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Six Badgers race at world championships and world under-23 championships
August 29, 2016 | Women's Rowing
Badgers reach finals in lightweight men’s pair, U23 lightweight men’s pair, lightweight women’s quadruple sculls
MADISON, Wis. – Four Wisconsin rowers competed at the 2016 FISA World Under 23 Rowing Championships, while two former Badgers also raced at the 2016 FISA World Championships last week in Rotterdam, Netherlands. In all, three women and three men raced at the combined event.
Top finishers for Wisconsin included three who reached finals in their respective events.
Former women's openweight rower Monica Whitehouse, racing in the lightweight women's quadruple sculls, finished fifth in the exhibition event. Great Britain captured the gold in the event, with Germany grabbing silver and China taking the bronze. It marked Whitehouse's first appearance on a national team.
In the lightweight men's pair, Andy Weiland finished sixth among 16 entries for Team USA in his second appearance for the senior national team.
After finishing fourth in his heat, Weiland advanced to the semifinals by placing second in his repechage. He then took third in his semifinal to reach the medal race.
France wound up winning the gold in 7 minutes, 14.180 seconds, with Denmark second in 7:15.300 and Great Britain third in 7:16.490. Weiland and USA clocked 7:36.910 for sixth.
Also making a final was current Badger Kyle James, who finished sixth in the under-23 lightweight men's pair. James made it out of the heats and directly to the semifinals by taking second, then placed third in his semifinal to reach the final.
In the final, Switzerland cross the 2000-meter line first in 6:26.470 to claim the gold medal. Greece took home the silver in 6:29.250, while Turkey won bronze in 6:30.920. James and his partner John Gleim clocked 6:52.320 for sixth.
Current men's rower Nick Montalvo placed 13th among 20 entries in the under-23 lightweight men's double sculls. After placing fourth in his heat, his crew finished third in the repechage to fall into the Semifinal C/D. There, his boat finished first to make the C Final, where they took first for 13th place overall.
"Before the race, the one thing I kept telling myself was something coach Clark had told me earlier, 'The only thing worse than being in the C final is not winning the C final.' Portugal and Japan went out hard but we were confident in our fitness that we could come back and win. Although I didn't end up where I wanted to be, I think this has been a great experience and has me really fired up to start the fall season," Montalvo said.
Helena Randle, a two-time All-American for Wisconsin's women's lightweight program, placed eighth among nine crews in the under-23 lightweight women's quadruple sculls. Making her second appearance for Team USA, Randle's boat was fifth in its heat, then fourth in the repechage, before finishing second in the B
Final to claims eighth. In the B Final, Austria edged the U.S. crew with a time of 6:45.330. Randle and the Americans finished in 6:46.220.
Finally, current openweight Maddie Wanamaker and her under-23 women's quadruple sculls finished 11th in Wanamaker's international debut. The crew placed fourth in its heat, but was fifth in the repechage before taking fifth in the B Final for 11th overall.
"Being able to represent the US on the global level this past week was an incredible experience. It was a long summer of selection and training, but it was worth it to share the water with the best rowers in the world from their respective countries," Wannamaker said. "Although our boat didn't come away with the results we were hoping for, I feel privileged to have spent the summer with such a stellar group of rowers. I've learned so much from the entire pool of athletes invited to selection camp and have been honored to be a part of Team USA."
2016 FISA World Championships
Aug. 21-28
Rotterdam, Netherlands
2000 meters
Lightweight Women's Quadruple Sculls (Five entries)
USA Lineup – Emily Schmieg, Morgan McGovern, MONICA WHITEHOUSE, Ashley Amos
Final – Aug. 27
1. Great Britain, 7:10.600; 2. Germany, 7:12.450; 3. China, 7:21.040; 4. Canada, 7:23.570; 5. USA, 7:26.240
Exhibition – Aug. 22
1. Great Britain, 6:35.110; 2. Germany, 6:37.510; 3. China, 6:40.330; 4. USA, 6:42.590; 5. Canada, 6:43.900
Lightweight Men's Pair (16 entries)
USA Lineup – Peter Gibson, ANDREW WEILAND
Final – Aug. 27
1. France, 7:14.180; 2. Denmark, 7:15.300; 3. Great Britain, 7:16.490; 4. Ireland, 7:24.600; 5. China, 7:32.480; 6. USA, 7:36.910
Semifinal A/B 2 (Top three to Final, rest to B Final) – Aug. 25
1. France, 6:30.560; 2. Ireland, 6:32.180; 3. USA, 6:33.190; 4. Brazil, 6:35.070; 5. Italy, 6:37.340; 6. Spain, 6:40.820
Repechage 2 (Top three to Semifinal A/B, rest to C Final) – Aug. 23
1. China, 6:36.850; 2. USA, 6:37.220; 3. Russia, 6:38.330; 4. Czech Republic, 6:46.450; 5. Hungary, 6:42.860
Heat 1 (Top two to Semifinal A/B, rest to Repechage) – Aug. 22
1. Denmark, 6:39.710; 2. Brazil, 6:41.860; 3. Portugal, 6:43.410; 4. USA, 6:46.270; 5. Hungary, 6:52.270; 6. Japan, 6:54.970
2016 FISA World Under 23 Championships
Aug. 21-28
Rotterdam, Netherlands
2000 meters
U23 Lightweight Men's Pair (15 entries)
USA Lineup – KYLE JAMES, John Gleim
Final – Aug. 25
1. Switzerland, 6:26.470; 2. Greece, 6:29.250; 3. Turkey, 6:30.920; 4. Ireland, 6:34.370; 5. China, 6:44.590; 6. USA, 6:52.320
Semifinal A/B 2 (Top three to Final, rest to B Final) – Aug. 23
1. Ireland, 6:46.200; 2. Turkey, 6:49.110; 3. USA, 6:50.750; 4. Canada, 6:54.900; 5. Japan, 6:55.710; 6. Hungary, 7:01.830
Heat 1 (Top three to Semifinal A/B, rest to Repechage) – Aug. 21
1. Switzerland, 6:45.950; 2. USA, 6:48.820; 3. Hungary, 6:49.480; 4. Denmark, 6:52.280; 5. Czech Republic, 7:09.940
U23 Lightweight Men's Double Sculls (20 entries)
USA Lineup – NICK MONTALVO, Samuel O'Brien
C Final (Places 13-18) – Aug. 25
1. USA, 6:33.340; 2. Portugal, 6:33.590; 3. Czech Republic, 6:35.500; 4. Russia, 6:36.660; 5. Switzerland, 6:37.960; 6. Japan, 6:39.950
Semifinal C/D (Top three to C Final, rest to D Final) – Aug. 23
1. USA, 6:36.960; 2. Czech Republic, 6:41.260; 3. Japan, 6:42.820; 4. Lithuania, 6:43.470
Repechage 2 (Top two to Semifinal A/B, rest to Semifinal C/D) – Aug. 22
1. Hungary, 6:31.230; 2. Croatia, 6:32.690; 3. USA, 6:32.750; 4. Portugal, 6:35.870; 5. Switzerland, 6:41.500; 6. Lithuania, 6:43.950
Heat 2 (Top two to Semifinal A/B, rest to Repechage) – Aug. 21
1. Slovakia, 6:33.690; 2. Serbia, 6:33.900; 3. Belgium, 6:38.690; 4. USA, 6:40.160; 5. Switzerland, 6:47.560
U23 Lightweight Women's Quadruple Sculls (Nine entries)
USA Lineup – Emma Betuel, HELENA RANDLE, Brigid Kennedy, Molly Pierce
B Final – (Places 7-9) – Aug. 25
1. Austria, 6:45.330; 2. USA, 6:46.220; 3. Denmark, 6:47.550
Repechage (Top two to A Final, rest to B Final) – Aug. 22
1. France, 6:40.620; 2. China, 6:41.300; 3. Denmark, 6:46.400; 4. USA, 6:47.660; 5. Austria, 6:48.880
Heat 1 (Top two to A Final, rest to Repechage) – Aug. 21
1. Italy, 6:43.390; 2. Great Britain, 6:51.870; 3. Austria, 6:58.470; 4. Denmark, 7:00.580; 5. USA, 7:04.070
U23 Women's Quadruple Sculls (11 entries)
USA Lineup – Marlee Blue, MADDIE WANAMAKER, Alison Nordell, Julia Sesler
B Final (Places 7-11) – Aug. 25
1. New Zealand, 6:35.320; 2. Great Britain, 6:36.590; 3. China, 6:37.090; 4. Ukraine, 6:38.820; 5. USA, 6:43.970
Repechage 1 (Top two to A Final, rest to B Final) – Aug. 22
1. Italy, 6:28.420; 2. Romania, 6:29.460; 3. New Zealand, 6:30.960; 4. Ukraine, 6:37.670; 5. USA, 6:44.280
Heat 1 (Winner to A Final, rest to Repechage) – Aug. 21
1. Germany, 6:36.960; 2. Romania, 6:38.120; 3. Australia, 6:44.340; 4. USA, 6:46.010; 5. China, 6:48.980; 6. Ukraine, 6:51.230
Top finishers for Wisconsin included three who reached finals in their respective events.
Former women's openweight rower Monica Whitehouse, racing in the lightweight women's quadruple sculls, finished fifth in the exhibition event. Great Britain captured the gold in the event, with Germany grabbing silver and China taking the bronze. It marked Whitehouse's first appearance on a national team.
In the lightweight men's pair, Andy Weiland finished sixth among 16 entries for Team USA in his second appearance for the senior national team.
After finishing fourth in his heat, Weiland advanced to the semifinals by placing second in his repechage. He then took third in his semifinal to reach the medal race.
France wound up winning the gold in 7 minutes, 14.180 seconds, with Denmark second in 7:15.300 and Great Britain third in 7:16.490. Weiland and USA clocked 7:36.910 for sixth.
Also making a final was current Badger Kyle James, who finished sixth in the under-23 lightweight men's pair. James made it out of the heats and directly to the semifinals by taking second, then placed third in his semifinal to reach the final.
In the final, Switzerland cross the 2000-meter line first in 6:26.470 to claim the gold medal. Greece took home the silver in 6:29.250, while Turkey won bronze in 6:30.920. James and his partner John Gleim clocked 6:52.320 for sixth.
Current men's rower Nick Montalvo placed 13th among 20 entries in the under-23 lightweight men's double sculls. After placing fourth in his heat, his crew finished third in the repechage to fall into the Semifinal C/D. There, his boat finished first to make the C Final, where they took first for 13th place overall.
"Before the race, the one thing I kept telling myself was something coach Clark had told me earlier, 'The only thing worse than being in the C final is not winning the C final.' Portugal and Japan went out hard but we were confident in our fitness that we could come back and win. Although I didn't end up where I wanted to be, I think this has been a great experience and has me really fired up to start the fall season," Montalvo said.
Helena Randle, a two-time All-American for Wisconsin's women's lightweight program, placed eighth among nine crews in the under-23 lightweight women's quadruple sculls. Making her second appearance for Team USA, Randle's boat was fifth in its heat, then fourth in the repechage, before finishing second in the B
Final to claims eighth. In the B Final, Austria edged the U.S. crew with a time of 6:45.330. Randle and the Americans finished in 6:46.220.
Finally, current openweight Maddie Wanamaker and her under-23 women's quadruple sculls finished 11th in Wanamaker's international debut. The crew placed fourth in its heat, but was fifth in the repechage before taking fifth in the B Final for 11th overall.
"Being able to represent the US on the global level this past week was an incredible experience. It was a long summer of selection and training, but it was worth it to share the water with the best rowers in the world from their respective countries," Wannamaker said. "Although our boat didn't come away with the results we were hoping for, I feel privileged to have spent the summer with such a stellar group of rowers. I've learned so much from the entire pool of athletes invited to selection camp and have been honored to be a part of Team USA."
2016 FISA World Championships
Aug. 21-28
Rotterdam, Netherlands
2000 meters
Lightweight Women's Quadruple Sculls (Five entries)
USA Lineup – Emily Schmieg, Morgan McGovern, MONICA WHITEHOUSE, Ashley Amos
Final – Aug. 27
1. Great Britain, 7:10.600; 2. Germany, 7:12.450; 3. China, 7:21.040; 4. Canada, 7:23.570; 5. USA, 7:26.240
Exhibition – Aug. 22
1. Great Britain, 6:35.110; 2. Germany, 6:37.510; 3. China, 6:40.330; 4. USA, 6:42.590; 5. Canada, 6:43.900
Lightweight Men's Pair (16 entries)
USA Lineup – Peter Gibson, ANDREW WEILAND
Final – Aug. 27
1. France, 7:14.180; 2. Denmark, 7:15.300; 3. Great Britain, 7:16.490; 4. Ireland, 7:24.600; 5. China, 7:32.480; 6. USA, 7:36.910
Semifinal A/B 2 (Top three to Final, rest to B Final) – Aug. 25
1. France, 6:30.560; 2. Ireland, 6:32.180; 3. USA, 6:33.190; 4. Brazil, 6:35.070; 5. Italy, 6:37.340; 6. Spain, 6:40.820
Repechage 2 (Top three to Semifinal A/B, rest to C Final) – Aug. 23
1. China, 6:36.850; 2. USA, 6:37.220; 3. Russia, 6:38.330; 4. Czech Republic, 6:46.450; 5. Hungary, 6:42.860
Heat 1 (Top two to Semifinal A/B, rest to Repechage) – Aug. 22
1. Denmark, 6:39.710; 2. Brazil, 6:41.860; 3. Portugal, 6:43.410; 4. USA, 6:46.270; 5. Hungary, 6:52.270; 6. Japan, 6:54.970
2016 FISA World Under 23 Championships
Aug. 21-28
Rotterdam, Netherlands
2000 meters
U23 Lightweight Men's Pair (15 entries)
USA Lineup – KYLE JAMES, John Gleim
Final – Aug. 25
1. Switzerland, 6:26.470; 2. Greece, 6:29.250; 3. Turkey, 6:30.920; 4. Ireland, 6:34.370; 5. China, 6:44.590; 6. USA, 6:52.320
Semifinal A/B 2 (Top three to Final, rest to B Final) – Aug. 23
1. Ireland, 6:46.200; 2. Turkey, 6:49.110; 3. USA, 6:50.750; 4. Canada, 6:54.900; 5. Japan, 6:55.710; 6. Hungary, 7:01.830
Heat 1 (Top three to Semifinal A/B, rest to Repechage) – Aug. 21
1. Switzerland, 6:45.950; 2. USA, 6:48.820; 3. Hungary, 6:49.480; 4. Denmark, 6:52.280; 5. Czech Republic, 7:09.940
U23 Lightweight Men's Double Sculls (20 entries)
USA Lineup – NICK MONTALVO, Samuel O'Brien
C Final (Places 13-18) – Aug. 25
1. USA, 6:33.340; 2. Portugal, 6:33.590; 3. Czech Republic, 6:35.500; 4. Russia, 6:36.660; 5. Switzerland, 6:37.960; 6. Japan, 6:39.950
Semifinal C/D (Top three to C Final, rest to D Final) – Aug. 23
1. USA, 6:36.960; 2. Czech Republic, 6:41.260; 3. Japan, 6:42.820; 4. Lithuania, 6:43.470
Repechage 2 (Top two to Semifinal A/B, rest to Semifinal C/D) – Aug. 22
1. Hungary, 6:31.230; 2. Croatia, 6:32.690; 3. USA, 6:32.750; 4. Portugal, 6:35.870; 5. Switzerland, 6:41.500; 6. Lithuania, 6:43.950
Heat 2 (Top two to Semifinal A/B, rest to Repechage) – Aug. 21
1. Slovakia, 6:33.690; 2. Serbia, 6:33.900; 3. Belgium, 6:38.690; 4. USA, 6:40.160; 5. Switzerland, 6:47.560
U23 Lightweight Women's Quadruple Sculls (Nine entries)
USA Lineup – Emma Betuel, HELENA RANDLE, Brigid Kennedy, Molly Pierce
B Final – (Places 7-9) – Aug. 25
1. Austria, 6:45.330; 2. USA, 6:46.220; 3. Denmark, 6:47.550
Repechage (Top two to A Final, rest to B Final) – Aug. 22
1. France, 6:40.620; 2. China, 6:41.300; 3. Denmark, 6:46.400; 4. USA, 6:47.660; 5. Austria, 6:48.880
Heat 1 (Top two to A Final, rest to Repechage) – Aug. 21
1. Italy, 6:43.390; 2. Great Britain, 6:51.870; 3. Austria, 6:58.470; 4. Denmark, 7:00.580; 5. USA, 7:04.070
U23 Women's Quadruple Sculls (11 entries)
USA Lineup – Marlee Blue, MADDIE WANAMAKER, Alison Nordell, Julia Sesler
B Final (Places 7-11) – Aug. 25
1. New Zealand, 6:35.320; 2. Great Britain, 6:36.590; 3. China, 6:37.090; 4. Ukraine, 6:38.820; 5. USA, 6:43.970
Repechage 1 (Top two to A Final, rest to B Final) – Aug. 22
1. Italy, 6:28.420; 2. Romania, 6:29.460; 3. New Zealand, 6:30.960; 4. Ukraine, 6:37.670; 5. USA, 6:44.280
Heat 1 (Winner to A Final, rest to Repechage) – Aug. 21
1. Germany, 6:36.960; 2. Romania, 6:38.120; 3. Australia, 6:44.340; 4. USA, 6:46.010; 5. China, 6:48.980; 6. Ukraine, 6:51.230
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