Oct. 31, 2008
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego State rowing team will be back in the water this Sunday when it travels to Newport Harbor for the Newport Autumn Rowing Festival (NARF).
Sunday's competition will draw some of the top teams of the entire West Coast, including the Aztecs, UCLA, Stanford, Arizona State and USC.
SDSU will send seven boats in three different races at this year's NARF, including two in the women's open eight. San Diego State will also row three boats in the women's frosh/novice eight and two in the women's open four.
The women's open eight will kick things off for the Aztecs at 8:15 a.m. They will be followed by the women's frosh/novice eight (9:15 a.m.) and the women's open four (9:45 a.m.).
Last year, the novice eight "A" boat took third of 17 boats to pace the rowers. SDSU's novice eight "A" boat finished the 2.7-mile course in 18 minutes, 10 seconds, one second behind USC's "A" boat (18:09) and 18 seconds back from first-place UCLA "A" (17:52). San Diego State's "B" boat was 15th in 22:46.
In the open four race, the Aztec "A" boat took fifth of 17 boats with a time of 19:04, one second behind both UC Davis "B" and Stanford "A" who came in at 19:03. Stanford "B" won the race in 18:17, while SDSU's "B" boat was 14th in 21:49.
San Diego State also had two boats race in the open eight race. The Aztecs' "A" boat took eighth of 21 boats in 17:52, while the "B" boat finished 15th in 18:44.
For more information, including directions and course maps, visit the official NARF website.
Newport Autumn Rowing Festival Lineups
Open Eight
SDSU "A" (Varsity): Vanessa Jones (Cox), Allison Hardin (stroke), Jaime Hinton (seven), Anna Ohrstrom (six), Michelle Boyer (five), Casi Boyle (four), Jenna Wood (three), Kelsey Anderson (two), Mary Anne Hinman (bow)
SDSU "B" (Second Varsity): Kelsey Burns (cox), Kristina Blanco (stroke), Kristin Guissanie (seven), Melissa Carey (six), Stefanie Krach (five), Jessica Teora (four), Robin Lauber (three), Ashley Kohler (two), Katie Rusch (bow)
Frosh/Novice Eight
SDSU "A": Caroline Trawick (cox), Julie Moyer (stroke), Ali Schroeder (seven), Kristin Ingram (six), Laurel Stephens (five), Erin Rozema (four), Hillary Beard (three), Rachel Millard (two), Bridgett Bottles (bow)
SDSU "B": Emma Peck (cox), Rachel Lethko (stroke), Allison Bryden (seven), Jenny Anderson (six), Mia Galassi (five), Caylin Arbulu (four), Jenica Minch (three), Debbie Schweer (two), Kanoe Stweard (bow)
SDSU "C": Tanya Ochoa (cox), Juliane Ells (stroke), Caitlin Stanley (seven), Krista Miesner (six), Allison Wills (five), Mallory Schuckert (four), Darian Kimball (three), Kati Gainok (two), Ling Thiam (bow)
Open Four
SDSU "A": Jessica Nieto (cox), Christina Mattos (stroke), Katie Austin (three), Alyson Boyd (two), Daniela Garcia (bow)
SDSU "B": Vanessa Jones (cox), Allison Hardin (stroke), Jaime Hinton (three), Anna Ohrstrom (two), Mary Anne Hinman (bow)