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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.
In the morning race, Coast Guard needing to finish in the top four to earn a spot in the Grand Qualifier, placed third with a time of 7:16.25. Williams won the heat easily with a time of 7:02.60 and Ithaca placed second just edging the Bears with a time of 7:16.25. Bates was fourth finishing in 7:18.27 to also earn a spot in the Grand Qualifier.
In the second race of the day, the Bears needed to finish in the top four to earn a spot in the Grand Final and despite the communication failure, Coast Guard was in position to do just that in fourth place with 750 meters to go before Bates, whom the Bears beat in the morning and Mary Washington pushed past the Bears down the stretch. Coast Guard finished with a time of 7:15.31.
The Bears Varsity 8 consists of seniors Christy Davis (coxswain), Heidi Schmidt and Kelly Haupt, juniors Emily Holt, Adriana Knies and Sarah Southard along with sophomores Lauren Milici, Maggie Ward and Sarah Thompson.
The Bears returned to the NCAA Championships after earning three straight berths in 2003, 2004 and 2005. In 2003, the Bears Varsity Eight captured the bronze and the team brought home the NCAA 4th place finish team trophy. In 2004 and 2005 the Bears finished 5th and 8th respectively.
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