The third 2007 National Selection Regatta (NSR) is now complete following Sunday's finals at the Finn M.W. Caspersen Rowing Center on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J.
With the third NSR serving as a possible selection event for the men's pair, men's double sculls and lightweight men's double sculls, Sunday's winners had the opportunity to be automatically selected to the 2007 National Team if they met the required time standard.
In the men's double sculls final, Caspersen Training Center's Matt Hughes and Sam Stitt took a five-second advantage in the first 1,000 meters before cruising to the victory. The duo captured first with a time of 6:26.88, followed by Princeton Training Center's J. Sloan DuRoss and Mike Perry in a 6:31.88. Caspersen's Francis Cuddy and Deaglan McEachern took third with a time of 6:34.93. Hughes and Stitt met the time standard and now have until July 17 to accept the men's double sculls berth on the 2007 National Team or the event will be opened up to trials.
In the men's pair final, Caspersen's Beau Hoopman and Matt Schnobrich captured first place with a time of 6:38.35. Teammates Daniel Walsh and Wyatt Allen finished second in a 6:41.08, followed by Caspersen's Giuseppe Lanzone and Alex Hearne in third. Hoopman and Schnobrich also met the time standard and now have until July 17 to accept the men's pair berth on the team or the event will be opened up to trials.
In the lightweight men's double sculls final, the Malta Boat Club/Penn AC entry of Andrew Liverman and Richard Montgomery took first with a time of 6:35.13, followed by Tim Larson and Greg Ruckman of Riverside Boat Club in second with a time of 6:39.95. Undine Barge Club's Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg and Cody Lowry placed third with a time of 6:40.21. Liverman and Montgomery just missed the time standard but will have until July 17 to meet it or the event will be opened up to trials.
While the men's events served as selection races at this NSR, the remaining races served as an opportunity for crews to test their speed in preparation for big boat selection camps and future trials.
In the women's pair final, Brett Sickler and Portia McGee of Caspersen Training Center captured first with a time of 7:27.94, followed by teammates Megan Dirkmaat and Samantha Magee in second with a time of 7:39.94. Third place was taken by Potomac Boat Club's Jennifer Reck and Ruth Stiver, who finished with a time of 7:40.19.
In the women's double sculls final, Liane Malcos and Lia Pernell of Princeton Training Center took first with a time of 7:11.13, followed by Vesper Boat Club's Jana Heere and Wendy Campanella in second with a time of 7:15.67. Finishing in third with a time of 7:17.52 was Potomac Boat Club's Margot Shumway and Reilly Dampeer.
For complete results, see www.row2k.com/results.
The NSRs and the World Championships Trials are sponsored by the National Rowing Foundation as part of its support of the U.S. National Team.