2008 Woodie Awards
M. and w. crew have strong showing at regional finals
Issue date: 5/1/08
"The best women's eights came from all over and gave us pretty tough competition," co-captain Williamson said. "After a rough start to the season with lots of bad weather injuries and lineup changes, we were extremely proud of our results."
Despite all this, the girls scraped up a second-place finish out of six. Notable was also novice rower Zhou who stepped in to fill the gap of the eighth varsity member who was victim to one of those injuries.
As the meet progressed, teams were compensated with an increasing tailwind, though it did not greatly alter either team's game plan.
"You just learn to adapt the rowing technique depending on conditions, and trust your coxswain's calls," Williamson said.
The two crews of Hopkins in the men's novice four rode the wind to times of 6:45.0 and 6:56.0 to chart at second and third place, respectively.
The novice eight crew also flashed their speed and notched a victory in their heat, coming in a full six seconds earlier than the next fastest team. The crew consisted of sophomore Adam Ammar, freshmen Daniel and William Bagdorf, George Reynolds, Christian Honore, Marcus Webb, Steve Cardinali and Max Thorsbakken.
The A-squad in the men's varsity four which consisted of Vaglia, Drewien, Faulkner and Cooper also had an impressive showing, crossing the finish line second with a time of 6:46.6. The Hopkins B-troupe followed behind in fifth, finishing 41.7 seconds later.
The Lady Jays sat out the varsity four, but capped off the meet in style with the varsity eight petite finals, taking silver in the event with a time of 7:10.1.
Both the men's and women's teams now look to carry their momentum into their penultimate regatta of the year, this Sunday at Lorton, Va.
Despite all this, the girls scraped up a second-place finish out of six. Notable was also novice rower Zhou who stepped in to fill the gap of the eighth varsity member who was victim to one of those injuries.
As the meet progressed, teams were compensated with an increasing tailwind, though it did not greatly alter either team's game plan.
"You just learn to adapt the rowing technique depending on conditions, and trust your coxswain's calls," Williamson said.
The two crews of Hopkins in the men's novice four rode the wind to times of 6:45.0 and 6:56.0 to chart at second and third place, respectively.
The novice eight crew also flashed their speed and notched a victory in their heat, coming in a full six seconds earlier than the next fastest team. The crew consisted of sophomore Adam Ammar, freshmen Daniel and William Bagdorf, George Reynolds, Christian Honore, Marcus Webb, Steve Cardinali and Max Thorsbakken.
The A-squad in the men's varsity four which consisted of Vaglia, Drewien, Faulkner and Cooper also had an impressive showing, crossing the finish line second with a time of 6:46.6. The Hopkins B-troupe followed behind in fifth, finishing 41.7 seconds later.
The Lady Jays sat out the varsity four, but capped off the meet in style with the varsity eight petite finals, taking silver in the event with a time of 7:10.1.
Both the men's and women's teams now look to carry their momentum into their penultimate regatta of the year, this Sunday at Lorton, Va.
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