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University of Delaware Women's Rowing Teams Compete at Carolina Challenge

Date: April 9, 2005

RALEIGH, NC -- The University of Delaware women's rowing team competed in four races at the Carolina Challenge hosted by the University of North Carolina Saturday at Lake Wheeler.

Delaware's Varsity Eights team of Kenna Plangemann, Lyra Sawzin, Lane Kohl-at right, Maureen Gillen, Melanie Turner, Laura Beaufort, Jess Kostick, Betsy Seeger, and Emily McElwain placed fourth in the morning race with a time of 8:02.2 and second in the afternoon race with a time of 7:40.9.

The University of Cincinnati won both races, winning the morning race in 7:23.9 followed by Navy (7:26.5), North Carolina (7:34.7), and Delaware and capturing the afternoon race in a time of 7:26.2 ahead of Delaware and Southern Methodist (7:44.5).

Delaware's Second Varsity Eights team of Alison Harrington, Liz Martin, Nikki Jackowsky, Christina Stanley, Cathy Savarese, Jamie Schoenewald, Nicky Bradley, Stephanie Miller, and Jenn Boutin placed third in the morning race with a time of 8:12.9 and third in the afternoon race in 8:12.1.

North Carolina won the morning race in 7:25.61 followed by Cincinnati (7:33.3) and Delaware. Navy captured the afternoon contest with a time of 7:33.4, finishing ahead of Cincinnati (7:35.1) and Delaware.

Delaware will next be in action April 16 when the Blue Hens compete at the Knecht Cup on the Cooper River in Camden, NJ.

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