Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Prepare for Final Race
5/13/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Rowing
Bloomington, Ind. - The Indiana Rowing team heads to Oak Ridge, Tenn., to race in its final race of the season on May 17-18. The Hoosiers will race three boats at the Central Region Regatta, the Varsity 8, Varsity 4 and Novice 8.
For Meet results
Complete race results will be made available on the Web at www.iuhoosiers.com following the event OR http://utladyvols.ocsn.com/sports/w-rowing/tennw-w-rowing-body.html
Central Region regatta: Melton Hill Lake
Nationally recognized as the home of the Oak Ridge rowing course, Melton Hill offers 173 miles of shoreline for boating, fishing, swimming, water skiing and other outdoor activities.
Melton Hill opened in 1979 and has sponsored regattas for over 20 years. It has been the site for many championships, including the U.S. Nationals. Oak Ridge has hosted the USRowing Nationals in 1997 and 2000.
HEAD COACH MARK WILSON REGARDING THE CENTRAL REGION REGATTA....
"Our goal as a team is to improve our times over the teams that we have seen in the past. Also we want to beat as many teams that we have not seen so far. We hope to improve our standings across the board."
BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP Recap
The Indiana University Rowing team advanced two boats to the Grand Finals for the first time in IU history at the Big Ten Championships in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, May 3. The first and second Novice 8 boats finished second in its heats to advance to the Grand Finals, where they both placed fourth. Indiana finished seventh overall with 30 points as Michigan captured the 2003 Big Ten Championship title with a total of 123 points in a tie-breaker with Michigan State that came down to the Varsity 8 Grand Finals.
During the morning session of the Big Ten Championships, Indiana's second Novice 8 boat raced in a heat against Ohio State and Minnesota. Maria Hernandez, Laura Teskoski, Barrett Belstra, Carly Schilling, Ashley Sylla, Elisabeth Benoit, Erin Fein, Jamy Stech and Erin Kuehn finished second in a time of 7:11.4, good enough to advance to the afternoons Grand Finals. Ohio State finished first in 7:08.2 and Minnesota rowed in behind IU at 7:35.8.
In the Grand Finals Wisconsin captured the second Novice 8 title in a time of 6:44.7. Indiana finished fourth, rowing in at 6:56.5, just five tenths of a second off from Michigan State who placed third (6:56).
The first Novice 8 boat finished second in its morning heat (6:51.7), competing against Wisconsin, Ohio State and Iowa. Wisconsin (6:44.5) and Indiana both advanced to the Grand Finals, where Indiana finished fourth in a time of 7:08.8. Representing the Hoosiers in the first Novice 8 boat was Laura Wharen, Katie Slavik, Laura Lazaridis, Kati Peiss, Lauren Anderson, Katy Dickerson, Ashley Airis, Leslie Schaffer and Amy Hoffman. Once again, Wisconsin came away with the win, finishing in a time of 6:49.7.
Both the first and second Varsity 8 boats finished fourth in its morning heats, placing in the afternoons Petite Finals. The first Varsity 8 boat, consisting of Becky England, Danielle Bird, Ashley Quinn, Erin Koers, Kelly Schuling, Margaret Clark, Line Espedal, Emily Rumschlag and Stephanie Mast raced against Ohio State, Michigan State and Wisconsin during the morning session. Ohio State finished first in a time of 6:31.3, MSU placed second (6:34), Wisconsin rowed in third (6:38) and IU finished fourth in a time of 6:54.4.
The second Varsity 8 boat, Rebekha Archibald, Kristen Storer, Sarah Meyer, Christine Taylor, Casey Schoenhoft, Stephanie Weert, Amanda Tallman, Amanda Walker and Annie Lawson, finished fourth (7:14.2) behind Ohio State (6:47.3), Michigan (6:51.5) and Minnesota (7:01.3).
In the Petite Finals, both the first and second Varsity 8 boats finished third. Wisconsin finished first in the second Varsity 8 Petite Finals in a time of 6:47.9. Minnesota came in second (6:58.8) and Indiana finished third at 7:26.4.
In the first Varsity 8 Petite Finals, Minnesota rowed in first at 6:34.8, Wisconsin came in second (6:38) and Indiana placed third (6:56).
The Varsity 8 Grand Final champion was Michigan and the second Varsity 8 winner was Michigan State.
ENGLAND AND SCHUILING NAMED TO ALL-BIG TEN TEAM
Senior Becky England was named to the All Big-Ten Rowing First Team and Sophomore Kelly Schuiling was named to the second team as Indiana finished with its highest point total in the program's four years.
"The team is very proud of both Becky and Kelly," said Wilson. "They both are very deserving of the award. Kelly is one of those athletes that knows what it takes to win and is not afraid to voice her opinions and be a leader even as an underclassmen. Becky has been a great leader for four years at Indiana. She is a great role model for all of the team members."
VARSITY 8
Becky England (cox)
Erin Koers
Emily Rumschlag
Ashley Airis
Kelly Schuiling
Line Espedal
Margaret Clark
Stephanie Mast
Danielle Bird
VARSITY 4
Sarah Meyer (cox)
Annie Lawson
Amanda Walker
Casey Schoenhoft
Ashley Quinn
NOVICE 8
Laura Wharen (cox)
Amy Hoffman
Leslie Schaeffer
Adie Bell
Katy Dickerson
Lauren Anderson
Elisabeth Benoit
Laura Lazaridis
Katie Slavik
ALTERNATES
Jamy Stech
Casey Fein
NCAA Division I Varsity 8
POLL AS OF MAY 7, 2003
1. University of Washington
2. University of California at Berkeley
3. Brown University
4. Stanford University
5. Harvard University
6. Princeton University
7. University of Michigan
8. University of Southern California
9. Yale University
10. The Ohio State University
11. Michigan State University
12. University of Virginia
13. Washington State University
14. Syracuse University
15. University of Iowa
16. Oregon State University
17. University of Texas
18. Boston University
19. University of Tennessee
20. Columbia University
Others receiving votes: Dartmouth College 14, Cornell University 10, University of Minnesota 5, University of Massachusetts 3, University of Notre Dame 3, and Duke University 1.
Player Quotes
Annie Lawson
"Because this is the last race we changed things up a little bit. Everyone is rowing with different people, hopefully to make the fastest combinations. I think we all want to go to race well."
Kelly Schuiling
"Going towards our last race I would have to say that our team goals are to do better than we have ever done before. Last year the Novice 8 was able to make the grand final and take sixth over all, so we're really excited about their chances this year. The Varsity 8 and Varsity 4 have new line ups so it will be exciting to see how these help our speed overall."
Sarah Meyer
"My goal, both individually and for the boat, is simply to have a successful race. The Varsity 4 that will be racing this weekend has been rowing together for less than a week, and I will have my first experience in a race situation as a coxswain of that four this weekend. With the mental unity we have had so far this week, and the physical power of unity that the four rowers have practiced and fine-tuned, we will be more successful that I think any of us imagine."
Erin Koers
"We're looking to take everything we've learned and worked on throughout the season to make a solid weekend of racing."
