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Blue Hen Women Rowers Advance Novice Eights to Semifinals at Dad Vail Regatta

DATE: May 13, 2005

PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Delaware women's rowing team competed in five races in the opening day of the Dad Vail Regatta Friday on the Schuylkill River, advancing the Novice Eights team to Saturday's semifinals.

Delaware's Novice Eights team placed third in its heat to advance to the semifinals and will be the only UD squad competing Saturday. The Blue Hens also placed fourth in their heats of the Varsity Fours and the Second Varsity Eights and were fifth in the Novice Fours. Delaware's Varsity Eights team placed fourth in its heat to advance to the second round but was eliminated with a fourth place finish in that race.

The Delaware Novice Eights team of Cami Off, Ashley Sparano,Stephanie Hendrixson, Kristen Cannatelli, Meghan Doletzky (right), Salena Klass, Justine Strausser, Lana Rivers, and Lauren Taylor rowed to a time of 8:14.70 to place third. Purdue won the heat in 8:02.2 followed by Santa Barbara (8:08.28), Delaware, Loyola (8:33.41), Iona (9:04.49), and Albany (9:20.81).

The Varsity Eights group of Alison Harrington, Lyra Sawzin, Lane Kohl, Maureen Gillen, Melanie Turner, Laura Beaufort, Jess Kostick, Christina Stanley, and Emily McElwain rowed to a time of 6:57 to place fourth in its heat. Purdue won the race in 6:43.06 followed by West Virginia (6:48.47), Santa Clara (6:55.90), Delaware, and Army (7:02.03). The Hens then placed fourth in the second round with a time of 7:31.95. Dayton won that race in a time of 7:14.71 followed by Tulsa (7:15.87), Lehigh (7:27.29), Delaware, and Creighton (7:39.61).

In the Varsity Fours, Delaware's squad of Jill Goldman, Maria Bellumori, Lindsey Wood, Stephanie Miller, and Susan Carbine was fourth in a time of 8:24.34. Union won in a time of 7:49.75 followed by Brandeis (7:54.41), Florida (8:10.95), Delaware, Iona (8:27.22), and UMBC (9:06.57).

In the Second Varsity Eights, Delaware's team of Kenna Plangemann, Liz Martin, Nicky Bradley, Katie Broullire, Cathy Savarese, Jamie Schoenewald, Nikki Jackowsky, and Jenn Boutin raced to a time of 8:04.38 to place fourth. Connecticut won the race in a time of 7;41.95 followed by Buffalo (7:49.66), Fordham (7:53.82), Delaware, and Temple (8;20.63).

In the Novice Fours race, the Blue Hen squad of Callie Tegan, Carly Gonzalez, Lindsay Decktor, Emily Canniff, and Lily Chavarriaga was fifth in a time of 8:30.04. Lafayette won in a time of 7:50.37 followed by Chicago (7:59.57), Fordham (8:03.36), West Virginia (8:17.66), and Delaware.

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