Rowing DIVISION I Highlights Virginia Rowing Wins Program’s First National Championship: Second-seeded Yale rowed to a start-to-fi nish I Eights victory and Virginia captured the team title on the fi nal day of the NCAA Division I Women’s Rowing Championships May 30 on Lake Natoma. Yale, which had the fastest semifi nal time, completed the 2,000 meters at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center in 6 minutes 24.76 seconds. Virginia (6:25.75) was second, followed by Princeton (6:27.06), California (6:27.60), Stanford (6:31.30) and Southern California (6:34.21). With its fourth place in II Eights, second in I Eights and dominating win in Fours, Virginia claimed the team title with 87 points. California fi nished second with 82, followed by Princeton with 76. Defending team titlist Stanford was fourth with 75. It is Virginia’s fi rst team title since the NCAA began the women’s championships in 1997. Despite heat and semifi nal winners both clocking 6:16 times, the I Eights fi nal, the concluding event of the three-day regatta, was about eight seconds slower. “We knew we had to get out to a fast start,” said Taylor Ritzel, Yale’s senior captain. “We knew Princeton would be right there, and if we could get out quick, then we just had to row our race.” Rowing into a headwind, Yale moved to the front, with the top four boats rarely changing positions and fi nishing less than three seconds apart. “It was very diff erent today; we defi - nitely felt the headwinds,” said Ritzel of the Bulldogs’ inside lane. “Our coxswain always calls out the times after each 500 (meters), so we knew it was slower.” Yale had the best times in each of the fi rst two 500-meter splits, and California posted the fastest mark for the third split. Virginia had the fastest fi nal 500 meters, but Yale’s consistency prevailed. “I defi nitely thought for us it was best to key on Princeton,” said Yale coach Will Porter, whose Bulldogs won the I Eights title for the third time in four years. “They’re so fast out of the start and can dictate a race. We wanted to go with them. “When it’s a race like this when everyone is even with speed, there’s really only one way to do it. You have to assert yourself and really push it.” In Fours, Virginia claimed the title in 7:07.98. The Cavaliers dominated this portion of the regatta, posting the fastest time by at least fi ve seconds in each race. California (7:13.18) was second, followed by Wisconsin (7:13.72), Southern California (7:14.87), Brown (7:18.49) and Washington (7:19.31). “It was a great regatta,” said Washington coach Bob Ernst, completing his 37th season. “Women’s rowing has come a long way. This is fi rst-class stuff out here. The Yale crew that won the varsity race, that was just awesome.” 2010 TEAM RESULTS I Eights II Eights Fours Total 1. Virginia ..................................................................45 26 16 87 2. California ..............................................................39 28 15 82 3. Princeton ..............................................................42 24 10 76 4. Stanford ................................................................36 30 9 75 5. Brown ....................................................................27 32 12 71 6. Yale .........................................................................48 10 8 66 7. Wisconsin .............................................................21 20 14 55 8. Southern California .........................................33 6 13 52 9. Michigan St. ........................................................30 16 5 51 10. Washington ........................................................18 14 11 43 11. Michigan ..............................................................15 22 6 43 12. UCLA ......................................................................24 4 3 31 13. Washington St. .....................................................9 18 2 29 14. Ohio St. ....................................................................6 12 4 22 15. Clemson ...............................................................12 2 7 21 16. Tennessee ...............................................................3 8 1 12 Note: Ties in team scoring are broken by finish in I Eights. 2010 EVENT RESULTS II Eights: Third final—1. Tennessee, 6:41.50; 2. Southern I Eights: Third final—1. Clemson, 6:32.78; 2. Washington St., California, 6:43.99; 3. UCLA, 6:46.49; 4. Clemson, 6:50.77. 6:36.77; 3. Ohio St., 6:38.57; 4. Tennessee, 6:43.21. Fours: Third final—1. Ohio St., 7:25.17; 2. UCLA, 7:26.78; 3. Washington St., 7:31.32; 4. Tennessee, 7:40.20. II Eights: Petite final—1. Wisconsin [Sarah Bootsma, I Eights: Petite final—1. Michigan St. [Michelle Mussett, Rebekah Foelker, Meryl Chaffee, Bronwyn Knaebe, Caitlin Shannon Dunn, Laura Cowal, Emily Regan, Michelle Neuder, Fours: Petite final—1. Princeton [Courtney Emerson, Emily Mueller, Kate Mansfield, Rachel Buchholtz, Vanessa Kleiss, Kellie Lapointe, Stephanie Bochenek, Victoria Woodard, Gass, Maggie Daly, Audrey Wooster, Lila Flavin (coxswain)], Molly Evjen (coxswain)], 6:35.96; 2. Washington St., 6:37.18; Amanda McGeachie (coxswain)], 6:28.53; 2. Brown, 6:32.60; 7:19.52; 2. Stanford, 7:22.99; 3. Yale, 7:24.25; 4. Clemson, 3. Michigan St., 6:38.11; 4. Washington, 6:40.38; 5. Ohio St., 3. UCLA, 6:33.72; 4. Wisconsin, 6:34.22; 5. Washington, 7:25.67; 5. Michigan, 7:27.23; 6. Michigan St., 7:32.88. 6:46.01; 6. Yale, 6:49.42. 6:35.86; 6. Michigan, 6:36.58. Fours: Grand final—1. Virginia [Ruth Retzinger, Hunter II Eights: Grand final—1. Brown [Anna Vresilovic, Ali I Eights: Grand final—1. Yale [Taylor Ritzel, Dara Dickson, Terry, Chelsea Simpson, Inge Janssen, Sarah Pichardo Mittelberger, Casey Kelsey, Sarah Huebscher, Hannah Stephanie Madner, Catherine Hart, Caroline Nash, Maren (coxswain)], 7:07.98; 2. California, 7:13.18; 3. Wisconsin, Malvin, Catherine Borders, Allison Courtin, Corlis Gross, Ellie McCrea, Alice Henly, Tess Gerrand, Mia Kanak (coxswain)], 7:13.72; 4. Southern California, 7:14.87; 5. Brown, 7:18.49; 6. Smith (coxswain)], 6:25.72; 2. Stanford, 6:30.45; 3. California, 6:24.76; 2. Virginia, 6:25.75; 3. Princeton, 6:27.06; 4. California, Washington, 7:19.31. 6:31.96; 4. Virginia, 6:35.94; 5. Princeton, 6:37.74; 6. Michigan, 6:27.60; 5. Stanford, 6:31.30; 6. Southern California, 6:34.21. 6:40.34. 2 DIVISION I ROWING—HISTORY History Team Results Year Champion Coach Points Runner-Up Points Host or Site 1997 .................................................Washington Jan Harville 201 Princeton 184 Rancho Cordova, Calif. 1998 .................................................Washington Jan Harville 91 Brown 85 Gainesville, Ga. 1999 .................................................Brown John Murphy 56 Virginia 56 Rancho Cordova, Calif. 2000 .................................................Brown John Murphy 59 Washington 55 Camden, N.J. 2001 .................................................Washington Jan Harville 58 Michigan 53 Gainesville, Ga. 2002 .................................................Brown John Murphy 67 Washington 63 Indianapolis 2003 .................................................Harvard Liz O’Leary 59 Brown 57 Indianapolis 2004 .................................................Brown John Murphy 70 Yale 58 Gold River, Calif. 2005 .................................................California Dave O’Neill 67 Virginia 63 Gold River, Calif. 2006 .................................................California Dave O’Neill 66 Brown 66 West Windsor, N.J. 2007 .................................................Brown John Murphy 58 Virginia 54 Oak Ridge, Tenn. 2008 .................................................Brown John Murphy 67 Washington 59 Gold River, Calif. 2009 .................................................Stanford Yasmin Farooq 88 California 85 Cherry Hill, N.J. 2010 .................................................Virginia Kevin Sauer 87 California 82 Gold River, Calif. Note: Ties in team scoring are broken by finish in I Eights. TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 2004 Virginia [Launa Forehand, Kerry Maher, 2004 Brown [Erika Faires, Diane Schneider, Caitlin Brown 6, Washington 3, California 2, Harvard, Stanford, Renee Albers, Libby McCann, Ashley Flynn, Sophie Branson-Gill, Meghan Kelly, Virginia, 1 each. Jones (coxswain)], 7:27.5. Maggie Cheney, Kaitlin Masarie, Audrey 2005 Virginia [Katrin Sydlik, Allison Brennan, Patten, Peggy McKendry (coxswain)], INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Mieke Pitts, Mindy Fiesler, Michelle Ellison 6:44.1. Brown 13, Washington 9, Virginia 7, Yale 4, Princeton (coxswain)], 7:18.42. 2005 Virginia [Chrissie Monaghan, Mary 2, California, Clemson, Harvard, Michigan, Minnesota, 2006 Brown [Anne Van Beuningen, Carly Traub, Dobmeier, Sara Lipp, Heather Gardner, Southern California, Stanford, 1 each. Joanna Jacob, Casey Collins, Christina Kim Southern, Libby McCann, Crystal Caligiuri (coxswain)], 7:41.1030. MacLeod, Beth Clark, Launa Forehand 2007 Virginia [Chrissie Monaghan, Amanda Chase, (coxswain)], 6:34.19. Rebecca Ryall, Mindy Fiesler, Mary Eddy 2006 Brown [Jeanette Saraidaridis, Sarah Championship Records (coxswain)], 7:35.03. Bowman, Meg Anderson, Dove West, 2008 Washington [Rachel Powers, Jennifer Park, Corey Finnerty-Ludwig, Katie Reynolds, Charlene Franklin, Adrienne Martelli, Elizabeth Fison, Vanessa Rathbone, Sarah FOURS Wu (coxswain)], 6:48.7680. 7:07.98—Virginia [Ruth Retzinger, Hunter Terry, Chelsea Maggie Cheek (coxswain)], 7:24.75. 2009 Clemson [Kelly Murphy, Lydia Hassell, 2007 Minnesota [Mary Ann Weinzierl, Christine Simpson, Inge Janssen, Sarah Pichardo (coxswain)], Callen