April 26, 2015
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. - The San Diego State rowing team claimed two medals on the final day of the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships. The varsity four crew were the first to medal, nabbing the silver in its race. The second medal, a bronze, for SDSU came in the second varsity eight event.
The varsity four event was a final only and got underway at 9:40 a.m. San Diego State finished just behind Sacramento State, the top finisher. Sacramento State clocked a time of 7 minutes, 46.4 seconds followed by SDSU (8:09.1), University of Portland (8:12.1), Saint Mary's (8:18.3) and Santa Clara University (8:43.3).
The Aztecs' novice eight boat had a successful Saturday which resulted in the crew advancing to the grand final. In the tough race, SDSU finished in the sixth spot. Stanford crossed the finish line in the top spot (7:03.3) followed by USD (7:04.5), Orange Coast College (7:24.1), Seattle University (7:32.1), Sacramento State (7:32.4) and SDSU (7:34.6).
The second medal of the day for San Diego State came in the second varsity eight event. Stanford claimed the gold (7:07.3), Sacramento State's `A' crew took the silver (7:09.5) and the Aztecs were awarded the bronze (7:16.6). Saint Mary's (7:18.5), University of Portland (7:19.8), Sacramento State `B' (7:36.0) and Santa Clara (7:55.5) rounded out the results.
The final event of the day for SDSU came in the varsity eight race. The Aztecs' results on Saturday qualified them for the petite final. SDSU finished first (7:21.2) ahead of Santa Clara (7:38.8).
San Diego State will return to its home base of Mission Bay to prepare for the American Athletic Conference Championship on May 17.
Results:
Women's Varsity Four Final
1. Sacramento State - 7:46.4
2. SDSU - 8:09.1
3. University of Portland - 8:12.1
4. Saint Mary's - 8:18.3
5. Santa Clara - 8:43.3
Women's Novice Eight - Grand Final
1. Stanford - 7:03.3
2. USD - 7:04.5
3. OCC - 7:24.1
4. Seattle University - 7:32.1
5. Sacramento State - 7:32.4
6. SDSU - 7:34.6
Second Varsity Eight Final
1. Stanford - 7:07.3
2. Sacramento State `A' - 7:09.5
3. SDSU - 7:16.6
4. Saint Mary's - 7:18.5
5. University of Portland - 7:19.8
6. Sacramento State `B' - 7:36.0
7. Santa Clara - 7:55.5
Women's Varsity Eight - Petite Final
1. SDSU - 7:21.2
2. Santa Clara - 7:38.8
Lineups:
Novice Eight: Maria Ordonez (bow), Yvonne Bustamante (two), Katie MacElwee (three), Katherine Paciolla (four), Amelia Anderson (five), Lauren Allen (six), Charlene Flournoy (seven), Jessica Furrh (stroke) and Havona Harris (coxswain).
Second Varsity Eight: Annalisa Duarte (bow), Amanda Zizzo (two), Vera Brockherde (three), Olivia Kirkpatrick (four), Haley Peterson (five), Gina Bourke (six), Mackenzie Morgan (seven), Haley Burton (stroke) and Stephanie Schulman (coxswain).
Varsity Eight: Julia Brockherde (two), Sara Avery (three), Katie McKibbin (three), Jessica Haggard (four), Brynn Danvers (five), Christa Carrillo (six), Isabelle Paul (seven), Hannah Gasser (stroke) and Hannah Dahlem (coxswain).
Varsity Four: Rachel Borden (bow), Paige Gugino (two), Christina Charlton (three), Jamie Darling (stroke) and Alyssa Lua (coxswain).