Indiana University Athletics
IU Travels to Ohio State (04-12-05)
4/12/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Rowing
VARSITY 8 LINEUP
Sophomore Betsy Hibbard (cox), senior Amanda Walker (stroke), junior Lauren Anderson, senior Kelly Schuiling, junior Ashley Airis, junior Laura Lazaridis, sophomore Stacey Young, sophomore Rozzie McHenry and sophomore Dana Powell (bow).
OTHER LINEUPS
Other lineups will be decided prior to competition.
MOST HEAD-TO-HEAD V8+ WINS
IU's eight Varsity 8+ head-to-head wins is the most ever by an Indiana crew. The previous best was six in 2004.
BEST V8+ START EVER
The Varsity 8+ shell of sophomore Betsy Hibbard (cox), senior Amanda Walker (stroke), junior Lauren Anderson, senior Kelly Schuiling, junior Ashley Airis, junior Laura Lazaridis, sophomore Stacey Young, sophomore Rozzie McHenry and sophomore Dana Powell (bow) broke the school record for best start to a season, set last year with a 6-0 opening, by besting George Washington, Georgetown and North Carolina in the headline event on March 26 and running its ledger to 7-0. Even though the Cream and Crimson contingent suffered its first losses at the Indiana State Championships, its current 8-3 record is still the best in program history.
BIG TEN BOAT OF THE WEEK
The Indiana University women's rowing squad made history as the Big Ten Conference tabbed the Varsity 8+ shell as the Boat of the Week on March 22. The accolade is the first such honor in the program's five-year existence, and came after a first-place finish in the Varsity 8+ race at the Solid Orange Clemson Challenge in Clemson, S.C.
Highlighting the Cream and Crimson's efforts was the Varsity 8+ shell as the crew of sophomore Betsy Hibbard (cox), senior Amanda Walker (stroke), junior Lauren Anderson, senior Kelly Schuiling, junior Ashley Airis, junior Laura Lazaridis, sophomore Stacey Young, sophomore Rozzie McHenry and sophomore Dana Powell (bow) blazed to a commanding 6:53.00 performance to claim the event crown for the Hoosiers. Indiana rolled on to the win after opening a four-seat lead at the 500m mark. By the 1,000m mark, IU had pushed out to an open-water lead and sprinted to the finish with nearly a 10-second conquest of Clemson's second-place time of 7:02.3.
FALL SIGNEES
Indiana rowing head coach Steve Peterson has announced the signings of five student-athletes for the 2005-06 season. Hannah Elsy (Twickenham, England), Ashley Johnson (Alpharetta, Ga.), Valerie Mercer (Jacksonville, Fla.), Emily Clarke (Bloomington, Ind.), and coxswain Bridgett Bartholomew (Marina Del Ray. Calif.), have all committed to continue their rowing careers at Indiana.
NEXT UP
The Indiana rowing squad invades Big Ten territory with a regatta against Ohio State and Minnesota in Columbus, Ohio on April 16.
