Ohio State Rowing 2003-04 Season Wrap-Up – Ohio State Buckeyes
6/23/2004 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
June 23, 2004
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Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio State rowing team finished its season with an eighth-place finish, scoring 33 points overall at the 2004 NCAA Championships May 28-30 at the CSUS Aquatic Center in Sacramento, Calif.
The Buckeyes’ first varsity eight clinched a fifth-place national finish, while the first varsity four and second varsity eight garnered sixth and 12th, respectively. Ohio State’s eighth-place team finish is the Buckeyes’ third best in the program history.
All-America Honors
The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) named three Ohio State rowers to the sixth annual 2004 All-America first and second teams. Senior Tatiana Grigorieva and junior Diana Albrecht were All-America first-team honorees, while freshman Annabelle Fago received second-team accolades. All three were members of the Buckeyes’ first varsity eight, which was ranked No. 1 nationally for five consecutive weeks and finished fifth at the NCAA championships.
Regional Honors
Seniors Tatiana Grigorieva (Moscow, Russia) and Ashley Orr (Dublin, Ohio), junior Diana Albrecht (Dresden, Germany) and freshman Annabelle Fago (Glessen, Germany) were named to the 2003 First Team All-Central Region. Senior Susi Wesenburg (Rostock, Germany) was named to the second team. The first team accolades mark the first for Grigorieva, Orr, Albrecht and Fago. Grigorieva received Second Team All-Central Region honors in 2002. Wesenburg was a second team all-region honoree in 2001.
Regional Coach of the Year
Ohio State head coach Andy Teitelbaum was named the Central Region Coach of the Year for the third consecutive season.
Teitelbaum was named All-Central region coach of the Year in 2002 and 2003. Teitelbaum has complied a 259-115 first varsity eight record in nine seasons at Ohio State. This season, Teitelbaum has guided the first varsity eight, which was ranked first in the nation five consecutive weeks, to a first place finish at the central region championships and a second place finish at the Big Ten championships.
Big Ten Honors
Following Big Ten racing, four Buckeyes were named to the All-Big Ten teams. Senior Tatiana Grigorieva and junior Diana Albrecht both received First Team All-Big Ten honors, while seniors Susi Wesenburg and Ashley Orr were named to the second team.
Big Ten Freshman of the year
Ohio State’s Annabelle Fago was named the 2004 Big Ten Rowing Freshman of the Year, the Giessen, Germany, native sat in the six and seven seats of OSU’s first varsity eight this season.
Fago is one of three freshmen in the Buckeyes’ top boat, which was ranked No. 1 nationally for five consecutive weeks this season. Fago was a member of the German National Team from 2000-02 and helped the squad to win silver medals at the 2000 and 2002 World Championships.
This award marks Fago’s first Big Ten honor and the second Big Ten Freshman of the Year accolade for the Buckeye program. Phaedra Giblin received the honor in 2000.
Big Ten Boat of the week
Earlier this season, the Buckeyes earned the title of Big Ten Boat of the Week four consecutive weeks. The Ohio State first varsity eight earned the accolade for posting a victory over then-No. 13 Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota April 19. The Buckeyes also received the honor for upsetting then-No. 6 Virginia and then-No. 20 Duke April12, then-No. 4 Michigan April 5 and then-No. 1 Brown and then-No. 3 Princeton March 29.
NCAA Championships
In their second appearance in the Grand Finals of the NCAA championships, OSU’s first varsity eight finished fifth with a time of 6:38.9, 1.2 seconds behind fourth-place Princeton. Brown came in first (6:32.9), followed by Yale (6:34.6) and Michigan (6:37.1).
The second varsity eight concluded their season with a 12th place national finish, taking sixth in the Petite Final. The Buckeyes finished at 6:55.1, just .7 seconds behind fifth-place Michigan State. Virginia won the Petite Final (6:48.8) and Wisconsin finished second (6:51.0).
The Buckeyes’ first varsity four wrapped up their season with a sixth-place national finish. OSU finished at 7:39.9, just .6 seconds behind fifth-place Cal. Virginia came in first at 7:27.5 and Washington followed in second with a time of 7:30.8.
This season marked Ohio State’s fifth consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championships. The Buckeyes’ highest finish was in 2001 when they placed fourth overall. Ohio State finished fifth in 2003 and 2002 and ninth in 2000.
NCAA Championship rankings
The best Division I programs in collegiate rowing raced at the 2004 NCAA Championships. All 12 teams competing in the championship were ranked in the Top 20 in the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association going into the weekend. The teams included: No. 1 California, No. 2 Princeton, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Harvard, No. 5 Virginia, No. 6 Washington, No. 7 Yale, No. 8 Michigan, No. 9 Brown, No. 11 Wisconsin, No. 14 Michigan State and No. 17 Washington State.
2004 Regional Championships
Ohio State tallied 391 points overall to win the 2004 Central Regional Championships on the final day of competition in Oak Ridge, Tenn., May 15-16. Ohio State finished second in the overall standings 15 points behind first place Virginia, who won the south region and 2004 Lexus Cup titles.
The first varsity eight was able to clinch the only victory of the day, finishing in a time of 6:34.8. The varsity eight boat defeated Virginia (6:37.3), Michigan (6:39.3), Tennessee (6:42.9), Wisconsin (6:43.5) and Texas (6:43.8).
The second varsity eight placed fifth in the Grand Final with a time of 6:51.6.
The first varsity four took third place in the Grand Final with a time of 7:38.4. Virginia finished first with a time of 7:33.1 and Wisconsin followed in second place with a time of 7:37.0.
The second varsity four struggled in the Open Four Grand Final taking fifth place with a time of 7:53.2.
The first novice eight finished second in the Grand Final in 7:09.4. The boat was defeated by Kansas, who finished the race 4.1 seconds ahead of OSU. The second novice took second place in the Grand Final with a time of 7:34.4, 18.3 seconds behind first place Wisconsin.
2004 Big Ten Championships
The Ohio State rowing team finished third overall at the 2004 Big Ten Championships May 1 in Iowa City, Iowa. Ohio State finished with 112 points, behind first-place Michigan (128) and second-place Wisconsin (115). The Wolverines clinched their second consecutive Big Ten title as they finished first in the first varsity eight final.
After placing first in the morning session, the first varsity eight fell by two seconds to Michigan in the final race of the day. Michigan finished with a time of 6:48.4 and Ohio State finished at 6:50.4.
The second varsity eight placed fourth overall with a time of 7:15.7 in the Grand Final.
The first varsity four had a strong morning finishing first in Heat 1 and continued their success into the afternoon, clinching the conference title in the Grand Final with a time of 7:44.5.
The second varsity four took third place in Heat 1 of the morning session with a time of 7:58.5 to place in the Petite Final for the afternoon. The second varsity four took first place in the Petite Final to finish fifth overall. Ohio State completed the race in 8:05.2.
The first novice eight finished first in the Petite Final in the afternoon session with a time of 7:21.6 to finish fifth overall. The second novice eight took fourth place in the Grand Final with a time of 7:20.4.
2004 Regular Season
The first varsity eight posted its first victory of the regular season, by outrunning the Princeton top boat by 4.63 seconds, finishing the race in 6:26.2 to Princeton’s 6:30.83 and Brown’s 6:32.80.
In the second varsity eight competition, OSU second varsity eight finished third at 6:50.67.
Ohio State raced two boats in the varsity four competition. OSU’s first boat finished 7:28.79, just 1.19 seconds behind first place Brown. The OSU B boat completed the race in 7:45.9.
The Buckeye novice teams also took to the water today as both the first novice eight and the second novice eight came in third. The OSU first novice eight finished with a time of 7:23.34. The OSU second novice eight finished in 7:43.44.
The first varsity eight posted its third victory of the year, outrunning the Michigan top boat by 7.14 seconds, finishing the race in 6:30.71 to Michigan’s 6:37.85.
In the second varsity eight competition, Ohio State took first at 6:46.44 and Michigan came in second at 6:51.61.
Ohio State raced two boats in the varsity four competition. OSU’s first boat finished 7:30.59, just 0.99 seconds behind first place Michigan. The OSU B boat came in first at 7:46.59.
Both the first novice eight and the second novice eight came in first in their respective races.
In the next competition the first varsity eight posted its fourth and fifth victories of the year, as it defeated both Virginia and Duke. The Buckeye’s edged Virginia by 4.9 seconds, finishing the race in 6:33.6. In the afternoon, Ohio State finished with a time of 6:38, compared to Duke’s time of 6:52.3.
The second varsity eight finished 1-1 on the day, falling to Virginia in the morning and coming back to defeat Duke in the afternoon. Virginia finished at 6:45.2, while Ohio State followed at 6:49.0. In the afternoon, OSU finished the race with a time of 7:06.1, topping Duke.
The Buckeye’s first varsity four completed the morning race at 7:42.3, 3.9 seconds behind Virginia. In the afternoon, Ohio State topped Duke by 11.1 seconds with a time of 7:54.6.
The second varsity four swept UVA in both the morning and afternoon competitions. In the morning session, OSU finished at 7:46.3, while Virginia at 7:57.7. In the afternoon, the Buckeyes topped Virginia by 13.8 seconds, 8:03.0.
The first novice eight fell in both races on the day. Virginia defeated the Buckeyes by 7.4 seconds in the morning and by 8.6 seconds in the afternoon race.
The second novice eight swept Virginia in both races. In the first race Ohio State edged UVA by 12.1 seconds, with a time of 7:22.8. In the afternoon OSU defeated Virginia by 26.7 seconds, with a time of 7:35.5.
In the final regatta of the regular season the first varsity eight swept both of its races. The Buckeyes 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).
The second varsity eight topped Minnesota by 5.41 seconds, with a time of 6:47.3. The second varsity went on to defeat both Wisconsin and Iowa in the afternoon.
The first varsity four ended the day 1-1, as it fell to Minnesota in the morning but came to defeat Wisconsin in the afternoon.
The second varsity four fell in both races on the day. Minnesota defeated the Buckeyes by 6.67 seconds in the morning, as OSU finished at 8:00.87. In the afternoon, Ohio State finished at 8:05.49, while Wisconsin came in at 7:59.4.
The first novice eight lost to Minnesota in the morning. In the afternoon race, a motor boat wake hit all three crews in the last 500 meters of the race. Ohio State and Wisconsin agreed upon a tie and Iowa finished five seconds later.
The second novice eight split on the day as OSU fell to Minnesota by 5.86 seconds in the morning and came back to defeat Iowa by 12.79 seconds in the afternoon.
Fall Recap
Ohio State began its fall season in impressive fashion winning the Speakmon Head Race in Columbus, Ohio.
Ohio State entered three varsity eight boats which all finished in the top three. The OSU second eight finished first at 16:17.4, the first eight fell just behind with a 16:25.11 finish and the third eight rounded out the top three at 16:55.36.
Ohio State also entered five pair boats into the competition, which swept the Top 5 times out of 11 boats.
The Buckeyes then traveled to Charlottesville, Va., where they took first place out of 17 teams. The Ohio State varsity eight boats all finished under 14 minutes. The OSU first eight finished first at 13:07.6, the OSU second varsity eight took seventh place with a 13:34.2 finish and the OSU third varsity 8 boat came in closely behind, finishing ninth at 13:59.7. The Buckeye first varsity pair finished first at 16:09.1, 18.4 seconds ahead of Duke, who finished second.
