The Team at 2013 TN Indoors |
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President Jones and Coach Neeley with the Team Point Trophy |
Last Saturday, Racer Rowing had a dominating presence at the
annual Tennessee Indoors, slaughtering all competition. They left Chattanooga
with a total of 25 medals, having 11 gold, 6 silver and 8 bronzes. The team won
over two thirds of the medals they were entered for. The next highest medal
count was held by UTC, which had a grand total of 6. This also resulted in
Murray’s first Indoors Team Point Trophy, which is now proudly displayed
amongst the other trophies our team holds.
Coach Neeley was very satisfied with the results of the
race. “We couldn’t have done any better. Initially I was trying to stay
grounded and yet optimistic, so I figured we would win about 13 medals. The
team destroyed my expectations and went above and beyond.”. Inquiring about the
lead up to Indoors, Coach commented that “…[they] did what they were told to
do. They went through two hell weeks prior to this, hauled ass, and it paid
off.” He continued, stating that “This weekend was great, but Indoors does not
mean we win Nationals. We have a long way to go.”
Women’s Captain Kelsey Greene was also positive about the
team after Indoors. “Everyone has been motivating each other over these past
few weeks, which is something I’m happy about. It’s a good way to start the
year.”
The team also set some personal records this record as well.
To start, not only did the Lightweight Women sweep their event, but they are
also the first group of women from Murray to compete in the event. Varsity Woman Danielle
Eichelberger, one of those three, said that it was “…exciting to set the bar
for the lightweight women.” In the overall women's times, Varsity Meagan Moffat
set the women’s overall record for Indoors with a time of 7:29.3 (1:52.3
split), beating Allie France’s last year record of 7:41.7. Novice Reecie Herron
followed up with a new second place record of 7:39.1 (1:54.7 split). For the
men, Novice Greg Cheij set a new men’s overall record with a 6:32.5 (1:38.1
split), which places him at third overall, behind James Donahoe’s record times
of 6:30.5 in 2009 and 6:32.3 in 2008, and bumping Rob Montague’s 2009 time of
6:32.6 down to fourth place.
Great Story, Steve--I love the pictures. This is the kind of coverage of Rowing events that I always had hoped would appear on the site. Keep up the great work!
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