May 1, 2011
Complete WIRA Championship Results
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - San Diego State finished competition at the 2011 Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships on Sunday with four boats competing in grand finals at the regatta held on Lake Natoma in Sacramento. The Aztecs recorded a pair of fourth-place finishes, one fifth and a sixth against schools from the western region.
The Aztec Varsity 4 boat began the day for SDSU with a fourth-place result. The crew of Jennifer Miller (coxswain), Marissa Shaw (stroke), Katie Conlon (three), Robyn Corcoran (two) and Alex Kudlicki (bow) stroked to a time of 8:11 in a race won by Sacramento State in 7:30 3.
San Diego State also picked up a fourth-place finish in the Junior Varsity 8, a race captured by Sacramento State with a mark of 6:51.8. SDSU's time of 7:09.9 went to the boat crewed by Vanessa Jones (coxswain), Lindsay Miller (stroke), Emily Walton (seven), Darian Kimball (six), Alex Accornero (five), Mia Fournier (four), Erica Orgon (three), Ciara Estrada (two) and Natalie Marroquin (bow),
The Aztec entry in the Novice 4 category placed fifth in a race won by Washington in 8:08.4. SDSU's time of 8:37.3 was turned in by Courtney Siemsen (coxswain), Elyssa Aguirre (stroke), Megan Allen (three), Tatiane Werneck (two) and Samantha Flores (bow).
In the Varsity 8 competition, the fourth through sixth finishers were separated by under four seconds. The University of San Diego took top spot with a time of 6:31.1 with SDSU sixth in 6:50.1. Fourth place went to UC Davis in 6:46.2 with St. Mary's mark of 6:48.7 good for fifth. Rowers in the Aztec boat included Tanya Ochoa (coxswain), Julie Moyer (Stroke), Chelsee Brewster (seven), Paige Funk (six), Michelle Boyer (five), Stefanie Krach (four), Mallory Scarpello (three), Alyson Boyd (two) and Kayla McKenna (bow).
The WIRA Championships mark the conclusion of San Diego State's 2010-11 rowing season. The Aztecs were originally scheduled to compete in the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia on May 13-14, but will not be attending that event.
WIRA CHAMPIONSHPS GRAND FINAL RESULTSVarsity 41. Sacramento State.....7:30.32. U. of San Diego......7:40.33. Gonzaga..............7:44.94. San Diego State......8:11.05, UC Davis................8:14.06. St. Mary's...........8:16.77. Creighton............8:45.5
Novice 41. Washington...........8:08.42. Humboldt State.......8:15.33. California...........8:27.34. UC San Diego.........8:30.65. San Diego State......8:37.36. Seattle..............9:11.0
Junior Varsity 81. Sacramento State.....6:51.82. U. of San Diego......6:56.53. Gonzaga..............7:00.14. San Diego State......7:09.95. St. Mary's...........7:12.16. Creighton............7:20.4
Varsity 81. U. of San Diego......6:31.12. Gonzaga..............6:33.43. Sacramento State.....6:34.64. UC Davis.............6:46.25. St. Mary's...........6:48.76. San Diego State......6:50.17. Creighton............7:00.8