Alexandra Zadravec (second from left) will be rowing for the Orange in 2012-13.
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Zadravec wins silver in USA quad
8/20/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Rowing
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PLOVDIV, Bulgaria - Syracuse incoming freshman rower Alexandra Zadravec was part of history on Saturday, leading the USA women's quadruple sculls to its first medal ever, winning silver at the World Rowing Senior & Junior Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
The Fairfield, Conn. native teamed with Rosemary Grinalds, Elizabeth Sharis and Cicely Madden to finish second in the Saturday's "A" Final of the women's junior quad, improving on the Americans' fourth-place finish in the event in 2011.
"We came here thinking it was going to be a very tough race, so we're really pleased with the result," Zadravec said. "This is the first time the USA has got a medal in the junior women's quad so we're so happy we can make U.S. rowing history."
Romania staked itself to an early lead through the first 250 meters, while the U.S. and New Zealand, who finished ahead of the Americans in the semifinals, battled for second place. Zadravec and her crew put together a nice piece midway through the race to pull away from New Zealand and challenge the Romanians, who remained strong in the final 1,000 to take gold in a time of 6:42.70. The U.S. finished in 6:45.05, while New Zealand clocked 6:47.62.
Zadravec, part of Syracuse head coach Justin Moore's talented eight-member freshmen class for 2012-13, won gold in the quad sculls at the 2012 USRowing Youth National Championship, where she also finished fourth in the single sculls.
She competed previously in the quad sculls for the 2011 USRowing High Performance Team and took second in the double sculls at the 2010 Junior World Championship.
Nearly 1,000 athletes from 57 countries competed in the 2012 World Rowing Senior and Junior Championships. As it is an Olympic year, the event consisted of 13 junior boat classes and the seven senior boat classes which are not part of the Olympic program.
To compete as a junior, rowers must be 18 years of age or under. An athlete can compete as a junior until 31 December of the year in which the rower reaches the age of 18. After that date the rower shall be classified an Under 23 rower.
PLOVDIV, Bulgaria - Syracuse incoming freshman rower Alexandra Zadravec was part of history on Saturday, leading the USA women's quadruple sculls to its first medal ever, winning silver at the World Rowing Senior & Junior Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
The Fairfield, Conn. native teamed with Rosemary Grinalds, Elizabeth Sharis and Cicely Madden to finish second in the Saturday's "A" Final of the women's junior quad, improving on the Americans' fourth-place finish in the event in 2011.
"We came here thinking it was going to be a very tough race, so we're really pleased with the result," Zadravec said. "This is the first time the USA has got a medal in the junior women's quad so we're so happy we can make U.S. rowing history."
Romania staked itself to an early lead through the first 250 meters, while the U.S. and New Zealand, who finished ahead of the Americans in the semifinals, battled for second place. Zadravec and her crew put together a nice piece midway through the race to pull away from New Zealand and challenge the Romanians, who remained strong in the final 1,000 to take gold in a time of 6:42.70. The U.S. finished in 6:45.05, while New Zealand clocked 6:47.62.
Zadravec, part of Syracuse head coach Justin Moore's talented eight-member freshmen class for 2012-13, won gold in the quad sculls at the 2012 USRowing Youth National Championship, where she also finished fourth in the single sculls.
She competed previously in the quad sculls for the 2011 USRowing High Performance Team and took second in the double sculls at the 2010 Junior World Championship.
Nearly 1,000 athletes from 57 countries competed in the 2012 World Rowing Senior and Junior Championships. As it is an Olympic year, the event consisted of 13 junior boat classes and the seven senior boat classes which are not part of the Olympic program.
To compete as a junior, rowers must be 18 years of age or under. An athlete can compete as a junior until 31 December of the year in which the rower reaches the age of 18. After that date the rower shall be classified an Under 23 rower.
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