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Head of the Des Moines
Minnesota Solid at Head of the Des Moines
9/26/2015 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
The Minnesota Rowing team had a solid effort against several Division I programs at their first meet of the year, the Head of the Des Moines.
"We are glad we came and raced Iowa even though it's been less than three weeks of practice for us," said head coach Wendy Davis. "It is great to have race pressure, perfor, and then evaluate and move forward."
To kick off the day the Gophers had three boats enter in the Women's Collegiate 8+ race. Minnesota's Varsity A boat, led by co-captain Taylor Gainey, earned second-place with an impressive time of 17:28.520. They finished just behind Iowa's Varsity B boat who recorded a time of 17:23.925. The other Gopher boats were stellar as well. Minnesota's Varsity B boat finished fifth with a time of 18:02.004 behind co-captain Jessica Flakne. The Varsity C boat completed the race in seventh place at 18:56.114.
In the Women's Collegiate Single race, Minnesota accounted for three out of the four fastest times. McKenzie Lukacs claimed first place after finishing the race at 23:08.023. Her teammate Lauren Miller finished right behind her in second place, finishing with a time of 23:22.279. Olivia Zoner found herself in fourth place after recording a time of 24:52.215. Anna Greene finished with a time of 25:32.556, good enough for sixth place.
Minnesota rowers finished behind four Iowa boats in the Women's Collegiate 4+ but placed in the next four slots. Minnesota's Varsity A finished in fifth with a time of 20:39.117. Varsity B finished with a time of 21:09.726, which was good enough for sixth place. Varsity C placed seventh clocking in at 21:12.180. Varsity D finished right behind them in eighth place with a time of 21:13.233.
The Gophers finished out the day by claiming the top three times in the Women's Collegiate Pair race. Haley Bagley and Jessica Flakne finished first in 21:36.052. Anna Cruse and Emily Stock earned second place honors by finishing in 21:54.371. Right behind them were Kourtney Luedloff and Jaime Friscia who finished third in 22:07.133.
Minnesota comes home next Saturday to compete in the Head of the Mississippi, their only home meet of the year.
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