May 9, 2000
This Week: Sun. May 14, Pac-10 Championships, Rancho Cordova, CA, All Day
Next Race: Fri.-Sun. May 26-28, NCAA Championships, Camden, NJ, All Day
Racing at Pac-10s: The No. 4-ranked Cal women's varsity eight will challenge for the Pac-10 Championship Sunday, May 14, at the Pac-10 Rowing Championships on Lake Natoma in Rancho Cordova, CA, located just outside Sacramento. Racing is slated to begin at 7:50 a.m. with the women's varsity four heats. The finals begin at 12:40 p.m. The women's novice four will compete at the PCRCs on Saturday, May 13 at Lake Natoma.
Cal Varsity Eight: Cal, which finished third at the 1999 NCAA Women's Rowing Championships, is coming off win over Stanford in the Big Row and a loss to No. 1 Washington in dual racing, April 29-30. Earlier this season, the Bears finished second to Washington at the San Diego Crew Classic, April 2, and have dual race victories over North Carolina, Oregon State and Northeastern and a second place finish behind Radcliffe in a quadrangle that included Syracuse and Dartmouth.
About the Competition: The Washington women's varsity eight is currently ranked No. 1 in the USRowing/CRCA Coaches Poll and is seeded No. 1 in all women's events at Pac-10s. The Huskies are undefeated on the year including a Jessop-Whitier Cup victory at the San Diego Crew Classic. Other Pac-10 women's varsity eights ranked in the Top 20 as of May 3 include, No. 12 USC, No. 15 Oregon State and No 16 Washington State. Other competing Crews include Sac. State which was the top vote recipient not ranked in the Top 20 and the Div. II No. 1 ranked UC Davis.
Pac-10 Championship History: The last time the Bears came away with a varsity Pac-10 or Pacific Coast Rowing Championship was in 1979. Since then the Washington Huskies have won the event all but two times. In 1990 and '91 UCLA claimed the title. The Bears finished second to Washington each of the last three seasons.
Cal's Schedule at Pac-10s:
RACE TIME EVENT LANE 1 LANE 2 LANE 3 LANE 4 LANE 5 LANE 6 LANE 7
1 7:50 WV4 Ht1 1 WASH 4 CAL 5 SDS 8 UCD 9 COLO
4 8:20 MV4 Ht2 2 CAL 3 OSU 6 LBS 7 SCU 10 UPS 11 UCLA
6 8:40 MFN8 Ht2 2 CAL 5 UCI 8 UCD 11 LBS 14 GONZ
10 9:20 WN8 Ht3 3 OSU 4 CAL 9 UCSB 10 USD 15 PLU
12 9:40 WJV8 Ht2 2 CAL 3 OSU 6 SDS 7 UCD 10 SSU
14 10:00 MJV8 Ht2 2 CAL 3 OSU 6 SSU 7 UCD
15 10:10 MV8 Ht1 1 CAL 6 UCSD 7 WWU 12 LBS 13 SDS
19 10:50 WV8 Ht2 2 CAL 5 WSU 8 UCD 11 COLO 14 UCSB 17 LBS 20 SMC
22 12:50 WV4 GF
24 1:10 MV4 GF
27 1:40 MFN8 GF
30 2:10 WN8 GF
32 2:30 WJV8 GF
34 2:50 MJV8 GF
39 3:40 WV8 GF
40 3:50 MV8 GF
USRowing/CRCA Coaches Poll : The Cal women's varsity eight is currently ranked No. 4 in the USRowing/CRCA Coaches. Below is the Top 20 as of May 3, 2000. The new poll will be released on May 10 and will be available at www.row2k.com.
Rank Team (1st Place votes) Points Prev. Rank
1. Washington (12) 354 1
2. Brown (6) 347 2
3. Princeton 316 3
4t. California 288 5
4t. Radcliffe 288 7
6. Virginia 265 6
7. Yale 242 4
8. Michigan 228 11
9. Michigan State 201 8
10. Boston U. 194 10
11. Northeastern 172 13
12. USC 171 9
13. Ohio State 152 14
14. Wisconsin 130 12
15. Oregon State 114 15
16. Washington State 79 16
17t. Iowa 60 18
17t. Dartmouth 51 NR
19. Penn 33 17
20. Syracuse 28 19
About Head Coach Dave O'Neill:
Now in his second year at Cal, Dave O'Neill, who garnered Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association, Pac-10 and Independent Rowing News Coach-of-the-Year honors, brings a refreshing perspective to a program with limitless potential. Regarded as one of the finest young coaches in the country, his philosophy, enthusiasm and competitiveness has the Cal women's program headed in the direction of success as they look to build upon a varsity eight bronze medal and sixth-place team finish at the 1999 NCAA Women's Rowing Championship. Before coming to Cal, O'Neill headed the women's program at Boston College for seven years. In the summer of 1998, O'Neill directed the Women's Lightweight Development Camp based out of the Riverside Boat Club. O'Neill graduated from Boston College in 1991 with a B.A. in History.
Varsity Eight:
V8 C Kelly Reed 5-2 110 Junior Dana Point, CA Pana Hills
V8 8 Khobi Brooklyn 5-11 155 Freshman Seattle, WA Garfield
V8 7 Megan Cooke 5-9 150 Sophomore Los Gatos, CA Los Gatos
V8 6 Megan Dirkmaat 6-1 175 Senior San Jose, CA BYU
V8 5 Whitney Webber 6-1 175 Senior Carmichael, CA Dartmouth Univ.
V8 4 Katie Waller 6-0 155 Freshman San Francisco, CA Saint Ignatius
V8 3 Blake Likins 5-10 160 Senior Short Hills, NJ Millburn
V8 2 Caroline Ingham 6-0 158 Senior Seattle, WA Univ. of Washington
V8 1 Liz Powell 5-8 155 Senior Oakland, CA Berkeley
JV Eight:
JV8 C Michelle Mantegani 5-3 115 Sophomore Tiburon, CA Redwood
JV8 8 Julie Nichols 5-8 135 Senior Livermore, CA Livermore
JV8 7 Meghan Coleman 5-9 150 Junior Oakland, CA Holy Names
JV8 6 Robin Dean 5-11 140 Junior Oakland, CA Bishop O'Dowd
JV8 5 Molly Denning 5-8 145 Sophomore San Francisco, CA Saint Ignatius
JV8 4 Anne Beaulaurier 5-9 155 Junior Seattle, WA Roosevelt
JV8 3 Kelly Tilmanis 5-9 165 Freshman Portland, OR Sunset
JV8 2 Patsy McGuire 5-8 155 Freshman San Francisco, CA Saint Ignatius
JV8 1 Sarah Lovell 5-5 135 Junior Seattle, WA Holy Names
Varsity Four:
WV4 C Michelle Perry 5-2 110 Freshman Brigantine, NJ Holy Spirit
WV4 4 Elyse Lerum 5-8 150 Freshman Madison, WI Madison East
WV4 3 Hilary Martin 5-9 157 Freshman Santa Cruz, CA Harbor
WV4 2 Erin Sanford 5-8 160 Freshman Gridley, CA Gridley
WV4 1 Lorraine Coke 5-9 155 Sophomore Aromas, CA N. Monterey County
Novice Eight:
WN8 C Kate Goodman 5-2 109 Freshman Kentfield, CA Redwood
WN8 8 Erin Sanford 5-8 160 Freshman Gridley, CA Gridley
WN8 7 Hilary Martin 5-9 157 Freshman Santa Cruz, CA Harbor
WN8 6 Elyse Lerum 5-8 150 Freshman Madison, WI Madison East
WN8 5 Marian Hunting 5-10 155 Freshman Coronado, Ca Coronado
WN8 4 Sanne Jacobsen 5-8 143 Freshman Walnut Creek, CA Northgate
WN8 3 Meaghan Kay 5-9 170 Freshman Marin, CA Terra Linda
WN8 2 Betsy Dimilanta 5-8 160 Freshman San Francisco, CA Saint Ignatius
WN8 1 Anna Valcarcel 5-8 145 Senior Downey, CA Warren
Novice Four: (Saturday, May 13 at the PCRCs)
WN4 C Kate Goodman 5-2 109 Freshman Kentfield, CA Redwood
WN4 4 Anna Valcarcel 5-8 145 Senior Downey, CA Warren
WN4 3 Liz Garamendi 5-11 180 Freshman Washington, D.C. Maret
WN4 2 Jess Myles 5-5 145 Sophomore Concord, MA Concord-Carlisle
WN4 1 Molly Boyl 5-9 160 Freshman La Jolla, CA La Jolla
Other Bears:
Squad Jamie Adishian 5-9 158 Sophomore Fresno, CA Clovis West
Squad Laura Boychenko 5-9 145 Freshman Northridge, CA Phillips Exeter
Squad Myra Chen 5-10 140 Freshman Brea, CA Brea Olinda
Squad Andrea Grimm 5-7 160 Freshman San Diego, CA La Jolla
Squad Lisa Jacobs 5-9 140 Senior San Francisco, CA Saint Ignatius
Squad Taline Khojikian 5-8 138 Freshman Anaheim, CA Loara
Squad Angela Ramos 5-5 125 Sophomore Portland, OR Westview
Squad Kate Shannon 5-6 135 Sophomore Portland, OR Univ. of Virginia
Squad Lida Shephard 6-0 155 Freshman Charleston, WV St. Paul's
Squad Emily Stahl 5-9 135 Junior Laguna Hills, CA Emory Univ.
Squad Sharon Sullivan 54 155 Freshman Manhattan Beach, CA Mira Costa
Squad Giselle Talkoff 5-6 145 Freshman San Francisco, CA Saint Ignatius
Squad Erin Yarde 5-7 140 Sophomore Mission Viejo, CA Capistrano Valley
