Strong Start at Head of the Charles
10/22/2016 8:59:00 PM | Women's Rowing
Syracuse posts strong results in first day of regatta
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Syracuse women's rowing team raced for the first time this autumn on Saturday at the Head of the Charles. Syracuse competed in the championship double and club eight in the first day of the event.
"Today's finishes reinforce the goals of the program – collegiate champion in the championship double and second place in the club eight," head coach Justin Moore stated. "We believe that Syracuse can and will be a top-10 team in the country, very soon. Today's results leave us feeling more confident about achieving this goal in the near future."
The Orange championship double, which consisted of Sarah Crummey and Christine Habjan, covered the course in 19:55.376, which was good enough for a 14th-place showing. It marked the fourth consecutive year that Syracuse recorded the best finish among collegiate crews in that event.
"The Head of the Charles offers our women this incredible experience of being able to race with and against current Olympic and world champions," added Moore. "This is something that is quite unique to our sport. I am sure they will cherish this memory. They did a very good job managing the conditions, and defending our title as collegiate champions."
In the club eight competition, the Orange finished in second place, less than four seconds behind first-place Brown. Syracuse finished the race in 16:54.126, besting Radcliffe by more than one second.
"The crew had been posting some strong performances in training, and we felt like, with a clean run they would be very competitive in the event," commented Moore. "Brown was the defending champion, and raced very aggressively out of the first position. They were chased hard by Radcliffe, who has the advantage of training on these turns every day."
"Our women were essentially racing blind from the 28th position. The plan was simple, go hard and pass as many crews as you can. The crew executed this strategy well."
The Orange also fielded a boat in the alumni eight race, finishing in seventh place. The alumni eight crew consisted of Gillian Carlucci '14, Deirdre Fitzpatrick '16, Maggie McCrudden '14, Kari Tomeny '16, Yasmine Hemida '16, Kristin Hanifin '14, Tiffany Macon '13, Amy Ludovicci '15, and Caroline Habjan 15'.
"Starting second to last, we knew we would be challenged," said Moore. "The crew did a great job of passing several boats without having their lines significantly impacted. Given the number of Olympians racing in the crews ahead of us, we were very pleased with our finish."
Syracuse will be back on the water on Sunday when it competes in the championship four and eight events.
Head of the Charles Lineup
Cambridge, Mass.
Championship 2x
Crummey, Habjan
Championship 4+
C – Vasiliou, McCann, Gill, Tobias, Horridge
Club 8+
C – Eaton, Humphrey, Dorner, Jones, Aemissegger, Ezeamama, Hughes, Andalfatto, Spencer
Championship 8+
C – Spraggins, Johnson, McQuay, Caldwell, Taylor, Konishesky, Richards, Lee, Holzman-Klima
"Today's finishes reinforce the goals of the program – collegiate champion in the championship double and second place in the club eight," head coach Justin Moore stated. "We believe that Syracuse can and will be a top-10 team in the country, very soon. Today's results leave us feeling more confident about achieving this goal in the near future."
The Orange championship double, which consisted of Sarah Crummey and Christine Habjan, covered the course in 19:55.376, which was good enough for a 14th-place showing. It marked the fourth consecutive year that Syracuse recorded the best finish among collegiate crews in that event.
"The Head of the Charles offers our women this incredible experience of being able to race with and against current Olympic and world champions," added Moore. "This is something that is quite unique to our sport. I am sure they will cherish this memory. They did a very good job managing the conditions, and defending our title as collegiate champions."
In the club eight competition, the Orange finished in second place, less than four seconds behind first-place Brown. Syracuse finished the race in 16:54.126, besting Radcliffe by more than one second.
"The crew had been posting some strong performances in training, and we felt like, with a clean run they would be very competitive in the event," commented Moore. "Brown was the defending champion, and raced very aggressively out of the first position. They were chased hard by Radcliffe, who has the advantage of training on these turns every day."
"Our women were essentially racing blind from the 28th position. The plan was simple, go hard and pass as many crews as you can. The crew executed this strategy well."
The Orange also fielded a boat in the alumni eight race, finishing in seventh place. The alumni eight crew consisted of Gillian Carlucci '14, Deirdre Fitzpatrick '16, Maggie McCrudden '14, Kari Tomeny '16, Yasmine Hemida '16, Kristin Hanifin '14, Tiffany Macon '13, Amy Ludovicci '15, and Caroline Habjan 15'.
"Starting second to last, we knew we would be challenged," said Moore. "The crew did a great job of passing several boats without having their lines significantly impacted. Given the number of Olympians racing in the crews ahead of us, we were very pleased with our finish."
Syracuse will be back on the water on Sunday when it competes in the championship four and eight events.
Head of the Charles Lineup
Cambridge, Mass.
Championship 2x
Crummey, Habjan
Championship 4+
C – Vasiliou, McCann, Gill, Tobias, Horridge
Club 8+
C – Eaton, Humphrey, Dorner, Jones, Aemissegger, Ezeamama, Hughes, Andalfatto, Spencer
Championship 8+
C – Spraggins, Johnson, McQuay, Caldwell, Taylor, Konishesky, Richards, Lee, Holzman-Klima
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