Indiana University Athletics
IU Hosts 2005 Big Ten Championship
9/15/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Rowing
April 25, 2005
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana rowing squad plays host to six of the top 20 rowing teams, as ranked by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association and U.S. Rowing, for the 2005 Big Ten Championship held at Riddle Point Park in Lake Lemon. The regatta begins with seeded preliminary heats at 8 a.m., April 30 and concludes with the Grand and Petite finals commencing at noon. Everyone is welcome to attend as admission is free and parking is $5.
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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.
BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP SEEDING
1 VARSITY 8 1. Michigan 2. Ohio State 3. Michigan State 4. Wisconsin 5. Minnesota 6. Iowa 7. INDIANA
2 VARSITY 8 1. Ohio State 2. Wisconsin 3. Michigan 4. Michigan State 5. INDIANA 6. Minnesota 7. Iowa
1 VARSITY 4 1. Wisconsin 2. Michigan State 3. Michigan 4. Ohio State 5. Minnesota 6. INDIANA 7. Iowa
2 VARSITY 4 1. Michigan 2. Wisconsin 3. Ohio State 4. Michigan State 5. Minnesota 6. INDIANA No boat for Iowa
1 NOVICE 8 1. Michigan State 2. Minnesota 3. Wisconsin 4. Michigan 5. Ohio State 6. Iowa 7. INDIANA
2 NOVICE 8 1. Ohio State 2. Minnesota 3. Wisconsin 4. Michigan No boats for Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State
2V8 DEMONSTRATES DEVELOPING DEPTH The second varsity 8 combo of senior Sarah Meyer (cox), sophomore Laura Stebbins (stroke), sophomore Colleen Ryan, sophomore Lanie Deppe, sophomore Meredith Hanschu, junior Elisabeth Benoit, senior Addie Bell, junior Carly Schilling and sophomore Courtney Valerious (bow) earned IU's first Big Ten win ever from a 2V8 squad by downing Minnesota, 7:30.5-7:33.9 in the morning session of the Ohio State regatta on April 16.
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 8-5 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 IU.
NEXT UP The Indiana rowing squad heads to Oak Ridge, Tenn., May 14-15 for the Lexus South/Central Regional Sprints to vie for a spot at the NCAA Championships in Sacramento, Calif., May 26-28. -
