University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, October 5
8:45 AM
University of Minnesota
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Head Of The Mississippi Regatta
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Gophers Put on Strong Performance at Head of the Mississippi
10/5/2019 8:22:00 PM | Rowing
MINNEAPOLIS - The Gophers opened up their season with a successful campaign at the Head of the Mississippi Regatta Saturday. Minnesota swept the top spots in all three events they competed in. The Varsity 4+ kicked off the day with a solid performance and was followed by the Novice 8+. Minnesota closed out their day with the Women's Collegiate 8+ event where the Gophers went on to take the top four spots. The Gophers earned eight medals: three gold, three silver and two bronze.
Miranda Cyr, Meg Messer, Kirrali Schofield, Isabella Bejaran, Harriet Haege and Zoe McDougall all made their first collegiate appearances in the Maroon and Gold as members of the Varsity team. Novice team member, freshman Grace Odell, competed in her first Varsity race in the 4V8 after competing in the Women's Collegiate Freshman 8+.
Quotable
"The racing conditions were very challenging today and I am proud of the way our team handled them. The energy and fearlessness the group brought to the course showed in their results. The squad is learning how to compete within themselves and they're showing that we have a lot of depth in the middle boats. It is going to be fun to see who emerges. And a huge shout out to our novice group on their first competition. We have a talented group of new rowers this year and they are important to our team. Our top 4+ today had 4 former novices in it: Sydney Large, Gabby Mullally, Lindsay Eliasen and Melissa Wiebke. " - Alicea Strodel, head coach
"We are extremely excited with today's results. The crews were able to execute a full race in very difficult conditions. It was great to achieve that in front of a home crowd and see the varsity have a similarly dominant performance to motivate our young team as we move forward this fall. We cannot wait to see what the team can achieve with even more training." - Jeff Forrester, assistant coach
Event Recap
Women's Collegiate 4+
Second place, 23:17.429 - 1V4: Cyr (cox), Natalie Stratton, Sarah Von der Goltz, Sarah Reimann, Lauren Burrows-Cheng
First place, 22:31.239 - 2V4: Large (cox), Mullally, Eliasen, Messer, Wiebke
Third place, 25:50.249 - 3V4: Megan Clark (cox), EmmaJo Elder, Erika Guenther, Stephanie Peller, Margot Crawley
Women's Collegiate Freshman 8+
First place, 26:53.064 - Novice 8+ A: Cozzi (cox), Odell, Garfield, Bartlett, Willis, Doebler, Duepner, Rue, Wenner
Second place, 27:39.619 - Novice 8+ B: Sanna (cox), Johnson, Erdmann, Wempner, Strasser, Loescher, Van Vooren, Erickson, Clark
Entry did not compete. - Novice 8+ C: Matrisciano (cox), Cicha, Guenther, Wieber, Konynenbelt, Swehla, Kotrba, Frenz, Fath
Women's Collegiate 8+
First place, 20:13.297 - V8: Clark (cox), Von der Goltz , Stratton, Burrows-Cheng, Reimann, Messer, Eliasen, Mullally, Wiebke
Fourth place, 22:13.524 - 2V8: Bejaran (cox), Elder, Allie Schmidt, Peller, Guenther, Saskia Dammersmith, Crawley, Sophia Thuente, Maura Maguire
Second Place, 20:54.352 - 3V8: Meredith Targonski (cox), Schofield, Kat Hetico, Christina McBride, Natalie Lorca, Maddie Mainwood, Haege, Bronwynn Ziemann, Zoe McDougall
Third place, 22:13.524 - 4V8: Megan Sampson (cox), Meade Avery, Savannah Kjaer, Amanda Russell, Brooke Roberts, Brooke Watland, Maddie Motzel, Grace Odell, Katie Hallahan
Up Next
The Gophers head to Boston, Mass. for the 55th Head of the Charles Regatta on Saturday, October 20th. The event will take place on the Charles River and is the largest two-day regatta in the world.
Miranda Cyr, Meg Messer, Kirrali Schofield, Isabella Bejaran, Harriet Haege and Zoe McDougall all made their first collegiate appearances in the Maroon and Gold as members of the Varsity team. Novice team member, freshman Grace Odell, competed in her first Varsity race in the 4V8 after competing in the Women's Collegiate Freshman 8+.
Quotable
"The racing conditions were very challenging today and I am proud of the way our team handled them. The energy and fearlessness the group brought to the course showed in their results. The squad is learning how to compete within themselves and they're showing that we have a lot of depth in the middle boats. It is going to be fun to see who emerges. And a huge shout out to our novice group on their first competition. We have a talented group of new rowers this year and they are important to our team. Our top 4+ today had 4 former novices in it: Sydney Large, Gabby Mullally, Lindsay Eliasen and Melissa Wiebke. " - Alicea Strodel, head coach
"We are extremely excited with today's results. The crews were able to execute a full race in very difficult conditions. It was great to achieve that in front of a home crowd and see the varsity have a similarly dominant performance to motivate our young team as we move forward this fall. We cannot wait to see what the team can achieve with even more training." - Jeff Forrester, assistant coach
Event Recap
Women's Collegiate 4+
Second place, 23:17.429 - 1V4: Cyr (cox), Natalie Stratton, Sarah Von der Goltz, Sarah Reimann, Lauren Burrows-Cheng
First place, 22:31.239 - 2V4: Large (cox), Mullally, Eliasen, Messer, Wiebke
Third place, 25:50.249 - 3V4: Megan Clark (cox), EmmaJo Elder, Erika Guenther, Stephanie Peller, Margot Crawley
Women's Collegiate Freshman 8+
First place, 26:53.064 - Novice 8+ A: Cozzi (cox), Odell, Garfield, Bartlett, Willis, Doebler, Duepner, Rue, Wenner
Second place, 27:39.619 - Novice 8+ B: Sanna (cox), Johnson, Erdmann, Wempner, Strasser, Loescher, Van Vooren, Erickson, Clark
Entry did not compete. - Novice 8+ C: Matrisciano (cox), Cicha, Guenther, Wieber, Konynenbelt, Swehla, Kotrba, Frenz, Fath
Women's Collegiate 8+
First place, 20:13.297 - V8: Clark (cox), Von der Goltz , Stratton, Burrows-Cheng, Reimann, Messer, Eliasen, Mullally, Wiebke
Fourth place, 22:13.524 - 2V8: Bejaran (cox), Elder, Allie Schmidt, Peller, Guenther, Saskia Dammersmith, Crawley, Sophia Thuente, Maura Maguire
Second Place, 20:54.352 - 3V8: Meredith Targonski (cox), Schofield, Kat Hetico, Christina McBride, Natalie Lorca, Maddie Mainwood, Haege, Bronwynn Ziemann, Zoe McDougall
Third place, 22:13.524 - 4V8: Megan Sampson (cox), Meade Avery, Savannah Kjaer, Amanda Russell, Brooke Roberts, Brooke Watland, Maddie Motzel, Grace Odell, Katie Hallahan
Up Next
The Gophers head to Boston, Mass. for the 55th Head of the Charles Regatta on Saturday, October 20th. The event will take place on the Charles River and is the largest two-day regatta in the world.
Head of the Mississippi Hype
Wednesday, October 08
Third Varsity Four Wins Again at B1G Invite
Monday, April 21
Second Novice Eight Wins at B1G Invite
Monday, April 21
First Varsity Four Wins at B1G Invite
Saturday, April 19