MacKenzie's Pair Places Ninth Overall at Olympic Games
8/19/2004 12:00:00 AM | Rowing, Olympics
SCHINIAS, Greece -- University of Michigan women's rowing alumna Kate MacKenzie (1997-98) earned a third-place finish for the United States in the women's pair B Final today (Thursday, Aug. 19) at the Summer Olympic Games. Overall, the U.S. women's pair placed ninth among all competing nations.
MacKenzie and her partner, Sarah Jones, reached the B Final after they finished fourth in a repechage on Wednesday (Aug. 18).
In the B Final, the Americans got out to a slim 0.79-second advantage over second-place Bulgaria after 500 meters. At the 1,000-meter mark the U.S. pair had extended its lead over the field to 1.81 seconds. In the third 500 meters the Chinese boat made up considerable time and trailed the U.S. by only 0.29 seconds. In the final leg of the race both the Chinese and Bulgarians caught the U.S. to finish first (7:10.54) and second (7:11.89), respectively. MacKenzie and Jones took third in 7:13.71. The French finished last in time of 7:17.94.
MacKenzie's competition for the 2004 Olympic Games is now complete, while another U-M women's rowing alumna, Kate Johnson (1998-2001), will row for a gold medal Sunday (Aug. 22) as part of the U.S. women's eight.
RESULTS
Women's Pair (Aug. 18) Repechage 1 1. Great Britain 7:06.75* 2. New Zealand 7:11.00* 3. Bulgaria 7:17.16 4. France 7:24.19 Repechage 2 1. Canada 7:08.32* 2. Germany 7:11.30* 3. China 7:15.52 4. USA 7:15.95 * Advanced to A Final Women's Pair (Aug. 19) B Final (Places 7-10) 1. China 7:10.54 2. Bulgaria 7:11.89 3. USA 7:13.71 4. France 7:17.94
