An Inside Look at Women's Rowing Part 3 – Race Day
1/22/2008 11:41:33 AM | Women's Rowing
Syracuse Orange fans the third and final installment of the three-part feature on women’s rowing in now available on Orange All Access. The third chapter in the three-part series takes and in-depth look at what happens on race day then things to do not go as planned. The first part examined early morning practice sessions and how they benefit the squad and the second stanza took a look at afternoon practices. Fans can see all parts by clicking here.
Same place, same race, same problem, cancellation. The Syracuse University women’s rowing team went to Philadelphia on October 26 to start something it never finished; the Head of the Schuylkill Race. There was just one problem; the race was cancelled for the second year in a row. Race officials made the decision to cancel the race because of large debris in the river.
The cancellation was frustrating for the women. Team members and coaches say the process is disappointing. The team trains for a race, drives many hours to reach the destination, and then has to get right back on the road to go home.
Another frustrating element for the Orange is the team does not have a lot of opportunities to race; when a race is cancelled, it can’t be made up later in the season.
Although the cancellation of the Head of the Schuylkill is not what the Orange was hoping for, coaches say they would rather not race then put the team in danger.
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