ROWING: Irish finish season at Head of the Rock
By CHRISTINE ARMSTRONG
Sports Writer
Notre Dame dominated the open eight race with third-, fifth- and seventh-place finishes Sunday at the Head of the Rock Regatta.
The Irish first varsity eight of Cassie Markstahler (cox), Natalie Ladine, Ashlee Warren, Ann Marie Dillhoff, Alice Bartek, Elizabeth Specht, Erica Drennen, Kerri Murphy and Kathleen Welsh rowed the 2.7 miles course in 15:56.6.
Wisconsin's A crew was first with a time of 15:46, followed by Iowa in second at 15:55.
The second eight of Kathryn Long, Kati Sedun, Becky Luckett, Casey Buckstaff, Meghan Boyle, Diane Price, Rachel Polinski, Katie Chenoweth and Melissa Felker finished in fifth, while the crew of Maureen Gibbons, Katie O'Hara, Shannon Mohan, Meredith Thornburgh, Christine Donnelly, Sarah Palendech, Kristin Henkel, Sarah Keefer and Megan Sanders took seventh place.
The fourth varsity eight of Rebecca Campbell: Kristin Mizzi, Courtney Quinn, Katherine McCalden, Devon Hegeman, Antoinette Duck, Jenna Froberg, Danielle Stealy and Ann Mulligan came in 18th.
Notre Dame likewise had a strong showing in the open four, as the crew of Rackish, Mohan, Thornburgh, Donnelly and Palandech clinched first, while the team of Markstahler, Buckstaff, Boyle, Sedun and Felker finished third.
The Irish also dominated in the pairs as it secured four of the top eight places and six of the top 16.
The team of Warren and Murphy were second, followed by the duo of Dillhoff and Bartek in third. Ladine and Welsh were seventh and Price and Luckett finished eighth.
The Head of the Rock Regatta completes the team's fall season, but the rowers will work off of its strengths from fall races as it transitions into the offseason.
All Sports Stories for Monday, October 14, 2002
