Nov. 1, 2009
NEWPORT HARBOR, Calif. - The San Diego State rowing team had a successful Sunday at the Newport Autumn Rowing Festival, led by a first-place showing by the Novice 8+ "A" boat. In the Open 8+ event, Aztecs had three boats finish among the top nine.
The Aztecs' winning novice boat, consisting of Marissa Caldarella (cox), Paige Funk (stroke), Carly Schlocker (seven), Lauren Bischoff (six), Chelsea Canha (five), Katie Sanders (four), Mallory Scarpello (three), Lily Kurkjian (two) and Kayla McKenna (bow) finished first of 19 boats with a time of 17 minutes, 32.72 seconds. The boat outdistanced runner-up USC "A" by just over 46 seconds (18:19.21).
SDSU's "B" boat also had a good showing in the novice race with a fifth-place time of 19:16.15. Among the other teams with entries in the race were Stanford, UCLA, Sacramento State, Cal, Long Beach State and Arizona State.
The Aztecs also had three boats participate in the Open 8+ race with each finishing among the top nine in the 16-team field.
The "A" boat finished fourth of 19 with a time of 17:00.75 with the UCLA "A" boat taking first place in 16:03.82. SDSU's crew in the "A" boat included 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).
San Diego State's "B" entry finished seventh in 17:12.95 while the "C" entry took ninth in 17:36.06.
SDSU will be back in the water this weekend. On Saturday, Nov. 7, the team will host Alumni and Family Day at Mission Bay. On Sunday (Nov. 8), the Aztecs will compete in the San Diego Fall Classic, also at Mission Bay to complete the fall portion of their 2009-10 season.
2009 Newport Autumn Rowing Festival ResultsWomen's Frosh/Novice 8+1st - SDSU 'A' -17:32.7192nd - USC 'A' - 18:19.2083rd - USD 'A' - 18:27.5144th - Stanford 'A' - 18:56.2875th - SDSU 'B' - 19:16.1466th - Sacramento State - 19:22.4607th - OCC ' A' - 19:25.1828th - UCLA - 19:29.3049th - USC 'B' - 19:30.72910th - OCC 'C' - 20:29.94411th - OCC 'B' - 21:07.48612th - Stanford 'B' - 21:13.22013th - USD 'B' - 21:19.46914th - OCC 'D' - 21:24.02815th - Cal Lightweights - 21:25.89016th - USD 'C' - 21:39.45117th - Long Beach State - 21:49.09218th - ASU - 22:00.26519th - Pacific - 22:04.716
Newport Autumn Rowing FestivalWomen's Open 8+1st - UCLA 'A" - 16:03.8162nd - USD 'A' - 16:39.2393rd - Stanford Lightweights - 16:52.2254th - SDSU 'A' - 17:00.7545th - UCLA 'B' - 17:03.6846th - LMU 'A' - 17:11.7687th - SDSU 'B' - 17:12.9518th - Saint Mary's - 17:33.1989th - SDSU 'C' - 17:36.05810th - USD 'B' - 17:47.54711th - OCC 'A' - 17:57.83812th - Long Beach State 'B' - 18:32.28213th - Marina Aquatic Center - 18:36.55414th - OCC 'B' - 18:47.69115th - Long Beach State 'A' -19:25.04916th - Pacific - 20:51.888
SDSU's Newport Autumn Rowing Festival Lineups
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)
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)