May 14, 2008

PHILADELPHIA, PA - The Johns Hopkins women's crew team completed its 2007-08 season at the annual Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia last weekend. Competing for the Blue Jays were the Varsity Eight and Novice Four crews.

The Varsity Eight crew placed sixth in its heat with a time of 7:29.656. In the boat were freshman Beth Simmonds (Arlington, VA/Yorktown), junior Vanessa Damm (Riverside, CT/Greenwich), senior Clare Blubaugh (Hickory, NC/St. Catherine's School (VA)), freshman Pia Heilmann (Coppell, TX/Phillips Academy Andover (MA)), sophomore Roseann Martin (Miami, FL/Felix Varela), junior Rebecca Williamson (Burlington, Ontario/Hillfield Strathallan), freshman Linda Zhou (Ellicott City, MD/Centennial), junior Courtney Cunningham (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel) and Amelia Whitman (Galesville, MD).

The novice four boat of freshman Carolyn Pearce (Honolulu, HI/Mid-Pacific Institute), sophomore Nicole Pangborn (Johnston, RI/Mt. St. Charles Academy), freshmen Lauren Thompson (Baltimore, MD/Towson), Alexis Roy (Forked River, NJ/Lanoka Harbor) and Sam Ruff (Croton, NY/Hendrick Hudson) placed fifth in its heat in 8:09.610.