Michigan
Big Ten Heats
Underdog Wolverines Capture Big Ten Championship
5/1/2004 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
Site: Iowa City, Iowa (Lake Macbride)
Event: #10 Michigan at Big Ten Championships
U-M Team Finish: 1st Place of 7 Teams (128 Points)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, May 15 -- at Central Region Championships (Oak Ridge, Tenn.)
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The No. 10 University of Michigan women's rowing team posted a first-place finish today (Saturday, May 1) at the Big Ten Championships on Lake Macbride to take its fourth conference crown in the five years. The Wolverines pulled ahead of a close four-team pack with wins in the first and second varsity eight races to earn 128 points. Wisconsin (115 points), Ohio State (112) and Michigan State (111) finished second through fourth, respectively.
In the final race of the day, Michigan's first varsity eight pulled off an upset victory by defeating No. 1-ranked Ohio State by six seats, 6:48.4 to 6:50.4. In the morning's preliminary heats, the Buckeyes held off U-M by a 1.1-second margin, but the Wolverines were able to come through with points on the line.
The Maize and Blue's late surge to the top of the standings was set up by the second varsity eight's victory. U-M finished in 7:01.3 to edge Michigan State by just over three seats to gain a valuable 42 points. In all, Michigan captured 105 of its 128 points in the last two races of the regatta.
In earlier action, the second varsity four took second place with a time of 7:45.1, beating both Wisconsin and Minnesota by open water. The first varsity four finished fourth in the Grande Final to earn 12 points for the final team score.
Michigan will have the next weekend off before it attempts to ensure an NCAA Rowing Championships bid for itself when it competes at the Central Region Championships on May 15-16 in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Final Team Standings
1. MICHIGAN 128 2. Wisconsin 115 3. Ohio State 112 4. Michigan State 111 5. Minnesota 78 6. Iowa 42 7. Indiana 27
FINAL RESULTS
Morning Heats
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All-Conference Teams
| FIRST TEAM Heather Mandoli, Michigan Katie Reynolds, Michigan Leah Ketcheson, Michigan Tatiana Grigorieva, Ohio State Diana Albrecht, Ohio State Chris Strasser, Wisconsin Stacey Hicks, Michigan State Melissa Roche, Minnesota Megan Manijak, Iowa Amanda Walker, Indiana | SECOND TEAM Crystal Culp, Michigan Tara Medina, Michigan Susi Wesenberg, Ohio State Ashley Orr, Ohio State Nikki Weir, Wisconsin Kari Harmon, Wisconsin Nikki Lennart, Wisconsin Michelle Fix, Michigan State Jackie Gagner, Minnesota Michelle Trannel, Iowa Laura Lazaridis, Indiana |
Q U O T E S
Head Coach Mark Rothstein
On the Big Ten Championships ... "We were really pleased and, to be honest, maybe a little bit suprised that we were able to perform so well. I think our kids really showed great desire today and that they wanted to win this championship. Overall, I thought our whole program performed well."
On feeling confident after the heat for the first varsity eight ... "We showed some good speed in the heat. We felt good about the heat and we were going to give it everything we had in the final."
On the second varsity eight ... "The second varisity eight really had a tremendous race. They set a fast pace to get out in front and held on for the win. I'm really proud of that crew."
Lineups
First Varsity Eight -- Tara Medina (coxswain), Stesha Carl, Crystal Culp, Katie Reynolds, Heather Mandoli, Leah Ketcheson, Cristin McCarty, Janine Hanson, Emily Goodwin.
Second Varsity Eight -- Julia Dalzell (coxswain), Tara Kass, Sarah Trowbridge, Emily Shea, Elizabeth Godek, Ellen Tomek, Amy Coughlin, Jourdan Lawlor, Carla Bezold.
First Varsity Four -- Louisa DiLeone (coxswain), Margot Woolley, Heather DeHainaut, Katie Polanic, Christin Plunkett.
Second Varsity Four -- Sarah O'Brien (coxswain), Vanessa Reid, Chelsea MacMullan, Stephanie Shapiro, Hillary Van Duyne.
Contact: Matt Trevor (734) 763-4423
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