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Crew Teams Compete With the Elite at the Head of the Charles

BOSTON, MASS. (Oct. 20, 2001) - The FP
men's and women's crew team took part in the world renowned Head of the Charles rowing competition this weekend in Boston, Mass.

The men's team competed in the club open fours, and posted a 47th place finish out of 70 teams with their time of 19:07.31. The men's boat was coxed by sophomore Colleen Houseman (Shrewsbury, Mass./Screwsbury), while Noah Manders (Framingham, Mass./Saint John's) commanded the bow, Randall Wright (Stockholm, N.J./West Milford) was in the number two seat, Ryan Murphy (Northbridge, Mass./Northbridge) was in the number three seat, and Zachary Wood (North Adams, Mass./Drury) was at stroke.

The women's team had an outstanding showing at the races, as they placed 25th out of 58 teams with their time of 20:43 in club open fours. The women's team was led by freshman coxswain Julia Curran (Minneapolis, Minn./Saint John's), who was making her debut in open fours competition. Marybeth Houseman (Shrewsbury, Mass./Shrewsbury) was positioned at the bow, while Christine Morschauser (Utica, N.Y./Notre Dame) was at number two, Jennifer Wilson (East Lyme, Conn./East Lyme) was at number three, and Jennifer Proulx (Middlebury, Conn./Pomperaug) was at stroke.

The team competes in its last meet of the season on Saturday, Oct. 27, when they travel to Saratoga Springs, N.Y. for the Head of the Fish.