allows them to be more competitive and selective on who they race. We have a good solid group of novice who are getting better each day. They have been practicing against the varsity eight which will make them faster. We also have a couple of rowers back from early injuries which will help as well.”
Racing Schedule
10:00 Men’s Novice 4
10:10 Women’s Novice 4
10:20 Women’s Varsity 4
10:30 Men’s Varsity 4 (Shift Stake Boats)
11:00 Men’s 2nd Novice 8
11:10 Women’s 2nd Novice 8
11:20 Men’s Novice 8
11:30 Women’s Novice 8
11:40 Women’s 2nd Varsity 8
11:50 Men’s Varsity 8
12:00 Women’s Varsity 8
Scouting Notre Dame
Notre Dame comes into this meet with the highest ranked varsity eight boat in the state and 14th in the nation. The Fighting Irish defeated Michigan State and swept Dayton a week before the Hoosiers battled the Flyers to a close second place finish. At San Diego last week, Notre Dame’s varsity eight placed sixth while their second varsity eight took second in the petite finals. Six of those participating teams are ranked in the top 20 of the USRowing/CRCA April 4 poll.
Scouting Tennessee
The Lady Vols have yet to tfinish anywhere below third place this spring. Against their last opponent Louisville, they finished one-two in every race but the novice four, which they won and took third.
Scouting Purdue
Purdue is the only non-varsity team at this weekend’s race, as it is in its 52nd year as a club sport. Against Marietta, Purdue took all races, including a win over Marietta’s Division II/III 14th ranked varsity eight.
Indiana Novices Sweep the Field
Indiana rowing emerged from the quad meet April 7 with two victories, each coming from the novice boats. The novice eight won in the biggest field of the day, beating out Cincinnati, Dayton, and Northwestern in the 2,000m course in 7:55.29. Cincinnati finished second in 8:07.87. The varsity four outdid its nearest competitor Northwestern by 33 seconds, taking first in 9:54.60.
IU's varsity eight finished second to Dayton by just over a second in 7:38.68. The Flyers won in 7:37.58. Indiana had caught a crab in the first 200m and fell two boat lengths behind third place
finisher Cincinnati. The Hoosiers surged past the Bearcats and caught the Flyers with 500m to go. Indiana finished on the wrong side of the finish buoy for second.
The varsity four had a last minute line-up change and went with a group that had never rowed together before. The boat finished second in 8:43.17.
"The varsity has improved since last weekend, and they said this is their best row of the season.
They're getting more comfortable in the water, they're more in control, they have better recovery, and it shows in races like these," said coach Mark Wilson.
Indiana Improves at Kansas
Indiana rowing survived another day of racing in strong winds, putting up eight boats on the first day of the Jayhawk Rowing Invitational at Kansas. The winds caused the course to be shortened to 1,500m and rerouted and the races delayed. The morning session featured the novice eight winning its heat in 4:39.1. Kansas won the other novice eight heat in 4:30.5. The novice four boat took second to Kansas in 5:28.9, 15.4 seconds behind the Jayhawks.
The varsity four finished fifth in 5:16.6, 3.2 seconds behind Iowa, and 28.4 seconds behind winner Kansas. Indiana’s varsity eight claimed third in its heat and sixth overall in 4:21.2. Iowa posted the fastest time in 4:09.7.
Four boats battled the wind in the afternoon, collecting two second place finishes, a third and a fourth. The first novice eight took second in its heat and second overall in 4:31.7. The Hoosiers edged out the winner of the second heat Iowa by 0.6 seconds. Kansas won the race in 4:18.3. The novice four placed second in 5:10.7, while the varsity four took third in 4:56.8. The first varsity eight raced to a 4:21.5 finish for fourth place.
On Sunday, Indiana’s novice eight boat claimed first place with a time of 8:35.3 over second place Kansas A in 8:37.9. With this win the Hoosiers handed Kansas one of only two losses in six races entered. Improved weather conditions allowed for the full 2,000 meter course, as opposed to the 1,500 meter course used Saturday.
IU’s first varsity four fell to Kansas finishing in 8:37.1. The Jayhawks won in 8:06.6. The first varsity eight struggled, taking fifth place in 7:14.2. Massachusetts pulled out that victory in 6:56.2 while Tulsa won the other heat in 6:56.5 for second.
“The racing went very well this morning,” said coach Mark Wilson. “The Hoosiers bettered every race from Saturday. The varsity eight had a strong row, and held on to Kansas State for the first half of the race. The varsity four is getting more together as they have more opportunities to race. Overall it was a very good weekend. We’re ready to think about what we can do better this week technically to get ready for Dayton and Cincinnati.”
Indiana and Cold Weather Each Win Two Events
Despite less than favorable weather conditions, the crew captured two victories over Louisville to open the spring season. The varsity A boat took first in 7:05.9 on the 2000 meter course, dominating the 1000 meters. The novice eight boat won in 7:56.3.
Winds of 15-20 miles per hour and a wind chill of 16-20 degrees prevented the four boats from hitting the water.
The varsity eight A beat out the Cardinals by just 6.2 seconds. The varsity eight B caught a crab at about the 1,200 meter mark and finished 7:51.0 for third place.
Captain’s Log
Junior Joanna McCallister from Carmel, Indiana, and sophomore Amy Roble from Farmington Hills, Michigan, were named captains this spring on a vote by their teammates. McCallister was a captain starting last fall and Roble was nominated starting in the spring of 2001.
The Name Game
The tradition of naming boats after women has gone back a long time. Five women who have helped the IU team have boats named after them. Peg Z. Brand, Judy Donninger and Elizabeth (Buzz) Kurpius all have eight-man boats after them. Suzanne Floyd and Joy Mauro have four-man boats named after them.
The very first boat named after a male was dedicated at halftime of the last Indiana men’s basketball home game of the season on February 14. This new shell was named after the late, great Herman B. Wells.
Knowing Your Rowing
Crew - The sport of rowing referred to as.
Shell - The name given to the boats used in the sport of rowing.
Coxswain - The onboard strategist, tactician and even coach who is responsible for steering the shell. The coxswain is responsible for informing the crew as to where they are in the race and how they are doing.
Feather - The motion used by rowers to get the blade out of the water.
Crab - The term use when an oarsman does not feather the oar cleanly. This can cause the boat to slow down and could catapult the oarmen out of the boat. A crab usually disrupts the synchronized motion during each stroke cycle maintained by the oarsman (which is called their “flow” or “swing”).
Sweep Rowing - The type of rowing where each oarsman has one oar and rows either the port or starboard side of the shell.
Sculling - The type of rowing where each oarsman has two oars.
Catch - The point at which the blade enters the water.
Novice - Any competitor who has been competing for one year or less as of October 1, 1999. Experience as a sculler does not count as experience in sweep events and vice versa.
Bow - The forward section of the boat.
Stern - The back part of a boat.
Starboard - The right side of a boat facing the bow.
Port - The left side of a boat when facing the boat
