Six OCU rowers are competing at the National Selection Regatta on Mercer Lake in NJ this weekend. This morning, they raced in the time trial which seeds crews for the heats.
Edgars Boitmanis and Matthew Maddamma started the Star's success with the 2nd fastest time in the time trial of the Men's Double (2x) event with a 6:30.75 while teammates Jimmy VonPeters and Drew McNichols clocked the 3rd fastest time with a 6:33.79. Malta Boat Club posted the fastest time in 6:30.61 in a field of five teams. In the time trial format, instead of racing head-to-head, crews race the clock, so rowers do not know who rows the fastest course until after they have returned to the dock.
In the time trial of the women's lightweight single (1x), Kathryn Schiro rowed the 2000 m course in 7:48.16 earning her the fifth fastest time. In the same event, teammate Jane Imfeld pulled 8:17.01. In a field of fifteen crews, K. Hedstrom from Wisconsin posted the fastest time 7:41.92.
The impending storm in the area created a strong tailwind which made the water conditions technically challenging but the times fast. Weather permitting, the lightweight women will race this afternoon in the heats while the men will next race Friday morning in the grand final. Race results can be found at
Athletes with national team aspirations compete in the National Selection Regatta as the first step to making a USRowing team to represent the United States in international competitions.
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