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Mountaineer Novices Sweep Fall Finale
November 07, 2015 06:58 PM | Rowing
PITTSBURGH – The West Virginia University novice rowing team swept Duquesne, Pitt and Carnegie Mellon to conclude the fall season on Saturday, Nov. 7, on the Allegheny River.
“The team raced a shorter distance, at a higher rate, than what typical fall racing usually is like,” said WVU novice coach Mandy Merritt. “I’m glad that Duquesne invited us to join Carnegie Mellon, Duquesne and Pitt in the scrimmage so we could race one more time before winter training.”
The race was head-to-head competition, and the course was approximately 3,000 meters in length. The Mountaineers raced two novice eight boats and two novice four boats, and WVU claimed all four races against the Dukes, Panthers and Tartans. Unofficial results were kept as West Virginia had a good workout on the water with excellent conditions.
The novice 8 'A' boat raced to a first-place finish with a time of 11:11.86, five seconds ahead of Pitt. The Novice 8 'B' boat also won, finishing in front of Pitt with a time of 10:37.8 on a course approximately 200 meters shorter than the first novice 8 competition.
In the last two races of the day, West Virginia finished first with a time of 11:40.8 in the Novice 4 'A' race, followed by another first-place finish in the Novice 4 'B' race.
“I think this race was a great way to end the fall season for the novice squad,” Merritt noted. “It was ran well, and it gave the novice rowers an idea of what racing will be like in the spring.”
The event marked the end of the season for the Mountaineers. The squad resumes competition in March for the start of the spring season.
Novice 8 ‘A’ Boat Results:
West Virginia (11:11.86)
Pittsburgh (11:16.53)
Duquesne (12:00.28)
First Novice 8 Lineup: Haley Huff, Amy Hoaglund, Kirsten Kron, Amanda Garn, Alexis Brown, Elizabeth Young, Madison Stepp, Grace Dever and coxswain Cherlyn Tegtmeyer
Novice 8 ‘B’ Boat Results:
West Virginia (10:37.8)
Pittsburgh (11:18.5)
*Raced was called 200 meters shorter than flight A
Second Novice 8 Lineup: Kiara Walker, Rachel Ridenour, Elise Peden, Alison Paul, Courtney Richardson, Kara Ehrenberger, Danielle Arnold, Nicole Bender and coxswain Nicole Scibarra
Novice 4+ ‘A’ Boat Results:
West Virginia (11:40.8)
Pittsburgh (11:57.3)
Duquesne (12:28.8)
First Novice 4+ Lineup: Coxswain Cherlyn Tegtmeyer, Kirsten Kron, Amy Hoaglund, Madison Stepp and Grace Dever
Novice 4+ ‘B’ Boat Results:
West Virginia (12:52.73)
Duquesne (13:37.93)
Carnegie Mellon (14:22.78)
Second Novice 4+ Lineup: Coxswain Nicole Scibarra, Amanda Garn, Alexis Brown, Elizabeth Young and Haley Huff
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