Jessica Flakne (left) and Kate Morris helped Radcliffe make
the varsity eight final (photo courtesy David Silverman).
SAN DIEGO—Both of the Radcliffe
heavyweight crew's entries in the San Diego Crew Classic
advanced to their respective finals on the opening day of racing
Saturday on Mission Bay.
The No. 14 Black and White varsity eight placed third in its
heat, edging UC Davis for a spot in Sunday's final for the
Jessop-Whittier Cup, to be held at 9:15 a.m. Pacific. In the second
varsity competition for the Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy,
Radcliffe cruised to a second-place finish and will race in the
final at 9:40 a.m. Sunday.
No. 10 Southern California won Radcliffe's varsity eight
heat, while the other three teams battled for the two remaining
spots in the final. All three were separated by less than one
second, as Grand Valley crossed the finish line in 6:49.04,
followed by the Black and White in 6:59.45 and UC Davis in 6:59.52.
No. 3 Virginia, No. 16 Washington State and UCLA advanced from the
other Jessop-Whittier heat.
The racing was not as close in the second varsity eight.
Radcliffe finished in 7:13.78, finishing behind Washington State
and a comfortable 11 seconds ahead of Tulsa. San Diego State and
Loyola also competed in Radcliffe's heat. The Black and White
and Cougars will be joined in the second varsity final by Southern
California, UCLA and two boats from Virginia.
Jessop-Whittier Cup (Varsity Eight)
Heat A
Virginia 6:39.0
Washington State 6:44.0
UCLA 6:44.97
Villanova 7:17.22
Heat B
Southern California 6:44.23
Grand Valley 6:59.04
Radcliffe 6:59.45
UC Davis 6:59.52
Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy (Second Varsity
Eight)
Heat A
Virginia B 6:56.41
Southern California 6:56.72
Sacramento State 7:15.94
UC Davis 7:30.47
Kansas State 7:36.97
Heat B
Virginia A 7:02.8
UCLA 7:07.23
Southern Methodist 7:22.89
San Diego 7:23.81
Oklahoma 7:26.55
Heat C
Washington State 7:06.50
Radcliffe 7:13.78
Tulsa 7:24.93
San Diego State 7:33.10
Loyola 7:41.71
Radcliffe Lineups
Varsity Eight
Cox: Jill Carlson, 8: Chrlstine Baugh, 7: Olivia Coffey, 6:
Laura Huppert, 5: Mary Maginnis, 4: Tara Larson, 3: Meg Kehan, 2:
Jessica Flakne, 1: Kate Morris
Second Varsity Eight
Cox: Rachel Rauh, 8: Celia Kohl, 7: Michaela Pewarski, 6:
Katie O'Hanlon, 5: Ariel Delgado, 4: Shelley Pearson, 3: Liz
Soutter, 2: Molly Tarrant, 1: Rachel Knaster
