Wolverines Underway at U-23 Championships in Poland
7/26/2018 1:29:00 PM | Rowing
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POZNAN, Poland -- A pair of Wolverines racing for Team USA at the Under-23 World Championships were in action on Thursday (July 26), competing at Lake Malta in central Poland.
Racing quad sculls (4x), rising sophomore Megan Hinkle competed in heats on Wednesday (July 25). Her boat finished third in its heat in 6:47.190, behind boats from Great Britain and the Netherlands, to move to repechages today.
Hinkle and crew got off to a fast start, steadied out at 35.0 strokes per minute to finish fourth in the rep (6:50.730) and claim the last spot in the A Final. They will race for a medal on Saturday (July 28) in a field of four boats.
In her first action of the weekend, returning All-American senior Meghan Gutknecht and the straight four (4-) placed fourth in their heat, timing 7:09.470. With only the heat-winning boat advancing straight to the final, Gutknecht and company will race in repechages tomorrow (Friday, July 27) against Belarus, Great Britain and Greece in an effort to secure a bid to the A Final later this weekend.
Below is the remaining schedule for both competing Wolverines:
Megan Hinkle (4x)
B Final - Saturday, July 28 at 9:25 a.m.
A Final - Saturday, July 28 at 11:35 a.m.
Meghan Gutknecht (4-)
Repechage 2 - Friday, July 27 at 5:05 a.m. ET
B Final - Sunday, July 29 at 3:40 a.m.
A Final - Sunday, July 29 at 5:40 a.m.
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