Deitner Earns Bronze To Highlight Day Four At Under-23 Worlds
July 28, 2018 | Men's Rowing
POZNAN, Poland – Washington rowers at the 2018 World Rowing Under-23 Championships enjoyed success across the board on Saturday. Five more Huskies qualified for A finals while Chase Deitner '21, rowing in the United States lightweight men's coxed four, won the bronze medal.
The regatta will come to a close on Sunday with Washington rowers from five different countries vying for medals in five events: the men's single sculls, women's double sculls, men's four and both the men's and women's eights.
Husky Ben Davison '19 continued his strong performance in the men's single sculls. Having won his heat and quarterfinal in comfortable fashion, Davison got a stronger test in his semi as the German sculler led through 500 meters and an Irishman Ronan Byrne held the lead through 1,000 and 1,500 meters. But Davison moved to the front in the final 500 and won by more than three seconds to book his place in Sunday's final.
Washington rowers also had a near-perfect day in the women's double sculls semifinals.
In the first of two semis, Huskies finished in the top two spots. Great Britain's Anna Thornton, along with her partner Charlotte Hodgkins-Byrne, led the entire 2,000 meters for the win (7:16.410), while the UW's Valentina Iseppi '20 and her Italian teammate Alessandra Montesano, earned a comfortable second in 7:19.180, three-plus seconds ahead of the third-place New Zealand boat (7:22.510).
In the second semifinal, the reigning Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year, Sofia Asoumanaki '21 of Greece, and partner Anneta Kyridou, led the entire distance and won in 7:16.420, just .010 behind Thornton's time in the first heat, and two seconds ahead of second-place Germany.
All three Huskies will race next to one another in Sunday's A final as UW scullers will occupy lanes two (Iseppi, Italy), three (Asoumanaki, Greece) and four (Thornton, Great Britain).
In the first men's coxless four semifinal, Washington's Elijah Maesner '19 and his U.S. crew earned a place in the A final with a third-place finish. The Romanian four led the entire way while the Americans traded places with the New Zealand crew for second and third. Romania won in 6:06.750, just ahead of New Zealand (6:07.700) and the U.S. (6:12.640).
The lightweight men's quad sculls A final was one of the best races of the day as the six-boat field traded positions throughout the 2,000 meters. Spain rowed to the early lead with Italy in second as the other four boats bunched together in third through sixth in the opening 500 meters. In the second 500, Italy surged to the lead with France the clear second-place boat. Meanwhile, the Americans and Denmark battled for third position, with the U.S. crossing the 1,000-meter mark just ahead in bronze medal position.
At 1,500 meters, the U.S. had moved into second place behind Italy, with France having dropped to third, but that's when Ireland made a strong move. The Irish crew passed the Americans to earn second place, but Deitner's crew held off the Danes to earn the bronze.
In the end, Italy won with a time of 6:10.130. The Irish finished in 6:11.450 and the U.S. time was 6:12.550 as the top three boats all finished within a boat-length of one another.
Also on Saturday, the United States men's coxed four won the gold medal in its A final. That boat was coached by UW assistant Sergio Espinoza. Finally, Washington's Nick Everett '21 and his Canadian quad sculls led from start to finish to take first place in the C final.
On Sunday, 17 Husky rowers will contend for medals in A finals. In addition to the list of UW rowers who advanced to finals on Saturday, there are three Huskies in the United States women's eight and six in the men's eight. In both cases, those U.S. crews will compete against UW rowers in others boats in their finals as there are Huskies in the Great Britain men's eight and in both the Dutch men's and women's boats.
Here's a list of Washington rowers competing at the Under-23 Worlds, with times for their next competition (Central European Time (GMT+2) is nine hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time), or their final place in their events.
Women's Double Sculls (BW2x)
Sofia Asoumanaki '21, GRE
Valentina Iseppi '20, ITA
Anna Thornton '19, GB
A final: Sun., July 29, at 11:10 a.m. CET/2:10 a.m. PDT
Men's Four (BM4-)
Elijah Maesner '19, USA
A final: Sun., July 29, at 11:55 a.m. CET/2:55 a.m. PDT
Women's Eight (BW8+)
Lisa Goossens '22, NED
Elise Beuke '19, Marlee Blue '19, Brooke Pierson '18, USA
A final: Sun., July 29, at 12:55 p.m. CET/3:55 a.m. PDT
Men's Single Sculls (BM1x)
Ben Davison '19, USA
A final: Sun., July 29, at 1:10 p.m. CET/4:10 a.m. PDT
Men's Eight (BM8+)
Harvey Kay '20, GB
Gert-Jan van Doorn '21, NED
Rielly Milne '18, Chris Carlson '19, Andrew Gaard '19, Samuel Halbert '20, Arne Landboe '18, Madison Molitor '19, USA
A final: Sun., July 29, at 1:40 p.m. CET/4:40 a.m. PDT
Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls (BLM4x)
Chase Deitner '21, USA – Bronze medal
Men's Quadruple Sculls (BM4x)
Nick Everett '21, CAN – Finished first in C final
The regatta will come to a close on Sunday with Washington rowers from five different countries vying for medals in five events: the men's single sculls, women's double sculls, men's four and both the men's and women's eights.
Husky Ben Davison '19 continued his strong performance in the men's single sculls. Having won his heat and quarterfinal in comfortable fashion, Davison got a stronger test in his semi as the German sculler led through 500 meters and an Irishman Ronan Byrne held the lead through 1,000 and 1,500 meters. But Davison moved to the front in the final 500 and won by more than three seconds to book his place in Sunday's final.
Washington rowers also had a near-perfect day in the women's double sculls semifinals.
In the first of two semis, Huskies finished in the top two spots. Great Britain's Anna Thornton, along with her partner Charlotte Hodgkins-Byrne, led the entire 2,000 meters for the win (7:16.410), while the UW's Valentina Iseppi '20 and her Italian teammate Alessandra Montesano, earned a comfortable second in 7:19.180, three-plus seconds ahead of the third-place New Zealand boat (7:22.510).
In the second semifinal, the reigning Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year, Sofia Asoumanaki '21 of Greece, and partner Anneta Kyridou, led the entire distance and won in 7:16.420, just .010 behind Thornton's time in the first heat, and two seconds ahead of second-place Germany.
All three Huskies will race next to one another in Sunday's A final as UW scullers will occupy lanes two (Iseppi, Italy), three (Asoumanaki, Greece) and four (Thornton, Great Britain).
In the first men's coxless four semifinal, Washington's Elijah Maesner '19 and his U.S. crew earned a place in the A final with a third-place finish. The Romanian four led the entire way while the Americans traded places with the New Zealand crew for second and third. Romania won in 6:06.750, just ahead of New Zealand (6:07.700) and the U.S. (6:12.640).
The lightweight men's quad sculls A final was one of the best races of the day as the six-boat field traded positions throughout the 2,000 meters. Spain rowed to the early lead with Italy in second as the other four boats bunched together in third through sixth in the opening 500 meters. In the second 500, Italy surged to the lead with France the clear second-place boat. Meanwhile, the Americans and Denmark battled for third position, with the U.S. crossing the 1,000-meter mark just ahead in bronze medal position.
At 1,500 meters, the U.S. had moved into second place behind Italy, with France having dropped to third, but that's when Ireland made a strong move. The Irish crew passed the Americans to earn second place, but Deitner's crew held off the Danes to earn the bronze.
In the end, Italy won with a time of 6:10.130. The Irish finished in 6:11.450 and the U.S. time was 6:12.550 as the top three boats all finished within a boat-length of one another.
Also on Saturday, the United States men's coxed four won the gold medal in its A final. That boat was coached by UW assistant Sergio Espinoza. Finally, Washington's Nick Everett '21 and his Canadian quad sculls led from start to finish to take first place in the C final.
On Sunday, 17 Husky rowers will contend for medals in A finals. In addition to the list of UW rowers who advanced to finals on Saturday, there are three Huskies in the United States women's eight and six in the men's eight. In both cases, those U.S. crews will compete against UW rowers in others boats in their finals as there are Huskies in the Great Britain men's eight and in both the Dutch men's and women's boats.
Here's a list of Washington rowers competing at the Under-23 Worlds, with times for their next competition (Central European Time (GMT+2) is nine hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time), or their final place in their events.
Women's Double Sculls (BW2x)
Sofia Asoumanaki '21, GRE
Valentina Iseppi '20, ITA
Anna Thornton '19, GB
A final: Sun., July 29, at 11:10 a.m. CET/2:10 a.m. PDT
Men's Four (BM4-)
Elijah Maesner '19, USA
A final: Sun., July 29, at 11:55 a.m. CET/2:55 a.m. PDT
Women's Eight (BW8+)
Lisa Goossens '22, NED
Elise Beuke '19, Marlee Blue '19, Brooke Pierson '18, USA
A final: Sun., July 29, at 12:55 p.m. CET/3:55 a.m. PDT
Men's Single Sculls (BM1x)
Ben Davison '19, USA
A final: Sun., July 29, at 1:10 p.m. CET/4:10 a.m. PDT
Men's Eight (BM8+)
Harvey Kay '20, GB
Gert-Jan van Doorn '21, NED
Rielly Milne '18, Chris Carlson '19, Andrew Gaard '19, Samuel Halbert '20, Arne Landboe '18, Madison Molitor '19, USA
A final: Sun., July 29, at 1:40 p.m. CET/4:40 a.m. PDT
Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls (BLM4x)
Chase Deitner '21, USA – Bronze medal
Men's Quadruple Sculls (BM4x)
Nick Everett '21, CAN – Finished first in C final
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