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April 3, 2000 Blue Hens Win Three Events at Sprints
OCCOQUAN, VA -- The University of Delaware women's rowing team captured three first place finishes at the Occoquan Sprints Sunday afternoon. Delaware captured the Varsity Lightweight Eight (6:36), the Novice Heavyweight Eight "A" (5:27.1), and Novice Heavyweight "B" (5:22.0) races and placed fourth in the Varsity Heavyweight Eight (6:45.2) and fifth in the Novice Heavyweight Four (7:25.3) events. Winning the Varsity Lightweight Eight race for the Blue Hens was the team of Jenn O'Keefe, Denise Burke, Nicole Belsole, Danielle Stevens, Tory Yanakos, Laurie Patria, Susan Krause,Nicole Ferrari, and Whitney McCormick. The team outdistanced Virginia Tech (6:43.6) and John Hopkins (6:50.3) for the title. Winning the Novice Heavyweight Eight A race for the Hens was the team of Dana Hammond, Jess Colpo, Jenni Buckley, Lissa Kutz, Lauren Heller, Betsy Ferry, Vikki Humenik, Lisa Hardy, and Katey Prosser. The team beat out Mary Washington (5:45.9) and Pittsburgh (5:54.4) for the title. The Hens also won the Novice Heavyweight Eight B race (names unavailable), outdistancing Mary Washington (5:52.8) and Pittsburgh (5:57.1) for the title. Delaware's Varsity Heavyweight Eight team of Emily Bercaw, Amanda Duley, Gail Orem, Gayle Dornan, Karen Hommer, Jess Ayers, Courtney Levering, Bizzy Schultz, and Heather Bieler was fourth behind winner Johns Hopkins (6:38.5), George Mason, and Pittsburgh while the Novice Heavyweight Four team of Allison Haug, Laura Gordon, Bridget Fairchild, Karina McBride, and Lindsay Morris was fifth behind winner Pittsburgh (6:32.3), George Mason, Susquehanna, and Stockton State. The team will compete at the Kerr Cup this Saturday on the Cooper River in Camden, NJ.
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