Rowing: No. 11 Ohio State Travels to Tennessee for Aramark Central/South Region Championships – Ohio State Buckeyes
5/15/2008 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
COLUMBUS, Ohio The 11th-ranked Ohio State rowing team will travel to Oak Ridge, Tenn., for the Aramark Central/South Region Championships at Melton Hill Lake Saturday-Sunday. The Buckeyes are entering the all-day event as five-time defending champions.
2008 Aramark Central/South Region Championships
May 17-18 (Saturday-Sunday)
All Day
Melton Hill Lake
Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Host School: Tennessee
Probable Boat Lineups
First Varsity Eight (from bow)
Claudia Wurzel
Tess Prescott
Patricia Goodeman
Zuzanna Trzcinska
Gabriele Albertaviciute
Katie Flarida
Anniken Ellingsen
Cleonice Renzetti
Coxswain Kate Hanseman
Second Varsity Eight (from bow)
Simone Haubner
Carolin Helmholz
Nora Franzen
Susanne Herbrand
Mary Sheehan
Charlott Goldstein
Peta-Leigh Dakyns
Sara Wallace
Coxswain Erika Benford
First Varsity Four (from bow)
Jackie Ruetenik
Ingrid Aasaaren
Johnna Burns
Andrea Dymalski
Coxswain Kristin DiJosie
Second Varsity Four (from bow)
Erin Shropshire
Sara Reardon
Caroline McPherson
Farrah Edwards
Coxswain Samantha Getz
First Novice Eight (from bow)
Debra Leitch
Kate Sweeney
Kyla Ferguson
Jill Mohr
Aly Day
Alicia Caldwell
Jess Neiding
Adrienne Eichenlaub
Coxswain Elena Reynolds
Buckeyes Garner All-Big Ten Honors
Senior Gabriele Albertaviciute was named First-Team All-Big Ten for the second consecutive year following the conclusion of the 2008 Big Ten Championships. The Vilnius, Lithuania, native, has been named to the All-Big Ten team three straight years. She garnered First-Team All-Big Ten honors in 2007 and Second-Team All-Big Ten accolades in 2006.
Senior Patricia Goodeman joined Albertaviciute on the First-Team All-Big Ten roster this year, a first for the Waterville, Ohio, native.
Mary Sheehan, of Johnstown, Pa., was Ohio State’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree.
Seedings
Four Ohio State boats received the fourth-seeds in the Central/South Region championships. The First and Second Varsity Eight crews, along with the First Varsity Four earned Top 5 seeding. The Second Varsity Four earned the sixth seed overall.
Gateway to Nationals
SEMIFINAL AND FINAL PROGRESSION
Varsity 8+ (22 entries): two heats of five boats, two heats of six boats
– The Top 3 in each heat advance to the A/B semifinals
– 4th-6th place in each heat go to the C/D semifinals.
– In each of the A/B semifinals, the Top 3 finishers advance to the Grand Final, while 4th-6th go to the Petite Final
– In each of the C/D semifinals, the Top 3 finishers go to the C final for places 13th-18th, while the remaining boats go to the D final for the 19th-22nd positions
2nd Varsity 8+ (21 entries): three heats of five boats, one heat of six boats
– The Top 3 finishers in each heat advance to the A/B semifinals
– 4th-6th place advance to the C/D semifinals
– In each of the A/B semifinals, the Top 3 finishers advance to the Grand Final, while 4th-6th advance to the Petite Final
– In each of the C/D semifinals, the Top 3 finishers go to the C final for places 13th-18th, while the remaining boats go to the D final for the 19th-21st positions
Varsity 4+ (19 entries): three heats of five boats, one heat of four boats
– The Top 3 finishers in each heat advance to the A/B semifinals
– 4th-5th place advance to the C final
– In each of the A/B semifinals, the Top 3 boats advance to the Grand Final, while 4th-6th advance to the Petite Finals
Open 4+ (18 entries): three heats of six boats
– Only 15 score, as you must be entered in all three Varsity races and be the “A” entry from your school
– Top 4 finishers in each heat advance to the A/B semifinals
– 5th-6th place advance to the C final
– In each of the A/B semifinals, the Top 3 boats will advance to the Grand Final, while 4th-6th advance to the Petite Final
Novice 8+ (14 entries): two heats of seven boats
– First in each heat advances to Grand Final
– 2nd-7th race in Repechage 1 or 2, Top 2 from each Repechage race in Grand Final
– 3rd-5th race in Petite Final
– 6th place race in C final
How it Works NCAA Selection
Both the Central Region champion and South Region champion is determined by an overall score that combines points from the First and Second Varsity Eights and the First and Second Varsity Four crews. The First Novice Eight also accrues points for each team.
The NCAA championship automatic bid from each region is determined by the highest scores accumulated in NCAA events (1V8, 2V8 and 1V4) only. Most of the time, the regional champion is also the automatic selection, but if a school only races in NCAA events, another squad can outscore its opponent for the regional title.
2007 Central/South Regional Championships
Last season, the Buckeyes captured the top spot in the Central Region for the fifth-consecutive year with 366 points, 20 points ahead of second-place Wisconsin. Ohio State placed second in the final overall standings behind Virginia, who earned 440 points as the South Region champion. Both teams went on to compete in the NCAA championships, where Ohio State earned third place as a team, a program best.
During the regional championships, the First Varsity Eight advanced to the Grand Final and finished second behind Virginia. In the Petite Final, the Second Varsity Eight garnered a first-place finish. The Scarlet and Gray’s First Varsity Four came in third in its Grand Final. The Open Four and First Novice Eight crews finished third in their Petite Finals.
Melton Hill Lake
The Melton Hill Rowing Course has been host of several regattas for the past 30 years. It is known as one of the best rowing venues in the U.S. Melton Hill Lake is protected by hills on each side, which limits the wind during races. The 2000-meter rowing course provides seven straight lanes that are fully buoyed.
2008 Big Ten Championships
With its third-place finish in the 2008 Big Ten Championships May 3 at Belleville Lake in Belleville, Mich., then-No. 14 Ohio State has finished in the Top 3 of every league championship since its inception in 2000.
The Buckeyes, the 2002 and 2006 champions, finished with 112 points, behind Michigan State (150 points) and Wisconsin (114 points).
It was the second-place finish in a time of 6:33.64 by the First Varsity Eight in the Grand Final that propelled Ohio State to its ninth Top 3 finish in the league championships. Michigan State was first with a time of 6:31.00, beating out the Scarlet and Gray by a little more than two seconds.
The No. 1 seed Second Varsity Eight finished third in the Grand Final with a time of 6:50.19. The Buckeyes won their first heat by almost four seconds, clocking in at 6:34.90. Michigan State was second in the heat, finishing at 6:38.40.
Ohio State’s First Varsity Four finished third with a time of 7:34.43, in the Grand Final which helped push the Buckeyes to fourth place.
Three Buckeye boats Second Varsity Four, First Novice Eight and Second Novice Eight competed in the Petite Finals of their respective races.
The Second Varsity Four won its race for fifth-place overall and six team points, helping Ohio State move up in the team standings in a tie for fifth (13 points). The Second Novice Eight finished fifth in the overall standings after beating Michigan in the Petite Final. Although, the First Novice Eight dropped its race to Iowa in the Petite Final to finish sixth overall, the Buckeye boat still contributed four team points to Ohio State’s combined score.
Novice Boats Improve Times
The First and Second Novice Eights each recorded their fastest times this season at the Big Ten championships May 3 in Belleville, Mich. The Buckeyes improved their time of 7:03.0 at the Big Ten/ACC duals April 5 to 6:59.26 at the league championships, behind Michigan who clocked in at 6:51.30, and Minnesota (6:55.30).
The Scarlet and Gray’s Second Novice Eight recorded a time of 7:06.2 at the Big Ten/ACC Duals and improved its time by about two seconds at the Big Ten championships when they finished in 7:04.67, behind Wisconsin (7:01.00) and Minnesota (7:02.66).
These improved times gave the Buckeyes seven team points, which helped propel Ohio State to a third-place finish in the conference championships.
Up Next
The 2008 NCAA Championship will take place May 31- June 1at Lake Natoma in Golden River, Calif.
