1997 Head of the Occoquan

November 1, 1997
Sandy Run Regional Park, Fairfax Station VA


CONDITIONS: EXCELLENT - LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN, NO CHOP, 65 F
DISTANCE: 3.2 MILES
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (AFTER SCRATCHES): 321

The Head of the Occoquan (HOTO) awards 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place medals in all event categories. This year HOTO also awarded 4th Place medals in Events 1A, 10A, 12A, 17A, 18A, and 22A, and 5th Place medals in Events 1A, 10A, 17A, and 18A.

HOTO is a USRowing registered regatta sponsored by the Occoquan Boat Club and organized with the assistance of the following Occoquan River rowing organizations: Woodbridge High School, Robinson High School and Thomas Jefferson High School. Many thanks to all volunteers and participants that made this HOTO another great success.

The FINAL RESULTS reflect eight (8) finish order changes resulting from a review of the original starting line and finish line log sheets. Changes include the correction of data entry errors and applying the 60-second penalty to all entries that failed to start with their event. There was also one disqualification - no time posted.

The 1998 Head of the Occoquan will be held October 31, 1998 at Sandy Run Regional Park, Fairfax Station VA. Point of Contact: Jay Tennent, 9527 Blackburn Drive, Burke VA 22015. >EVENT 20A



EVENT 1AWOMEN'S COLLEGIATE NOVICE EIGHT
1)ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE19:28.08
2)VIRGINIA TECH "B"20:02.07
3)CAPITAL ROWING CLUB20:04.41
4)UNIV OF PITTSBURGH "A"20:49.64
5)VIRGINIA TECH "A"20:49.76
6)ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE COLLEGE 20:52.13
7)GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY21:34.97
8)ST. MARY'S COLLEGE 21:47.25
9)WILLIAM & MARY "B"21:53.39
10)WASHINGTON COLLEGE "A"22:01.74
11)UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND22:25.11
12)DUSQUESNE UNIVERSITY22:32.43
13)WILLIAM & MARY "C"22:57.53
14)LOYOLA COLLEGE23:04.64
15)CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY23:10.34
*PRINCE WILLIAM MASTERS23:11.98
*PRINCE WILLIAM "B"23:12.80
16)WILLIAM & MARY "A"23.17.09
17)UNIV OF PITTSBURGH "B"23:30.87
18)UNIV OF MD BALTIMORE "A"23:30.93
19)PENN STATE23:52.15
20)WASHINGTON COLLEGE "B"24:04.54
21)MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE24:07.38
22)WILKES UNIVERSITY24:07.39
23)UNIV OF MD BALTIMORE "B"24:34.81
24)JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY25:35.63
* PWCA WAS NOT ELIGIBLE TO MEDAL IN THIS EVENT



EVENT 2AMIXED DOUBLE
1)DAVIDON/BERTHOLD (BRC)18:36.14
2)LANDFAIR/JOSH (ISA)20:30.93
3)ROWE/MARSHALL (MOBJACK)20:38.82
4)THOMPSON'S BOAT CENTER21:36.78
5)BRANHAM/GRINDSTAFF (ACR)22:29.72



EVENT 2BWOMEN'S MASTERS DOUBLE
1)DOWLING/PAULSEN (PBC)20:34.85
2)FLANIGAN/PFEIFER (TRRA)23:46.44
3)CHEE/BERARD (BRC)25:31.31



EVENT 3AMEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT SINGLE
1)ERIC EDMONDS (PBC)18:51.36
2)KEVIN BEDELL (UNAF)18:58.98
3)GREG DOYLE (MALTA)20:03.52
4)SCOTT STEINNMAN (PBC)20:12.94
5)CHRIS FLYNN (GMU ALUMNI)20:25.70
6)MICHAEL HOTRA (PBC)20:28.01



EVENT 4AMEN'S MASTERS SINGLE "A" (30-39)
1)BRYAN HOFFMAN (CASCADILLA)19:20.33
2)MICHAEL SMITH (RIVANNA)19:24.83
3)JEFF SCHNELLE (RIVANNA)19:33.62
4)CRAIG LOSEE (UNAFILIATED)19:35.13
5)PAUL COFFMAN (OCCOQUAN)19:36.41
6)ANDREW CRABB (BALTIMORE RC)19:51.10
7)BRIAN BERG (CASCADILLA)20:11.24
8)JAMIE WHALEN (ST. JOHNS)20:41.23
9)MICHAEL LEVITAN (PBC)20:57.53
10)HARRY ROBINSON (HAMPTON ROADS)22:15.61
11)TODD RIDENOR (PITT)24:27.84



EVENT 4BMEN'S MASTERS SINGLE "B" (40-49)
1)NORMAN BELDEN (UNAFILLIATED)19:39.79
2)STEVE PERRY (JOHNS HOPKINS)20:07.53
3)THOMAS BLAKE (VIRGINIA BC)20:48.32
4)JOHN MEEHAN (OCCOQUAN)20:58.90
5)RICHARD HAWE (ALEXANDRIA)21:28.82
6)DAVE APPLIN (ALEXANDRIA)22:12.63
7)GERE REISINGER (WILKES U)23:48.99
8)NOLAN WALTERS (UNAFILLIATED)24:53.12



EVENT 4C MEN'S MASTERS SINGLE "C" (50-59)
1)CLARENCE PFAFF (PAMLICO)20:46.51
2)BOB PEARSON (UNAFILLIATED)21:26.64
3)BEN BENNETT (RIVANNA)21:56.37
4)RALPH BELL (OCCOQUAN)23:07.19
5)JUD BURKE (ALEXANDRIA)23:25.69
6)JIM BECK (OCCOQUAN)25:16.64
7)GRAHAM ZANKER (AVON NZ)27:15.94



EVENT 4DMEN'S MASTERS SINGLE "D" (60+)
1)KIT COLLINS (RIVANNA)21:19.45
2)JOHN LAVERY (PBC)22:48.81



EVENT 5AWOMEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT SINGLE
1)ALAINA GURSKI (BACHELOR'S)22:21.12
2)TRISH CLOONAN (PITT)26:28.40



EVENT 6AWOMEN'S MASTERS SINGLE "A' (30-39)
1)PATTY PERRY (VIKING)21:03.42
2)LINDA GODFREY (CASCADILLA)21:34.52
3)CATHY DOWHOS (CASCADILLA)22:34.36
4)LIZ WILLIAMS (OCCOQUAN)24:49.42



EVENT 6BWOMEN'S MASTERS SINGLE "B" (40-49)
1)CELIA MERZBACHER (ALEXANDRIA)21:36.12



EVENT 6DWOMEN'S MASTERS SINGLE "D" (60+)
1)NIPSER MACKEY (WILMINGTON)31:54.16



EVENT 7AOPEN RECREATIONAL DOUBLE
1)SIMON/DYER (PITT)19:54.96
2)LEVINE/REINFELD (ALLDERDICE)22:44.65



EVENT 8AMEN'S RECREATIONAL SINGLE
1)DAVID BIRGE (ISA)22:42.33
2)NICK BULS (NORTH ALLEGHENY)24:12.41
3)ADAM LEWIS (ISA)24:15.26
4)RAY PEPE (FAIRMONT)24:47.12
5)MIKE MERRIT (ALEXANDRIA)24:56.81



EVENT 8BWOMEN'S RECREATIONAL SINGLE
1)SUZANNE GUBBINGS (ANNAPOLIS)27:16.72
2)WASHINGTON COLLEGE30:50.82
3)KARIN DANELLA (ROBERT MORRIS) Did Not Finish



EVENT 9AMEN'S OPEN QUAD
1)POTOMAC BOAT CLUB16:59.96
2)OCCOQUAN BOAT CLUB17:07.18
3)NORTH ALLEGHENY HIGH SCHOOL19:15.33
4)ALEXANDRIA COMM ROWING22:14.06



EVENT 10AMEN'S COLLEGIATE NOVICE EIGHT
1)VIRGINIA TECH "B"17:00.79
2)GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY17:21.30
3)WILLIAM & MARY "A"17:24.54
4)WILLIAM & MARY "B"18:14.40
5)WILKES UNIVERSITY18:22.42
6)UNIV OF PITTSBURGH "B"18:34.24
7)UNIV OF RICHMOND18:39.02
8)CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV18:51.16
9)ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE18:54.39
10)UNIV OF MD BALTIMORE19:21.72
11)MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE19:25.10
12)WASHINGTON COLLEGE19:28.19
13)WEST VIRGINIA UNIV19:31.10
14)JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV19:48.17
15)OLD DOMINION UNIV21:00.00
*PRINCE WILLIAM MASTERS21:30.65
*ALEXANDRIA COMM ROWING 22:47.09
16)PENN STATE23:10.39
* PWCA AND ALEXANDRIA WERE NOT ELIGIBLE TO
MEDAL IN THIS EVENT. VIRGINIA TECH "A" WAS
DISQUALIFIED DUE TO INELIGIBLE ROWER.



EVENT 11AMEN'S NOVICE FOUR
1)ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE18:02.54
2)UNIV OF PITTSBURGH "A"18:56.43
3)VIRGINIA TECH19:14.17
4)CATHOLIC UNIV20:27.59
5)D.C. STROKES20:35.65
6)UNIV OF PITTSBURGH "C"21:39.34
7)WILKES UNIVERSITY22:32.45



EVENT 11BMEN'S YOUTH FOUR
1)NORTH ALLEGHENY "A"17:30.13
2)THOMPSON'S BOAT CENTER17:59.50
3)ANNAPOLIS ROWING CLUB19:32.82
4)NORTH ALLEGHENY "B"19:55.82
5)OCCOQUAN BOAT CLUB19:58.73
6)CAPITAL ROWING CLUB20:31.80
7)CENTRAL CATHOLIC20:52.24+
8)ALLDERDICE HIGH SCHOOL21:04.89
+ 30-SECOND PENALTY (UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT)



EVENT 12AWOMEN'S NOVICE FOUR
1)ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE20:00.41
2)ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE20:53.60
3)DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY22:17.55
4)CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV22:17.93
5)UNIV OF MD BALTIMORE "C"22:32.81
6)FRANKLIN & MARSHALL22:46.46
7)UNIV OF PITTSBURGH "A"23:25.04+
8)VIRGINIA TECH "B"23:31.74
9)CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY23:49.10
10)TRINITY COLLEGE23:52.80
11)JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV24:01.73+
12)VIRGINIA TECH "A"24:48.11
13)UNIV OF PITTSBURGH "B"25:10.66+
14)LOYOLA COLLEGE25.53.99
15)WEST VIRGINIA UNIV27:11.23
16)UNIV OF MD BALTIMORE "B"34:13.90
17)PENN STATE35:48.97
+ 60-SECOND PENALTY (MISSED EVENT START TIME)



EVENT 12BWOMEN'S YOUTH FOUR
1)NORTH ALLEGHENY21:36.99
2)ANNAPOLIS ROWING CLUB21:48.05
3)OAKLAND CATHOLIC 21:49.64
4)THOMPSON'S BOAT CENTER22:45.96+
5)ELLIS SCHOOL24:44.06
+ 60-SECOND PENALTY (MISSED EVENT START TIME)



EVENT 13AMEN'S NOVICE SINGLE
1)BEN CLOSS (ST. JOHN'S)19:43.66
2)ANDRIUS KAARPAVICIUS (OBC)20:59.06
3)LUIS RODRIGUEZ (OCCOQUAN)21:17.42
4)MYKE SOEJOTO (ST. JOHN'S)22:40.81
5) RUYJI KUSHI (CARNEGIE MELLON)23:22.06
6)WALT FEE (BALTIMORE RC)23:58.80



EVENT 14AMEN'S YOUTH SINGLE
1)DAVID HORNER (NORTH ALLEGHENY)19:36.68
2)GJ HALFOND (OCOQUAN)19:58.05
3)MITCHELL JOHNSON (PWCA)21:27.51
4)TED BENNETT (ALEXANDRIA)21:54.27
5)NAT JOHNSON (ALEXANDRIA)22:12.37
6)RYAN MCLOUGHLILN (ANNAPOLIS)23:19.26
7)DAVE MACKIE (PBC)24:18.82



EVENT 14BWOMEN'S YOUTH SINGLE
1)CARA BARKLEY (NORTH ALLEGHENY)21:33.16
2)ANDREA SANTORA (ISA)21:55.24
3)NICOLE FERRING (NRTH ALLEGHNY)22:42.82
4)JESSICA LENNON (NRTH ALLEGHNY)22:51.62
5)JULIANN HERTZ (FOX CHAPEL)24:17.23
6)KATE KOSLOSKE (ALEXANDRIA)24:27.51
7)BECCA GAUNTNER (NRTH ALLEGHNY)24:42.73
8)KRIS MANDSAGER (ALEXANDRIA)27:59.05



EVENT 15AMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP EIGHT
1)POTOMAC BOAT CLUB14:38.59
2)VIRGINIA TECH15:35.84
3)GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY15:40.32
4)WILLIAM & MARY15:44.68
5)WASHINGTON COLLEGE16:51.15



EVENT 15BMEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT EIGHT
1)VIRGINIA TECH16:26.37
2)WILLIAM & MARY16:51.31



EVENT 16AWOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP EIGHT
1)GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY17:37.00
2)WILLIAM & MARY17:47.79
3)VIRGINIA TECH17:59.71
4)WASHINGTON COLLEGE18:07.23



EVENT 16BWOMEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT EIGHT
1)UNIV OF PITTSBURGH18:40.97
2)VIRGINIA TECH18:58.20+
3)ALLDERDICE HIGH SCHOOL25:43.63
+ 60-SECOND PENALTY (MISSED EVENT START TIME)



EVENT 17AMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP FOUR
1)BALTIMORE ROWING CLUB16:27.96
2)CAMSIS17:11.09
3)TOWSON UNIVERSITY17:18.51
4)CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV "A"17:28.80
5)HAMPTON ROADS ROWING CLUB17:38.43
6)UNIV OF PITTSBURGH "A"17:44.17
7)OLD DOMINION UNIV17:53.61
8)PENN STATE18:05.22
9)JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV "A"18:07.77
10)UNIV OF RICHMOND "A"18:10.05
11)WEST VIRGINIA UNIV "A"18:13.90
12)UNIV OF PITTSBURGH "B"18:21.74
13)LOYOLA COLLEGE18:22.75
14)UNIV OF RICHMOND "B"18:23.29
15)CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV "B"18:31.14
16)UNIV OF MD BALTIMORE18:45.02
17)POTOMAC BOAT CLUB18:46.78
18)MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE18:51.63
19)ALEXANDRIA COMM ROWING18:52.30
20)WASHINGTON COLLEGE19:03.46
21)VIRGINIA TECH19:06.85
22)DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY19:32.81
23)CAPITAL ROWING CLUB19:35.87
24)THOMPSON'S BOAT CENTER19:58.21
25)WEST VIRGINIA UNIV "B" 20:31.42
26)WILLIAMSBURG ROWING CLUB21:49.43



EVENT 17BMEN'S MASTERS FOUR (30+)
1)CAPITAL ROWING CLUB17:59.50
2)VIKING ROWING CLUB18:01.64
3)ANNAPOLIS ROWING CLUB18:24.36
4)OCCOQUAN BOAT CLUB18:55.45
5)THOMPSON'S BOAT CENTER19:35.21+
6)D.C. STROKES22:24.74
+ 60-SECOND PENALTY ASSESSED (BOW
MARKER VIOLATION); THOMPSON'S BOAT CENTER
DISPLAYED BOTH 349 AND 387.



EVENT 18AWOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP FOUR
1)VIKING ROWING CLUB19:01.68
2)UNIV OF PITTSBURGH 19:22.21
3)CAPITAL ROWING CLUB19:23.01
4)LOYOLA COLLEGE "B"19:46.12
5)ANNAPOLIS ROWING CLUB19:53.50
6)DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY20:04.02
7)UNIV OF MC BALTIMORE20:11.20
8)WILLIAM & MARY "A"20:14.56
9)PENN STATE "A"20:21.78
10)GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY20:44.86
11)WASHINGTON COLLEGE20:53.76
12)HAMPTON ROADS ROWING CLUB20:56.16
13)FRANKLIN & MARSHALL "B"20:58.34
14)LOYOLA COLLEGE21:02.14
15)CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV "A"21:19.45
16)CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV "B"21:44.70
17)THOMPSON'S BOAT CENTER21:59.68
18)MARY WASHINGTON "B"22:04.54
19)MARY WASHINGTON "A"22:04.58
20)WILLIAM & MARY "B"22:13.79
21)TOWSON UNIV "B"22:14.23+
22)WEST VIRGINIA UNIV22:34.75
23)TOWSON UNIV "A"22:35.79+
24)VIRGINIA BOAT CLUB22:55.36
25)ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE23:27.42
26)FRANKLIN & MARSHALL "A"24:12.88
27)OLD DOMINION UNIV25:40.95
+ 60-SECOND PENALTY (MISSED EVENT START TIME)



EVENT 18BWOMEN'S MASTERS FOUR (30+)
1)POTOMAC BOAT CLUB (DOWLING)20:00.97
2)THREE RIVERS ROWING20:47.85
3)ANNAPOLIS ROWING CLUB20:59.92
4)POTOMAC BOAT CLUB (COLE)21:41.04
5)THOMPSON'S BOAT CENTER24:18.46+
+ 60-SECOND PENALTY ASSESSED (BOW
MARKER VIOLATION); THOMPSON'S BOAT CENTER
DISPLAYED BOTH 387 AND 349.



EVENT 19AMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLE
1)THOMPSON'S BOAT CENTER17:18.31
2)GRABER/LEVINE (LOYOLA)19:51.79
3)SCOTT/KONICKI (SWAN CREEK)21:20.86



EVENT 19BMEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT DOUBLE
1)JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY18:27.21
2)KENNEDY/HIGBEE (NRTH ALLEGHNY)19:13.80



EVENT 19CMEN'S MASTERS DOUBLE
1)BERTHOLD/BIERY (BRC)17:28.76
2)HOFFMAN/BREEDLOVE (CASCADILLA)18:24.50
3)LYTLE/BOLTON (OCCOQUAN)22:05.54



WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLE
1)THEIS/ONUFRIESS (PBC)18:45.51
2)GIBBS/KOPAR (ST. JOHN'S)20:43.78
3)THOMPSON'S BOAT CENTER 20:56.17
4)MATCHER/HAASE (NRTH ALLEGHNY)21:06.62



EVENT 20BWOMEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT DOUBLE
1)BLYTHE/HURST (ISA)22:05.39
2)AVERY/STORK (PBC)22:23.69+
+ 60-SECOND PENALTY (MISSED EVENT START TIME)



EVENT 21AMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLE
1)GREG PROVENCHER (NAVY ALUMNI)18:32.02
2)STEWART TUCKER (RIVANNA)18:42.28
3)THOR RUNEMAN (UNAFILLIATED)19:30.02
4)ROB CREATH (BRC)19:32.80
5)GREG DOYLE (MALTA)19:44.17
6)ADAM SCHOLL (PENN AC)20:10.56
7)ERIK NIENABER (OCCOQUAN)21:00.02
8)JOHN DOUGHERTY (NRTH ALLEGHNY)21:07.76
9)LUIS RODRIGUEZ (OCCOQUAN)21:45.01



EVENT 21BWOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLE
1)RUTH DAVIDON (BRC)19:33.85
2)OLWEN HUXLEY (PBC)19:41.11
3)KRISTINE HOLZER (OCCOQUAN)19:46.47
4)MAMIE DOYLE (PENN AC)20:01.28
5)MICHELE STABILE (UNAFILLIATED)21:27.59
6)THEA TRUE (OCCOQUAN)21:40.08
7)THOMPSON'S BOAT CENTER22:05.97



EVENT 22AMEN'S CLUB EIGHT
1)VIRGINIA TECH15:26.55
2)OCCOQUAN BOAT CLUB15:34.85
3)CAPITAL ROWING CLUB15:35.87
4)GEORGE MASON UNIV "A"16:08.18
5)GEORGE MASON UNIV "B"17:31.60
6)PRINCE WILLIAM CREW17:32.11
7)LOYOLA COLLEGE17:32.33
8)UNIV OF PITTSBURGH18:02.62
9)WILLIAM & MARY 19:11.31
10)D.C. STROKES19:30.71
11)ALEXANDRIA COMM ROWING20:22.32



EVENT 22BMEN'S YOUTH EIGHT
1)PRINCE WILLIAM "A"15:31.95
2)THOMPSON'S BOAT CTR "B"15:39.66
3)OCCOQUAN BOAT CLUB "A"16:00.41
4)NORTH ALLEGHENY HIGH SCHOOL16:00.62
5)OCCOQUAN BOAT CLUB "B"16:16.25
6)CENTRAL CATHOLIC16:42.46
7)THOMPSON'S BOAT CTR "A"17:04.83
8)PRINCE WILLIAM "B"17:37.09
9)ANNAPOLIS ROWING CLUB22:31.64



EVENT 23AWOMEN'S CLUB EIGHT
1)GEORGE MASON UNIV17:44.27
2)CAPITAL ROWING CLUB17:56.03
3)UNIV OF RICHMOND "A"18:29.24
4)DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY18:53.69
5)UNIV OF RICHMOND "B"19:10.00
6)LOYOLA COLLEGE19:23.39
7)WILLIAM & MARY19:50.15
8)CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY20:06.99
9)UNIV OF PITTSBURGH20:38.65+
+ 60-SECOND PENALTY (MISSED EVENT START TIME)



EVENT 23BWOMEN'S YOUTH EIGHT
1)THOMPSON'S BOAT CTR "A"17:41.83
2)PRINCE WILLIAM "A"18:03.25
3)PRINCE WILLIAM "B"19:18.38
4)ALLDERDICE HIGH SCHOOL19:27.32
5)OCCOQUAN BOAT CLUB19:27.82
6)THOMPSON'S BOAT CTR "B"19:59.24
7)NORTH ALLEGHENY HIGH SCHOOL20:26.58
8)OAKLAND CATHOLIC "A"20:50.70
9)ANNAPOLIS ROWING CLUB20:58.21
10)ELLIS SCHOOL21:14.82
11)OAKLAND CATHOLIC "B"21:54.54



EVENT 23CWOMEN'S MASTERS EIGHT (30+)
1)POTOMAC BOAT CLUB18:44.39
2)PRINCE WILLIAM19:14.02
3)ANNAPOLIS ROWING CLUB20:46.56
4)ALEXANDRIA COMM ROWING21:02.52
5)THREE RIVERS 22:03.50



EVENT 24AWOMEN'S OPEN QUAD
1)ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE18:09.79
2)NORTH ALLEGHENY HIGH SCHOOL19:37.98
3)WILKES UNIVERSITY22:32.87
*WILKES UNIVERSITY (MIXED)27:57.06
* WILKES (MIXED) WAS NOT ELIGIBLE TO MEDAL IN THIS EVENT