Sept. 29, 2012

Oklahoma City, Okla. - Eight of Tulsa's boats finished in the top-five on Saturday at the Head of the Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, Okla. OG&E Night Sprint results were not available, but will be released when they are official.

"I am really happy with what I saw today," Head Coach Kevin Harris said. "Today was a learning day, as it is still very early in the season for our young team. We aren't a whole lot different from where we were last year, which is encouraging for the season ahead."

In the Lightweight Single, Jamie Roloff, a sophomore from Richboro, Pa., turned in a time of 19:38.07 to finish second overall. She came in behind former TU rower and US National Team member Michelle Sechser who posted a time of 18:08.05. Marissa Catalanotto was fourth in a time of 19:44.70, while Colleen Wohlrab and Jasmine McGill were fifth and sixth, respectively.

"Jamie had a great piece," Harris said. "To finish right behind our national team member was fantastic. She hung in there with Michelle and all of our lightweights did a great job."

The Golden Hurricane Novice 4+ `A', consisting of Helen Char, Sarah Ringler, Emalia Seto, Emily Loudenback and Elizabeth Keane, captured a top finish in a time of 17:24.27, 11 seconds faster than second-place Kansas State. The TU Novice 4+ `B' was third with a time of 17:43.77.

Tulsa's Novice 8+ `A' and `B' boats finished second and third with times of 16:30.74 and 17:03.51, respectively.

TU's Collegiate 8+ captured a fifth-place mark in a time of 15:28.83, while the `B' boat was 16th overall. In the Collegiate 4+ event, the Hurricane finished seventh, ninth, 10th and 17th.

"Our Varsity 8+ rowed pretty well today," Harris said. "We intentionally rowed it very controlled and they had a very clean race. They stepped it up and then transferred that into our Fours. We haven't found our speed yet, but I am very excited about the way this team is moving. You can tell very clearly that this group of athletes has the potential to be really good."

Lightweight 1x
1. Michelle Sechser - 18:08.05
2. Jamie Roloff - 19:38.07
3. Nicolle Fisher - 19:39.59
4. Marissa Catalanotto - 19:44.70
5. Colleen Wohlrab - 20:10.75
6. Jasmine McGill - 20:12.19
Lightweight 1x
Jasmine McGill
Jamie Roloff
Marissa Catalanotto
Colleen Wohlrab
Novice 4+
1. Tulsa `A' - 17:24.27
2. Kansas State - 17:35.79
3. Tulsa `B' - 17:43.77
Novice 4+ `A'
Helen Char
Sarah Ringler
Emalia Seto
Emily Loudenback
Elizabeth Keane
Novice 4+ `B'
Kaitlyn Schneider
Kiren Koshal
Kaity Swinford
Ashley Lane
Angie Matel
Collegiate 4+
1. Stanford - 16:12.99
2. Clemson - 16:13.49
3. Oklahoma - 16:27.87
7. Tulsa `C' - 16:51.46
9. Tulsa `B' - 17:06.75
10. Tulsa `A' - 17:09.48
17. Tulsa `D' - 17:39.68
Collegiate 4+ `A'
Helen Char
Allyson Brooks
Amanda Schenk
Megan Fitzpatrick
Zoe Fleischmann
Collegiate 4+ `B'
Angela Metzler
Brooke Helmberger
Renee Vanasse
Amanda Ames
Melissa Urquhart
Collegiate 4+ `C'
Megan Melott-Elliott
Jamie Roloff
Colleen Wohlrab
Sarah Ringler
Amy Richardson
Collegiate 4+ `D'
Rosie McCarthy
Meredith Papps
Amy Nelson
Puja Sztorc
Alexandra Guth
Novice 8+
1. Kansas State - 15:50.11
2. Tulsa `A' - 16:30.74
3. Tulsa `B' - 17:03.51
Novice 8+ `A'
Kaitlyn Schneider
Emily Loudenback
Emalia Seto
Marissa Catalanotto
Jasmine McGill
Leah Suleski
Rachel Perry
Lauren Delucchi
Elizabeth Keane
Novice 8+ `B'
Betsy Govig
Emily Farrar
Sam Tober
Alana Bobka
Kaity Swinford
Ashley Lane
Jerusha Blankenship
Angie Matel
Kiren Koshal
Collegiate 8+
1. Clemson - 14:42.53
2. Stanford - 14:48.36
3. Oklahoma - 14:59.57
5. Tulsa `A' - 15:28.83
16. Tulsa `B' - 16;09.24
Collegiate 8+ `A'
Betsy Govig
Allyson Brooks
Amanda Schenk
Amy Nelson
Renee Vanasse
Brooke Helmberger
Zoe Fleischmann
Alana Bobka
Melissa Urquhart
Collegiate 8+ `B'
Megan Melott-Elliott
Meredith Papps
Megan Fitzpatrick
Sam Tober
Emily Farrar
Puja Sztorc
Amanda Ames
Lauren Mann
Allison Kiefer