April 1, 1999
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-The University of Virginia women’s varsity eight and lightweight eight are both ranked in the first 1999 regular-season national collegiate coaches Top 20 polls conducted by USRowing. The varsity eight is ranked second in the nation and the lightweight eight is ranked third.
In the varsity eight rankings, Washington is ranked first followed by Virginia, Brown, California-Berkeley and Southern California. Washington won the varsity eight competition at last weekend’s (March 27-28) San Diego Crew Classic with a time of 7:01.0. Virginia was second (7:02.5), California-Berkeley finished third (7:08.8), Southern California was fourth (7:09.8) and Michigan was fifth (7:10.8).
Virginia’s varsity eight is comprised of senior coxswain Kara McPhillips (Maple Glen, Pa.), freshman stroke Barbra Sheehan (St. Catharine’s, Ontario), senior Ellen Perry (Beaverton, Ore.), senior Andrea Saathoff (Indialantic, Fla.), freshman Carrie Huttenlocher (Mercer Island, Wash.), junior Michelle Giller (Princeton, N.J.), senior Cinda Ewton (Manlius, N.Y.), junior Sara Garrett (San Clemente, Calif.) and junior Christina Hillson (Philadelphia, Pa.).
In the lightweight eight rankings, Princeton is ranked first followed by Villanova, Virginia, Wisconsin and Radcliffe. Villanova won the lightweight eight competition at the San Diego Crew Classic (7:33.0) and Virginia was second (7:36.0).
Members of Virginia’s lightweight eight include junior coxswain Erica Hamant (Cincinnati, Ohio), junior stroke Anne Williams (St. Louis, Mo.), senior Nicole Younts (Springfield, Va.), senior Aimee Savard (Wolfeboro, N.H.), sophomore Rebecca Van Dyke (Lynchburg, Va.), senior Amy Johnson (Fairfax, Va.), sophomore Jennifer Blomberg (Watertown, Conn.), sophomore Kristen Keller (Charlottesville, Va.) and junior Helen Hill (Boulder, Co.).
The Virginia women’s rowing team competes against Michigan and Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday (April 3). UVa Women’s Rowing – 1st Add – April 1, 1999
VARSITY EIGHT RANKINGS
1) Washington 11) Washington State 2) Virginia 12) Radcliffe 3) Brown 13) Oregon State 4) California-Berkeley 14) Ohio State 5) Southern California 15) Michigan State 6) Michigan 16) Boston University 7) Princeton 17) North Carolina 8) Northeastern 18) Pennsylvania 9) Massachusetts 19) Dartmouth 10) Wisconsin 20) San Diego State
LIGHTWEIGHT EIGHT RANKINGS
1) Princeton 12) San Diego 2) Villanova 13) San Diego State 3) Virginia 14) Oregon 4) Wisconsin Seattle Pacific 5) Radcliffe 16) Creighton 6) California-Davis 17) Notre Dame 7) George Washington 18) St. Mary's 8) Massachusetts 19) California-Berkeley 9) Humboldt State 20) Brown 10) Georgetown St. Joseph's