FP
Crew Teams Finish Season With a Strong Showing at the Head
of the Fish
The men and women combine forces to
notch a 4th place finish in the mixed eight race
SARATOGA SPRINGS,
N.Y. (Oct. 30, 2001) - The FP
men's and women's crew
team competed in their final regatta of the season at the
Head of the Fish on Saturday afternoon.
The men's team finished
23rd out of 29 teams in the men's open fours competition.
Colleen Houseman (Shrewsbury, Mass./Shrewsbury) was
the coxswain in the men's boat, while newcomers Michael
Kosko sat at the bow, and Jasper Veldhuis
(New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) sat in the number
three seat. They were accompanied by veterans Randall
Wright (Stockholm, N.J./West Milford) at the number
two seat and Zach Wood (North Adams, Mass./Drury)
at stroke.
The women's team had
another outstanding showing, as they finished eighth out
of 27 teams competing in women's open fours. Julia
Curran (Minneapolis, Minn./Saint John's ) coxed
the boat, while veterans Marybeth Houseman (Shrewsbury,
Mass./Shrewsbury), Christine Morschauser (Utica,
N.Y./Notre Dame), Jennifer Wilson (East Lyme,
Conn./East Lyme), and Jennifer Proulx (Middlebury,
Conn./Pomperaug) filled out the rest of the boat.
Competing for the
first time this season was a women's novice boat and a men's
lightweight boat.
Elizabeth Botticelli
(Lynnfield, Mass./Lynnfield) served as the coxswain
for the men's team, which finished 7th out of 8 boats competing.
Novice Evan Kislingbury (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood)
took the position at the bow for his first rowing
competition. Bryan Connelly (Northwood, N.H./Coe-Brown)
was in the number two seat, Noah Manders (Framingham,
Mass./Saint John's ) occupied the number three seat,
and Ryan Murphy (Northbridge, Mass./Northbridge)
was at stroke.
The women's novice
team had an excellent finish in their first competition,
as they came in 12th out of 28 boats.
The men and women
then teamed up for their final race of the season, the mixed
eight competition, and finished 4th out of 32 boats.
The team closes out
its season with its finest season in the program's young
four-year history.