JESSICA CRUZ MIAMI FREE
He reported that Granicus the Imperishable, along with her thousands of warrior slaves, was indeed quite perishable, and Earth would be free of her machinations in the future. (Marcy Gunning (Coxswain), Meghan Hudson, Anika Arevalo, Olivia Charbonneau, Justine Lewis, Rachael Sporko, Grayce Palmer, Jessica Cruz, and Dianna Francisco).Steve Rogers, better known as Captain America, today held his usual press conference following The Avengers’ latest battle against a cosmic existential threat to the planet. The Hurricanes return to the course tomorrow where the Eights will race KansasState in the morning and Texas in the afternoon, the Four will race Texas in the morning and Wisconsin in the afternoon. The experience was definitely a learning one according to Leydecker, “We have things that we can work on and this is just money in the bank, we can take it and use it later.” We were able to hold them off for the first half of the race,” said Leydecker, a junior. “Texas is a deep team and we expected a tough race. The crew of Meghan Leydecker (Coxswain), Taurii Coyne, Julianne Parker, Charlotte Hillery and Marenda Chamberlin was unable to hold off the powerful Longhorn boat. The varsity four battled darkness in the headlining event against host Texas. “The race went really well and it was fun,” Huntsman said. Sophomore Emy Huntsman was pleased with the race, “Although we didn’t win, it was a great foundation for races to come.” The team seemed really relaxed and not too concerned with the loss. Miami was impressive, though, posting a time of 6:28.68–the second fastest time of the day, only behind Iowa’s time of 6:27.45. Miami started its sprint early and put a scare into Iowa but Hawkeyes were able to hold Miami’s rush edging them at the line by about one stroke.
Iowa’s eight, however, was equal to the task and the two teams battled neck and neck down the majority of the course. But the Hurricanes battled back using a powerful shift that brought them to within one seat. In the Varsity 8, Miami’s boat of Laura Comeau (Coxswain), Sarah Conlon, Emy Huntsman, Laura Cordner, Laura Coltman, Sarah Stocks, Rachel Clausing, Bethany Krawec, and Kelly Amsler got off to a slow start giving Iowa an early four-seat lead. “We came in pretty confident and it was very exciting to see how well we performed.” “This gives us a fantastic baseline to improve on and as a crew we know that there is a lot of potential for success,” Dove said. Dove has battled injury, including two shoulder surgeries, throughout her rowing career at Miami and was excited to race this weekend. Senior Mackenzie Dove saw her first action since Atlantic Coast Conference competition last season. The boat of Jessica Martin (Coxswain), Molly Wilson, Natasha Lejer, Marleena Eyre, Sarah Greyer, Mackenzie Dove, Jaquelene Heywood, Valerie Webb, and Meghan White led most of the race by two or three seats before pulling away for good around the 1200 meter mark. The Second Varsity 8 followed the Novice with another Miami victory by posting a time of 6:51.70 to win by a boat length. “I’m looking forward to the rest of the weekend and improving, continuing to learn and progress during the season.” “We thought we’d do well but I was surprised at how well we did,” continued Charbonneau.
Miami’s team seemed very confident going into the race even though this was the first true racing experience for all of the girls in the boat. The win marked the first time Miami has defeated a boat from Iowa.Ĭharbonneau, a freshman, was excited about the win, “The team was really together, we improved a lot from last weekend’s scrimmage vs. The boat consisted of Marcy Gunning (Coxswain), Meghan Hudson, Anika Arevalo, Olivia Charbonneau, Justine Lewis, Rachael Sporko, Grayce Palmer, Jessica Cruz, and Dianna Francisco in the one seat. Miami’s Novice 8 opened racing for the Hurricanes by winning in spectacular fashion with a time of 7:12.95 and with over a boat length of open water on Iowa’s Novice 8. “I’m proud of all the crews and am looking forward to a fast season.”
“We performed phenomenally for the first day of our racing season,” said head coach Debra Morgan. UM’s Varsity 8, Second Varsity 8 and Novice 8 all raced Iowa and the Varsity 4 raced host Texas. AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Miami Rowing squad opened up the season by winning two of its four races and posting the second fastest overall time of the day in the Varsity 8 on the first day of action at the Longhorn Invitational held on TownLake in Austin, Texas Friday evening.
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