2010 SEASON PREVIEW
Kensie Phillips and Kim Benda
Due to the lack of water time each team will have before this competition, there
will be series of races against each team rather than one single race.
Unlike previous years, the Mountaineers will compete in fewer large regattas
and more dual races, which will begin at training camp in Lake Lure, N.C., over the University’s spring break. The week’s lineup will begin with a tough race against Ohio State Club on
March 27, which will be finishing its training as the Mountaineers arrive. Training camp will conclude with a race against North Carolina on April 2 before packing up to return to Morgantown.
WVU will continue competition April 10-11 at the annual Knecht Cup Regatta
in Cherry Hill, N.J. With over twenty programs attending, including out-of-region teams, the Mountaineers will get a glimpse of the potential competition they will face in the championship regattas toward the end of the season.
“The Knecht Cup Regatta will be fun because it is the lone large regatta on our
schedule,” says King. “It always provides us with a great weekend of racing.”
Keyara Stevenson, Anna-Claire Bowers, Stephanie Roof and Kathryn Walsh
2010 WEST VIRGINIA rowing
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