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Dad Vail Regatta May 10, 2003  Delaware Advances to Crews to Finals; Second Varsity Eights Place Second PHILADELPHIA &endash; The University of Delaware women's rowing team advanced two crews to the finals Saturday at the Dad Vail Regatta on the Schuylkill River. The Blue Hens Second Varsity Eights team of Nicole Lombardi, Elizabeth Harris, Lisa Hardy, Jess Colpo, Alison Conway, Andrea Placke, Janice Brown, Laura McDonald, and Elizabeth McGarry placed second in the finals with a time of 7:02.0, narrowing falling to champion Boston College (7:00.4). West Virginia was third (7:00.1) followed by Drexel (7:08.45), and Saint Joseph's (7:18.6). Delaware's Lightweight Varsity Eights team also advanced to the finals and placed fifth overall with a time of 7:09.8. The team consisted of Carolyn Serey, Denise Burke, Dana Lohr, Laura Muto, Emily McElwain, Stef Lazorick, Tory Yanakos, Lyra Sawzin, and Susan Carbine. Bucknell won with a time of 6:57.1 followed by Purdue (7:03.1), Central Florida (7:04.6), and Georgia Tech (7:07.0). Also for the Hens, the Varsity Eights team was eliminated in the semifinals with a fifth place finish, the Novice Eights was eliminated in the semifinals with a fifth place finish, the Novice Fours was third in its heat and did not advance and the Varsity Fours was fifth in its heat and did not advance. The Varsity Heavyweights Eights team of Alli Garwood, Megan Batykefer, Elizabeth McInturff, Kylie Campbell, Betsy Ferry, Danah O'Connor, Lissa Kutz, Dawn Hussnatter, and Leanna Ferrand posted a time of 7:14.7 to place fifth. Boston College won the semifinal heat with a time of 6:54.3 followed by San Diego, Drake, Santa Clara, Delaware, and Connecticut. Massachusetts went on to win the finals. The Novice Eights team of Sarah Mazurkevich, Jenna Darrenkamp, Leslie Forsyth, Katherine Reiner, Val Schuster, Cindy Dudzinski, Kate Sianni, Lane Kohl, and Becca Bauer rowed to a time of 7:24.8 to place fifth in the semifinals. Connecticut won the semifinals with a time of 7:07.2 followed by Bucknell, Georgia, West Virginia, and Delaware. Purdue went on to win the finals. The Novice Fours crew of Jamie Hartnett, Jamie Schoeonwald, Jessica Kostick, Courtney Maggiulli, and Cathy Savarese placed third in its heat with a time of 8:14.9. Bowdoin won the heat in a time of 8:02.5 followed by Johns Hopkins, Delaware, and Duquesne. Tennessee-Chattanooga went on to win the finals. The Varsity Fours team of Kat Campagnini, Nicole Ferrari, Jen Suminski, Maureen Gillen, and Liz Florin rowed to a time of 8:23.9 to place fifth in its heat. Marquette won the heat in 7:46.1 followed by Dowling, Stony Brook, and Georgia Tech. Bowdoin went on to win the finals. Purdue went on to win the overall team title at the meet followed by Bucknell, Massachusetts, and Delaware. The Hens continue action Sunday (today) at the ECAC Championships on the Cooper River in Cherry Hill, NJ. - DDD -