George Washington University Athletics
George Washington University
Head of the Charles
Women's Rowing Places 21st at Head of the Charles
10/24/2005 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
Oct. 24, 2005
BOSTON, MA -- The GW women's rowing team competed in the 2005 Head of the Charles Regatta Sunday on the Charles River in Boston, MA. The Colonials varsity eight finished 21st out of 46 entries in the Championship Women's Eight event. GW placed 16th among collegiate crews. The Colonials placed 34th in the same event last year.
The crews rowed against a slight headwind and some chop at the start, but overall the conditions were good following a steady rain on Saturday. Sunday, the weather was sunny with only a slight wind throughout the day. Temperatures were in the high 60s making it perfect for racing.
"Our goal was to finish in the top 25," GW head coach Rob McCracken said. "We're really pleased with the way our women rowed. We had two goals coming into the race: one, to finish in the top 25 and two, to row a really strong, competitive race from start to finish."
The U.S. National Team won the event in the time of 16:34, while the Colonials were 21st in 18:03. GW defeated several crews in the Eastern Sprints league including Radcliffe, Rutgers, Syracuse, Cornell, Penn, Navy and Georgetown. The Colonials also finshed the three-mile course faster than A-10 foes Fordham, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
The Head of the Charles is a tricky three-mile course with five bridges and several turns. "With a staggered start and crews at different speeds, it's important to navigate a precise course which Lindsay did really well," said GW assistant coach Sarah Dondero. "It requires the athletes to be really aggressive in order to get the best line going into the turns."During the race, the boat passed the Smith boat during the race.
"I thought that we raced really hard and had a lot of fun this weekend," junior Kate Austin said. "Finishing 21st [in a field this strong] is a great way to give us momentum and confidence to carry throughout the season."
The GW Varsity Eight consists of coxswain Lindsay Doyle (Hackettstown, NJ), Diane Holcomb (Wilmington, DE), Angie Costales (Groton, MA), Hilary Goldberg (Bethesda, MD), Kate Austin (Madison, WI), Liz Gordon (Phoenix, AZ), Courtney Fawcett (Hingham, MA), Jean Williamson (Moon Township, PA) and Angela Wunderli (St. Louis, MO).
Next up for the Colonials varsity will be the Princeton Chase on Sunday, Oct. 30, The races will be held on Carnegie Lake in Princeton, NJ.
Results from the Head of the Charles:
Women's Championship Eight (Colleges)
1-U.S. National Team16:34.633
6-Yale 17:05.374
7-Michigan 17:25.970
8-Northeastern 17:27.625
9-Brown 17:29.745
10-Washington State 17:30.866
11-Boston Univ. 17:31.693
12-Tennessee 17:31.760
13-Columbia 17:35.875
14-Minnesota 17:36.710
16-Duke 17:48.699
17-Iowa 17:49.124
19-Clemson 17:52.683
20-Texas 17:57.894
21-George Washington - 18:03.456
22-Navy 18:05.502
23-Radcliffe 18:05.744
24-Sacramento State 18:07.839
25-Syracuse 18:08.301
26-Northeastern 18:10.198
27-Rutgers 18:14.248
28-Cornell 18:17.058
29-Georgetown 18:18.292
30-Pennsylvania 18:18.751
31-Colby 18:24.048
32-Boston College 18:25.264
33-Fordham 18:26.896
34-San Diego State 18:29.949
35-Barry 18:34.603
36-Buffalo 18:34.650
38-Rhode Island 18:42.859
39-Southern Methodist 18:55.921
40-Connecticut 19:00.450
41-Radcliffe 19:03.728
42-West Virginia 19:06.271
43-Massachusetts 19:13.436
44-Delaware 19:27.012
47-Smith College 19:56.156
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