Varsity Crews Advance To Cal Cup Grand Final
4/6/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Crew
April 6, 2002
SAN DIEGO - The Gonzaga University men's and women's varsity crews both advanced to the Cal Cup Grand Final after finishing second in their respective heats during Saturday morning racing at the San Diego Crew Classic at Mission Bay. The Grand Final for both men and women will take place on Sunday morning with the Gonzaga men seeded fourth and the Gonzaga women seeded sixth.
In the men's race Gonzaga used a steady pace over the 2,000 meter course to finish second in their heat with a time of 6:17.17. The Bulldogs rowers finished three seconds behind heat winner Massachusetts, but had enough distance to cruise in ahead of third place Washington State which pulled a 6:22.06 time. Orange Coast College won the opening heat of the day with a 6:07.7 time while Western Washington won the final first day heat with a 6:19.30. The top two teams in each heat advanced to the Cal Cup Grand Final. Last year Gonzaga finished third in the Cal Cup Grand Final.
In the women's race Gonzaga followed the men's pattern with a steady pace to finish second in their heat with a time of 7:03.23. Gonzaga finished three seconds behind heat winner Kansas State but was maintained a three second advantage over the third place boat from Villanova. Duke posted the fastest women's Cal Cup time winning their heat in 6:51.80. Massachusetts won the other heat with a time of 6:58.37. The top two teams in each heat advanced to the Cal Cup Grand Final. Last year Gonzaga finished fifth in the Cal Cup Grand Final.
Gonzaga's men's varsity eight consisted of Nat Hopper, Mike Baisch, Justin Toenes, Mark Vorhees, Brad Hughes, Dave Johnson, Ben Foley, Jeff Kiely and coxswain Andrea Eberle.
Gonzaga's women's varsity eight consisted of Nickie Lustig, Alexis Skipitis, Bridget Troy, Maria Bokulich, Cynthia Savoca, Christine McKeown, Jennie Gilpin, Breah Niemiec and coxswain Courtney Haase.
2002 San Diego Crew Classic
Mission Bay - 2,000m
MEN'S CAL CUP
Heat A1. Orange Coast - 6:07.702. Colgate - 6:08.063. George Washington - 6:12.254. UCLA - 6:19.005. Texas - 6:21.436. San Diego - 6:25.977. Saint Mary's - 6:55.97
Heat B1. Massachusetts - 6:14.112. GONZAGA - 6:17.173. Washington State - 6:22.064. Santa Clara - 6:24.195. Puget Sound - 6:31.226. Colorado - 6:32.397. Chapman - 6:44.19
Heat C1. Western Washington - 6:19.302. UC San Diego - 6:21.393. Long Beach State - 6:23.714. San Diego State - 6:31.405. Loyola Marymount - 6:33.056. UC Irvine - 6:37.70
WOMEN'S CAL CUP
Heat A1. Duke - 6:51.802. Minnesota - 6:55.283. San Diego - 7:09.134. San Diego State - 7:12.525. UCLA - 7:17.576. Santa Clara - 7:25.767. Long Beach State - 7:25.85
Heat B1. Massachusetts - 6:58.372. Southern Methodist - 7:01.163. Loyola Marymount - 7:04.864. Sacramento State - 7:07.845. Purdue - 7:16.746. UC Irvine - 7:24.467. UC Santa Barbara - 7:35.86
Heat C1. Kansas State - 7:00.002. GONZAGA - 7:03.233. Villanova - 7:06.334. North Carolina - 7:11.635. Temple - 7:12.296. Orange Coast - 7:24.537. Saint Mary's - 7:57.00
