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UCF Rowing Set to Compete at Lake Natoma Invitational

April 15, 2011

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By Sarah Tarasewicz
UCFAthletics.com

ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - The UCF rowing team is set to travel to Sacramento, Calif., this weekend to compete in the Lake Natoma Invitational against some of the top rowing squads in the country.

The Knights' varsity eight squad will take on No. 5 Stanford and No. 9 Wisconsin Saturday morning at 10:10 a.m., before going head-to-head with Tennessee (RV) and No. 4 California later that afternoon at 4 p.m. to decide who it will face in Sunday's finale.

"We are really excited for the opportunity to race such high caliber teams," head coach Becky Cramer said. "It is going to be a fast weekend and will really test us, but we are ready for the challenge."

Also competing against the Cardinal and Badgers will be the varsity four team at 9:10 a.m. and the second varsity eight at 9:40 a.m., while the two squads will take on the Lady Volunteers and the Golden Bears at 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., respectively.

UCF's novice team will race against California and Stanford in its morning session at 10:30 a.m., and will race at either 9 a.m. or 9:10 a.m. Sunday morning.

Sunday's competition will begin at 8 a.m., with the last race of the day getting underway at 9:40 a.m.

The Knights are set to host their lone home event of the year April 30 vs. Miami.

Lake Natoma Invitational Schedule
Saturday, April 16
9:10 WV4 Stanford Wisconsin UCF
9:40 W2V8 Stanford Wisconsin UCF
10:10 WV8 Stanford Wisconsin UCF
10:30 WN8 Cal 1N Stanford UCF
3:00 WV4 Cal Tennessee UCF
3:30 W2V8 Cal Tennessee UCF
4:00 WV8 Cal Tennessee UCF

Sunday, April 17
8:00 WV4 Group C
8:10 WV4 Group B
8:20 WV4 Group A
8:30 W2V8 Group C
8:40 W2V8 Group B
8:50 W2V8 Group A
9:00 WN8 B Final
9:10 WN8 A Final
9:20 WV8 Group C
9:30 WV8 Group B
9:40 WV8 Group A

UCF Lineups
Varsity 8+
Brittany Skidmore
Margaret Lahmeyer
Allisha Campaigne
Chelsey Lauzon
Katherine Krueger
Michelle Haves
Liz Robinson
Kara Johannesen
Calena Illan

Second Varsity 8+
Claire Frenkel
Alyssa Egan
Christina Bechtold
Leah VanLear
Nicole Lacek
Chelsey Green
Samantha Sarff
Noelle Crosby
Nina Morgan

Varsity 4+
Stephanie Galo
Kaley Tierney
Victoria Carroll
Amanda Schimian
Shelby Flynn

Novice 8+
Meredyth Ring
Kelsea Porter
Liz Janiak
Liz McKinney
Chelsea Ernest
Aubrey Kuperman
Anita Schmidt
Meghan Martin