Women's Rowing / October 24, 2013

Rowing Concludes Fall Season with Head of the Iowa

THIS WEEK: The University of Iowa women’s rowing team will host the annual Head of the Iowa regatta on Sunday, Oct. 27 at 10 a.m. at City Park and the P. Sue Beckwith Boathouse. The event was originally scheduled to be at Lake MacBride in Solon, Iowa, but due to extenuating circumstances, Sunday’s regatta was moved to the boathouse. It will be the final fall competition for the Hawkeyes.

THE RACE: Races will run from 10 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. (CT). A mixture of men’s and women’s teams from different colleges and universities will compete. The schools that will be competing include Colorado, Colorado State, Creighton, Drake, Iowa, Iowa State, Marquette, Minnesota, Nebraska, Notre Dame, St. Olaf, and Wisconsin.

Last Event: The Hawkeyes hosted Indiana University in a two-day scrimmage on Oct. 11-12 at the P. Sue Beckwith Boathouse.

In Friday’s competition, Iowa’s 1V8+ boat took first place, 18 seconds in front of the second place Hoosiers. In 2V8+ action, Iowa took first place 13 seconds ahead of Indiana. The wave concluded with Indiana winning the V4+. Iowa’s first boat came in 11 seconds behind the Hoosiers, and the second boat for the Hawkeyes followed 48 seconds later.

In the second wave, Indiana’s 1V8+ boat took first place, topping Iowa by 31 seconds. Indiana’s 2V8+ boat also came in first, beating Iowa by 14 seconds.

The evening concluded with the V4+, as Indiana came in first in front of two Iowa boats. The first Iowa boat came in 16 seconds behind, and the third Iowa boat followed 1:16 later.

In Saturday competition, Iowa’s 1V8+ boat went 3-1-1 against the Hoosiers and the 2V8+ went 1-4. In the second wave, Iowa’s 1V4+ boat went 2-3 against the Hoosiers. In the final wave of the scrimmage, both the 1N8+ and 2N8+ Iowa boats went 3-0.

NEW HAWKEYE IN CHARGE: Andrew Carter was named the third head coach in program history for the University of Iowa rowing program in July 2013. He is in his 24th year overall and his 17th in the collegiate coaching ranks. His previous stints include the Univeristy of Miami (2009-13), Clemson University (2008-09), Bathes College in Lewiston, Maine (2000-08), the University of Southern California (1999-00), and Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (1996-99). During his career, Carter has earned more than 50 championship medals, and over the last 12 years, he has coached seven All-Americans and 24 National Scholar-Athletes. He turned Miami into a nationally-ranked program, and led Clemson to its first-ever Atlantic Coast Conference title and NCAA Championship appearance.

Carter is a U.S. Rowing Level III Coach and a Rowing Canada Aviron Level IV Coach, as well as a National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) Master Instructor and Master Coach Evaluator.

Carter, who is married to Kim and a father to Mason, earned his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology-biomechanics from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and a master’s degree in kinesiology-biomechanics from the University of Western Ontario.

Quoting Coach Carter: “This will be my first Head of the Iowa, and I’m looking forward to it,” Carter stated. “Not many collegiate programs get to host a fall head race so this is pretty special. Racing at home is a nice way to finish a season. It doesn’t hurt that we’ll have an opportunity to see more Big Ten speed in the pool that weekend.”

Tentative Roster:
N8+ Boat A
Alyse Higgins
Alta Littrel
Maria Steck
Sarah Powell
Lauren VanderWall
Jennifer Rahn
Kasia Gniatczyk
Emily Miller
Emily Britt

Boat B
Lindsay Stoffregen
Nora Bush
Mackenzie Hefel
Kathleen Meek
Trisha Martin
Kelly Below
Amanda Williams
Kristen Garcia
Morgan Dorsey

Boat C
Rachel Chambers
Danielle Boffice
Caprisse Honsbruch
Abby Muhlenbruch
Kiah Allen
Tess Kopecky
Courtney Cappalli
Samantha Kaplan
Lauren French

Boat D
McKinzie Cowley
Kaitlyn Daugherty
Haley Hansen
Elizabeth Hubing
Michaela Powell
Athena Spingler
Kat Tillman
Sierra Lopez
Tessa Larson

V4+ Boat A
Sarah Bartlett
Laura Hallman
Nicole Mitchell
Edwina Flakemore
Erin Czupil

Boat B
Katie Brown
Claire Benschoter
Beth Baustian
Brianna Achs
Zoe Ribar

Boat C
Destinee Gwee
Alyssa Armstrong
Allison Hanson
Morgan Grastorf
Mackenzie Norton

Boat D
Ellen Cranberg
Deanna Arps
Hannah Rochford
Emma Ramirez
Skylar McSorley

N4+ Boat A
McKinzie Cowley
Sarah Powell
Kelly Below
Jennifer Rahn
Kasia Gniatczyk

Boat B
Alyse Higgins
Alta Littrel
Emily Britt
Emily Miller
Morgan Dorsey

V8+ Boat A
Katie Brown
Laura Hallman
Beth Baustian
Claire Benschoter
Nicole Mitchell
Brianna Achs
Zoe Ribar
Edwina Flakemore
Erin Czupil

Boat B
Sarah Bartlett
Nina Hendriks
Madeline Anglin
Jessica Streur
Lauren Subler
Gabrielle Watson
Cristy Hartman
Mary Stump
Rebecca Thompson