Rowing: WVU Finishes with Three Medals
October 09, 2010 09:59 PM | General
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University rowing team finished its first competition of the fall season at the Head of the Ohio in Pittsburgh, Pa., earning three medals.
“There were many positives and many technical areas in which we know we'll improve with more time on the water,” says coach Jimmy King. “We need to use today's racing as motivation to consistently work harder each day.”
The open eight race consisted of 17 teams, in which WVU’s open eight ‘A’ boat made up of Jenelle Spencer, Jeannine McCarty, Rachelle Purych, Kaitlyn Brownson, Rachel Viglianco, Shannon Gribbons, Karen Verwey, Courtney Schrand and coxswain Sarah Cartwright took the gold with a time of 15:05.88.
WVU was followed by Three Rivers (15:15.08), Marietta (15:16.85), Robert Morris (15:40.23) and Duquesne’s ‘A’ and ‘B’ boats. The Mountaineers’ ‘B’ boat finished seventh in the event as it crossed the line at 16:02.89.
In the open doubles competition, WVU’s ‘A’ and ‘B’ boats finished with the silver and bronze medals, behind Three Rivers (17:03.11) and ahead of Carnegie Mellon (17:58.41), Steel City (18:27.41) and Duquesne. The Mountaineers’ ‘B’ boat of Viglianco and Verwey was runner-up with a time of 17:26.60, followed by a third-place finish by Gribbons and Jessica Kelly in WVU’s ‘A’ boat (17:54.85).
Out of 25 teams, WVU had one of its three participating boats finish in fourth place of the open four event. The results of this race are currently pending and will be available at www.headoftheohio.org.
“We must make improvements in how we approach competitive situations, whether training against teammates or against outside competition,” adds King. “What we do on race day should largely be a reflection of what we do on a daily basis in training.”
The Mountaineers will continue action on Oct. 30, as they travel to Philadelphia, Pa., to compete at the Head of the Schuylkill.
“There were many positives and many technical areas in which we know we'll improve with more time on the water,” says coach Jimmy King. “We need to use today's racing as motivation to consistently work harder each day.”
The open eight race consisted of 17 teams, in which WVU’s open eight ‘A’ boat made up of Jenelle Spencer, Jeannine McCarty, Rachelle Purych, Kaitlyn Brownson, Rachel Viglianco, Shannon Gribbons, Karen Verwey, Courtney Schrand and coxswain Sarah Cartwright took the gold with a time of 15:05.88.
WVU was followed by Three Rivers (15:15.08), Marietta (15:16.85), Robert Morris (15:40.23) and Duquesne’s ‘A’ and ‘B’ boats. The Mountaineers’ ‘B’ boat finished seventh in the event as it crossed the line at 16:02.89.
In the open doubles competition, WVU’s ‘A’ and ‘B’ boats finished with the silver and bronze medals, behind Three Rivers (17:03.11) and ahead of Carnegie Mellon (17:58.41), Steel City (18:27.41) and Duquesne. The Mountaineers’ ‘B’ boat of Viglianco and Verwey was runner-up with a time of 17:26.60, followed by a third-place finish by Gribbons and Jessica Kelly in WVU’s ‘A’ boat (17:54.85).
Out of 25 teams, WVU had one of its three participating boats finish in fourth place of the open four event. The results of this race are currently pending and will be available at www.headoftheohio.org.
“We must make improvements in how we approach competitive situations, whether training against teammates or against outside competition,” adds King. “What we do on race day should largely be a reflection of what we do on a daily basis in training.”
The Mountaineers will continue action on Oct. 30, as they travel to Philadelphia, Pa., to compete at the Head of the Schuylkill.
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