Rowing Preview: Head of the Colorado

Oct. 30, 2009

NORMAN, Okla. –The Oklahoma rowing team travels south to Austin, Texas for the 25th annual Head of the Colorado, PumpkinHead regatta. The Sooners feature five boats on the 5,000 meter head race on Lady Bird Lake, Saturday, Oct. 31.

The Sooners race in the women's open eight at 8:16 a.m. CT, the women's novice eight at 10:07 a.m. CT and the women's open four at 12:06 p.m. CT.

The Lineups

Varsity 8+ (A)
Cox: Kelsey Witten
Stroke: Rebecca Staff
7: Chelsea Moore
6: Meagan Harrell
5: Brooke Sheppard
4: Abbey La Follette
3: Meghan Farrell
2: Melea McCreary
Bow: Ashley La Follette

Varsity 8+ (B)
Cox: Lauren Price
Stroke: Elena Engles
7: Ally Gray
6: Sarah Kelle
5: Brooke Holleman
4: Virginia Ratcliff
3: Nicole Furmanek
2: Sam Fahed
Bow: Monique Gaines

Varsity 4+ (A)
Cox: Amanda Hoffman
Stroke: Rebecca Staff
3: Chelsea Moore
2: Meagan Harrell
Bow: Brooke Sheppard

Varsity 4+ (B)
Cox: Lauren Price
Stroke: Meghan Farrell
3: Melea McCreary
2: Abbey La Follette
Bow: Ahsley La Follette

Varsity 4+ C
Cox: Kelsey Witten
Stroke: Elena Engles
3: Ally Gray
2: Sarah Kelle
Bow: Nicole Furmanek

Varsity +4 (D)
Cox: Haley Brown
Stroke: Caroline Brannin
3: Brooke Homer
2: Kat Rabe
Bow: Maureen Lewis

Spares: JanelleRoche, Kiley Poppino

First Novice +8
Cox: Carly Schueler
Stroke: Elizabeth Blanche
7: Heather House
6: Nicole Bladow
5: Courtney Gillberg
4: Chloe Troutt
3: Morgan Whinery
2: Paige Gero
Bow: Kelsey O'Grady

Second Novice +8
Cox: Tricia Vanscoy
Stroke: Taylor Rowley
7: Olivia Coleman
6: Lena Eagle Road
5: Mary Cox
4: Jessica Camp
3: Elizabeth Middleton
2: McKenzie Lee
Bow: Kaylee Johnson

Season Recaps

At SMU
The varsity "A" led by coxswain Lauren Price, Meagan Harrell, Chelsea Moore, Rebecca Stafff, Brooke Sheppard, Sarah Kelle, Ally Gray, Abbey LaFollette and Meghan Farrell finished first in the eight boat race with a time of twenty-eight minutes.52 seconds. Oklahoma placed first and second in varsity four competition. Varsity "A" finished first with a time of 32.34, followed by OU varsity "B" (32.46) and SMU (36.11). Varsity "A" was led by coxswain Amanda Hoffman, Melea McCreary, Nicole Furmanek, Elena Engles and Monique Gaines. The varsity "B" was led by Kelsey Witten, Brooke Homer, Virginia Ratcliff, Ashley LaFollette and Sam Fahed.

Boot of the Oklahoma
The Sooners entered three boats with the top boat finishing in sixth with a time of 14.52.128. Boat "B" came in twelfth (15:26.956) and boat "C" came in sixteenth (15:46.964).

In the 4000 meter varsity four race Oklahoma came in fourth with a time of 16:50.418, ninth (17:00.186) and twenty-first (18:23.350). The novice eight competed the first time this season finishing second in the 4000 meter race recording a time of 17:05.290.

Oklahoma competed in the 500 meter stampede races with the varsity eights. Boat "A" came in second to Tulsa in the Grand Final, 1:34.700 to 1:35.560. Boat "B" finished fourth in the Petite Final with a time of 1:45.050.

Head of the Charles
Oklahoma raced in the women's championship eights and finished with a time of 19 minutes:25.311 seconds. The Sooners were led by coxswain Kelsey Witten, Rebecca Staff, Chelsea Moore, Meagan Harrell, Brooke Sheppard, Abbey LaFollette, Meghan Farrell, Melea McCreary and Ashley LaFollette.

University of Oklahoma Athletics

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