Ohio State First Varsity Eight Tabbed Big Ten Co-Boat of the Week – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/20/2004 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
April 20, 2004
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Big Ten Conference announced the No. 1 Ohio State rowing first varsity eight was named Co-Big Ten Boat of the Week Monday. The Buckeyes closed out the dual season with a perfect 8-0 record, marking a first in program history, as they defeated three Big Ten teams over the weekend. OSU shares the honors with Michigan State’s first varsity eight.
The OSU first varsity eight topped Minnesota, No. 13 Wisconsin and Iowa last Saturday in Bloomington, Ind. Ohio State finished 5.25 seconds ahead of Minnesota in the morning with a time of 6:42.8. The boat following with another winning performance in the afternoon as it finished with a time of 6:36.7 defeating Wisconsin (6:39.32) and Iowa (6:47.54).
Members of the winning boat were Susi Wesenberg (Sr., Rostock, Germany), Ellen Maas (Fr., Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Amanda Purcell (Jr., Hilliard, Ohio), Merideth Corley (Alexandria, Va.), Wilma Dressel (Fr., Dortmund, Germany), Anna Fago (Fr., Giessen, Germany), Diana Albrecht (Jr., Dresden, Germany), Tatiana Grigorieva (Sr., Moscow, Russia) and coxswain Ashley Orr (Sr., Dublin, Ohio).
The award marks the fourth consecutive week the Buckeyes have been honored as Big Ten Boat of the Week. Ohio State received boat of the week honors March 27, April 5 and 12.
Ohio State has this weekend off before competing at the 2004 Big Ten Championships May 1 in Iowa City, Iowa.
