University of Tennessee Athletics
LADY VOL ROWING TEAM DOMINATES CHATTANOOGA HEAD RACE
October 13, 2001 | Rowing
Oct. 13, 2001
The University of Tennessee rowing team started off their sixth season in grand fashion as they finished first in all four races they competed in at the Chattanooga Head Race. All in all the Lady Vols captured 10 medals as they swept the Pairs and Championship 4+ races while capturing first and second in the Championship 8+ and Novice 8+ event.
In the first event, the Championship 8+, the boat consisting of Shannon McMahon, Kacey Montgomery, Kelly Kraiss, Grace Harrington, Chelsea Pemberton, Kay Logan, Kaitlin Bargreen, Claire Newton and Mary Gruzalski finished in first at a time of 16:15.07. Right behind them in second in a time of 16:23.49 was the shell of Erin Artz, Ginny Bradley, Nicole Bold, Liz Humberd, Lindsay Sagar, Amy McIntosh, Sarah Long, Davida Lopez, and Sally BeVille.
In the next race, the Championship 2-, the Lady Vols captured all six spots as other schools cancelled out due to harsh weather conditions. Crossing the line in first was the team of Bargreen and Logan at a clip of 15:11.52. In second was the McIntosh and BeVille duo that clocked in at 15:36.69. Rounding out the medals sweep was the Lopez and Newton combination who recorded a time of 16:23.14.
With two of three varsity races out of the way it was time for the novice rowers to hit the water. The novice shells proved they were just as powerful as their varsity teammates as they captured the first two slots. Gliding across the line in a time of 14:21.03 was the team of Jacki Sawyer, Shanna Hurley, Kristen Swabe, Dana Forbes, Elizabeth Hoffman, Carol Weigand, McKenzie Craig and Marissa Allen. Less than one second behind was the shell consisting of Kristin Clark, Candice Scheffing, Emily Allen, Hilary Gilmore, Heather Marshall, Melissa DiCerbo, Shena Weaver, Shaina Frank who finished in 14:21.31.
The last race of the day for the Lady Vols was the Championships 4+ and again the Orange and White left the other teams looking for some hardware to bring home. The McMahon, Logan, Bargreen, Harrington and Pemberton combination brought home gold in a time of 13:54.48. Lizzie Brown, Montgomery, Kraiss, BeVille and McIntosh all rowed together to capture silver medals at a clip of 14.14.98. Bringing home the bronze in a time of 14:23.51 was the crew of Artz, Bradley, Bold, Humberd, Long.
Next week the Lady Vols will split their crew as the Varsity 8+ will head to Boston, Mass. for the Head of the Charles while the remaining members will stay in Knoxville for the Head of the Tennessee.
Results:
| Championship 8+ | |||
| 1. | Tennessee | 16:15.07 | (McMahon, Montgomery, Kraiss, Harrington, Pemberton, Logan, Bargreen, Newton, Gruzalski) |
| 2. | Tennessee | 16:23.49 | (Artz, Bradley, Bold, Humberd, Sagar, McIntosh, Long, Lopez, BeVille) |
| Championship 2- | |||
| 1. | Tennessee | 15:11.52 | (Bargreen, Logan) |
| 2. | Tennessee | 15:36.69 | (McIntosh, BeVille) |
| 3. | Tennessee | 16:23.14 | (Lopez, Newton) |
| 4. | Tennessee | 16:45.88 | (Sagar, Gruzalski) |
| 5. | Tennessee | 17:00.29 | (Long, Humberd) |
| 6. | Tennessee | 17:38.77 | (Freeman, Claire Hennesy) |
| Novice 8+ | |||
| 1. | Tennessee | 14:21.03 | (Sawyer, Hurley, Swabe, Forbes, Hoffman, Weigand, Craig, Allen) |
| 2. | Tennessee | 14:21.31 | (Clark, Scheffing, Allen, Gilmore, Marshall, DiCerbo, Weaver, Frank) |
| Championship 4+ | |||
| 1. | Tennessee | 13:54.48 | (McMahon, Logan, Bargreen, Harrington, Pemberton) |
| 2. | Tennessee | 14:14.98 | (Brown, Montgomery, Kraiss, BeVille, McIntosh) |
| 3. | Tennessee | 14:23.51 | (Artz, Bradley, Bold, Humberd, Long) |
| 5. | Tennessee | 14:56.18 | (Jovanna Vick, Lopez, Newton, Gruzalski, Sagar) |
