The women's four won its repechage to advance to the final, while the men's four, women's single sculls and lightweight women's double sculls crews earned spots in the semifinals on Friday at the 2008 FISA World Under 23 Championships.
The women's four of Jessica Leidecker (Westerville, Ohio), Liz Robb (Roswell, Ga.), Michelle Nance (Simpsonville, S.C.) and Hilary Cumbest (Nashville, Tenn.) won the first of two repechages to advance to Sunday's final. The U.S. crew was in third place behind Australia and Ukraine going into the 500-meter mark, but was able to push through to take a 3.16-second lead by 1,500 meters. The U.S. clocked a 6:58.53 to finish more than six seconds ahead of second-place Australia. Ukraine finished third in a 7:08.70, followed by France in a 7:09.17.
Ed Newman (Palos Park, Ill.), Max Goff (Sun Prairie, Wis.), Colin Keogh (Greenwich, Conn.) and Zachary Krupp (New Canaan, Conn.) finished third in second repechage of the men's four to secure a spot in the semifinals. With less than one second separating the top four crews, the U.S. held off the Russians in the last few strokes, clocking a 6:23.48. Poland won in a 6:22.78, followed by France in a 6:23.41. Russia finished in fourth with a time of 6:23.79.
"It was a tight race the entire 2,000 meters," said Krupp. "We barley beat out Russia for the third spot. We're pretty excited to keep improving and step it up to the next level tomorrow."
The U.S. will take on Poland, Australia, Germany, New Zealand and Denmark in the second semifinal of the men's four.
Helen Tompkins (Friendswood, Texas) won the first of four repechages of the women's single sculls to advance to the semifinals. The U.S. sculler was first off the line, maintaining a five-second lead through the halfway-mark. Tompkins clocked an 8:16.13, followed by Serbia's Ivana Filipovic in second place with an 8:20.71. Spain finished third, followed by Sweden and Iran. Tompkins will face Spain, Latvia, Finland, Great Britain and Hungary in tomorrow's race.
The lightweight women's double sculls duo of Lisa D'Aniello (Niskayuna, N.Y.) and Kristin Hedstrom (Concord, Mass.) won its repechage to advance to the semifinals. The U.S. crew was in second place through the 500-meter mark, and took the lead over the Italians by the halfway point. The U.S. finished in a 7:40.77, followed by Italy in a 7:44.53. The 2007 defending champions from Poland crossed third in a 7:45.83. Hedstrom raced in the event at the 2007 championships, finishing 16th overall. The U.S. will compete against Poland, Great Britain, Switzerland, France and Australia tomorrow.
The women's eight of coxswain Katelin Snyder (Winter Park, Fla.), Suzanne Van Fleet (West Chester, Pa.), Kady Glessner (Seattle, Wash.), Jamie Redman (Spokane, Wash.), Amanda Polk (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Laura Larsen-Strecker (Brookline, Mass.), Theresa Shields (Gross Ile, Mich.), Kelsie Chaudoin (Germantown, Tenn.) and Jessica Reel (Ojai, Calif.) won its race for lanes in preparation for Sunday's final. The U.S. clocked a 6:35.98, with Poland in second with a 6:39.34 and Germany in third with a 6:41.73. The defending champions from Belarus crossed fourth in a 6:42.76.
"They rowed a good race and I was pleased with their performance today," said coach Kevin Sauer. "It will be an entirely different ball game on Sunday."
In the first repechage of the lightweight men's pair, Skip Kielt (Buffalo, N.Y.) and Ryan Andre (New Canaan, Conn.) finished fourth. The duo clocked a 7:20.80 and will now race in the B final against Hungary, Serbia, Great Britain and Turkey for places 7-11. The Netherlands won the race in a 6:59.38, with Denmark in second in a 7:05.27. Hungary finished in third with a 7:15.50.
The lightweight men's four of John Wainwright (Alameda, Calif.), Anthony Fahden (Lafayette, Calif.), Chad Healy (Ashland, Ore.) and David Montani (Lewiston, N.Y.) finished third in its repechage, missing a spot in the A final by 2.1 seconds. France won the race in a 6:30.37, with Argentina second in a 6:31.30. The U.S. crew clocked a 6:33.49, and will race Japan, Portugal, Russia, The Netherlands and Austria in tomorrow's B final for places 7-12.
In the men's single sculls, Zach Ellison (Duluth, Minn.) finished fourth, just missing a spot in the semifinals. The defending champion, New Zealand, won the race in a 7:13.12, followed by Croatia and Germany. Ellison clocked a 7:29.09 and will now race in the C/D semifinals.
Robin Prendes (Miami, Fla.) and James Donovan (Easton, Conn.) will race in the C/D semifinals after a fourth-place finish in the lightweight men's double sculls. The U.S. duo clocked a 7:04.36, behind Greece (6:58.22) and Russia (7:01.94).
Katie Bucien (Detroit, Mich.) finished fourth in the first repechage of the women's lightweight single sculls to advance to the C/D semifinals. Belarus won the race in an 8:07.61, followed by Venezuela in an 8:13.56 and Switzerland in an 8:14.24.
In the lightweight men's single sculls, Sam Cunningham (Pittsburgh, Pa.) clocked a 7:44.93 to finish fourth in his repechage. Croatia won the race with a time of 7:34.57, followed by Hong Kong and Italy. Cunningham will now race in the C/D semifinals.
Andrew Hatzenbuhler (Farmington, Conn.) and Bryan Pape (Simsbury, Conn.) finished fifth in the fourth repechage and will race in the C/D semifinals. Germany won the race in a 6:59.89, with The Netherlands in second with a 7:02.22. Slovenia crossed third, followed by Moldova. The U.S. crew clocked a 7:16.64.
The men's four with coxswain crew of coxswain Kereeti Pisapati (Bethlehem, Pa.), Joe McMullin (Woodbridge, Va.), Matt Wheeler (Eugene, Ore.), Greg Yurkow (Haddonfield, N.J.) and David Weir (Folsom, Calif.) finished sixth in the race for lanes and will compete against Ukraine, Germany, Croatia, Serbia and Italy in Sunday's final.
In total, 56 nations and nearly 800 athletes have entered the 20 events at the 2008 World Rowing Under 23 Championships. Formerly known as the Nation's Cup and the Match des Seniors, 2008 marks the fourth year that the Under 23 regatta has held "World Rowing Championship" status. The event, which started in 1976, acts as a stepping stone for athletes on their way to elite status.
Racing continues Saturday with semifinals and Sunday with finals in all events. For complete race results, visit www.worldrowing.com. For a complete media guide and athlete bios, visit http://www.usrowing.org/news_media/index.aspx.
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