Oct. 30, 2009
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego State rowing team will be back in the water this Sunday, Nov. 1, when it travels to Newport Harbor for the Newport Autumn Rowing Festival (NARF). The regatta will draw some of the top teams of the entire West Coast, including the Aztecs, UCLA, Stanford, Arizona State and USC.
SDSU will send five boats in two different races at this year's NARF, including three in the women's open eight and two boats in the women's frosh/novice eight. 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 (9:30 a.m.).
Last year, the Aztecs' Open Four, consisting of Vanessa Jones (cox), Allison Hardin (stroke), Jaime Hinton (three), Anna Ohrstrom (two) and Mary Anne Hinman (bow), finished first of 17 boats with a time of 18 minutes, 18 seconds. The boat outdistanced runner-up UCLA "A" by eight seconds (18:26). SDSU's "A" boat also had a good showing with a sixth-place time of 19:15.
In the Novice Eight Race, San Diego State's "A" boat raced to runner-up time of 17:31. Stanford "A" won the 21-boat competition in 16:33. In addition to the "A" boat, SDSU had two others compete. The "B" boat finished ninth in 18:52, while the "C" group was 14th in 20:45.
SDSU also picked up fourth- and eighth-place finishes in the Women's Open Eight in a race won by UCLA. . For more information, including directions and course maps, visit the official NARF website.
Newport Autumn Rowing Festival Lineups
OPEN EIGHT
SDSU "A": Emma Peck (cox), Casi Boyle (stroke), Jaime Hinton (seven), Julie Moyer (six), Kristin Ingram (five), Darian Kimball (four), Ali Schroeder (three), Christina Mattos (two), Mary Anne Hinman (bow)
SDSU "B": Vanessa Jones (cox), Anna Ohrstrom (stroke), Jenna Wood (seven), Melissa Carey (six), Stefanie Krach (five), Jenny Anderson (four), Laurel Stephens (three), Debbie Schweer (two), Leslie Martz (bow)
SDSU "C": Caroline Trawick (cox), Rachel Mossinger (stroke), Katie Rusch (seven), Kelsey Anderson (six), Alanna Call (five), Jessica Teora (four), Hillary Beard (three), Kristin Guissanie (two), Keara Farrel (bow)
FROSH/NOVICE EIGHT
SDSU "A": Marissa Caldarella (cox), Paige Funk (stroke), Carly Schlocker (seven), Lauren Bischoff (six), Chelsea Canha (five), Katie Sanders (four), Mallory Scarpello (three), Lily Kurkjian (two), Kayla McKenna (bow)
SDSU "B": Megan Gaherty (cox), Kalynn Craig (stroke), Kirsten Atkinson (seven), Regina Dowdy (six), Sara Bresse (five), Angela Strohbeck (four), Kelsey Finger (three), Romaine Desclos (two), Samantha Stauber (bow)