Bluejay Crew Brings Home Bronze from Dad Vail Regatta
5/12/2003 7:00:00 AM | Athletic Business
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Carrying an undefeated record into the final regatta of the season, the Women's Novice Eight crew finished their weekend at the Dad Vail Regatta in impressive fashion. The crew finished third at one of the most prestigious events in the sport.
"This is easily the biggest racing finish a Creighton crew has ever come home with," an excited Head Coach Dan Chipps stated. "For our girls to come in undefeated and finish as high as they did in this event sets a new precedent for Bluejay rowing."
The crew finished second in their heat to start the weekend off right on Friday with a time of 6:57.9. Purdue was the only team to edge the Jays in their first race of the weekend, by just over one second.
The Jays then rowed their way to a first-place finish in their semifinal race. CU finished an impressive seven seconds in front of UMass with a time of 7:01.6. The Jays also slipped by Villanova, Lehigh and Santa Barbara in the semis.
In the finals, the Jays rowed to an exciting third-place finish, only three-tenths of a second off the champion Purdue shell. St. Joseph's edged the Jays by one-tenth of a second, while CU's time of 6:52.3 brought home a bronze for the squad.
Women's Novice Eight Final
1. Purdue 6:52.0
2. St. Joseph's 6:52.2
3. Creighton 6:52.3
4. UMass 6:57.3
5. Connecticut 7:05.4
6. Bucknell 7:11.5
In the winning shell was Jill Van Dam, Tammy Steele, Cortney Franks, Shannon Riley, Kathleen Moore, Heide Loebach, Abby Bruning, Wendy Holmes and coxswain Jen Tambio.
The Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia is widely considered the premier regatta in the collegiate sport, comparable to the College World Series in baseball.
For complete results, click here.
"This is easily the biggest racing finish a Creighton crew has ever come home with," an excited Head Coach Dan Chipps stated. "For our girls to come in undefeated and finish as high as they did in this event sets a new precedent for Bluejay rowing."
The crew finished second in their heat to start the weekend off right on Friday with a time of 6:57.9. Purdue was the only team to edge the Jays in their first race of the weekend, by just over one second.
The Jays then rowed their way to a first-place finish in their semifinal race. CU finished an impressive seven seconds in front of UMass with a time of 7:01.6. The Jays also slipped by Villanova, Lehigh and Santa Barbara in the semis.
In the finals, the Jays rowed to an exciting third-place finish, only three-tenths of a second off the champion Purdue shell. St. Joseph's edged the Jays by one-tenth of a second, while CU's time of 6:52.3 brought home a bronze for the squad.
Women's Novice Eight Final
1. Purdue 6:52.0
2. St. Joseph's 6:52.2
3. Creighton 6:52.3
4. UMass 6:57.3
5. Connecticut 7:05.4
6. Bucknell 7:11.5
In the winning shell was Jill Van Dam, Tammy Steele, Cortney Franks, Shannon Riley, Kathleen Moore, Heide Loebach, Abby Bruning, Wendy Holmes and coxswain Jen Tambio.
The Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia is widely considered the premier regatta in the collegiate sport, comparable to the College World Series in baseball.
For complete results, click here.
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