Eastern Michigan Athletics
Eastern Michigan University
Head of the Charles
Rowing Places 14th at Prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta
10/21/2023 6:35:00 PM | Women's Rowing
Eagles drop nearly 20 seconds off 2022 time in same race
BOSTON, Mass. (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University rowing team opened up its official fall schedule today, Oct. 21, with a solid 14th place finish in a field of 40 boats in the women's club eights race at the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta on the Charles River in Boston, Mass.
The Eagles' Women's Club Eight squad finished with a time of 17:09.437. Yale University took first place with a time of 16:10.9000.
In the Eagles' five V8+ races all-time at the Head of the Charles, 17:09.437 is the squad's fastest finish while EMU's 14th-place finish is its second-highest all-time (fifth in 2019 in 17:47.52).
QUOTES
"We raced a whole lot better than last year," head coach Kemp Savage said. "We have some training issues we need to work out this week and bring more speed to next weekend."
"This weekend, we found a lot of speed that we haven't seen too much before," senior Abbey Simpson (Wyandotte, Mich./Roosevelt) said. "During the race, we were locked in the whole time,uninterrupted, and stayed internal. We still have some work to do going forward, but this has been my best race at the Charles in my three years going there. Overall, it was such a great experience to see so many teams and crews all over the world go and achieve one goal: to go fast. I am very excited to see what we can do in our last few races for the fall and carry that out into the spring."
RESULTS
Women's Club Eight | 14th place | 17:09.437
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LINEUP
C Abby Goodwin, 8 Abbey Simpson, 7 Laura Borchers, 6 Bryah Moriarty, 5 Chloe Hinojosa, 4 Elizabeth Latunski, 3 Megan Fowler, 2 Reagan Fazekas, 1 Emma Sagna
UP NEXT
For the second-consecutive season and the second time since 2009, the Eagles will host an event at home this fall. The Ford Lake Shore Race will take place on the Green and White's home base of Ford Lake Saturday, Oct. 28.
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