The U.S. women's four won a gold medal, while the women's double sculls took home the bronze medal on the final day of competition at the 2005 World Rowing Under 23 Championships on the Bosbaan International Regatta Course in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The women's four of Erin Cafaro (Modesto, Calif.), Stesha Carle (Long Beach, Calif.), Megan Kalmoe (St. Croix Falls, Wis.) and Catherine Starr (Fairfield, Conn.) defeated France by 1.91 seconds to win the gold medal. The crew got off the line slowly and sat in sixth position, more than two seconds behind the race leaders from Canada, at the 500-meter mark. However, the U.S. made a strong move during the second quarter of the race to take the second position behind Belarus with 1,000 meters to go. The boat continued its push through the third 500 meters, turning a 0.83-second deficit into a 1.4-second advantage with 500 meters to go. The U.S. boat ended up clocking a time of 7:24.29. France overtook Belarus for second place, finishing with a time of 7:26.20. Belarus held on for third place with a time of 7:27.19.
The women's double sculls tandem of Deborah Dryer (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Brett Sickler (Los Gatos, Calif.) earned a bronze medal on Sunday behind Italy and Australia. The duo crossed the finish line with a time of 7:40.46, 6.19 seconds behind the winners from Italy and 3.57 seconds behind second-place Australia. Italy used a tremendous start to lead the race from start to finish. The Italians jumped out to a 2.5-second advantage over the second-place U.S. crew at the 500-meter mark. Dryer and Sickler maintained the second position through the 1,000-meter mark, but Australia steadily cut into their lead and passed the U.S. boat in the third quarter of the race. The U.S. held off a challenge from Romania over the final 500 meters to reach the medal stand.
The men's four of Brodie Buckland (Olympia, Wash.), Scott Gault (Piedmont, Calif.), Alex Hearne (Princeton, N.J.) and Kyle Larson (Mt. Vernon, Wash.) finished fourth in its final, just missing the medal stand. The U.S. sat in sixth place at the 500 meter mark. The quartet passed Great Britain and a faltering Croatian crew over the final 1,500 meters of the race as it tried to work its way back into medal contention. However, it came up just short of a medal position. Serbia and Montenegro won the gold medal with a time of 6:25.35. Germany followed closely behind in a 6:25.68, while Spain won the bronze medal in a 6:28.52. The U.S. crew stroked a 6:30.35.
The lightweight men's four of Will Daly (Vail. Colo.), Jake Goodman (Corrales, N.M.), Max Litt (Ontario, N.Y.) and William Vuillet (Saint Mande, France) finished second in the B final for an eighth-place finish overall. The U.S. led for the first 1,000 meters before Canada took the lead in the third quarter of the race. Canada finished with a time of 6:38.74, followed by the U.S. in a 6:40.75.
The men's quadruple sculls of Dustin Carle (Long Beach, Calif.), Pier DeRoo (Grosse Pointe, Mich.), Adam Kosmicki (Marblehead, Mass.) and Glenn Ochal (Philadelphia, Pa.) finished sixth in the B final for a 12th-place finish overall. The crew finished with a time of 6:28.00. Latvia won the B final in a time of 6:15.15.