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Patriot Challenge
Bucknell Crew Races at Patriot Challenge
4/25/2004 8:00:00 AM | Women's Rowing
April 25, 2004
WORCESTER, Mass. - The Bucknell women's crew traveled to Worcester, Mass., on Sunday, April 25, to race in the Patriot Challenge on Lake Quinsigamond. The Bison novice boats fared well with a first and second place finish, while the second varsity crew turned in a bronze medal performance.
In the novice four race, the BU crew captured a gold medal in defeating Lehigh, Army, Lafayette and Colgate. The boat, consisting of coxswain Becky Michaud, 4 Marianne Prabhu, 3 Rachel Goldstein, 2 Susan Shadle and 1 Ashley Kalinske, finished the course in a time of 8:18. Lehigh was the next closest competitor, crossing the line in 8:25.
In the novice eight, the Orange and Blue boat of coxswain Julia Keyser, stroke Christine Drasba, 7 Tabitha Smith, 6 Danielle Monteverde, 5 Kathryn Wood, 4 Jenna Goldstein, 3 Meredith Henry 2 Megan Chapin and bow Laura Roberts, crossed the finish line behind only Navy to come home with the silver medal for the second year in a row. The Midshipmen boat was 15 seconds faster than Bucknell's 7:30, but the Orange and Blue edged out Lehigh by two seconds, and defeated Colgate, a team they had also beaten just a week earlier, by 10 seconds. Holy Cross (7:43) and American (7:48) rounded out the field.
In the varsity races, the Bison struggled a bit. The second varsity eight turned in a solid third-place finish behind Navy and Colgate. Coxswain Mary Kellam, stroke Rebecca Newman, 7 Meredith Cutting, 6 Lisa Kim, 5 Julie Engel, 4 Elizabeth Marut, 3 Jennifer Prunoske, 2 Ashley White and bow Allison DeKnight rowed their way to a 7:28 finish, behind the Mids 7:16 and the Raiders 7:22. Holy Cross came in fourth in 7:31 and Lehigh was the final boat to cross the finish line in 8:03.
The varsity eight was in trouble from the start as the crew's rudder broke and was not fully functional throughout the race, causing immediate challenges. The group of coxswain Kyra Harris, stroke Jill Harrington, 7 Joan Wendler, 6 Lauren Olsen, 5 Vi Ngo, 4 Teal Zeisler, 3 Jessica Noonan, 2 Alexis Will and bow Rachel Trusheim was forced to stop several times during the race because of the equipment issues, and finished the race in last place.
The Bison are in action next at Princeton on Saturday, May 1, and then again on Sunday, May 2, at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship in Fairfax, Va.
