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Three Badgers set for finals at World Rowing Under 23 Championships
July 22, 2017 | Women's Rowing
James, Wanamaker and Bernard going for gold on Sunday
PLOVDIV, Bulgaria – As the 2017 World Rowing Under 23 Championships wrap up on Sunday on the Maritsa River, three of the seven competing Badgers will race for medals, while the remaining four completed their competition on Saturday.
Kyle James (Princeton, New Jersey) begins Sunday racing for the Badgers with the final of the lightweight men's four at 4:23 a.m. CT. After placing second in a photo finish of the exhibition seeding race on Friday, James and the Americans go for the gold.
Maddie Wanamaker (Neenah, Wisconsin) will also represent the Badgers on Sunday in a race for gold. Wanamaker and her women's eight are set up for a great battle with Canada as first the Americans, then the Canadians, set and reset the world record for under 23 rowers during the heats earlier this week. Both qualified directly for Sunday's final.
Wanamaker's crew races at 5:40 a.m.
The third and final Badger going for gold on Sunday is James Bernard (Ann Arbor, Michigan) after his men's eight reached the A Final via repechage, taking the second of two spots in Friday's first rep. Romania won the rep in 5:26.240, with the Americans crossing the 2000-meter finish line in 5:29.690.
Bernard and the men's eight compete at 6:10 a.m.
Among those who have already completed racing, Andrew Griffin (Neenah, Wisconsin) and his ninth- place finish in the men's four leads the way. Racing in Saturday's B Final, his American crew took third in 6:07.940, behind Lithuania (6:04.680) and Germany (6:06.750).
In the women's four Lexi Siverling (Cadott, Wisconsin) helped her crew to 10th overall with a fourth-place result in the B Final.
Belarus led the way with a 6:53.620 for 2000 meters to clinch seventh place. Australia (6:55.860) and New Zealand (6:56.33) also beat out Siverling and the Americans in the race.
Thomas Walker (Princeton, New Jersey) tied for top honors among Badgers to this point by placing ninth in the men's pair. His boat took third in Saturday's B Final in a time of 6:55.690. Hungary (6:50.740) and Mexico (6:53.680) beat out the Americans in the race.
Finally, Nickolas Montalvo (Miami, Florida) ended up 20th in the men's double sculls after his second-place finish in the D Final on Saturday. His American crew clocked 6:37.750 and finished behind Uzbekistan (6:36.110) in the race.
The eighth Badger, men's rower Tristan Amberger, who made Team USA in the men's quadruple sculls, did not make the trip due to injury.
Complete press coverage, athlete bios and links to event information can be found at www.worldrowing.com. Progression information, athlete bios and more can also be found on the official USRowing Press Kit for the 2017 World Rowing Under 23 Championships. Follow along with the United States Under 23 National Team as they race the World Rowing Under 23 Championships using the hashtag #RowToPlovdiv and #WRU23Champs
Live video streaming of the 2017 World Rowing Under 23 Championships will be available during the at www.worldrowing.com.
2017 World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Maritsa River
2000 meters
IN SUNDAY A FINALS
MEN'S EIGHT (James Bernard)
Repechage 1 (Top 2 to A Final, rest to B Final)
1. Romania, 5:26:240; 2. USA, 5:29.690; 3. New Zealand, 5:32.190; 4. Italy, 5:38.370; 5. Russia, 5:38.570
Heat 1 (Winner to A Final, rest to repechage)
1. Netherlands, 5:23750; 2. USA, 5:26.890; 3. Great Britain, 5:27.450; 4. Romania, 5:27.710; 5. Czech Republic, 5:39.650; 6. Italy, 5:44.990
USA Lineup – Dominic Santora Jr., Jovanni Stefani, Michael Grady, Robert Hobert, Christopher Carlson, James Bernard (Wisconsin), Raymond Weeks, Leo Toch, Noah Messner
WOMEN'S EIGHT (Maddie Wanamaker)
Heat 1 (Winner to A Final, rest to repechage)
1. USA, 6:00.350; 2. Russia, 6:03.580; 3. Italy, 6:30.590; 4. Denmark, 6:35.700
USA Lineup – Coxswain Leigh Warner, Elise Beuke, Maddie Wanamaker (Wisconsin), Dana Moffat, Ellen Heile, Mariam Soufi, Emily Froehlich, Claire Collins, Jessica Thoennes
LIGHTWEIGHT MEN'S FOUR (Kyle James)
Exhibition
1. France, 6:03.700; 2. USA, 6:03.710; 3. Indonesia, 6:06.240; 4. Italy, 6:10.570; 5. Germany, 6:14.990
USA Lineup – Vincent Lamonte, Kyle James (Wisconsin), Austin Treubert, John Gleim
SATURDAY FINALS
MEN'S FOUR (Andrew Griffin)
B Final (Places 7-12)
1. Lithuania, 6:04.680; 2. Germany, 6:06.750; 3. USA, 6:07.940; 4. Italy, 6:10.510; 5. Spain, 6:11.300; 6. South Africa, 6:18.780
Semifinal 2 (Top 3 to A Final, rest to B Final
1. Austria, 5:52.060; 2. Netherlands, 5:55.240; 3. Switzerland, 5:57.350; 4. Italy, 6:00.360; 5. USA, 6:01.300; 6. Spain, 6:03.980
Heat 3 (Top 3 to semifinals, rest to repechage)
1. Netherlands, 6:09.590; 2. Serbia, 6:12.020; 3. USA, 6:19.160; 4. Italy, 6:26.010; 5. Turkey, 6:29.110
USA Lineup – Leo Toch, Andrew Griffin (Wisconsin), George Schmidt, Austin Letorney
WOMEN'S FOUR (Lexi Siverling)
B Final (Places 7-12)
1. Belarus, 6:53.620; 2. Australia, 6:55.860; 3. New Zealand, 6:56.330; 4. USA, 6:59.570; 5. Czech Republic, 7:01.750; 6. Spain, 7:02.000
Semifinal 1 (Top 3 to A Final, rest to B Final
1. Netherlands, 6:26.620; 2. Romania, 6:29.770; 3. Great Britain, 6:34.400; 4. Spain, 6:39.250; 5. USA, 6:40.990; Czech Republic, 6:51.110
Repechage (Top 3 to semifinals, rest to C Final)
1. Australia, 6:46.250; 2. USA, 6:47.700; 3. Spain, 6:49.660; 4. Poland, 6:49.720; 5. Ukraine, 7:10.410
Heat 1 (Top three to semifinals, rest to repechage)
1. Romania, 6:49.940; 2. Germany, 6:52.080; 3. Denmark, 6:52.260; 4. USA, 6:54.200; 5. Spain
USA Lineup – Alison Rusher, Carlisle Wheeler, Lexi Siverling (Wisconsin), Tessa Yurko
LIGHTWEIGHT MEN'S PAIR (Thomas Walker)
B Final (Places 7-12)
1. Hungary, 6:50.740; 2. Mexico, 6:53.680; 3. USA, 6:55.690; 4. Germany, 6:56.220; 5. Chile, 7:01.660; 6. Norway, 7:05.270
Repechage 2 (Top 2 to A Final, rest to B Final)
1. Turkey, 6:41.260; 2. Denmark, 6:44.570; 3. Mexico, 6:45.260; 4. USA, 6:52.600; 5. Chile, 7:00.860
Heat 1 (Winner to Final A, rest to repechage)
1. Italy, 6:41.770; 2. Ireland, 6:47.520; 3. Turkey, 6:48.960; 4. France, 6:55.950; 5. USA, 7:07.820; 6. Norway, 7:16.280
USA Lineup –Luke Sendelbach, Thomas Walker (Wisconsin)
MEN'S DOUBLE SCULLS (Nickolas Montavlo)
D Final (Places 19-21)
1. Uzbekistan, 6:36.110; 2. USA, 6:37.750; 3. Ukraine, 6:38.330
Semifinal C/D 1 (Top 3 to C Final, rest to D Final)
1. Sweden, 6:32.360; 2. Thailand, 6:32.990; 3. Estonia, 6:36.560; 4. USA, 6:50.290
Repechage 2 (Top 2 to semifinal A/B, rest to semifinal C/D
1. Croatia, 6:21.420; 2. Germany, 6:24.090; 3. Denmark, 6:31.700; 4. USA, 7:19.410
Heat 4 (Winner to semifinal, rest to repechage)
1. France, 6:14.840; 2. Slovenia, 6:26.510; 3. Italy, 6:30.230; 4. Serbia, 6:40.870; 5. USA, 6:51.450
USA Lineup – Daniel Perez, Nickolas Montalvo (Wisconsin)
Kyle James (Princeton, New Jersey) begins Sunday racing for the Badgers with the final of the lightweight men's four at 4:23 a.m. CT. After placing second in a photo finish of the exhibition seeding race on Friday, James and the Americans go for the gold.
Maddie Wanamaker (Neenah, Wisconsin) will also represent the Badgers on Sunday in a race for gold. Wanamaker and her women's eight are set up for a great battle with Canada as first the Americans, then the Canadians, set and reset the world record for under 23 rowers during the heats earlier this week. Both qualified directly for Sunday's final.
Wanamaker's crew races at 5:40 a.m.
The third and final Badger going for gold on Sunday is James Bernard (Ann Arbor, Michigan) after his men's eight reached the A Final via repechage, taking the second of two spots in Friday's first rep. Romania won the rep in 5:26.240, with the Americans crossing the 2000-meter finish line in 5:29.690.
Bernard and the men's eight compete at 6:10 a.m.
Among those who have already completed racing, Andrew Griffin (Neenah, Wisconsin) and his ninth- place finish in the men's four leads the way. Racing in Saturday's B Final, his American crew took third in 6:07.940, behind Lithuania (6:04.680) and Germany (6:06.750).
In the women's four Lexi Siverling (Cadott, Wisconsin) helped her crew to 10th overall with a fourth-place result in the B Final.
Belarus led the way with a 6:53.620 for 2000 meters to clinch seventh place. Australia (6:55.860) and New Zealand (6:56.33) also beat out Siverling and the Americans in the race.
Thomas Walker (Princeton, New Jersey) tied for top honors among Badgers to this point by placing ninth in the men's pair. His boat took third in Saturday's B Final in a time of 6:55.690. Hungary (6:50.740) and Mexico (6:53.680) beat out the Americans in the race.
Finally, Nickolas Montalvo (Miami, Florida) ended up 20th in the men's double sculls after his second-place finish in the D Final on Saturday. His American crew clocked 6:37.750 and finished behind Uzbekistan (6:36.110) in the race.
The eighth Badger, men's rower Tristan Amberger, who made Team USA in the men's quadruple sculls, did not make the trip due to injury.
Complete press coverage, athlete bios and links to event information can be found at www.worldrowing.com. Progression information, athlete bios and more can also be found on the official USRowing Press Kit for the 2017 World Rowing Under 23 Championships. Follow along with the United States Under 23 National Team as they race the World Rowing Under 23 Championships using the hashtag #RowToPlovdiv and #WRU23Champs
Live video streaming of the 2017 World Rowing Under 23 Championships will be available during the at www.worldrowing.com.
2017 World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Maritsa River
2000 meters
IN SUNDAY A FINALS
MEN'S EIGHT (James Bernard)
Repechage 1 (Top 2 to A Final, rest to B Final)
1. Romania, 5:26:240; 2. USA, 5:29.690; 3. New Zealand, 5:32.190; 4. Italy, 5:38.370; 5. Russia, 5:38.570
Heat 1 (Winner to A Final, rest to repechage)
1. Netherlands, 5:23750; 2. USA, 5:26.890; 3. Great Britain, 5:27.450; 4. Romania, 5:27.710; 5. Czech Republic, 5:39.650; 6. Italy, 5:44.990
USA Lineup – Dominic Santora Jr., Jovanni Stefani, Michael Grady, Robert Hobert, Christopher Carlson, James Bernard (Wisconsin), Raymond Weeks, Leo Toch, Noah Messner
WOMEN'S EIGHT (Maddie Wanamaker)
Heat 1 (Winner to A Final, rest to repechage)
1. USA, 6:00.350; 2. Russia, 6:03.580; 3. Italy, 6:30.590; 4. Denmark, 6:35.700
USA Lineup – Coxswain Leigh Warner, Elise Beuke, Maddie Wanamaker (Wisconsin), Dana Moffat, Ellen Heile, Mariam Soufi, Emily Froehlich, Claire Collins, Jessica Thoennes
LIGHTWEIGHT MEN'S FOUR (Kyle James)
Exhibition
1. France, 6:03.700; 2. USA, 6:03.710; 3. Indonesia, 6:06.240; 4. Italy, 6:10.570; 5. Germany, 6:14.990
USA Lineup – Vincent Lamonte, Kyle James (Wisconsin), Austin Treubert, John Gleim
SATURDAY FINALS
MEN'S FOUR (Andrew Griffin)
B Final (Places 7-12)
1. Lithuania, 6:04.680; 2. Germany, 6:06.750; 3. USA, 6:07.940; 4. Italy, 6:10.510; 5. Spain, 6:11.300; 6. South Africa, 6:18.780
Semifinal 2 (Top 3 to A Final, rest to B Final
1. Austria, 5:52.060; 2. Netherlands, 5:55.240; 3. Switzerland, 5:57.350; 4. Italy, 6:00.360; 5. USA, 6:01.300; 6. Spain, 6:03.980
Heat 3 (Top 3 to semifinals, rest to repechage)
1. Netherlands, 6:09.590; 2. Serbia, 6:12.020; 3. USA, 6:19.160; 4. Italy, 6:26.010; 5. Turkey, 6:29.110
USA Lineup – Leo Toch, Andrew Griffin (Wisconsin), George Schmidt, Austin Letorney
WOMEN'S FOUR (Lexi Siverling)
B Final (Places 7-12)
1. Belarus, 6:53.620; 2. Australia, 6:55.860; 3. New Zealand, 6:56.330; 4. USA, 6:59.570; 5. Czech Republic, 7:01.750; 6. Spain, 7:02.000
Semifinal 1 (Top 3 to A Final, rest to B Final
1. Netherlands, 6:26.620; 2. Romania, 6:29.770; 3. Great Britain, 6:34.400; 4. Spain, 6:39.250; 5. USA, 6:40.990; Czech Republic, 6:51.110
Repechage (Top 3 to semifinals, rest to C Final)
1. Australia, 6:46.250; 2. USA, 6:47.700; 3. Spain, 6:49.660; 4. Poland, 6:49.720; 5. Ukraine, 7:10.410
Heat 1 (Top three to semifinals, rest to repechage)
1. Romania, 6:49.940; 2. Germany, 6:52.080; 3. Denmark, 6:52.260; 4. USA, 6:54.200; 5. Spain
USA Lineup – Alison Rusher, Carlisle Wheeler, Lexi Siverling (Wisconsin), Tessa Yurko
LIGHTWEIGHT MEN'S PAIR (Thomas Walker)
B Final (Places 7-12)
1. Hungary, 6:50.740; 2. Mexico, 6:53.680; 3. USA, 6:55.690; 4. Germany, 6:56.220; 5. Chile, 7:01.660; 6. Norway, 7:05.270
Repechage 2 (Top 2 to A Final, rest to B Final)
1. Turkey, 6:41.260; 2. Denmark, 6:44.570; 3. Mexico, 6:45.260; 4. USA, 6:52.600; 5. Chile, 7:00.860
Heat 1 (Winner to Final A, rest to repechage)
1. Italy, 6:41.770; 2. Ireland, 6:47.520; 3. Turkey, 6:48.960; 4. France, 6:55.950; 5. USA, 7:07.820; 6. Norway, 7:16.280
USA Lineup –Luke Sendelbach, Thomas Walker (Wisconsin)
MEN'S DOUBLE SCULLS (Nickolas Montavlo)
D Final (Places 19-21)
1. Uzbekistan, 6:36.110; 2. USA, 6:37.750; 3. Ukraine, 6:38.330
Semifinal C/D 1 (Top 3 to C Final, rest to D Final)
1. Sweden, 6:32.360; 2. Thailand, 6:32.990; 3. Estonia, 6:36.560; 4. USA, 6:50.290
Repechage 2 (Top 2 to semifinal A/B, rest to semifinal C/D
1. Croatia, 6:21.420; 2. Germany, 6:24.090; 3. Denmark, 6:31.700; 4. USA, 7:19.410
Heat 4 (Winner to semifinal, rest to repechage)
1. France, 6:14.840; 2. Slovenia, 6:26.510; 3. Italy, 6:30.230; 4. Serbia, 6:40.870; 5. USA, 6:51.450
USA Lineup – Daniel Perez, Nickolas Montalvo (Wisconsin)
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