Huskies Begin Competition At Under 23 Worlds
July 24, 2019 | Women's Rowing
A win by the U.S. women's four, with UW rower Teal Cohen in the two seat, highlighted the morning for the Huskies on the first day of the World Rowing Under 23 Championships Wednesday in Sarasota, Fla.
Cohen, who will be a junior at the UW this coming year, and her American teammates won their heat to earn a direct spot in the A final on Sunday. The U.S. four was in second place at 500 and 1,000 meters, but passed Great Britain in the third 500 and held on for the win, securing one of only two direct berths in the final. Spain won the other heat to join them.
In that other heat, incoming freshman Grace Watson and New Zealand finished in second while fellow her future classmate, Nikki Martincic of Australia, took four place. Both will race in a repechage Thursday at 7:40 a.m. PT
In the women's quad sculls, Kieanna Stephens and her Canadian teammates finished in fourth place in their heat. They'll race again in a repechage tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. PT.
In the first of two men's four heats, the United States boat, with Huskies George Esau and David Bridges, finished fifth in a very tightly packed field. The U.S. time of 6:03.570 was within a second and a half of second place, though first-place New Zealand crossed the line with open water over all the others. The Americans will race in a repechage tomorrow at 7:50 a.m. PT.
A total of six Husky men competed in coxed four heats Wednesday, with three each in the U.S. and Germany shells. Both crews finished in third place in their respective heats. The U.S. boat, with coxswain Adam Gold and rowers Evan Olson and Elijah Maesner, held second position for a portion of the race, but crossed the line in third, not far behind South Africa.
In the second heat, the German boat that included Nils Vorberg, Sebastian Ritter and Alexander Vollmer, also finished in third place, coming from fourth position to finish just shy of second-place Great Britain. Both crews will race in a repechage Thursday at 7:10 a.m.
Along with all of the above repechages, several other Huskies will compete for the first time in the regatta on Thursday. Dimitra Tsamopoulou will race for Greece in at 5:00 a.m., while Molly Gallaher (USA) will row in an exhibition race in the women's coxed four, at 7:05 a.m.
In the men's eight, a total of eight Huskies will row in heats (at 5:50 and 5:55 a.m. PT) for four different nations. Chris Carlson, Andrew Gaard, Samuel Halbert and Madison Molitor will row for the U.S. while Peter Lancashire and Nick Everett are both in the Canada shell. Additionally, Harvey Kay is in the Great Britain crew and Gert-Jan van Doorn will row for the Netherlands.
The regatta, held at Nathan Benderson Park (home of the 2018 NCAA Championships), will stream live on ESPN3 (online and via the ESPN app) and runs through Sunday, July 28.
Here's the full list of UW rowers participating at U-23s, with the time and day of their next race:
Women's Double Sculls (W2x)
Dimitra Tsamopoulou '22 (Greece) – heat 1 Thursday at 5:00 a.m. PT
Women's Four (W4-)
Teal Cohen '21 (USA) – A final, Sunday at 7:35 a.m. PT)
Nikki Martincic '23 (Australia) – repechage 2, Thursday at 7:40 a.m. PT
Grace Watson '23 (New Zealand) – repechage 2, Thursday at 7:40 a.m. PT
Women's Coxed Four (W4+)
Molly Gallaher, '20 (USA) – exhibition Thursday at 7:05 a.m. PT (all boats in A final)
Women's Quad Sculls (W4x)
Kieanna Stephens, '22 (Canada) – repechage 2, Thursday at 7:30 a.m. PT
Women's Eight (W8+)
Lark Skov '20 (USA)
Holly Dunford '22 (Great Britain)
Patricia Schwarzhuber '23 (Germany)
All – exhibition Friday at 6:45 a.m. PT (all boats in A final)
Men's Four (M4-)
David Bridges '20, George Esau '20 (USA) – repechage 2, Thursday at 7:50 a.m. PT
Men's Coxed Four (M4+)
Adam Gold '21, Eli Maesner '19, Evan Olson '19 (USA)
Sebastian Ritter '21, Alexander Vollmer '20, Nils Vorberg '22 (Germany)
All – repechage 1, Thursday at 7:10 a.m. PT
Men's Eight (M8+)
Chris Carlson 19, Andrew Gaard '19, Sam Halbert '20, Madison Molitor '19 (USA)
Nick Everett '21, Peter Lancashire '21 (Canada)
Harvey Kay '20 (Great Britain)
Gert-Jan van Doorn '21 (Netherlands)
All – heats Thursday at 5:50 and 5:55 a.m. PT
Coaches
Michael Callahan (USA M8+)
Sergio Espinoza (USA M4+)
Cohen, who will be a junior at the UW this coming year, and her American teammates won their heat to earn a direct spot in the A final on Sunday. The U.S. four was in second place at 500 and 1,000 meters, but passed Great Britain in the third 500 and held on for the win, securing one of only two direct berths in the final. Spain won the other heat to join them.
In that other heat, incoming freshman Grace Watson and New Zealand finished in second while fellow her future classmate, Nikki Martincic of Australia, took four place. Both will race in a repechage Thursday at 7:40 a.m. PT
In the women's quad sculls, Kieanna Stephens and her Canadian teammates finished in fourth place in their heat. They'll race again in a repechage tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. PT.
In the first of two men's four heats, the United States boat, with Huskies George Esau and David Bridges, finished fifth in a very tightly packed field. The U.S. time of 6:03.570 was within a second and a half of second place, though first-place New Zealand crossed the line with open water over all the others. The Americans will race in a repechage tomorrow at 7:50 a.m. PT.
A total of six Husky men competed in coxed four heats Wednesday, with three each in the U.S. and Germany shells. Both crews finished in third place in their respective heats. The U.S. boat, with coxswain Adam Gold and rowers Evan Olson and Elijah Maesner, held second position for a portion of the race, but crossed the line in third, not far behind South Africa.
In the second heat, the German boat that included Nils Vorberg, Sebastian Ritter and Alexander Vollmer, also finished in third place, coming from fourth position to finish just shy of second-place Great Britain. Both crews will race in a repechage Thursday at 7:10 a.m.
Along with all of the above repechages, several other Huskies will compete for the first time in the regatta on Thursday. Dimitra Tsamopoulou will race for Greece in at 5:00 a.m., while Molly Gallaher (USA) will row in an exhibition race in the women's coxed four, at 7:05 a.m.
In the men's eight, a total of eight Huskies will row in heats (at 5:50 and 5:55 a.m. PT) for four different nations. Chris Carlson, Andrew Gaard, Samuel Halbert and Madison Molitor will row for the U.S. while Peter Lancashire and Nick Everett are both in the Canada shell. Additionally, Harvey Kay is in the Great Britain crew and Gert-Jan van Doorn will row for the Netherlands.
The regatta, held at Nathan Benderson Park (home of the 2018 NCAA Championships), will stream live on ESPN3 (online and via the ESPN app) and runs through Sunday, July 28.
Here's the full list of UW rowers participating at U-23s, with the time and day of their next race:
Women's Double Sculls (W2x)
Dimitra Tsamopoulou '22 (Greece) – heat 1 Thursday at 5:00 a.m. PT
Women's Four (W4-)
Teal Cohen '21 (USA) – A final, Sunday at 7:35 a.m. PT)
Nikki Martincic '23 (Australia) – repechage 2, Thursday at 7:40 a.m. PT
Grace Watson '23 (New Zealand) – repechage 2, Thursday at 7:40 a.m. PT
Women's Coxed Four (W4+)
Molly Gallaher, '20 (USA) – exhibition Thursday at 7:05 a.m. PT (all boats in A final)
Women's Quad Sculls (W4x)
Kieanna Stephens, '22 (Canada) – repechage 2, Thursday at 7:30 a.m. PT
Women's Eight (W8+)
Lark Skov '20 (USA)
Holly Dunford '22 (Great Britain)
Patricia Schwarzhuber '23 (Germany)
All – exhibition Friday at 6:45 a.m. PT (all boats in A final)
Men's Four (M4-)
David Bridges '20, George Esau '20 (USA) – repechage 2, Thursday at 7:50 a.m. PT
Men's Coxed Four (M4+)
Adam Gold '21, Eli Maesner '19, Evan Olson '19 (USA)
Sebastian Ritter '21, Alexander Vollmer '20, Nils Vorberg '22 (Germany)
All – repechage 1, Thursday at 7:10 a.m. PT
Men's Eight (M8+)
Chris Carlson 19, Andrew Gaard '19, Sam Halbert '20, Madison Molitor '19 (USA)
Nick Everett '21, Peter Lancashire '21 (Canada)
Harvey Kay '20 (Great Britain)
Gert-Jan van Doorn '21 (Netherlands)
All – heats Thursday at 5:50 and 5:55 a.m. PT
Coaches
Michael Callahan (USA M8+)
Sergio Espinoza (USA M4+)
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