Eastern Michigan Athletics
Eagles' First Varsity Eight Named CAA Boat of the Week
4/9/2019 12:00:00 PM | Women's Rowing
EMU earned the top finish in the First Varsity Eight race at the Cooper Invitational
RICHMOND, Va. (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University women's rowing team's First Varsity Eight boat was named the Colonial Athletic Association's Boat of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday, April 9. The weekly honor is the Green and White's first in the 2018-19 rowing season.
The Varsity Eight opened their spring competition season with a top finish at the Cooper Invite, April 7. The first-place finishing boat was made up of seniors Christa Maddick (Stockbridge, Mich.-Stockbridge), Addison Oblanas (Seattle, Wash.-Seattle Academy), Haley Dutton (West Salem, Wis.-West Salem), Baylee Kinkade (Portage, Mich.-Portage Central), and Cailey Muir (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Saline), juniors Amanda Flora (Greenfield, Ind.-Greenfield Central) and Ashly Matzek (Ellsworth, Wis.-Ellsworth), and sophomores Maggie Nied (Hartland, Mich.-Hartland) and Carly Szymanski (Toledo, Ohio-Notre Dame Academy).
The Eagles began their day with top qualifying time in the preliminary heats, completing the 2000m in 7:02.04. The First Varsity Eight's performance toppled Colonial Athletic Association foes Villanova University and the University of Delaware by more than two seconds. The Green and White continued its success from the qualifying heats to the finals, earning the top finish in the Grand Final with a time of 6:57.08. The squad bested its preliminary heat time by almost five seconds in the finals, while topping all CAA competitors once again by more than two seconds.
The Eagles now prep for their next competition, heading to the George Mason Invitational Sunday, April 14, in Fairfax, Va.
The Varsity Eight opened their spring competition season with a top finish at the Cooper Invite, April 7. The first-place finishing boat was made up of seniors Christa Maddick (Stockbridge, Mich.-Stockbridge), Addison Oblanas (Seattle, Wash.-Seattle Academy), Haley Dutton (West Salem, Wis.-West Salem), Baylee Kinkade (Portage, Mich.-Portage Central), and Cailey Muir (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Saline), juniors Amanda Flora (Greenfield, Ind.-Greenfield Central) and Ashly Matzek (Ellsworth, Wis.-Ellsworth), and sophomores Maggie Nied (Hartland, Mich.-Hartland) and Carly Szymanski (Toledo, Ohio-Notre Dame Academy).
The Eagles began their day with top qualifying time in the preliminary heats, completing the 2000m in 7:02.04. The First Varsity Eight's performance toppled Colonial Athletic Association foes Villanova University and the University of Delaware by more than two seconds. The Green and White continued its success from the qualifying heats to the finals, earning the top finish in the Grand Final with a time of 6:57.08. The squad bested its preliminary heat time by almost five seconds in the finals, while topping all CAA competitors once again by more than two seconds.
The Eagles now prep for their next competition, heading to the George Mason Invitational Sunday, April 14, in Fairfax, Va.
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