2008 Woodie Awards
Rowers look to walk on competition early in races
Patrick Kirby '10
Issue date: 2/28/07 Section: Sports
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Pennsauken, New Jersey.
That is where Saint Joseph's women's rowing want to peak come April 21.
Cooper River Park is the site of the Atlantic 10 championship, a place where the Hawks have a chance to compete for the title.
What will it take to get there? As the women's rowing team launched on the water last week, they had one team that should prove to be an inspiration to push a little harder.
The University of Massachusetts owns A-10 rowing.
Their women's team will look to capture their twelfth consecutive conference title this spring.
The current streak of 11 consecutive championships is the longest such streak of any sport in A-10 history.
UMass is picked to breeze through the season and dominate on April 21. But you can't count the top four teams out of the equation just yet.
The spring season is just beginning, leaving a variety of different factors that could affect any and every team.
Both teams after this week start spring training to prepare for the season's races. In the spring each race is 2,000 meters, different to the head races in the fall, 6,000 meters.
Rhode Island, George Washington, and St. Joe's round out the predicted four teams to finish atop the A-10 standings, as voted by the nine conference head coaches. The Hawks finished second last year and are predicted to fourth this time around.
What can they do to make a run at the A-10 championship?
They need to peak at exactly the right time. To have any shot at the juggernaut UMass team, they must play the part of Cinderella and end the streak.
To get to the highest level of competition, St. Joe's must also take care of the teams that are looking to knock them off.
The Hawks must beat the likes of Temple, Duquesne, and La Salle, all of whom are picked to finish in the bottom three of the standings, respectively.
The Hawks do have previous success to build on.
At the Frostbite Regatta this past November, three of the four Saint Joe's women's freshman boats claimed gold.
That is where Saint Joseph's women's rowing want to peak come April 21.
Cooper River Park is the site of the Atlantic 10 championship, a place where the Hawks have a chance to compete for the title.
What will it take to get there? As the women's rowing team launched on the water last week, they had one team that should prove to be an inspiration to push a little harder.
The University of Massachusetts owns A-10 rowing.
Their women's team will look to capture their twelfth consecutive conference title this spring.
The current streak of 11 consecutive championships is the longest such streak of any sport in A-10 history.
UMass is picked to breeze through the season and dominate on April 21. But you can't count the top four teams out of the equation just yet.
The spring season is just beginning, leaving a variety of different factors that could affect any and every team.
Both teams after this week start spring training to prepare for the season's races. In the spring each race is 2,000 meters, different to the head races in the fall, 6,000 meters.
Rhode Island, George Washington, and St. Joe's round out the predicted four teams to finish atop the A-10 standings, as voted by the nine conference head coaches. The Hawks finished second last year and are predicted to fourth this time around.
What can they do to make a run at the A-10 championship?
They need to peak at exactly the right time. To have any shot at the juggernaut UMass team, they must play the part of Cinderella and end the streak.
To get to the highest level of competition, St. Joe's must also take care of the teams that are looking to knock them off.
The Hawks must beat the likes of Temple, Duquesne, and La Salle, all of whom are picked to finish in the bottom three of the standings, respectively.
The Hawks do have previous success to build on.
At the Frostbite Regatta this past November, three of the four Saint Joe's women's freshman boats claimed gold.
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