March 11, 2012
Oklahoma City, Okla. -
The Tulsa rowers captured three top finishes over Central Oklahoma on Sunday afternoon in the final day of racing at the Oklahoma Invitational in Oklahoma City, Okla.
"It was a great team effort," Head Coach Kevin Harris said. "The Tulsa rowing team learned a lot from this regatta. We got a lot of races in in a short time, were able to race a lot of different lineups and we grew a lot as a team. It was great to get a gauge of where we stand in regional competition."
TU's Varsity 4+ turned in a top time of 8:04.26, nearly 30-seconds ahead of UCO, while the Varsity 8+ and Second Varsity 8+ posted similar victories in their races. The Golden Hurricane's Novice 4+ trailed Oklahoma and Kansas State to finish third, while the Lightweight 8+ boat was four seconds behind the Wildcats.
"Today was about trying to find a rhythm with our race plan," Harris said. "The Lightweights were up against a very good Kansas State boat, and the fact that they did so well against them was great. Our novices had a rough row this morning, but overall we like what we are seeing and we will keep moving in that direction."
TU will return to action on March 31 and April 1 at the San Diego Crew Classic in San Diego, Calif.
Novice 4+
1. Oklahoma - 8:05.26
2. Kansas State - 8:06.25
3. Tulsa - 8:28.02
Novice 4+ vs. KSU/OU
Angela Metzler
Allison Kiefer
Danielle Bertossa
Amanda Ames
Lauren Mann
Varsity 4+
1. Tulsa - 8:04.26
2. Central Oklahoma - 8:23.26
Varsity 4+ vs. UCO
Elissa Stiles
Meredith Papps
Zoe Fleischmann
Kelsey Kean
Emily Wynn
Varsity 8+
1. Tulsa - 7:00.26
2. Central Oklahoma - 7:23.66
Varsity 8+ vs. UCO
Dana Urbanek
Allyson Brooks
Renee Vanasse
Amy Nelson
Amanda Schenk
Emory Cate
Arielle Tillou
Stephanie Rogers
Jessica Fosdyck
Second Varsity 8+
1. Tulsa - 7:22.27
2. Central Oklahoma - 7:55.71
Second Varsity 8+ vs. UCO
Natalie Hall
Amanda Urquhart
Brooke Helmberger
Megan Fitzpatrick
Kelly Hill
Lauren Nehf
Becca Bratcher
Carly Schmidt
Alexandra Guth
Second Varsity 8+
1. Kansas State - 7:13.63
2. Tulsa (LW8) - 7:17.09
Lightweight 8+ vs. Kansas State
Abigail Gorman
Puja Sztorc
Jamie Roloff
Colleen Wohlrab
Catharine Brierre
Molly Selig
Jourdan Kondrat
Amy Richardson
Rosie McCarthy
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