Ten Huskies Earn Medals At World Under 23s
July 22, 2017 | Women's Rowing
PLOVDIV, Bulgaria – Washington's junior Anna Thornton won a gold medal for Great Britain in the women's quadruple sculls and nine other Huskies earned bronze medals in the next-to-last day of the World Rowing Under-23 Championships Saturday.
In addition to Thornton's gold, Huskies earned medals in the men's four with coxswain, the women's four and the women's pair.
The all-Husky American men's coxed four, featuring Rielly Milne, Tennyson Federspiel, Evan Olson, Arne Landboe and Ben Davison, rowed to the bronze medal in its A final.
After trailing Australia after 500 meters, the U.S. boat surged to the lead at 1,000 meters as the Aussies dropped back to fourth. At 1,500 meters, Italy had made its way to the front of the pack, crossing that milestone just in front of the U.S. Italy managed to hold off all challengers for the win, while Great Britain took silver, less than one second in front of the third-place Americans.
"We stuck to our race plan," Landboe, the UW's 2016 captain, said to WorldRowing.com. "We knew that in international races people go out very hard. We've mainly done collegiate, so our goal was to go out fast and match the pace. We achieved that, but we couldn't quite keep up in the second half. We're not disappointed with our result though."
Two boats in the women's coxless four final included UW rowers. While Netherlands won the race, leading throughout, a German entry with three Huskies – Tabea Schendekehl, Annemieke Schanze and Calina Schanze – came from fourth at the 1,500-meter mark to earn the bronze medal, behind the Dutch and Romania. In the same A final, Carmela Pappalardo and her Italian four finished in fifth place.
"That really went to plan," Calina Schanze explained to WorldRowing.com. "Denmark pushed us hard and to be honest, all we wanted was that result. We really like it here in Plovdiv. It was a bit too warm but is producing some fast times, which is great."
Washington's Brooke Pierson and her American partner also earned a bronze medal in their A final in the women's pair. In a competitive race in which crews moved positions throughout, it was Chile that led through the second half and earned the gold. Australia surged in the final 500 to move from fourth into the silver medal, less than two-tenths of a second in front of Pierson's boat in third.
"A really solid race, there are lots of great crews in the competition," Pierson told WorldRowing.com. "The Australians really pushed us in the end, but it was an amazing race to be a part of."
In the last A final of the day involving a Husky, Thornton and her Great Britain women's quadruple sculls took to the lead early and commanded the race throughout the 2,000 meters, holding off sprints from Australia and Germany to earn the British their first gold medal of the regatta.
"We had a really last minute change of line-up," Thornton explained to WorldRowing.com. "We rowed 4km in the boat and it really clicked. We stuck to our plan and got a length early. We sat on our pace throughout."
Also Saturday, in the men's pair A/B semifinal, defending Under-23 champion Viktor Pivac of Serbia and his partner rowed to a second-place finish to book their place in Sunday's A final. In the same semi, the German pair of Huskies Philipp Nonnast and Alexander Vollmer came in sixth. They'll row in the B final on Sunday.
In a women's double sculls A/B semifinal, Husky Valentina Iseppi and her partner led from wire-to-wire, holding off a U.S. entry for the win. Iseppi will scull in the top-level final on Sunday.
The regatta wraps up Sunday with more finals racing. Washington has two rowers – Elise Beuke and Jessica Thoennes – in the United States women's eight that will row in lane four in its A final.
In the men's eight, three Huskies – Bram Schwarz, Simon van Dorp and Michiel Mantel – will row for a medal in the Netherlands men's eight, while Luca Lovisolo and his Italian eight will compete in the B final.
As noted earlier, Pivac and his Serbian boatmate will race in the men's pair A final while Nonnast and Vollmer row in the B; and Iseppi will row for the gold medal in the women's pair.
Follow all of the action on WorldRowing.com.
Here's the full list of UW rowers participating in the World Rowing Under-23 Championships:
Women's Eight (W8+)
USA - Elise Beuke '19, Jessica Thoennes '18 (next: A final on Sunday)
Women's Quadruple Sculls (W4x)
Great Britain - Anna Thornton '19 (finished first in A final)
Women's Coxless Four (W4-)
Italy - Carmela Pappalardo '20 (finished fifth in A final)
Germany - Tabea Schendekehl '20, Annemieke Schanze '20, Calina Schanze '19 (finished third in A final)
Women's Double Sculls (W2x)
Italy - Valentina Iseppi '20 (next: A final on Sunday)
Women's Pair (W2-)
USA - Brooke Pierson '18 (finished third in A final)
Men's Eight (M8+)
Italy - Luca Lovisolo '18 (next: B final on Sunday)
Netherlands - Bram Schwarz '20, Simon van Dorp '20, Michiel Mantel '19 (next: A final on Sunday)
Men's Coxed Four (M4+)
USA - Tennyson Federspiel '19, Evan Olson '19, Ben Davison '18, Rielly Milne '18, Arne Landboe '18 (finished third in A final)
Men's Pair (M2-)
Germany - Philipp Nonnast '19, Alexander Vollmer '20 (next: B final on Sunday)
Serbia - Viktor Pivac '18 (next: A final on Sunday)
(photo credit: Roger Waterman)
In addition to Thornton's gold, Huskies earned medals in the men's four with coxswain, the women's four and the women's pair.
The all-Husky American men's coxed four, featuring Rielly Milne, Tennyson Federspiel, Evan Olson, Arne Landboe and Ben Davison, rowed to the bronze medal in its A final.
After trailing Australia after 500 meters, the U.S. boat surged to the lead at 1,000 meters as the Aussies dropped back to fourth. At 1,500 meters, Italy had made its way to the front of the pack, crossing that milestone just in front of the U.S. Italy managed to hold off all challengers for the win, while Great Britain took silver, less than one second in front of the third-place Americans.
"We stuck to our race plan," Landboe, the UW's 2016 captain, said to WorldRowing.com. "We knew that in international races people go out very hard. We've mainly done collegiate, so our goal was to go out fast and match the pace. We achieved that, but we couldn't quite keep up in the second half. We're not disappointed with our result though."
Two boats in the women's coxless four final included UW rowers. While Netherlands won the race, leading throughout, a German entry with three Huskies – Tabea Schendekehl, Annemieke Schanze and Calina Schanze – came from fourth at the 1,500-meter mark to earn the bronze medal, behind the Dutch and Romania. In the same A final, Carmela Pappalardo and her Italian four finished in fifth place.
"That really went to plan," Calina Schanze explained to WorldRowing.com. "Denmark pushed us hard and to be honest, all we wanted was that result. We really like it here in Plovdiv. It was a bit too warm but is producing some fast times, which is great."
Washington's Brooke Pierson and her American partner also earned a bronze medal in their A final in the women's pair. In a competitive race in which crews moved positions throughout, it was Chile that led through the second half and earned the gold. Australia surged in the final 500 to move from fourth into the silver medal, less than two-tenths of a second in front of Pierson's boat in third.
"A really solid race, there are lots of great crews in the competition," Pierson told WorldRowing.com. "The Australians really pushed us in the end, but it was an amazing race to be a part of."
In the last A final of the day involving a Husky, Thornton and her Great Britain women's quadruple sculls took to the lead early and commanded the race throughout the 2,000 meters, holding off sprints from Australia and Germany to earn the British their first gold medal of the regatta.
"We had a really last minute change of line-up," Thornton explained to WorldRowing.com. "We rowed 4km in the boat and it really clicked. We stuck to our plan and got a length early. We sat on our pace throughout."
Also Saturday, in the men's pair A/B semifinal, defending Under-23 champion Viktor Pivac of Serbia and his partner rowed to a second-place finish to book their place in Sunday's A final. In the same semi, the German pair of Huskies Philipp Nonnast and Alexander Vollmer came in sixth. They'll row in the B final on Sunday.
In a women's double sculls A/B semifinal, Husky Valentina Iseppi and her partner led from wire-to-wire, holding off a U.S. entry for the win. Iseppi will scull in the top-level final on Sunday.
The regatta wraps up Sunday with more finals racing. Washington has two rowers – Elise Beuke and Jessica Thoennes – in the United States women's eight that will row in lane four in its A final.
In the men's eight, three Huskies – Bram Schwarz, Simon van Dorp and Michiel Mantel – will row for a medal in the Netherlands men's eight, while Luca Lovisolo and his Italian eight will compete in the B final.
As noted earlier, Pivac and his Serbian boatmate will race in the men's pair A final while Nonnast and Vollmer row in the B; and Iseppi will row for the gold medal in the women's pair.
Follow all of the action on WorldRowing.com.
Here's the full list of UW rowers participating in the World Rowing Under-23 Championships:
Women's Eight (W8+)
USA - Elise Beuke '19, Jessica Thoennes '18 (next: A final on Sunday)
Women's Quadruple Sculls (W4x)
Great Britain - Anna Thornton '19 (finished first in A final)
Women's Coxless Four (W4-)
Italy - Carmela Pappalardo '20 (finished fifth in A final)
Germany - Tabea Schendekehl '20, Annemieke Schanze '20, Calina Schanze '19 (finished third in A final)
Women's Double Sculls (W2x)
Italy - Valentina Iseppi '20 (next: A final on Sunday)
Women's Pair (W2-)
USA - Brooke Pierson '18 (finished third in A final)
Men's Eight (M8+)
Italy - Luca Lovisolo '18 (next: B final on Sunday)
Netherlands - Bram Schwarz '20, Simon van Dorp '20, Michiel Mantel '19 (next: A final on Sunday)
Men's Coxed Four (M4+)
USA - Tennyson Federspiel '19, Evan Olson '19, Ben Davison '18, Rielly Milne '18, Arne Landboe '18 (finished third in A final)
Men's Pair (M2-)
Germany - Philipp Nonnast '19, Alexander Vollmer '20 (next: B final on Sunday)
Serbia - Viktor Pivac '18 (next: A final on Sunday)
(photo credit: Roger Waterman)
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