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Petrakis Cup at Jacksonville, Fla. March 30, 2002  Blue Hens Capture Varsity Eights Race; Second in Three Others     Betsy Ferry was a member of Delaware's winning Varsity Eights boat JACKSONVILLE, FLA -- The University of Delaware women's rowing team won the Varsity Eights race and finished second in three other events at the Petrakis Cup hosted by Jacksonville University Saturday on the Trout River. The six-team field included squads from Delaware, Jacksonville, Tulane, Stetson, Wisconsin, and Central Florida. Delaware captured the Varsity Eights race in 6:09.80, was second in the Junior Varsity Eights (7:34.9), second in the Lightweight Eights (7:03.8) and Lightweight Fours (8:30.30), third in the Novice Eights (7:57.1), and fourth in the Heavyweight Fours (7:49.1). In the Varsity Eights, Delaware outrowed runner-up Central Florida by almost 10 seconds to capture the races' top event. The Blue Hen team consisted of Alli Garwood, Lauren Heller, Elizabeth McInturff, Lissa Kutz, Dawn Hussnatter, Betsy Ferry, Kylie Campbell, Laura McDonald, and Erin Quimby. Jacksonville was third followed by Tulane and Stetson. Delaware placed second in the Junior Varsity Eights behind winner Central Florida (7:27.3) as the team of Carolyn Serey, Jessica Colpo, Erinn Batykefer, Jessica Ayers, Jen Suminski, Leanna Ferrand, Danah O'Connor, Janice Brown, and Alison Conway finished with a time of 7:34.9. The Lightweight Eights team of Dana Hammond, Laura Muto, Lisa Hardy, Denise Burke, Tory Yanakos, Susan Krause, Fay Schmid, Stef Lazorick, and Lyra Sawzin was second behind Wisconsin (7:03.8) with a time of 7:27.5, ahead of third place Central Florida and fourth place Wisconsin. Delaware picked up its third second place finish in the Lightweight Fours as the team of Alexis Klair, Nicole Ferrari, Liz Florin, Lindsay Greco, and Susan Carbine rowed to a time of 8:30.30. Wisconsin won with a time of 8:00.30 while Central Florida was third in 8:52.30. The Blue Hens' Novice Eights team of Stacey Atsaides, Emily McElwain, Kathleen Servis, Lauren Fretz, Hannah Evans, Stefanie Schneider, Meredith Bullamore, Courtney Bull, and Maureen Gillen rowed to a time of 7:57.1, trailing winner Central Florida A (7:23.9) and Central Florida B (7:50.5). In the Heavyweight Fours, Delaware placed fourth behind Central Florida (7:25.8), Wisconsin (7:29.4), and Jacksonville e(7:47.2) as the team of Kat Campagnini, Andrea Placke, Elizabeth McGarry, Elizabeth Harris, and Dana Lohr put in a time of 7:49.1 Delaware will host the University of New Hampshire in an exhibition meet next Saturday, Apr. 6 before continuing official competition Apr. 13 at the Knecht Cup in Cherry Hill, NJ. - DDD-