The Lexus Cup/ Central Region Championships – Ohio State Buckeyes
5/8/2000 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
May 8, 2000
%^$COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 13 Ohio State Buckeyes travel to Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn. to compete in the Lexus Cup/ Central Region Championships May 13-14. The Buckeyes have entered boats in five races. The semifinal races begin at 9 a.m., followed by the Grand Finals at 1 p.m.%^$
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Probable Varsity Eight%^$
bow: Megan Hura%^$
2 seat: Sam Bomkamp%^$
3 seat: Liz Hellickson%^$
4 seat: Mindy Stauffer%^$
5 seat: Maxi Meissner%^$
6 seat: Connie Kirsch%^$
7 seat: Katie Buttine%^$
stroke: Phae Giblin%^$
coxswain: Liz Heisey%^$
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Last Time Out: Big Ten Championships%^$
Ohio State finished third overall, with 28 points, at the Inaugural 2000 Big Ten Championships April 29 on Lake Wingra in Madison, Wis. Michigan captured the conference title with 41 points and Michigan State finished second with 35 points. The varsity eight boat didn’t let cool temperatures hinder their performance, as they finished third with a time of 6:23.07. The Buckeyes’ varsity four boat won the petite final with a time of 7:28.43. Sophomore Connie Kirsch (Potsdam, Germany) was named first team All-Big Ten. Teammates Megan Hura (Sr., Ravenna, Ohio) and Phae Giblin (Fr., NSW Australia) earned second team All-Big Ten honors. Ohio State’s novice eight crew finished second, behind Michigan, in the petite final with a time of 6:59.99. The Buckeyes did not race in the second varsity four race or in the varsity four grand final race.%^$
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The 1999 Central Regionals%^$
The crew team finished third overall, with 68 points, at the Central Regional Championships last season in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Ohio State advanced all five boats to the Grand Finals. The varsity eight boat won a bronze medal at the regattas. The second varsity eight and the varsity four boats earned silver medal honors.%^$
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The Spring Season In Review%^$
The No. 13 Ohio State Buckeyes started the spring season on a high note beating Dayton in a dual race on March 18. OSU got a taste of top-flight competition March 25 at the ACC-Big Ten Double Dual. Then No. 2 Virginia downed the Buckeyes, but only by a slim margin of just over five seconds. Ohio State has had one head-to-head matchup with a conference-rival this spring with the Wolverines narrowly defeating the Buckeyes on April 15 by less than a second, 6:51.20 to 6:51.87. Ohio State concluded the home season, defeating Indiana in the varsity races. The first varsity eight boat crossed the finish line 26 seconds ahead of the Hoosiers. Indiana swept the novice boats April 22.%^$
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In the Rankings%^$
The Ohio State women’s varsity crew was ranked 13th in the April 19 Collegiate Coaches Poll. The Buckeyes began the season at No. 13. They have been ranked as high as No. 11 this season.%^$
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Head coach Andy Teitelbaum%^$
Andy Teitelbaum is in his fifth season at the helm of the Buckeye crew program after a 1999 season in which the varsity eight put together a 31-15 campaign. In just four years as a varsity sport, Teitelbaum has lead the crew to 43 medals at regional and national events. In 1999, the varsity eight boat won a bronze medal at the Central Regional Championship. The second varsity eight and the varsity four won silver medals at the Midwest Championship and Central Regionals. In 1998, the program medaled in four of six events at both the Midwest and Central Regional Championships. At the Midwest regatta, his squad won more medals than any other open women’s crew. 1998 also marked Ohio State’s first victory over perineal power Wisconsin in the varsity eight event.
