March 3, 2006
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SDSU WOMEN'S CREW KICKS OFF SPRING CAMPAIGN ON SUNDAY AT PARKER CUP REGATTA
* The San Diego State women's rowing team opens its 2006 spring campaign on Sunday when it travels to Newport Beach, Calif., to compete in the Parker Cup Regatta, scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. on Newport Bay.
SDSU will send five boats to Sunday's competition, which will feature crews from UC Irvine and arch-rival Loyola Marymount. The Aztecs will have two entries in both the varsity eight and varsity four categories, while one shell is slated to participate in the novice eight division for the scarlet and black. All three events will measure 2,000 meters in length.
Sunday's regatta commences with the women's varsity eight race at 7:30 a.m., followed by the women's novice eight at 7:45 a.m. After a trio of men's events, the women's varsity four will wrap up the day's competition starting at 8:55 a.m.
After the Parker Cup, SDSU will continue its spring schedule next weekend with a pair of dual races in Northern California. The Aztecs will face UC Davis at the Port of Sacramento on March 11, before moving on to Lake Natoma in Rancho Cordova, Calif., for an encounter with Sacramento State on March 12.
FLASHBACK: 2005 PARKER CUP REGATTA
* The SDSU women's crew team swept all six races at the Parker Cup Regatta for the first time in the program's seven-year history at the Mission Bay Aquatic Center in San Diego on March 5.
"I was very pleased with today's results," said head coach Jennifer Zebroski. "Our goal was to win all races at the Parker Cup (Regatta) and we succeeded. We improved on last year's results and had a very solid day of intense racing. The team has been training diligently and we could see the payoff in today's results. All boats kept to their race plan, attacked the drive, and brought home wins."
The Varsity Eight boat (6:58.7), consisting of seniors Alison Abrams, Sarah McKillip, Brittany McMahon , Ashley Paiko and Adora Salvati, junior Amanda Briggs, and sophomores Nancy Balt, Katie Heisinger and Mia Lysen, edged Loyola Marymount (7:03.85). The Lions were runner-up to the Aztecs in five of the six races.
The other victorious SDSU boats included the JV Eight (7:16.7), Varsity Four (8:25.7), Lightweight Eight (7:24.00), Novice Eight (7:20.3) and the Novice Four (8:24.6).
FALL RECAP
* San Diego State began its 2005 fall season, placing 34th out of 47 boats at the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, Mass. on Oct. 23. The Aztec varsity eight finished with a time of 18:29.949 in the three-mile Championship Eights race, which featured many highly-ranked collegiate and nationally-recognized club crews.
Two novice boats, meanwhile, enjoyed a successful debut the following week at the fourth annual San Diego Row for the Cure on Oct. 30. The Aztec newcomers scored a one-two finish in the collegiate novice eight race, easily outdistancing two entries from the University of San Diego. The SDSU Novice `A' crew completed the 4,200-meter race in 17:43, while the Novice `B' boat followed with a 18:13 clocking.
The fall campaign continued at the Newport Autumn Rowing Festival on Nov. 6, as San Diego State received solid performances in three separate events. The Aztecs displayed their depth in the open eights race, placing three crews among the top 11 out of 24 total entries. The SDSU `A' boat finished third, covering the 4,400-meter course in 16:21, just three seconds behind runner-up Sacramento State (16:18). The Aztec `B' boat tied Saint Mary's for eighth with a 16:46 clocking, while the SDSU `C' crew (17:03) just missed a top-10 finish, coming in right behind Long Beach State (16:59).
The Aztecs' lone entry in the novice eight competition placed fourth out of 20 boats, crossing the finish line in 18:01, while in the open fours race, the Aztecs managed a 3-4 finish as the SDSU `A' boat (18:43) nosed out the `B' crew (18:46).
San Diego State returned home to wrap up its fall schedule Nov 13, at the San Diego Fall Classic on Mission Bay. The day started on a high note as the Aztec `A' boat cruised to an easy victory in the novice eight division, completing the 4.2-mile course in 25:06, which was over a minute faster than runner-up UC Santa Barbara (26:13). The SDSU `B' crew (26:52) also turned in a strong performance in the race, finishing just nine seconds behind USD's `A' boat (26:43).
In the open eights category, meanwhile, three Aztec varsity boats were on the course before a thick fog crept in midway through the competition. At first regatta officials slowed the pace of all crews, but ultimately deemed the conditions as unsafe and shut down the race.
2006 PARKER CUP REGATTA SPECTATOR INFORMATION
* Th best place to view the racing is from Orange Coast College and Chapman University's boathouse located at 1801 W. Pacific Coast Hwy. Please park on the street or in the public lot behind Jack Shrimp, located at 2400 PCH.
To greet one of the rowers at the dock, please go to Shellmaker Island. (Directions from I-5 North):
--Take I-55 South straight into Newport Blvd.
--Go left on West Coast Hwy, which becomes East Coast Hwy.
--Turn left on Jamboree Rd.
--Turn left on Backbay Dr.
--Turn left on Shellmaker Rd.
The boathouse is located within an ecological reserve, managed by the Department of Fish and Game. It is asked that you observe the 5 mph speed limit and stay out of the Marsh and Endangered Species Habitat. Foot traffic should be limited to the parking lot, boathouse deck, dock and grass area. If the gate is closed, we will send someone out to open it, just call (949) 644-1550.