Nov. 14, 2010
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State's picked up a trio of second-place finishes at the annual San Diego Fall Classic held on Mission Bay in San Diego on Sunday. Aztec boats were runners-up in the Novice 8, Novice 4 and Varsity 8 races.
In the Novice 8 event, the SDSU A crew of Jennifer Miller, Rochelle Curdes, Alex Kudlicki, Kate Raymond, Erica Orgon, Carissa Thomas, Mia Fournier, Robyn Corcoran and Katie Conlon took second by 39 seconds behind a team from the University of San Diego. The SDSU B boat (Courtney Siemsen, Julia Calish, Peggy-Anne Tio, Ciara Estrada, Lauren Cimino, Alex Accornero, Samantha Flores, Lindsay Miller, Kristine Rezny) finished third in that race.
San Diego State also picked up silver with a runner-up finish in the Novice 4 Race as the entry crewed by Courtney Siemsen, Liane Van Diepen, Anna-Michelle McSorley, Tatiane Rocha and Jackie Cabral was second behind USD. Third place in that race went to the SDSU B boat consisting of Jennifer Miller, Marissa Shaw, Chelsea Merrill, Elyssa Aguirre, Meghan Davis.
The Collegiate Varsity 8 race saw the SDSU A boat finish just 14 second behind the USD entry. That second-place Aztec crew was made up of Tanya Ochoa, Julie Moyer, Lauren Bischoff, Alyson Boyd, Mallory Scarpello, Paige Funk, Chelsee Brewster, Allysa McLauchlin and Carly Schlocker.
The SDSU B boat captured fourth place in the Varsity 8 event. That crew consisted of Vanessa Jones, Angela Strohbeck, Kayla McKenna, Michelle Boyer, Hillary Beard, Darian Kimball, Romaine Desclos, Caelie Fish and Natalie Marroquin.
The San Diego Fall Classic was the final regatta of the Aztecs' fall season San Diego State will kick off its spring season with a meet against Orange Coast College on Saturday, Feb. 19, at 8:00 a.m. on Mission Bay.