2008 Woodie Awards
A look back at a season full of rowing
Heath Gordon
Issue date: 5/26/06 Section: Sports
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It was a good year for Lawrence crew. The spring season began during spring break at a training camp in South Carolina, the end of which culminated in a scrimmage between all the schools that attended.
The men's boat was made up of Ben Kraemer, Jeff Lindholm, Daniel Martin and Heath Gordon and was coxed by Veronica Krysiak.
Although they raced against the all the teams, the men were separated from the pack during the races. They still managed to beat Northwestern in the first two races, however, and tied them in the final one.
The women's team suffered many unintentional hardships over the course of the year. They shifted between coaches, ending up with former Lawrence rower Bryan Schnettler. As well, there were many lineup changes because of prior commitments.
They ended up with a lightweight women's boat consisting of Amy Hollister, Megan Whitmore, Stephanie Martin and Kristina Nockleby, and was coxed by Kelsey Lutz. The women beat Northwestern during one race at spring break, lost the next and tied the third.
Over the course of the season, there was an open-weight boat that had a constantly shifting lineup and a pair consisting of Theresa Ragsdale and Lisa Cornelius.
The first official race was a regatta in Green Bay where the men's boat cleaned up against St. Norbert, the lightweight women took second in an open weight race, and the open weights came in last.
The men's team also did well against St. Thomas at an unofficial race in Minnesota.
The teams then split up, sending the men's team to Madison where they easily made it into the finals. There they were hoping to post a good enough time to make it to the national collegiate men's rowing championship, but their time following the Wisconsin boats was not close enough.
The women's team went back to Minnesota to participate in the Northstar Invitational Regatta. The lightweight women swept the field, crossing the finish line 10 seconds ahead of all the other boats while only rowing with half the rowers due to an equipment problem. The pair did not do as well as expected.
The men's boat was made up of Ben Kraemer, Jeff Lindholm, Daniel Martin and Heath Gordon and was coxed by Veronica Krysiak.
Although they raced against the all the teams, the men were separated from the pack during the races. They still managed to beat Northwestern in the first two races, however, and tied them in the final one.
The women's team suffered many unintentional hardships over the course of the year. They shifted between coaches, ending up with former Lawrence rower Bryan Schnettler. As well, there were many lineup changes because of prior commitments.
They ended up with a lightweight women's boat consisting of Amy Hollister, Megan Whitmore, Stephanie Martin and Kristina Nockleby, and was coxed by Kelsey Lutz. The women beat Northwestern during one race at spring break, lost the next and tied the third.
Over the course of the season, there was an open-weight boat that had a constantly shifting lineup and a pair consisting of Theresa Ragsdale and Lisa Cornelius.
The first official race was a regatta in Green Bay where the men's boat cleaned up against St. Norbert, the lightweight women took second in an open weight race, and the open weights came in last.
The men's team also did well against St. Thomas at an unofficial race in Minnesota.
The teams then split up, sending the men's team to Madison where they easily made it into the finals. There they were hoping to post a good enough time to make it to the national collegiate men's rowing championship, but their time following the Wisconsin boats was not close enough.
The women's team went back to Minnesota to participate in the Northstar Invitational Regatta. The lightweight women swept the field, crossing the finish line 10 seconds ahead of all the other boats while only rowing with half the rowers due to an equipment problem. The pair did not do as well as expected.
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