March 28, 2009

March 28 Results in PDF Format

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. - California won seven out of eight races against Clemson and Virginia on Saturday at the Pac-10 Challenge. The Golden Bears varsity 8, varsity 4 and novice 8 had a successful first day of the regatta, defeating Virginia and Clemson. The Cal second varsity eight defeated Clemson 7.00.0- 7.01.8 but lost to UVa by a boat length.

The two-day Pac-10 Challenge, presented by Stanford, ends on Sunday.

Cal's varsity eight posted a fast time of 6.26.6 against UVa (6:35.1) in the first session. The Bears came back in the afternoon to defeat Clemson in rough water, 6.49.4-6:52.0.

"Coming into today, I knew we had a pretty good team, but you never know what is going to happen until you actually go out and race," Cal head coach Dave O'Neill said. "Now that we have had a few races, I am pleased with the results in general."

The Bears had a strong performance against Clemson, but all of the races were a tough fight, including the novice 8's 7:41.1-7:41.8 win over the Tigers.

"I am glad to come away with the wins against Clemson; they really raced us hard" said O'Neill.

He added, "The team as a whole performed well, and we all agree that we can improve in a number of ways. Tomorrow's race against Ohio State will be a great test."

Tomorrow Cal's varsity eight will take on Ohio State at 9:24 am, on the final day of Pac-10 Challenge. The third varsity 8 will race against Wisconsin's lightweight boat at 8:50 a.m.

Pac-10 Challenge

Cal Results

First Session

V8 (9:24am)

Cal - 6:26.6
Cox: Katy Milton: Stroke: Iva Obradovic. 7: Lauren Nowinski. 6: Elena Humphreys. 5: Taryn O'Connell. 4: Mary Jeghers. 3: Kaiti Seders. 2: Lou Kinder. Bow: Kristina Löfman.
Virginia - 6:35.1

2V8 (10:28am)

Cal - 6:34.9
Cox: Jill Costello. Stroke: Adrienne Keller. 7: Kelsey Bates. 6: Shay Seager. 5: Sam Sartor. 4: Emmie Koenig. 3: Katie Caves. 2: Kirsten Campbell. Bow: Melissa Herman.
Virginia - 6:31.7

V4 (11:16)
Cal - 7:24.1
Cox: Erica Bellis. Stroke: Kira Jepson. 3: Bridget Moran. 2: Laurel Kuhn. Bow: Vanna Rocchi
Virginia - 7:39.1

N8 (12:04)
Cal - 6:56.4
Cox: Ariel Suares. 8: Charlotte Palmer. 7: Taylor Christensen. 6: Kellie Nolan. 5: Karina Rivera. 4: Stephanie Stone. 3: Ali Newton. 2: Tanya Wolfram. 1: Tyler Christovale.
Virginia - 7:00.7

Afternoon Session

2V8 (3:56pm)
Cal - 7:00.0
Cox: Jill Costello. Stroke: Adrienne Keller. 7: Kelsey Bates. 6: Shay Seager. 5: Sam Sartor. 4: Emmie Koenig. 3: Elise Etem. 2: Kirsten Campbell. Bow: Melissa Herman.
Clemson - 7:01.8

V8 (4:52pm)
Cal - 6:49.4
Cox: Katy Milton: Stroke: Iva Obradovic. 7: Lauren Nowinski. 6: Elena Humphreys. 5: Taryn O'Connell. 4: Mary Jeghers. 3: Kaiti Seders. 2: Lou Kinder. Bow: Kristina Löfman.
Clemson - 6:52.0

V4 (5:24pm)
Cal - 8:14.4
Cox: Katie Luke. Stroke: Laurel Kuhn. 3: Bridget Moran. 2: Sam Silvia. Bow: Vanna Rocchi
Clemson - 8:18.9

N8 (6:12pm)
Cal - 7:41.1
Cox: Sara Banilohi. 8: Charlotte Palmer. 7: Taylor Christensen. 6: Kellie Nolan. 5: Karina Rivera. 4: Tanya Wolfram. 3: Ali Newton. 2: Kira Jepson. 1: Tyler Christovale.
Clemson - 7:41.8