Racing continued on Friday with heats and some repechages, or second-chance races, at the 2007 USRowing National Championships on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J. Due to weather delays, repechages could not be completed on Friday evening and will now be raced on Saturday morning prior to the start of finals. Repechages are scheduled to begin at 7:45 a.m., with finals starting at 10:25 a.m.
In the lightweight men's single sculls, Ivan Baldytchev of Penn A.C. Rowing Association easily won the first heat. He finished in a 7:02.61, advancing to the final. Undine Barge Club's Andy Quinn clocked a 7:24.43 for second place, while Vesper Boat Club's Dan Scholz finished third in a 7:28.88. In the second heat, Undine Barge Club's Greg Kaplan won in a 7:16.29. Penn AC's Andrew Grzybowski took second in a 7:21.26, while Detroit Boat Club's Robert Heide finished in third.
Undine Barge Club's Shannon Kaplan narrowly defeated Courtney MacIntosh by 0.4 seconds to advance to the final of the women's single sculls. Kaplan clocked a 7:51.26 to win the first heat, followed by MacIntosh in a 7:51.62. Vesper Boat Club's Ann Holmes finished third in a 7:59.62. In the second heat, Undine Barge Club's Beth Greene finished in a 7:54.42 to advance to the final. Michelle Prince of Ridley Graduate Boat Club clocked a 7:56.88 for second place, followed by Saugatuck Rowing Club's Amanda Kendrick in third.
In the first heat of the men's single sculls, Potomac Boat Club's Jamie Schroeder crossed the line over 20 seconds ahead of second-place finisher James Dietz. Schroeder won in a 6:57.55 to advance to Saturday's final. Dietz clocked a time of 7:17.62, followed by Potomac Boat Club's Mike Aller in third place with a 7:23.37. Warren Anderson of Princeton Training Center led the pack in the second heat of the men's single sculls. Anderson advanced to the final with a first-place time of 7:00.70, followed by Thomas Williamson in a 7:07.50. Vesper Boat Club's Ben Churchill finished third in a 7:14.08.
The Caspersen Training Center entry of Anna Mickelson and Megan Cooke won the first heat of the women's pair to advance to the final. The duo clocked a 7:09.95 to finish 10.1 seconds ahead of the unaffiliated crew of Sabrina Kolker and Heather Mandoli. Third-place finishers Ashley Brzozowicz and Sarah Bonikowsky clocked a time of 7:23.60. In the second heat, defending world champions Jane Rumball and Darcy Marquardt won in a 7:08.91 to advance to the final. Caspersen Training Center's Anna Goodale and Lindsay Shoop finished in second place with a time of 7:16.65, while Caspersen's B entry of Caroline Lind and Susan Francia crossed the line in third.
The Caseprsen duo of Reilly Dampeer and Lindsay Meyer captured a victory in the first heat of the women's double sculls and secured a spot in the final with a time of 6:59.12. The Caspersen entry of Ellen Tomek and Christen Brown finished second in a 7:02.53, followed by Caspersen teammates Mae Joyce Gay and Liz Mygatt in third. In the second heat, Caspersen's Ala Piotrowski and Jen Kaido won in a 7:00.41, advancing to the final. The Caspersen crew of Liane Malcos and Lia Pernell crossed the line in second place with a time of 7:11.85, followed by teammates Stesha Carle and Megan Kalmoe in a 7:21.11.
The 136th running of the USRowing National Championships will conclude on Saturday. Finals will take place from 10:25 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
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Lightweight Women's Single Sculls
Heat 01 (Winner advances to final, rest to repechages) 1: Caspersen Training Center-R. HYKEL, 07:48:05; 2: GMS Rowing Center-V. BURKE, 08:08:20; 3: Undine Barge Club-N. NELSON, 08:14:34; 4: Penn A.C. Rowing Association-J. GRUDZIAK, 08:18:96; 5: Amoskeag Rowing Club-C. CURRAN, 08:19:49. Heat 02 (Winner advances to final, rest to repechages) 1: Caspersen Training Center-J. NICHOLS, 07:53:75; 2: Unaffiliated-L. CAREYMOORE, 08:06:57; 3: Ottawa Rowing Club-A. GADAWSKI, 08:16:80; 4: Montreal Rowing Club-N. POHL, 08:19:10; 5: GMS Rowing Center-P. RAILA, 08:23:84; 6: Undine Barge Club-M. WELSH, 08:25:36.
Lightweight Men's Single Sculls
Heat 01 (Winner advances to final, rest to repechages) 1: Penn A.C. Rowing Association-I. BALDYTCHEV, 07:02:61; 2: Undine Barge Club-A. QUINN, 07:24:43; 3: Vesper Boat Club-D. SCHOLZ, 07:28:88; 4: Undine Barge Club-J. OLSON, 07:29:02; 5: Riverside Boat Club-S. WOLF, 07:34:43; 6: U23 Lwt Men`s Development Camp-A, 07:36:89. Heat 02 (Winner advances to final, rest to repechages) 1: Undine Barge Club-G. KAPLAN, 07:16:29; 2: Penn A.C. Rowing Association-A. GRZYBOWSKI, 07:21:26; 3: Detroit Boat Club-R. HEIDE, 07:31:77; 4: Undine Barge Club-S. WISNEWSKI, 07:35:90; 5: UTS Rowing Club-O. ZUK, 07:45:82.
Women's Single Sculls
Heat 01 (Winner advances to final, rest to repechages) 1: Undine Barge Club-S. KAPLAN, 07:51:26; 2: Unaffiliated-C. MACINTOSH, 07:51:62; 3: Vesper Boat Club-A. HOLMES, 07:59:62; 4: Caspersen Training Center-SHUMWAY , 08:08:40; 5: Potomac Boat Club-S. KNABE, 08:19:22; 6: Potomac Boat Club-M. CADORE, 09:29:99. Heat 02 (Winner advances to final, rest to repechages) 1: Undine Barge Club-B. GREENE, 07:54:42; 2: Ridley Graduate B.C.-M. PRINCE, 07:56:88; 3: Saugatuck Rowing Club-A. KENDRICK, 08:04:13; 4: Unaffiliated-K. FARQUHARSEN, 08:13:92; 5: Undine Barge Club-M. SARBANIS, 08:18:34; 6: Ottawa Rowing Club-J. SHEARER, 08:19:39.
Men's Single Sculls
Heat 01 (Winner advances to final, rest to repechages) 1: Potomac Boat Club-J. SCHROEDER, 06:57:55; 2: New York Athletic Club-J. DIETZ, 07:17:62; 3: Potomac Boat Club-M. ALLER, 07:23:37; 4: Saugatuck Rowing Club-K. PETERSEN, 07:29:42; 5: Harvard Sculling Club-J. SAGALOWSKY, 07:32:52; 6: Potomac Boat Club-W. GREER, 07:45:28. Heat 02 (Winner advances to final, rest to repechages) 1: Princeton Training Center-W. ANDERSON, 07:00:70; 2: Unaffiliated-T. WILLIAMSON, 07:07:50; 3: Vesper Boat Club-B. CHURCHILL, 07:14:08; 4: New York Athletic Club-P. ANTONIK, 07:18:70; 5: UTS Rowing Club-D. DENNIS, 07:28:55; 6: New York Athletic Club-C. ALBERT, 07:38:44.
Women's Pair
Heat 01 (Winner advances to final, rest to repechages) 1: Caspersen Training Center-A, 07:09:95; 2: Unaffiliated-.., 07:20:09; 3: Unaffiliated-.., 07:23:60; 4: Unaffiliated-.., 07:25:30; 5: Unaffiliated-.., 07:36:80; 6: Vesper Boat Club-A, 08:24:29. Heat 02 (Winner advances to final, rest to repechages) 1: Unaffiliated-.., 07:08:91; 2: Caspersen Training Center-C, 07:16:64; 3: Caspersen Training Center-B, 07:21:77; 4: Unaffiliated-.., 07:32:42; 5: Unaffiliated-.., 07:44:91; 6: Vesper Boat Club-B, 07:52:57.
Women's Double Sculls
Heat 01 (Winner advances to final, rest to repechages) 1: Caspersen Training Center-E, 06:59:12; 2: Caspersen Training Center-B, 07:02:53; 3: Caspersen Training Center-F, 07:09:68; 4: Unaffiliated-.., 07:19:62; 5: New York Athletic Club-A, 07:27:33; 6: Caspersen Training Center-G, 08:23:78. Heat 02 (Winner advances to final, rest to repechages) 1: Caspersen Training Center-L, 07:00:41; 2: Caspersen Training Center-A, 07:11:85; 3: Caspersen Training Center-C, 07:21:11; 4: Potomac Boat Club-A, 07:28:82; 5: Caspersen Training Center-D, 08:37:61.
Men's Eight
Repechage 01 (Top four advance to final) 1: Penn A.C. Rowing Association-A, 05:47:51; 2: Vesper Boat Club-A, 05:48:84; 3: Bantam Boat Club-A, 05:49:58; 4: Vesper Boat Club-B, 06:16:52; Caspersen Training Center-C, DNS.
Women's Eight
Repechage 01 (Top four advance to final) 1: Unaffiliated, 06:21:77; 2: Unaffiliated, 06:24:54; 3: Caspersen Training Center-C, 06:29:38; 4: Vesper Boat Club-A, 06:35:18; 5: New York Athletic Club-A, 06:36:40; 6: Vesper Boat Club-B, 07:06:92.
Women's Quadruple Sculls
Repechage 01 (Top two advance to final) 1: Caspersen Training Center-B, 06:39:05; 2: Caspersen Training Center-E, 06:46:36; 3: Potomac Boat Club-A, 07:00:21. Repechage 02 (Top two advance to final) 1: Vesper Boat Club-COMP, 06:40:13; 2: Caspersen Training Center-C, 06:41:39; 3: Caspersen Training Center-D, 06:42:82.