Weekly Release #3

4/12/2007 12:00:00 AM | Rowing

Upcoming Schedule
Saturday, April 14 -- vs. Indiana, vs. Ohio State (East Lansing, Mich.)
Saturday, April 28 -- Big Ten Championships (Madison, Wis.)

Michigan This Week
The No. 11-ranked University of Michigan women's rowing team concludes the regular season this Saturday (April 14) in East Lansing, Mich., with two sets of races against Indiana and No. 3 Ohio State. The morning races on Lake Ovid will begin at 9 a.m. against Indiana. The afternoon sesssion versus OSU begins at 1:15 p.m.

Schedule of Events

Michigan, Indiana, Ohio State	Second Novice Eight	9 a.m.
Michigan, Indiana	First Novice Eight	9:15 a.m.
Michigan, Indiana	Second Varsity Four	9:45 a.m.
Michigan, Indiana	First Varsity Four	10:15 a.m.
Michigan, Indiana	Second Varsity Eight	10:45 a.m.
Michigan, Indiana	First Varsity Eight	11:15 a.m.

Michigan, Ohio State	First Novice Eight	1:15 p.m.
Michigan, Ohio State	Second Varsity Four	1:45 p.m.
Michigan, Ohio State	First Varsity Four	2:15 p.m.
Michigan, Ohio State	Second Varsity Eight	2:45 p.m.
Michigan, Ohio State	First Varsity Eight	3:15 p.m.

Weather Forecast
The forecast for Saturday in Laingsburg, Mich., which is home to Lake Ovid and Sleepy Hollow State Park, is a high of 41 degrees. Winds are expected from the northeast at 12 miles per hour.

On Indiana
The Indiana Hoosiers are coached by Steve Peterson, who is in his fourth year. IU has not competed since March 31 as a result of poor weather. The Hoosiers won each of their races against Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan and Dayton in Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 31. Indiana on the Web: http://www.iuhoosiers.com.

On Ohio State
The Ohio State Buckeyes are coached by Andy Teitelbaum, now in his 12th season. The Buckeyes and Wolverines just raced each other last weekend in Columbus, Ohio. OSU finished ahead of U-M in the first and second varsity eight events. Michigan won the first varsity four race. Ohio State on the Web: http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com.

Last Week
The Wolverines traveled to Columbus, Ohio, last Saturday (April 7) to take on Ohio State and Tennessee. OSU captured the first varsity eight race in a time of 6:41.19. The Wolverines finished half a length behind in 6:43.54. UT was third in 6:47.48. The Lady Volunteers won the second varsity eight race in 6:41.26. One boat length behind the winner was Ohio State (6:45.44) and another length back was Michigan in 6:49.48. Michigan's first varsity four was triumphant in a time of 7:50.88. There was open water between U-M and the runner up as UT finished in 7:55.51. OSU was third in 8:05.60. U-M was second behind Tennessee in the second varsity four. The first novice eight was second as it trailed Ohio State. The second novice eight beat OSU for a win.
 
Trial by Fire
Twenty-four of the 33 Wolverines are either freshmen or sophomores. Last week the first varsity eight was composed of five sophomores, two freshmen and one senior. Besides senior Emily Shea (Ashfield, Mass./Deerfield Academy), only sophomores Ashley Jones(Oakland, Calif./Skyline) and Cate Trumble (Dalkeith, Western Australia/Presbyterian Ladies' College) had experience in U-M's top boat before this season. U-M's second varsity eight most recently featured two sophomores, four freshmen, one junior and one senior. The coxswain is sophomore Laura Dunn (Andover, Mass./Pomfret School [Conn.]). The first varsity four has the most experience with two juniors, two sophomores and a freshman coxswain, Margaret Deinek (Grosse Pointe, Mich./Grosse Pointe South).

Welcome Aboard
Three new assistant coaches joined the Maize and Blue late last summer. Veronika Platzer spent four previous seasons as an assistant coach at Virginia. She oversees the majority of U-M's recruiting efforts. Bernadette Teeley is a U-M alumna who helped the Wolverines capture the 2001 Big Ten championship and finish second at the NCAA Championships. Teeley earned all-Big Ten first team, all-Central Region first team and was a CRCA National Scholar Athlete. Molly Gutilla was an assistant coach at Williams College for two seasons before coming to Ann Arbor. Gutilla is in charge of directing the U-M novice program.

Head Coach Mark Rothstein
Mark Rothstein is in his 11th year as the head coach of the Michigan rowing team. Rothstein, the only head coach in the program's history, has guided the Maize and Blue to the NCAA Championships eight times. In 2003, Rothstein guided the first varsity eight to a runner-up finish, its best ever showing, at the NCAA Championships en route to a fourth-place team finish. At the 2001 NCAA Championships, U-M had a school-best second-place finish, highlighted by a national boat title by the second varsity eight. He has led the team to four of the seven Big Ten Conference championships (2000, '01, '03, '04). In 2000, '01 and '04 he was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year. He was the Central Region Coach of the Year in 2000 and '01. For his efforts during the 2001 season, he was selected as the National Coach of the Year.

Last Week's Lineups

First Varsity Eight -- Julia Dalzell (coxswain), Adrienne Mecham, Lori Gordon, Julia Nelson, Cate Trumble, Karen Colwell, Emily Shea, Ashley Jones, Kate Strzalkowski.