.jpg) Blue
Hen Novice Eights Boat Wins Petite Final
to Lead Delaware at Knecht
Cup
DATE:
April 17, 2005
CAMDEN, NJ
-- The University of Delaware Novice
Eights boat captured the petite final
competition to highlight action for the
Blue Hen women's rowing squad at the
second day of the Knecht Cup Sunday on the
Cooper River.
In
addition to the Novice Eights, Delaware's
Second Varsity Eights team placed fourth
in the petite finals. The petite finals
are considered the consolation finals.
Delaware
will return to action next Saturday when
it takes part in the Kerr Cup and the
unofficial Colonial Athletic Association
championships on the Schuylkill River in
Philadelphia. The Hens have captured the
title each of the last two seasons.
The Novice
Eights team, which advanced to the petite
finals with a fourth place finish its heat
Saturday, captured the title Sunday with a
time of 7:20.9. Massachusetts placed
second in a time of 7:21.1 followed by
Villanova (7:24.9), Saint Joseph's
(7:29.2), Kansas (7:31.7), and Loyola
(8:04.3). Delaware team consisted of Cami
Off, Ashley Sparano, Justine Strausser,
Stephanie Hendrixson, Kristen Cannatelli
(right), Meghan Doletzky, Salena Klass,
Lauren Taylor, and Lana Rivers.
In the
Second Varsity Eights race, Delaware's
team of Alison Harrington, Liz Martin,
Nikki Jackowsky, Katie Broullire, Cathy
Savarese, Jamie Schoenewald, Nicky
Bradley, Stephanie Miller, and Jenn Boutin
placed fourth overall with a time of
7:23.4. Marist won the race in a time of
7:13.3 followed by Buffalo (7:19.6), Rhode
Island (7:21.9), Delaware, Massachusetts
(7:25.9), and Temple (7:40.2).
Delaware
had advanced to the petite finals after
placing placing second in its heat and
third in the semifinals Saturday.
- DDD
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