George Washington University

Nov. 14, 2005

PRINCETON, NJ -- The GW women's novice crew travelled to Princeton Sunday to compete in the final race of the Fall, the Belly of the Carnegie. It was a perfect day for racing for the novice-only event. Weather conditions were sunny and warm but the water had a little more chop and wind than the last time GW visited Lake Carnegie.

The race began at noon and the Colonials started 12th in the women's race. Like all Fall head races, the start was staggered with GW starting approximately 10 seconds behind Georgetown. The Colonials finished 20th of 33 entries. The race format was such that the A and B boats were supposed to be equal in speed. GW only has one eight, however. The Colonials proved Sunday that they are in the mix with Georgetown and Rutgers. Coach Sarah Dondero said her rowers need to break into the next level with Penn, Cornell and Navy.

"I was glad they were able to overcome last weekend's loss to Georgetown, Dondero said. "I was proud that they didn't give up when they were side-by-side [with the Hoyas] and eventually were able to pass them. It was a good race for our boat and the athletes showed a lot of guts. We know we have a lot of work to do this winter and we're ready for the challenge. This gives us a good read of how much speed we have to gain. We believe that we can match these schools in the spring and are working toward that goal."

The GW lineup consisted of cox: Andi Cross, 8: Emily Roseman, 7: Teal Willingham, 6: Amanda Browne, 5: Krista Santilli, 4: Katelyn Raddack, 3: Jenn Phillips, 2: Bonnie Scott and 1: Alex Byrd.

WOMEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT EIGHT
PLACE BOW TEAM TIME
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1 102 Radcliffe B 17:14.52
2 101 Dartmouth B 17:18.58
3 89 Radcliffe A 17:19.97
4 88 Dartmouth A 17:23.53
5 85 Yale A 17:30.05
6 98 Yale B 17:37.81
7 103 Boston Univ B 17:37.96
8 106 Princeton C LTW 17:38.60
9 94 Princeton B 17:40.78
10 107 Radcliffe C LTW 17:51.21
11 84 Pennsylvania A 17:55.82
12 82 Columbia A 18:03.62
13 90 Boston Univ A 18:06.71
14 97 Pennsylvania B 18:07.20
15 95 Columbia B 18:07.54
16 81 Princeton A 18:07.96
17 96 Cornell B 18:17.64
18 83 Cornell A 18:19.65
19 86 Navy A 18:21.42
20 92 George Washington 18:36.48
21 108 Georgetown C LTW 18:49.00
22 99 Navy B 18:55.14
23 100 Rutgers B 18:58.77
24 91 Georgetown A 19:04.91
25 104 Georgetown B 19:15.48
26 105 Villanova B 19:18.10
27 87 Rutgers A 19:33.75
28 93 Villanova A 19:39.79
29 112 Boston Univ C 19:43.69
30 110 Columbia C 19:45.52
31 109 Radcliffe D LTW 20:51.10
32 113 Princeton D COMBO 20:55.93
33 111 Pennsylvania C 21:02.96

It marked the final race of the Fall for GW. The rowers will train on the water for one more week before they are limited to weight training and work on rowing machines. The team then travels to Augusta, GA for winter training before resuming their schedule on March 25, 2006 at Rutgers.

For complete results visit the row2k website at: http://row2k.com