United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics

LOWELL, MASS.--(4/14/07)--The US Coast Guard Academy women's varsity eight (ranked #4 in the CRCA/NCAA Division III weekly national polls) defeated #5 Colby College, on Saturday racing with the fast conditions of the Merrimack River.

The Bears varsity eight finished six seconds ahead of Colby in a time of 6:31.51. The top eight moved quickly off of the line and had established the winning margin by the 1000 meter mark. Despite Colby's increased rating in the last 500 meters of the race, the Bears maintained a solid race cadence to finish strong.

Women's Crew - Trinity Beats Bears V8

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(4/7/07)--The US Coast Guard Academy women's rowing team hosted their first home race of the season Saturday with solid performances under perfect conditions on the Thames.

The day started with the Bear's Varsity eight (ranked #4 in the CRCA/NCAA Division III polls) squaring off against rival Trinity College (ranked #2) in a much anticipated early season race. Off the line, both eights were level and maintained that position approaching the 1000 where Trinity pushed out to a two seat advantage. As they passed through the 1000m, or halfway, mark in the race the Bantams made a tremendous burst, raising the rate to 38 to the Bear's 33, and surged out to an open water advantage in 10 strokes and put the race out of reach for the Bears. Although both boats battled hard over the remainder of the race the Bears were never able to close the gap and finished in a time of 6:54.4, just over 9 seconds off of Trinity. The Varsity 8 was comprised of Christy Davis (Sr), Heidi Schmidt (Sr), Lauren Milici (Jr), Emily Holt (Jr), Adriana Knies (Jr), Sarah Southard (Jr), Maggie Ward (So), Sarah Thompson (So), and Kelly Haupt (Sr).

WORCESTER, MASS.--(3/31/07)--The US Coast Guard Academy women's rowing team opened their season Saturday with strong performances under perfect conditions on Lake Quinsigamond.

Competing against Divison I Holy Cross and Divison III Wesleyan University and Mt. Holyoke, the Bears women's varsity 8 (ranked #5 in the CRCA/NCAA Division III polls) started off the day of racing finishing three seconds ahead of Holy Cross in a time of 6:56.5 while beating Mt. Holyoke and Wesleyan by 13 and 20 seconds respectively. Off the line, the Bears were third with a conservative start but quickly found their rhythm and pulled level with the leader, Holy Cross, by the 1000m mark. During the second half of the race, CGA established themselves as the leader and extended their lead while maintaining a stroke rate under the rest of the field. The Varsity 8 was comprised of Christy Davis (Sr), Heidi Schmidt (Sr), Lauren Milici (Jr), Emily Holt (Jr), Adriana Knies (Jr), Sarah Southard (Jr), Maggie Ward (So), Sarah Thompson (So), and Kelly Haupt (Sr).