Women's rowing to send Varsity Eight to Head of the Potomac and "Shore Boys" Regattas

Sept. 30, 2004
MARIETTA, Ohio - Marietta College women's crew is sending its Varsity EIght to Washington D.C. for the 24th annual Scullers' Head of the Potomac Regatta Saturday (Oct. 2). They will then make the trip to Ventnor, NJ for the first "Shore Boys" Regatta Sunday (Oct. 3).

The Head of the Potomac returns after a one-year hiatus due to Hurricane Isabelle. The race is set on a 2.8-mile course that extends down the Potomac River along the Virginia shore across from the Georgetown/Foggy Bottom waterfront in Washington, D.C.

The Pioneer Navy is coming off a historical year, in which they captured gold in the DII-DIII Varsity Heavyweight Eight race at Dad Vails. They are looking to climb new heights this spring and it all begins with the action they see this fall.

"The V8 will be stepping in against tough competition this weekend, but we are no stranger to being the only DIII boat in the field," said head coach Karen Glowacki.

Georgetown, George Washington, Maryland and the US Naval Academy are expected to compete at the Saturday.

"We may not medal, but we should definitely catch some of our opponents' attention," said Glowacki.

Glowacki's varsity shells sits from bow Megan Rogers (Allison Park, PA), Meg Foraker (New Lexington), Corrine Mees (Oxford), Amanda Stoner (Toledo), Becca Stewart (Indiana, PA), Rosa Hanks (Raleigh, NC), Dorothy Klaiber (Toledo), stroke Lindsay Letterle (Glenshaw, PA) and coxswain Meredith Rogers (Allison Park, PA).

The First "Shore Boys" Open College Crew Regatta will be held Sunday (Oct. 3) in the back bays of Atlantic City and Ventnor.

Over 150 men and women rowers from Drexel University, Lehigh University, and Marietta College will race a 2.8 mile head race and a 1000 meter sprint race. All three schools are coached by former local high school oarsmen: Drexel's - Lou Renzulli (Holy Spirit), Lehigh's - Paul Savell (Holy Spirit), and Marietta's - John Bancheri (Atlantic City).

Boats will be launched at 9:30 a.m. from the Dr. John Holland Boathouse at Surrey and Calvert Avenues in Ventnor. The head race will start at 10:00 a.m. from the Atlantic City High School Boathouse near the Albany Avenue Bridge. The race will travel through Ventnor and finish at the old Viking Rowing Club (908 Harvard Avenue). After a short break the sprint race will start at 11:30 a.m. from the 300 block of Harvard Avenue. The finish will end at the old Viking Rowing Club.

"The ladies have been practicing well and going fast," added Glowacki. "Their hard work should translate into results this weekend. It is well within our abilities to win the Beach Basket trophy in Atlantic City."

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