Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Yesterday marked the first day of the spring season for women’s rowing. The NCAA allowed practice hours to increase to 20 instead of the pre-season eight hours. The team practices this afternoon from 4 to 7 p.m.
Thursday’s practice schedule is the same. Monday, Wednesday and Friday practices run from 6:30 to 8 a.m. with weights and 3:45 to 5:45 p.m. with rowing machines. Saturday practices will begin soon, and run from 7 to 10 a.m.
Practices will keep the team busy, no matter how hard classes are.
“I do feel stressed out sometimes with school and practice,” sophomore Tricia Sawtelle said. “But we can handle it. We just have to devote more time to school and practicing.”
For now, the format of the practices is the same, with more reps.
“Practices are intense,” Sawtelle said. “You’re sore and worn out often. We might be even more tired now since we increased our hours.”
The team is still training on land, working out with the rowing machines.
“Basically our practices will be the same until the weather stops fluctuating,” coach Rob Catloth said. “Right now we’re just dealing with bad weather.”
With 20 hours, the team can now officially row on the water. And with yesterday’s nice weather, the team is eager to get started.
“We’re hoping for warm weather so we can get on the water as soon as possible,” Sawtelle said.
However, the team probably won’t get on the water until they know for sure that it won’t freeze over again.
The period after spring break usually has the prime weather to get on the water. There will be no more weights at that time, with more emphasis on technique and speed.
“I like practice more once we’re on the water,” senior Kristy Hainer said. “We get to spend time perfecting our skills. Having 20 hours allows us to spend more time on what we need to work on.”
Once the team is on the water, there will be multiple practices for the various types of boats, such as single or four-man.
But for now, the team stays focused on practice to get ready for the first competition on March 26.
Edited by Kendall Dix
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