Nov. 2, 2005
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Lions saw their first racing action of the year over the weekend on Lake Natoma at the Head of the American. Hosted by the California State University Sacramento Aquatic Center, LMU sent one crew each from the Men's and Women's Teams for the Sat, October 29th event.
In the Men's Open 4+ LMU's lineup of (coxswain) freshman Vanessa Garrett, (stroke) senior Jim Pucetti, (3-seat) senior Warren Anderson, (2-seat) sophomore Perkin DiGrazia, and (bow) sophomore David Cronin rowed to a 4th place finish in a field of 12 entries. The men finished behind first place winner Stanford, tying for 4th at 18:17 with Sacramento State. Long Beach State and UC Davis took spots two and three, respectively.
The Women entered a lightweight 4+ and took home first place honors. The young crew of (coxswain) sophomore Jenn Guess, (stroke) sophomore Jill Austin, (3-seat) freshman Sarah Bauer, (2-seat) sophomore Larissa Meltz, and (bow) sophomore Jen Glassman rowed the 4.8 kilometer course in 20:38. This finishing time won the gold medal and also would have placed the lightweights in 4th position in the Women's Open 4+ event, which went down the course in similar conditions just before the lightweight 4's.
Full race results can be found here.
NEXT UP
Los Angeles
The Lions will next race this Saturday, November 5th, on the home waters of Marina del Rey in the Head of the Marina, an event hosted by the California Yacht Club. LMU will race over the 5 kilometer course in the following events:
Women's Varsity/Open 4+ 7:35AM
Men's Novice 8+ 7:40
Men's Varsity/Open 4+ 8:10
Women's Novice 8+ 8:20
Women's Varsity/Open 8+ 8:45
Men's Varsity/Open 8+ 8:45
The LMU Jane Browne-Bove Boathouse will be open to spectators who wish to attend. Please click here for directions.
Newport Beach
On Sunday, November 6th, LMU will race in the Newport Autumn Rowing Festival, hosted by Newport Aquatic Center and contested over 4.4 kilometers in Newport Harbor. The Men will start things off with the first race of the day, the Men's Open 8+ at 8AM. The Lions will then see action in the Men's Open 4+ at 10:30. For the Women, seniors Liz Stewart and Erin Ludwig will race in the Women's Open 2X at 9:00AM while sophomore lightweight athlete Jill Austin will have a go in the Women's Lightweight 1X at 9:30.
A complete event schedule can be found here.
The general Newport Aquatic Center site can be found here
