April 5, 2014
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego State rowing team competed in the 41st annual San Diego Crew Classic on Saturday. Four of the five boats entered by SDSU raced on the first day of the regatta. The fifth boat will compete in the second and final day of the event.
The morning's competition for the Aztecs got underway at 7:50 am with the Women's Collegiate Cal Cup race in which the varsity eight crew participated. San Diego State crossed the finish line in fifth place of the first heat with a time of 7 minutes, 11.768 seconds. The varsity eight will move onto the petite final tomorrow.
The second race for SDSU came at 9:20 am in the Women's Collegiate Four in which the Scarlett and Black finished in sixth place (7:48.511) of the second heat.
San Diego State's second varsity eight crew clocked a time of 7:06.601,which got underway at 10:20 am, finishing in fifth place just ahead of St. Mary's which posted a time of 7:12.560. The Aztecs moved on to compete in the third final at 3:30 pm. In that, their second race of the day, the second varsity eight boat came in third place (7:28.246).
In the open eight showdown at 12:50 pm, the Aztecs came in just behind crosstown rival USD in fourth place and recorded at time of 7:41.001. The open eight crew took to the water again at 5 pm to face UC Santa Barbara in the petite final. The Aztecs took a decisive victory with a time of 8:10.47 as compared to the Gauchos time of 8:47.29.
Sunday's events will include the Women's Collegiate 4+ Petite at 8:50 am followed at 9:10 am by the Women's Collegiate Varsity Cal Cup Petite. At 11:10 am the Women's Open Grand Final will get underway in competition for the Joan Ward Memorial Trophy. Finally, the Women's Collegiate 4+ B Final will head out at 11:40 am.
Following tomorrow's conclusion at the Crew Classic, San Diego State will compete in the W.I.R.A. Championships April 26-27.
Results:
Women's Collegiate Cal Cup/Varsity 8 (Heat A):
U Victoria - 6:59.722
KSU - 7:05.679
CSUS - 7:06.196
Portland - 7:09.513
SDSU - 7:11.768
St. Joseph's - 7:12.439
Loyola - 7:13.733
Women's Collegiate 4+ (Heat B):
USC - 7:25.777
UCLA - 7:29.908
Iowa - 7:35.634
Texas Austin - 7:38.617
Gonzaga - 7:40.571
SDSU - 7:48.511
CSUS - 7:50.594
Women's Collegiate 2V (Heat C):
Washington - 6:38.758
UCLA - 6:41.987
USD - 6:55.632
Texas Austin - 6:57.075
SDSU - 7:06.601
St. Mary's - 7:12.560
Women's Open (Heat A):
UCLA - 7:19.659
Union BC - 7:22.513
USD - 7:34.802
SDSU - 7:41.001
UCSB - 8:16.443
Women's Collegiate 2V 3rd Final:
CSUS - 7:23.346
Tulsa - 7:25.520
SDSU - 7:28.246
St. Mary's - 7:35.860
Loyola - 7:42.685
Open 8+ Petite Final
SDSU - 8:10.47
UCSB - 8:47.29
Lineups:
First Varsity Eight: Allison Jones (bow), Hillary Lupo (two), Halei Warren (three), Cassandra Wilson (four), Julia Brockherde (five), Chelsee Brewster (six), Allison Litzinger (seven), Christa Carrillo (stroke) and Stephanie Schulman (coxswain).
Four +: Haley Burton (bow), Campbell Oreglia (two), Olivia Kirkpatrick (three), Kaitlyn Goss (four) and Alyssa Lua (coxswain).
Second Varsity: Samantha Flores (bow), Sarah Winfield (two), Rachel Borden (three), Ciara Estrada (four), Mackenzie Morgan (five), Annalisa Duarte (six), Jessica Haggard (seven), Sarah Hultin (stroke) and Courtney Siemsen (coxswain).
Open Eight: Stephanie Osmond (bow), Bailey Buhrer (two), Miranda Orsinelli-Rivers (three), Paige Gugino (four), Haley Peterson (five), Michaela Gentosi (six), Elizabeth Edmonds (seven), Patricia Gabbard (stroke) and Stuti Desai (coxswain).