WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS.--(4/28/07)--The US Coast Guard Academy women's rowing team went into this weekend ready for the showdown with some of the the top ranked DIII programs in the country and came away with mixed results and lessons learned.
The day started with the Bear's Varsity eight (ranked #4 in the CRCA/NCAA Division III regional poll) squaring off against rival #1 Williams College, #3 Ithaca College, #5 Bates College, and D1 Marist. At approximately the 150 meter mark of the race there was contact between Williams and CGA, caused by Williams moving out of their lane as noted by the starting official, and the race was stopped and called back for a restart. On the restart, Williams again encroached on CGA just beyond the point on the race course of the original incident, without hitting oars this time, while at the same time the CGA V8 saw a white flag being waved from the official's launch off of their stern and what they heard to be 'way enough', meaning stop to avoid a potential collision. This action on the part of the official caused the CGA stern pair to begin to come to a stop, only to see the other crews continue, quickly resumed their rhythm and continue on with the race having already fallen off the fast pace and momentum of the start. Never able to regain their composure or rhythm, the Bears trailed the entire race and finished 8 seconds off the pace. The race(s) was formally protested to the referee commission, and after 30 minutes of arbitration at the end of the scheduled racing, and basing her decision on the testimony of the official behind the crews indicating that he was trying to move Williams back into their lane, the head official ruled that although the CGA protest was 'substantially justfied', the racing was deemed fair, therefore, the race results were certified. The decision is being appealled to the Chair of the Referee Commission at USRowing. 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). |
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 Steve Hargis was named NEWMAC Coach of the Year for the second time in his career.
Juniors Adriana Knies and Sarah Southard were named to the All-conference first team while sophomore Maggie Ward was named to the All-conference novice team. |
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 Coast Guard captured its first ever NEWMAC championship.
The Bears varsity eight finished almost five seconds ahead of Smith in a time of 7:141. Although not having their best start, the Bears edged out a seat advantage through the first 500m of the race. As the crews passed through the halfway, or 1000 meter mark, the Bears had pushed out to almost a one length lead. Having established an open water lead as they entered the final 500 meters of the race, the Bears maintained a solid cadence to finish strong and capture the title. |
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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. |
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