Saturday, March 20
Palm Bay, Fla.
10 a.m.
Columbia
vs
Florida Tech (Governor's Cup)
Rowers Open Spring Season with Governor's Cup Success
3/20/2010 9:00:00 PM | Women's Rowing, Heavyweight Rowing, Lightweight Rowing
FELLESMERE, Fla. — All three Columbia crew programs capped a solid week of Florida training with successful showings in the Governor's Cup Regatta.
The women's crews rowed particularly well, notching first places in all five of their races, including an impressive win in the Varsity Eights. The men's heavyweights won the headline event, coming from behind to beat Florida Tech by six seconds in the varsity eights. With no other lightweight eights at the regatta, the Lion lightweights rowed a limited schedule.
An excellent week of rowing in this Melbourne suburb culminated in suburb conditions for the Governor's Cup, with flat water and no wind for the early-morning event.
"This was a productive and really competitive week," head women's coach Melanie Onufrieff said. "We put in a lot of miles, and proved that we have five boats."
All five competed on the regatta's Canal 54 course. The varsity eights were very impressive with a 6:47.7 race to defeat Florida Tech (FIT), 7:03.9, and Philadelphia University, 7:04.9.
"It was a solid performance," the coach said. "We followed our race plan." Columbia never trailed in the 2000-meter race.
The second varsity eight also executed its race plan perfectly in defeating Nova Southeastern and Central Oklahoma, while Columbia's third varsity eight bested Nova's second varsity by 23 seconds.
Columbia also fielded two fours. The A four beat FIT and Philadelphia, with the B four topping Barry and Dowling.
Onufrieff noted her teams' momentum, noting that, "we have to keep it rolling. We have some speed to pick up."
They hope to pick it up by next Saturday, when they open the northern portion of the schedule in the Connell Cup against Penn and Yale in Philadelphia.
The varsity heavyweight eight fell behind early in its race against the host FIT, which had taken advantage of warm winter temperatures to pick up far more water time than the Lions. After the first 500 meters, FIT owned the lead.
Columbia caught up, though, rowing through FIT to go ahead by the halfway point, then established an open-water margin after 1500 meters, and held on for a solid six-second triumph.
The Lions' second varsity also faced FIT's first varsity, as well as the Columbia first varsity men's lightweights. Once again FIT took the lead, and held on.
Again and again Columbia threatened, but the host school fought back each sally to post a victory in 6:00.2, followed by the Columbia 2V's 6:02.5 and the lightweights' 6:05.4.
"We raced hard, and fast," heavyweight head coach Mike Zimmer said, "but we didn't take advantage of our opportunities." Still, the coach noted, "we had a great week of training."
The heavyweights mark their northern opener next Saturday afternoon, March 27, in the Collins Cup regatta against Rutgers. The races will be rowed on the Harlem.
The week's training was exactly what head lightweight coach Scott Alwin was looking for.
"The water was very good, and it was great training," Alwin noted. "We confirmed that we have 10 men who can make our varsity eight. They are versatile, too, they can row a number of different seats. That makes us excited because we now have options."
In the lightweights' only race, against the Columbia second varsity and FIT first varsity heavyweights, they fell behind early, struggling as a lightweight eight is supposed to, against heavyweights. "We were a little tight early," Alwin said."
The Lions rowed better later in the race, drawing within five seconds of the leader at the end. Columbia's second varsity and freshman lightweight eights searched in vain for competition, and then rowed against each other in "a friendly time trial", as Alwin described it.
The 2V won in 6:20.1 to the freshmen's 6:29.1. "They put up a good fight," he said.
Although Alwin wasn't looking forward to the long ride back to New York, he was full of anticipation for the weeks ahead.
"I'm excited to put together a varsity for our first race, two weeks from now."
Columbia makes its northern debut Saturday April 3 at Princeton vs. Georgetown and the Tigers.
The results:
Governor's Cup
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Canal 54, Fellesmere, Fla.
Men's Rowing (Columbia)
Varsity Heavyweight Eights
1. Columbia, 5:56.8
2. Florida Tech (FIT), 6:02.8
Mixed Eights
1. FIT 1V Hwt, 6:00.2
2. Columbia 2V Hwt, 6:02.5
3. Columbia 1V Lwt, 6:05.4
Lightweight Eights
1. Columbia 2V Lwt, 6:20.1
2. Columbia Freshman Lwt, 6:29.1
Women's Rowing (Columbia)
Varsity Eights
1. Columbia, 6:47.7
2. FIT, 7:03.9
3. Philadelphia U., 7:04.9
Second Varsity Eights
1. Columbia, 6:53.0
2. Nova Southeastern, 7:07.8
3. Central Oklahoma, 7:22.0
Sub-Varsity Eights
1. Columbia 3V, 7:24.1
2. Nova Southeastern 2V, 7:47.4
Varsity Fours
1. Columbia A, 7:46.2
2. FIT, 8:00.4
3. Philadelphia U., 8:13.5
1. Columbia B, 8:00.1
2. Barry, 8:38.3
3. Dowling, 9:13.4
The women's crews rowed particularly well, notching first places in all five of their races, including an impressive win in the Varsity Eights. The men's heavyweights won the headline event, coming from behind to beat Florida Tech by six seconds in the varsity eights. With no other lightweight eights at the regatta, the Lion lightweights rowed a limited schedule.
An excellent week of rowing in this Melbourne suburb culminated in suburb conditions for the Governor's Cup, with flat water and no wind for the early-morning event.
"This was a productive and really competitive week," head women's coach Melanie Onufrieff said. "We put in a lot of miles, and proved that we have five boats."
All five competed on the regatta's Canal 54 course. The varsity eights were very impressive with a 6:47.7 race to defeat Florida Tech (FIT), 7:03.9, and Philadelphia University, 7:04.9.
"It was a solid performance," the coach said. "We followed our race plan." Columbia never trailed in the 2000-meter race.
The second varsity eight also executed its race plan perfectly in defeating Nova Southeastern and Central Oklahoma, while Columbia's third varsity eight bested Nova's second varsity by 23 seconds.
Columbia also fielded two fours. The A four beat FIT and Philadelphia, with the B four topping Barry and Dowling.
Onufrieff noted her teams' momentum, noting that, "we have to keep it rolling. We have some speed to pick up."
They hope to pick it up by next Saturday, when they open the northern portion of the schedule in the Connell Cup against Penn and Yale in Philadelphia.
The varsity heavyweight eight fell behind early in its race against the host FIT, which had taken advantage of warm winter temperatures to pick up far more water time than the Lions. After the first 500 meters, FIT owned the lead.
Columbia caught up, though, rowing through FIT to go ahead by the halfway point, then established an open-water margin after 1500 meters, and held on for a solid six-second triumph.
The Lions' second varsity also faced FIT's first varsity, as well as the Columbia first varsity men's lightweights. Once again FIT took the lead, and held on.
Again and again Columbia threatened, but the host school fought back each sally to post a victory in 6:00.2, followed by the Columbia 2V's 6:02.5 and the lightweights' 6:05.4.
"We raced hard, and fast," heavyweight head coach Mike Zimmer said, "but we didn't take advantage of our opportunities." Still, the coach noted, "we had a great week of training."
The heavyweights mark their northern opener next Saturday afternoon, March 27, in the Collins Cup regatta against Rutgers. The races will be rowed on the Harlem.
The week's training was exactly what head lightweight coach Scott Alwin was looking for.
"The water was very good, and it was great training," Alwin noted. "We confirmed that we have 10 men who can make our varsity eight. They are versatile, too, they can row a number of different seats. That makes us excited because we now have options."
In the lightweights' only race, against the Columbia second varsity and FIT first varsity heavyweights, they fell behind early, struggling as a lightweight eight is supposed to, against heavyweights. "We were a little tight early," Alwin said."
The Lions rowed better later in the race, drawing within five seconds of the leader at the end. Columbia's second varsity and freshman lightweight eights searched in vain for competition, and then rowed against each other in "a friendly time trial", as Alwin described it.
The 2V won in 6:20.1 to the freshmen's 6:29.1. "They put up a good fight," he said.
Although Alwin wasn't looking forward to the long ride back to New York, he was full of anticipation for the weeks ahead.
"I'm excited to put together a varsity for our first race, two weeks from now."
Columbia makes its northern debut Saturday April 3 at Princeton vs. Georgetown and the Tigers.
The results:
Governor's Cup
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Canal 54, Fellesmere, Fla.
Men's Rowing (Columbia)
Varsity Heavyweight Eights
1. Columbia, 5:56.8
2. Florida Tech (FIT), 6:02.8
Mixed Eights
1. FIT 1V Hwt, 6:00.2
2. Columbia 2V Hwt, 6:02.5
3. Columbia 1V Lwt, 6:05.4
Lightweight Eights
1. Columbia 2V Lwt, 6:20.1
2. Columbia Freshman Lwt, 6:29.1
Women's Rowing (Columbia)
Varsity Eights
1. Columbia, 6:47.7
2. FIT, 7:03.9
3. Philadelphia U., 7:04.9
Second Varsity Eights
1. Columbia, 6:53.0
2. Nova Southeastern, 7:07.8
3. Central Oklahoma, 7:22.0
Sub-Varsity Eights
1. Columbia 3V, 7:24.1
2. Nova Southeastern 2V, 7:47.4
Varsity Fours
1. Columbia A, 7:46.2
2. FIT, 8:00.4
3. Philadelphia U., 8:13.5
1. Columbia B, 8:00.1
2. Barry, 8:38.3
3. Dowling, 9:13.4
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