Michigan Summer Updates: International Competition Kicks Off
6/24/2015 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
June 24, 2015
From left: Meghan O'Leary and Ellen Tomek
2015 World Rowing Cup II (June 18-21)
The University of Michigan rowing program was well represented at the 2015 World Rowing Cup II in Varese, Italy, where Amanda Elmore (Ph.D. '18), Felice Mueller ('12) and Ellen Tomek ('06) competed for USRowing last week (June 18-21), all qualifying for A finals on Sunday. Elmore fared well in her first international competition of the summer, earning a bronze medal in the women's quadruple sculls with Adrienne Martelli, Tracy Eisser, and Grace Latz with a time of 6:17.42. In a close women's pair final, Mueller and Eleanor Logan took fourth place in 7:00.99. But the tightest race of the day, Tomek and double sculls partner Meghan O'Leary were narrowly edged by New Zealand, taking the silver medal in 6:53.35, just .14 behind the winning boat. Elmore, Mueller, and Tomek will continue training this summer for the 2015 World Rowing Championships (Aug. 30-Sept. 6), which will also serve as the Olympic qualification regatta.
USRowing U23 Selection Camp
Three members of the 2014-15 team began training at the 2015 USRowing U23 National Team Selection Camp (Princeton, New Jersey) this month, with Eiffert selected to participate in the women's pair at the Under 23 World Championships Trials this week (June 21-24) in West Windsor, New Jersey, Eiffert and pair partner Georgia Ratcliff earned a decisive win in the final on Wednesday morning in 7:21.40 to officially earn a spot on the USRowing team at the 2015 World Rowing Under 23 Championships (July 22-26) in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The full U23 USRowing roster will be decided by July 9.
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