ROWING BEGINS 2007-08 SEASON WITH A PAIR OF SILVER MEDALS AT THE HEAD OF THE PORT 10/14/2007 WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Sacramento State women’s rowing squad kicked off the 2007-08 season by winning silver medals in both the open pair and open four events Sunday morning at the Head of the Port. Sacramento State competed boats in the open eight, open four and open pair events, and each race was five kilometers long. In the open eight, Sacramento State fielded two boats, with the team’s A boat finishing fourth and team’s B boat finishing seventh in a 13-boat field. The Hornets’ A posted a time of 18:45, and the team’s B boat finished at 18:58. In the open four with 12 boats competing, Sacramento State’s B entry placed second with a time of 21:00 and the team’s A entry placed fourth at 21:17. In the pair, Sacramento State’s B placed second with a time of 22:06. A total of eight boats entered the pair, but three did not finish, including the Hornets’ A boat, which had their race come to an end after running into debris that was floating in the water. Sacramento State will compete in its second of four fall regattas when it returns to the water on Oct. 27 to host the Head of the American at Lake Natoma. SACRAMENTO STATE LINEUPS OPEN EIGHT A: Ashley Edwards at coxswain, Aimee Chenard at stroke, Michelle McMullen at seven, Chelsea Semrau at six, Rachel Stewart at five, Anne Morrison at four, Kellie Cook at three, Joanne Stacy at two and Ruthie Van Esso at bow. OPEN EIGHT B: Teresa Seich at coxswain, Ashley Loucks at stroke, Meghyn Cox at seven, Holly Hopkins at six, Krista Hill at five, Dani Thole at four, Victoria Jackson at three, Lenore Meehan at two and Nicole Cavanagh at bow. OPEN PAIR A: Chenard and Van Esso OPEN PAIR B: Hopkins and Cook OPEN FOUR A: Erin DeGoede at coxswain, Loucks at stroke, McMullen at three, Morrison at two and Cavanagh at bow. OPEN FOUR B: Katie Bossenmaier at coxswain, Madeleine Folco at stroke, Stewart at three, Michelle Stern at two and Jackson at bow. SACRAMENTO STATE RESULTS OPEN EIGHT - 13 entries 1. Cal B  17:40 2. Cal A  18:17 3. UC Davis  18:42 4. Sacramento State A  18:45 5. Saint Mary’s  18:48 6. Marin RC  18:54 7. Sacramento State B  18:58 8. River City RC  19:28 OPEN PAIR - 8 entries 1. Cal A  21:38 2. Sacramento State B  22:06 3. Cal B  22:29     Cal E  22:29 5. Cal D  23:25 * Three boats did not finish OPEN FOUR - 12 entries 1. UC Davis A  20:18 2. Sacramento State B  21:00 3. UC Davis B  21:01 4. Sacramento State A  21:17 5. Saint Mary’s A  21:43