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Rowing sweeps SMU in dual regatta
04.05.2008 | Rowing
AUSTIN, Texas -- The University of Texas varsity and novice rowing teams posted a clean sweep of SMU in all four of their dual races, Saturday morning on Lady Bird Lake. Texas' win in the first varsity eight race extended the boats dual race winning streak to six races.
The Longhorns' first varsity eight of coxswain Mary Cait McPherson, stroke Luise Fleischhauer, Callie Mattrisch, Alex Janss, Emilie Sallee, Jen Vander Maarel, Kellie Lunday, Sara Cottingham and Nancy Arrington posted a time of 6:48.6, knocking off SMU which finished in 7:05.2.
Texas' second varsity eight-boat comprised of coxswain Annie Heiner, stroke Meg George, Angela Kirchner, Colleen Irby, Lianna Burton, Whitney McMahon, Lindsay Foster, Laura Perkins and Abby Hahn defeated the Mustangs, 7:05.3 to 7:18.4.
The Horns' first varsity four of coxswain Haley Schmidt, Whitney McMahon, Abby Hahn, Ellen Haynes and Lindsay Foster registered a time of 7:56.8, besting SMU which crossed the finish in 8:04.7.
Texas' first novice eight posted the Longhorns' fourth victory in its race, beating the Mustangs, 7:08.5 to 8:04.9.
The other two races on the schedule pitted two novice four crews against one another. In the first race, UT's second novice four A defeated the second novice four B, 8:04.8 to 8:16.6. In the final race of the day, Texas' third novice four A edged the third novice four B, 8:02.3 to 8:09.1.
The Longhorns return to the water Saturday, April 12 when it hosts No. 1 California at Lady Bird Lake.
POST RACE QUOTES
HEAD COACH Carie Graves
On the race: Today we had beautiful conditions for racing on Lady Bird Lake. The team is continuing to work on staying steady throughout the season despite having to deal with some injuries and illnesses. I thought we had some solid racing, but there are clearly things that we need to work on as well.
