Badgers devour Gophers at Lake Phalen over the weekend
Dane Mizutani
April 30, 2012
Minnesota entered its regatta with Wisconsin this weekend and knew it was overmatched in both program history and team experience. It showed Sunday. The Gophers lost all but one race to the Badgers at Lake Phalen in St. Paul over the weekend. “There’s a reason that they’re ranked No. 9 in the country and we...
Minnesota returns for first home regatta in two years
Dane Mizutani
April 26, 2012
It’s been more than two years, but a rowing competition will finally return to the Twin Cities on Sunday at Lake Phalen in St. Paul. Minnesota will host its first regatta since April 24, 2010 this weekend against rival Wisconsin. While it’s technically a home meet, the Gophers lack ...
Call of the coxswain
Dane Mizutani
April 26, 2012
Jackie Stein stands at 4 feet 11 inches and literally has to look up to her teammates as a freshman on the Gophers varsity rowing team. Off the water, Stein comes across as shy and doesn’t attract attention. Before practice Tuesday, she sat quietly in the boathouse while her teammates’ conversat...
Former novice becomes a top rower
Dane Mizutani
April 19, 2012
Ali Haws didn’t start rowing until her sophomore year in college. Now a senior, she is among the top members of Minnesota’s rowing team. Haws was a star volleyball player at Libertyville High School in Libertyville, Ill. She was named all-state honorable mention as a senior. She was also ...
Minn. struggles against top-tier talent at Virginia Invitational
Dane Mizutani
April 16, 2012
The Gophers rowing team battled top-tier competition over the weekend at the Virginia Invitational and held its own throughout the first day of competition. The second day was a different story. Minnesota placed first in the second varsity eight, first varsity four and first novice eight race...
Gophers’ first varsity 8 grows amid injuries
Dane Mizutani
April 12, 2012
This weekend at the Virginia Invitational in Charlottesville, Va., the Gophers’ first varsity eight, like Tiger Woods, need to stop thinking so much. Minnesota’s top boat raced at full strength for the first time all season last weekend, but head coach Wendy Davis said they still overthink...
Minnesota has bittersweet weekend in Indiana
Dane Mizutani
April 9, 2012
Minnesota opened its Big Ten rowing season with a double dual against Indiana and Ohio State over the weekend and now has a better idea of where it stands in the conference. There was no middle ground for the Gophers at the regatta Saturday — it was all or nothing for the squad. The team ...
Gophers will use Double Dual as a test
Dane Mizutani
April 5, 2012
Minnesota will open its Big Ten rowing season this weekend with a Double Dual in Bloomington, Ind. The Gophers’ first scheduled conference regatta at Iowa was changed to a scrimmage at the last minute because Iowa could not get a permit to race on the water. This time around, everything...
Novice team places fourth in Grand Final over the weekend
Dane Mizutani
April 2, 2012
In a weekend when only its novice crews competed, Minnesota left the San Diego Crew Classic this weekend with a somewhat disappointing fourth-place finish in the Grand Final on Sunday. But it was a great step in the right direction for assistant coach Andy Foltz. “Our number one goal coming ...
Gophers’ novice group to row in San Diego Crew Classic
Dane Mizutani
March 29, 2012
Upon arriving on campus as college freshmen, many incoming athletes who didn’t make it to the next level in their respective sports struggle to temper their competitive edge. That’s where novice rowing can serve as an outlet for some. Minnesota’s novice rowing team gives stude...
