March 29, 2015
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego State rowing team finished competition at the 42nd annual San Diego Crew Classic on Sunday. The Aztecs had four boats race on the final day at the regatta on Mission Bay. SDSU will now prepare for the upcoming Knecht Cup in April.
The first event for San Diego State came in the Women's Collegiate Varsity 4+ Petite Final. SDSU took fifth place with a time of 8 minutes, 20.48 seconds, just over two seconds behind fourth-place finishers Duke (8:18.01). Tennessee crossed the finish line in first place (8:08.16) followed by Loyola Marymount (8:10.43) and Old Dominion (8:14.59). Saint Mary's finished in sixth place (8:43.83).
Second up for the Aztecs was the Women's Collegiate Varsity Petite Final. SDSU finished in sixth place (7:28.75), just over seven seconds behind Southern Methodist (7:21.13). Loyola Marymount finished in the top spot (7:13.27) followed by Duquesne University (7:16.87), University of Portland (7:17.02) and Old Dominion (7:17.88).
SDSU's second four crew took to the water to row in the Women's Collegiate 4+ B Final. USC claimed the crown (7:57.58) followed by San Diego (8:04.88), Duke (8:17.19), Sacramento State (8:19.41), UCLA (8:22.91), San Diego State (8:37.38) and UC San Diego (8:51.04).
The final outing for the Aztecs came in the Women's Open Grand Final in which SDSU's third eight crew competed. Texas would claim the title (6:54.12) followed by Stanford (7:07.25), USC (7:12.52), British Columbia (7:28.65), SDSU (7:47.79) and UC Irvine (8:00.95).
San Diego State will now look to its next outing which will come April 11-12 on Mercer Lake, N.J., when the Aztecs will compete at the Knecht Cup regatta.
Results:
Women's Collegiate Varsity 4+ Petite Final
1. Tennessee - 8:08.16
2. Loyola Marymount - 8:10.43
3. Old Dominion - 8:14.59
4. Duke - 8:18.01
5. SDSU - 8:20.48
6. Saint Mary's - 8:43.83
Women's Collegiate Varsity Petite Final
1. Loyola Marymount - 7:13.27
2. Duquesne University - 7:16.87
3. University of Portland - 7:17.02
4. Old Dominion - 7:17.88
5. Southern Methodist - 7:21.13
6. SDSU - 7:28.75
Women's Collegiate 4+ B Final Only
1. USC - 7:57.58
2. San Diego - 8:04.88
3. Duke - 8:17.19
4. Sacramento State - 8:19.41
5. UCLA - 8:22.91
6. SDSU - 8:37.38
7. UC San Diego - 8:51.04
Women's Open Grand Final
1. Texas - 6:54.12
2. Stanford - 7:07.25
3. USC - 7:12.52
4. British Columbia - 7:28.65
5. SDSU - 7:47.79
6. UC Irvine - 8:00.95
Lineups:
Varsity Eight:
Brynn Danvers (bow), Sara Avery (two), Katie McKibbin (three), Jessica Haggard (four), Julia Brockherde (five), Christa Carrillo (six), Vera Brockherde (seven), Isabelle Paul (stroke) and Hannah Dahlem (coxswain).
Varsity Four: Charlene Flournoy (bow), Lauren Allen (two), Amanda Zizzo (three), Jessica Furrh (stroke) and Alyssa Lua (coxswain).
Second Four: River McLeod (bow), Haley Peterson (two), Rachel Borden (three), Paige Gugino (stroke) and Cassandra Houy (coxswain).
Second Eight: Maria Ordonez (bow), Jamie Darling (two), Gina Bourke (three), Annalisa Duarte (four), Amelia Anderson (five), Mackenzie Morgan (six), Haley Burton (seven), Hannah Gasser (stroke) and Stephanie Schulman (coxswain).
Third Eight: Elizabeth Edmonds (bow), Rachel Kraushaar (two), Katherine MacElwee (three), Megan Stone (four), Christina Charlton (five), Yvonne Bustamante (six), Michaela Gentosi (seven), Stephanie Osmond (stroke) and Kendall Lyng (coxswain).