George Washington University
Head of the Charles
GW Rowing Continues Fall Race Schedule
10/24/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Rowing
Oct. 24, 2010
BOSTON, MA - The George Washington University Men's and Women's Rowing teams continued their fall racing schedules at the massive Head of the Charles Regatta on the Charles River in Boston, MA on Sunday afternoon.
The conditions on the Charles were beautiful with flat water as the Colonials raced in the Championship Eights Men Event and finished in 29th-place out of 35 crews. GW completed the three-mile course in 15:17.29.
GW Lineup, Championship Eights
Bow Seat: Sr. David Morgenstern
Two seat: So. Sam Goldberg
Three seat: Jr. Taylor Lindman
Four seat: So. Eric Herrera
Five seat: Fr. James Stafford
Six seat: Sr. Craig Helmstetter
Seven seat: Jr. Colin York
Stroke seat: Fr. Trofym Anderson
Coxswain: Sr. Margaret Barone
The Championship Eight Men's Event was won by the University of Washington who finished the course in 14:00.40.
The GW Women's Rowing team raced in the Championship Eights Women Event and finished in 25th-place out of 30 competing crews, finishing in 17:23.62.
GW Lineup, Championship Eights
Bow Seat: Jr. Rachel Roth
Two seat: So. Claire Ashcraft
Three seat: Sr. Alexandra Hamilton
Four seat: Fr. Mary Duff
Five seat: So. Anna Kaminski
Six seat: Fr. Madison Townley
Seven seat: Jr. Morgan Ellis
Stroke seat: So. Annie Morse
Coxswain: Jr. Meghan Kearns
"It was great to race in the historic Head of Charles event on Sunday. The Championship Eight event boasts some of the fastest crews in the country. It was great to line up against them", said head coach Eric Carcich.
The Championship Eight Women's Event was won by Princeton University who finished the course in 15:48.31.
"Many lessons were learned this weekend. We are excited to get back to work on the water on Tuesday morning."
The GW rowing teams will return to action on Saturday at the Princeton Chase in Princeton, NJ. The men's team will look to improve on their impressive seventh-place finish in 2009.
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