Youth Eight Leads Women's Crews At Head of Charles
October 20, 2002 | Women's Rowing
The Terrier Youth Eight boat finished ninth out of 46 boats to highlight the women's crew performances at the 38th annual Head of the Charles Regatta that was held on Saturday and Sunday (October 19-20). The women finished in a time of 18:40.116 in the event that was won by Brown in 17:59.914.
In all, four boats rowed with the Scarlet and White colors, three were made up of current rowers, while the fourth comprised of an alumnae boat.
In the other events, the women's Championship 4 covered the three-mile event in 19:54.517 to finish 14th in a field of 33 boats. The London Training Center crew rowed in 18:24.836 to win the event.
The Championship 8 rowed in 17:04.397, which placed the crew 13th out of 47 entrants. The U.S. national boat won the event, as expected, in 16:12.903.
Finally, the alumna boat was 28th of 59 in a time of 18:19.492. The University of Tennessee women won the event in 17:07.493.
"Overall, I thought we had a solid performance," said head coach Holly Hatton. "We have spent the fall concentrating on the smaller boats, primarily the pairs and doubles. So, I think we are off to a good start. But, we will have a lot of work ahead of us, and we will need to be more aggressive with our rowing during the spring regatta season.
"I was pleased with our Youth 8 boat," the coach continued. "Six of the eight rowers were recruited, and Brown and Virginia were the only collegiate teams to finish ahead of us. So, I think that speaks well for the future. We are off to a solid start here, but we need to keep the emphasis on our spring season.
"I thought our Championship 4 did an excellent job," said Hatton. "They had practiced together just once and they were up against teams that put their best rowers in the 4 rather than the 8. Considering this, I thought our boat did an excellent job.
"Again, considering our emphasis this fall was with our smaller boats, I thought our Championship 8 did very well," concluded Hatton. "We were 13th overall, but 10th amongst the college crews. What's more, only six seconds separated us from sixth place."
