University of Massachusets Athletics
Boucher Reaches Final B At World Rowing Champs.
July 26, 2010 | Rowing
July 26, 2010
BREST, Belarus - UMass Minutewoman rower Emily Boucher completed competition at the 2010 World Rowing Under 23 Championships last weekend in Brest, Belarus. The Lee, N.H. native competed in the lightweight single sculls event, reaching the Final B on the last day of racing. Boucher will return to the Minutewomen squad in the fall for her junior season.
Boucher got off to a tough start on the first day of competition, finishing fifth in her preliminary heat with a time of 8:08.51. She put up a fight through the first half of the course before falling back to the eventual top-finisher from Belarus.
Boucher was then forced to race in the repechage where she placed third, shaving off three seconds from her previous time with a 8:05.67 to earn a spot in the semifinals.
In Saturday's semifinal, she stayed consistent with a finish time of 8:05.05, but boats from Belarus and Austria set the pace in their one-two finish, pushing Boucher down to fifth place. Competition didn't get any easier in the Final B on Sunday however, as Kazakhstan and Switzerland made it a two-boat race as Boucher clocked in with a time of 9:02.90, a sixth place finish.
Boucher, 20, still has two years of eligibility at the U23 level, and will be back next fall as a junior with the Minutewomen.
