University of Massachusets Athletics
Rowers Kick Off Season At The Housatonic
October 07, 2011 | Rowing
Oct. 7, 2011
AMHERST, Mass. - The Minutewomen start off their Fall 2011 season in Shelton, Conn. at the Head of the Housatonic River this Saturday. The race is one of the largest single-day head competitions in the nation, attracting various levels of skill to the 2.7 mile course located in Indian Well State Park.
Projected Lineup • Singles: Emily Boucher, Beth Paret, Corinne Kazmierczak, Megan Donovan • Four 4+ boats are racing for UMass. The coxswains will be Heather Pekarovich, Ari Barrenechea, Emily Hajjar, and Em Chiu. • Doubles: The teams entered into the doubles races will be Kendall Bennett/Amanda Doolin, Boucher/Nicole Juul-Hindsgaul, Donavan/Steph Hopf. • Quad: Emily Sgarlat, Nicole Lomas, Marika Kopp, and Paige Ryder. • The Minutewomen will enter two boats in the Varsity 8+. Chiu and Hajjar will coxswain these boats. • The Novices will see their first competition as they race in the Novice 8+. Coxswain Isabel Feldman, Arielle Gillette, Lomas, Sgarlat, Ryder, Kopp, Kali Hryniewich, Kelly St. Cyr, and Corinne Kazmierczak will debut their rowing skills.
Checking the Forecast • After some cold mornings on the water for the Minutewomen, tomorrow will have a high of 76 degrees. The rowers will start the day with temperatures in the high 50s.
Last Season at Head of the Housatonic • The Minutewomen entered eight boats in six races at the Shelton, Conn. race, facing schools across New England. Emily Boucher competed in the singles and finished in fourth place with a time of 20:32.954. In the pair event, seniors Chelsea Wakeham and Liz Euiler placed third with a time of 20:36.809. In the doubles, Megan Donovan and Tory Gordon finished in second with a time of 23:18.351. • The Varsity 4+, led by coxswain Carly Payne, finished in fifth place with a time of 19:14.276 and the Novice 4+ finished in fourth place with a time of 23:22.103.
The 2011-2012 Minutewomen • This year's squad has lost eleven seniors, including coxswains Samantha Schonerr and Carly Payne. • The team returned 25 letterwinners from last season. This year's captains are seniors Kendall Bennett and Emily Boucher. • There are currently
The 2011 Fall Schedule • This years schedule will look very familiar to veteran rowers, as it will once again start at the Head of the Housatonic on October 8. From there the novices will return home for the Pumpkin Head Regatta, while the rest of the squad will travel to Middletown Conn. for the Head of the Connecticut on October 16. • The weekend of October 22 will consist of the 47th annual Head of the Charles Regatta, where Coach Jim Dietz will also be competing. From there the Minutewomen will race at the Head of the Fish in Saratoga, N.Y., followed by the Green Monster in Dartmouth, N.H. • The UMass Rowing team will round out their fall schedule in Boston at the Foot of the Charles.
Boucher Represents USA In Rowing World Championship...Again • Emily Boucher competed at the World Rowing Under 23 Championships again this year in the Lightweight Single Sculls. This is her second year in a row that she competed in the event for the US National team. • In trials, Boucher came in first with a time of 8:15.87 and had a time of 8:03.98 in the finals for trials. She beat her nearest competitor by 16 seconds. • In the finals in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Boucher finished third in the first heat with a time of 8:40.21, outstroking Hungary in the last 1000 meters. In the Repechage race, she placed fourth with a time of 8:15.88 behind Paraguay, France, and Germany, but was good enough to land her in the semifinals. She placed second in the semifinal race with a time of 8:20.44 after losing pace with the Hungarian boat in the last 1000 meters. • Boucher finished in fourth place in the finals with a time of 8:02.55, after a surge in the last 500 meters that put her at a finish only seven seconds behind the winning boat. • Last year, Boucher finished in sixth place with a time of 9:02.90 in the 2010 World Rowing Under 23 Final.
