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Hansen Wins Silver; McCabe, Ondoli Earn Olympic Qualification
August 31, 2019 | Men's Rowing
LINZ-OTTENSHEIM, Austria – UW alunmna Danielle Hansen won the silver medal in the para-rowing mixed four and two more former Washington rowers earned berths in the 2020 Olympic Games Saturday on the next-to-last day of the 2019 World Rowing Championships.
Canadian Conlin McCabe and Italian Chiara Ondoli earned trips to the Tokyo Olympics with their finishes in B finals in the men's pair and women's quad sculls. Hansen, along with her American crew, won her fifth World Championships silver medal, to go with the silver she won at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazil.
Hansen's four finished second to Great Britain to earn the silver. They'll compete at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo in 2020.
McCabe needed a top-five finish in the six-team B final to earn a trip to Tokyo as the top 11 finishers at World Championships qualified.
He and pairs partner Kai Langerfeld were well in contention throughout, crossing the 500-meter buoy in third place and then leading through much of the middle 1,000 meters of the race. In the end, they took second place, just behind Serbia, to claim eighth in the world and Olympic qualification.
In the women's quad sculls B final, Ondoli, a 2018 UW graduate, needed to finish in the top two for Olympic qualification. She and her Italian boatmates held down second place for the entire 2,000 meters and finished there, behind a U.S. crew that led from wire to wire. Their finish was an improvement on 2018, when Ondoli and her womens' quad finished sixth in the B final at Worlds.
In the women's quad A final, UW alumna Kirstyn Goodger and New Zealand, already qualified for Tokyo, finished in fifth place, just behind fourth-place Germany.
American veteran Megan Kalmoe had also already earned a berth in her fourth Olympic Games by virtue of making the A final in the women's pair, but was in search of her fifth World Championships medal. Kalmoe and partner Tracy Eisser got out quickly and held third place early on.
While rivals New Zealand and Australia went to the front of the field, the U.S. was left to fight neighbor Canada for third. New Zealand won the world title, with Australia second, while Canada surged ahead for third place. Kalmoe and Eisser finished in fourth place, more than five second behind the Canadians.
In the women's pair C final, the German/Husky duo of Calina Schanze and Tabea Schendekehl finished in third place.
In the men's four B final, Viktor Pivac '18 needed to finish in the top two (and thus, top eight in the world) to earn Olympic qualification. However, he and his Serbian teammates rowed in fifth position for most of the 2,000 meters and finished there, 11th in the world.
In the men's pair C final, American Ezra Carlson led from wire to wire to earn the victory, beating Poland by about a second and a half to finish 13th in the world. In that same C final, 2019 UW grad Michiel Mantel and his Dutch teammate finished in sixth place.
Sunday, seven more Huskies will race in the men's and women's eight finals, six of them still in contention for a medal. The top five in each eights A final will earn a place at the 2020 Olympics.
Sunday's action at the World Championships will air live from 2:30-6:30 a.m. PT in the United States on the NBC Olympic Channel, which can be found on channel 660 on Comcast/Xfinity, 624 on DirecTV and 389 on Dish. If you have a different provider, google your cable provider's name and "NBC Olympic Channel" to find the channel. You can also stream on NBCSports.com with the proper subscriptions, etc.
Here's a list of Washington athletes at the World Championships, with their final results or the time of their Sunday final:
Men's Pair (M2-)
Ezra Carlson '17, USA – 1st in C final
Conlin McCabe '13, Canada – 2nd in B final
Michiel Mantel '19, Netherlands – 6th in C final
Men's Four (M4-)
Viktor Pivac '18, Serbia – 5th in B final
Men's Eight (M8+)
Ben Davison '19, USA
Jacob Dawson '16, Great Britain
Will Crothers '09, Canada
Simon van Dorp '20 & Bram Schwarz '20, Netherlands
A Final (USA, GB, NED): Sunday at 5:12 a.m. PT
B Final (CAN): Sunday at 3:42 a.m. PT
Top 5 overall finishers qualify for 2020 Olympics
Women's Pair (W2-)
Megan Kalmoe '06, USA – 4th in A final
Calina Schanze '19 & Tabea Schendekehl '20, Germany – 3rd in C final
Women's Double Sculls (W2x)
Dimitra Tsamopoulou '22, Greece (scratched due to injury)
Women's Four (W4-)
Phoebe Spoors '16, New Zealand – 5th in B final
Valentina Iseppi '20, Italy – 6th in B final
Women's Quad Sculls (W4x)
Kirstyn Goodger '14, New Zealand – 5th in A final
Chiara Ondoli '18, Italy – 2nd in B final
Women's Eight (W8+)
Katelin Guregian '09, USA
Fiona Gammond '15, Great Britain
A Final: Sunday at 6:02 a.m. PT
Top 5 overall finishers qualify for 2020 Olympics
PR3 Mixed Four with Coxswain (PR3 Mix4+)
Danielle Hansen '17, USA – Silver Medal
Coaches
Yasmin Farooq (Women's Pair, USA)
Sunday Chronological Schedule
Sunday, September 1
3:42 a.m. – M8+ – B Final – Will Crothers '09 (CAN)
5:12 a.m. – M8+ – A Final – Jacob Dawson '16 (GB), Ben Davison '19 (USA),
Simon van Dorp '20 & Bram Schwarz '20 (NED)
6:02 a.m. – W8+ – A Final – Katelin Guregian '09 (USA) & Fiona Gammond '15 (GB)
Canadian Conlin McCabe and Italian Chiara Ondoli earned trips to the Tokyo Olympics with their finishes in B finals in the men's pair and women's quad sculls. Hansen, along with her American crew, won her fifth World Championships silver medal, to go with the silver she won at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazil.
Hansen's four finished second to Great Britain to earn the silver. They'll compete at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo in 2020.
McCabe needed a top-five finish in the six-team B final to earn a trip to Tokyo as the top 11 finishers at World Championships qualified.
He and pairs partner Kai Langerfeld were well in contention throughout, crossing the 500-meter buoy in third place and then leading through much of the middle 1,000 meters of the race. In the end, they took second place, just behind Serbia, to claim eighth in the world and Olympic qualification.
In the women's quad sculls B final, Ondoli, a 2018 UW graduate, needed to finish in the top two for Olympic qualification. She and her Italian boatmates held down second place for the entire 2,000 meters and finished there, behind a U.S. crew that led from wire to wire. Their finish was an improvement on 2018, when Ondoli and her womens' quad finished sixth in the B final at Worlds.
In the women's quad A final, UW alumna Kirstyn Goodger and New Zealand, already qualified for Tokyo, finished in fifth place, just behind fourth-place Germany.
American veteran Megan Kalmoe had also already earned a berth in her fourth Olympic Games by virtue of making the A final in the women's pair, but was in search of her fifth World Championships medal. Kalmoe and partner Tracy Eisser got out quickly and held third place early on.
While rivals New Zealand and Australia went to the front of the field, the U.S. was left to fight neighbor Canada for third. New Zealand won the world title, with Australia second, while Canada surged ahead for third place. Kalmoe and Eisser finished in fourth place, more than five second behind the Canadians.
In the women's pair C final, the German/Husky duo of Calina Schanze and Tabea Schendekehl finished in third place.
In the men's four B final, Viktor Pivac '18 needed to finish in the top two (and thus, top eight in the world) to earn Olympic qualification. However, he and his Serbian teammates rowed in fifth position for most of the 2,000 meters and finished there, 11th in the world.
In the men's pair C final, American Ezra Carlson led from wire to wire to earn the victory, beating Poland by about a second and a half to finish 13th in the world. In that same C final, 2019 UW grad Michiel Mantel and his Dutch teammate finished in sixth place.
Sunday, seven more Huskies will race in the men's and women's eight finals, six of them still in contention for a medal. The top five in each eights A final will earn a place at the 2020 Olympics.
Sunday's action at the World Championships will air live from 2:30-6:30 a.m. PT in the United States on the NBC Olympic Channel, which can be found on channel 660 on Comcast/Xfinity, 624 on DirecTV and 389 on Dish. If you have a different provider, google your cable provider's name and "NBC Olympic Channel" to find the channel. You can also stream on NBCSports.com with the proper subscriptions, etc.
Here's a list of Washington athletes at the World Championships, with their final results or the time of their Sunday final:
Men's Pair (M2-)
Ezra Carlson '17, USA – 1st in C final
Conlin McCabe '13, Canada – 2nd in B final
Michiel Mantel '19, Netherlands – 6th in C final
Men's Four (M4-)
Viktor Pivac '18, Serbia – 5th in B final
Men's Eight (M8+)
Ben Davison '19, USA
Jacob Dawson '16, Great Britain
Will Crothers '09, Canada
Simon van Dorp '20 & Bram Schwarz '20, Netherlands
A Final (USA, GB, NED): Sunday at 5:12 a.m. PT
B Final (CAN): Sunday at 3:42 a.m. PT
Top 5 overall finishers qualify for 2020 Olympics
Women's Pair (W2-)
Megan Kalmoe '06, USA – 4th in A final
Calina Schanze '19 & Tabea Schendekehl '20, Germany – 3rd in C final
Women's Double Sculls (W2x)
Dimitra Tsamopoulou '22, Greece (scratched due to injury)
Women's Four (W4-)
Phoebe Spoors '16, New Zealand – 5th in B final
Valentina Iseppi '20, Italy – 6th in B final
Women's Quad Sculls (W4x)
Kirstyn Goodger '14, New Zealand – 5th in A final
Chiara Ondoli '18, Italy – 2nd in B final
Women's Eight (W8+)
Katelin Guregian '09, USA
Fiona Gammond '15, Great Britain
A Final: Sunday at 6:02 a.m. PT
Top 5 overall finishers qualify for 2020 Olympics
PR3 Mixed Four with Coxswain (PR3 Mix4+)
Danielle Hansen '17, USA – Silver Medal
Coaches
Yasmin Farooq (Women's Pair, USA)
Sunday Chronological Schedule
Sunday, September 1
3:42 a.m. – M8+ – B Final – Will Crothers '09 (CAN)
5:12 a.m. – M8+ – A Final – Jacob Dawson '16 (GB), Ben Davison '19 (USA),
Simon van Dorp '20 & Bram Schwarz '20 (NED)
6:02 a.m. – W8+ – A Final – Katelin Guregian '09 (USA) & Fiona Gammond '15 (GB)
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