Temple University Athletics
Sunday, April 29
Lake Quinsigamond - Worcester, Mass.
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Eastern Sprints
Women's Rowing Wins First Ever Eastern Sprints Medal
4.29.18 | Women's Rowing
WORCESTER, Mass. — In their final tune-up before conference championships, the Temple women's rowing team had a successful showing at the 2018 Eastern Sprints held on Lake Quinsigamond. The Owls grabbed a silver medal and recorded two fourth place finishes at the event.
HISTORY MAKERS
> Temple's second varsity four earned the first ever Eastern Sprints for the Owls in program history. The crew left Worcester with silver.
VARSITY EIGHT
> Temple got the best of local rival Drexel in the last meeting between the team's this season, en route to a second place finish in the petite final.
> The Owls recorded a 6:40.898, just behind Tennessee (6:37.418) and ahead of Drexel (6:43.646), Boston College (6:45.070), MIT (6:50.202), UConn (6:51.154) and Holy Cross (7:03.722).
> Temple earned a spot in the petite final by clocking in at 6:44.364 in the opening heats.
SECOND VARSITY EIGHT
> The Owls finished sixth overall, advancing to the grand finals, where they posted a 6:55.166.
> In a stacked field, Radcliffe won the six-boat race that from top-to-bottom was separated by only 10 seconds.
> To get the the grand finals, the Owls finished second in the opening heat, recording a time of 6:49.087.
THIRD VARSITY EIGHT
> Temple won the third varsity eight petite final by nearly 10 seconds over Drexel.
> The Owls finished in 7:24.876 to Drexel's 7:34.521 to finish seventh overall.
> Temple earned a spot in the petite finals with a fourth place finish in the opening heats in 7:14.294.
VARSITY FOUR A
> Temple was just off the podium in the varsity four race, finishing fourth overall.
> The Owls clocked in at 7:36.286 in the grand finals ahead of Tennessee and Boston College, but behind Radcliffe, Dartmouth, and Drexel.
> In the opening heats, Temple won in 7:35.645, ahead of Tennessee, Rutgers, and conference-foe UConn.
VARSITY FOUR B
> The Owls grabbed silver medals in a deep field in the second varsity four event.
> In the finals, Temple clocked in at 7:55.476, behind only Rutgers' time of 7:45.272.
> The Owls beat a host of strong boats in Radcliffe (7:58.164), Columbia (8:02.188), BC (8:03.808) and Northeastern (8:04.092).
> In the heats, Temple took second in 7:52.653 to advance to the finals.
VARSITY FOUR C
> The Owls finished just outside of the medals, taking fourth place in the grand finals.
> Columbia won the event, while Temple clocked in at 8:44.305.
UP NEXT
> Temple will have a weekend off before competing at the 2018 American Athletic Conference Rowing Championships on May 12.
RACING LINE-UPS
HISTORY MAKERS
> Temple's second varsity four earned the first ever Eastern Sprints for the Owls in program history. The crew left Worcester with silver.
VARSITY EIGHT
> Temple got the best of local rival Drexel in the last meeting between the team's this season, en route to a second place finish in the petite final.
> The Owls recorded a 6:40.898, just behind Tennessee (6:37.418) and ahead of Drexel (6:43.646), Boston College (6:45.070), MIT (6:50.202), UConn (6:51.154) and Holy Cross (7:03.722).
> Temple earned a spot in the petite final by clocking in at 6:44.364 in the opening heats.
SECOND VARSITY EIGHT
> The Owls finished sixth overall, advancing to the grand finals, where they posted a 6:55.166.
> In a stacked field, Radcliffe won the six-boat race that from top-to-bottom was separated by only 10 seconds.
> To get the the grand finals, the Owls finished second in the opening heat, recording a time of 6:49.087.
THIRD VARSITY EIGHT
> Temple won the third varsity eight petite final by nearly 10 seconds over Drexel.
> The Owls finished in 7:24.876 to Drexel's 7:34.521 to finish seventh overall.
> Temple earned a spot in the petite finals with a fourth place finish in the opening heats in 7:14.294.
VARSITY FOUR A
> Temple was just off the podium in the varsity four race, finishing fourth overall.
> The Owls clocked in at 7:36.286 in the grand finals ahead of Tennessee and Boston College, but behind Radcliffe, Dartmouth, and Drexel.
> In the opening heats, Temple won in 7:35.645, ahead of Tennessee, Rutgers, and conference-foe UConn.
VARSITY FOUR B
> The Owls grabbed silver medals in a deep field in the second varsity four event.
> In the finals, Temple clocked in at 7:55.476, behind only Rutgers' time of 7:45.272.
> The Owls beat a host of strong boats in Radcliffe (7:58.164), Columbia (8:02.188), BC (8:03.808) and Northeastern (8:04.092).
> In the heats, Temple took second in 7:52.653 to advance to the finals.
VARSITY FOUR C
> The Owls finished just outside of the medals, taking fourth place in the grand finals.
> Columbia won the event, while Temple clocked in at 8:44.305.
UP NEXT
> Temple will have a weekend off before competing at the 2018 American Athletic Conference Rowing Championships on May 12.
RACING LINE-UPS
| V8 | 2V8 | 3V8 |
| C - Kelley | C - Nussbaum | C - Rainey |
| 8 - O'Sullivan | 8 - Savage | 8 - Alford |
| 7 - Pazderski | 7 - Brooks | 7 - Gordon |
| 6 - Hartman | 6 - Cook | 6 - Gresham |
| 5 - Forman | 5 - DiMarco | 5 - Lugo |
| 4 - Ober | 4 - Huuki | 4 - Kelly |
| 3 - Tierney | 3 - Pansky | 3 - Wilson |
| 2 - Thomas | 2 - Covert | 2 - Rosado |
| 1 - McGee, Kel. | 1 - Hager | 1 - Harte |
| V4 | 2V4 (A) | 2V4 (B) |
| C - Galati | C - Petrosino | C - Carrigan |
| 4 - McGee, Ker. | 4 - Kiehn | 4 - Johnson |
| 3 - Bonner | 3 - Kolodziejska | 3 - Platko |
| 2 - Tucker | 2 - Hudson | 2 - McDonald |
| 1 - Defuso | 1 - Driscoll | 1 - Newcomer |
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