Wisconsin Openweights Finish Off Fall in Iowa
October 26, 2003 | Women's Rowing
Despite chilly racing conditions with temperatures in the 40s and cloudy skies, the Badger women's openweight crew raced at the Head of the Iowa on the Iowa River, Sunday.
In a closely contested event, Wisconsin raced two boats in the open eight, taking third and fourth in the event. Minnesota's No. 1 boat won the race in 13:28.0, followed by Iowa in 13:30.72. Wisconsin B was third by .17 seconds with a time of 13:30.89. UW A was fourth in 13:47.86.
In a second close race, Badger boats took second and fourth in the open women's four. Wisconsin's A boat lost by less than half a second, rowing to a time of 19:35 over the 2.5-mile course. Minnesota's winning time was 19:34. Iowa finished third in the race in 19:39, while the UW's B boat clocked a 19:45 for the race.
In the novice open eight, the Badgers placed second with a time of 15:29.4. Minnesota again took the race, clocking a 15:29.4.
Finally, Wisconsin swept the top two positions in the novice women 's four with Wisconsin A first in 16:47 and Wisconsin B in 17:45. Creighton earned third place with a time of 17:46.
'Our team raced in pairs in order to make the lineups for the varsity eights for this regatta,' head coach Maren LaLiberty. 'We learned we need to have more consistent performances from day-to-day. We also realized how much potential we have as a team and how much we desire to win in the spring. The next time we will be racing will be against Columbia in mid-March. We believe we will be a more refined and mature team at that point.'
