United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics

OAK RIDGE, TENN.—-(5/26/07)--The Coast Guard Academy women’s Varsity 8 was edged out by three-tenths of a second by Mary Washington at the finish line of the Petite Final at the NCAA Rowing Championships at Melton Lake in Oak Ridge, Tennessee with the University of Tennessee serving as the host.

The Bears, who earned their fourth invitation to the NCAA Championship in the last five years, finish another great season eighth nationally.

OAK RIDGE, TENN.—-(5/25/07)--The Coast Guard Academy women’s Varsity 8 placed third in the opening heat in the morning, but in the afternoon’s Grand Qualifier, the coxswain’s microphone system went out and she lost communication with the crew 500 meters in as the Bears finished sixth landing them in the Petite Final at the NCAA Rowing Championships at Melton Lake in Oak Ridge, Tennessee with the University of Tennessee serving as the host.

The Bears, who earned their fourth invitation to the NCAA Championship in the last five years, will now compete in the Petite Final at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(5/21/07)--Coast Guard Academy senior Heidi Schmidt has been named to the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA)/Pocock Division III All-America first eight.

Schmidt, a second-eight All-America last season, leads her Varsity Eight to the Division III NCAA Championships this week at the University of Tennessee.

The two-year captain, who led the team to its first ever New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship, will graduate on Wednesday and leave for the NCAA Championships on Thursday. The Bears will race on Friday and Saturday.

Women's Crew - Bears Heading Back to NCAA Championships

For the fourth time in five years, the Bears Varsity 8 is heading to the NCAA Championships

NEW LONDON, CONN.—(5/15/07)—For the fourth time in the last five years, the United States Coast Guard Academy Women’s Varsity Eight has been selected to compete in the NCAA Division III Women’s Rowing Championships on May 25-26 at Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The University of Tennessee will serve as the host.

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The championships are comprised of six teams and each team is required to field two boats of eight rowers and a coxswain. In addition to the teams, two at-large Eights are also selected. The schools represented by teams this year include Williams, Bates, Ithaca, Puget Sound, Trinity (Connecticut), and William Smith. The at-large eights are the Coast Guard Academy and Mary Washington.