Orangewomen To Defend BIG EAST Rowing Title
4/25/2003 3:55:15 PM | Women's Rowing
The Syracuse University women’s rowing team competes in the third annual BIG EAST Rowing Challenge on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, MA on Sunday, April 27. The Orangewomen look to win their third straight overall title. The event is comprised of six races.
A total of nine BIG EAST schools will be racing for the title this Sunday. The Orangewomen are the only school with a varsity eight boat ranked in the national polls. SU is 16th in this week’s Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association/USRowing Poll.
Last year, the Orange boats turned in four first-place finishes in five races. SU’s varsity eight and junior varsity repeated as conference champions, while the novice eight and novice four earned Syracuse’s first conference titles in those races.
“Our main goal is to come away with a team title,” said head coach Kris Sanford. “This is a big weekend for us. The crossover with Notre Dame is an important one for qualifying for the NCAA Championship.”
Syracuse is ranked third in the Atlantic region, while Notre Dame is fifth in the Central region.
Tri-captains Marisa Begley, Nicole Garofalo and Lesley Wolf lead the top eight boat.
BOATINGS
Varsity Eight
C Marisa Begley
8 Nicole Garofalo
7 Kelly McGrorey
6 Seana Miller
5 Anna Goodale
4 Shawna O'Brien
3 Lindsey Heumann
2 Lesley Wolf
1 Bonnie Chapman
Second Varsity 8
C Makiko Muraoka
8 Michelle Garren
7 Sarah Skelcher
6 Maureen O'Neill
5 Juliet Bonczkowski
4 Liz Kellogg
3 Angelique Darling
2 Alison Forsyth
1 Carolyn Taylor
Varsity Four
C Aliza Seeber
4 Kim Garvey
3 Tori Amling
2 Emily Havalchak
1 Sharon Kuechle
Varsity Four B
C Jackie Shinney
4 Molly Donahue
3 Jessica Stephens
2 Mindy Reger
1 Amy Hylinski
Novice Four
C Galina Pappu
4 Robin LaVallee
3 Johanna Kraft
2 Emily Dierkes
1 Emilee Cummings
