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The Michigan Daily -- SportsMonday - March 30, 1998 -78
Baid Alfred
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BELLE VILLE - It's hard to believe
that any sporting event has ever seen a
craizier day in terms of weather. Early
Saturday morning, the Michigan rowing
team b~egan its second meet of the season
postponing races against North
olina and Virginia due to a torrential
downpour,, practically zero visibility and
even a tornado.
.But after a three-hour delay, the sky
cleared up, and with the sun shining
bright, the Wolverines were anxious to
compete.
"When the storm came through, we
h~id -to cancel races and change the
schedule,' coach Mark Rothstein said.
;When asked if the weather had any
~ect on his team's performance,
~thstein said, "No. Not at all."
Rothstein seemed to be correct, as the
first-boat varsity eight upset third-
ranked Virginia in what was considered
the main event of the afternoon. The vic-
tory was the Wolverines' second in two
weeks over Virginia.
The force behind coxswain Belinda
Koo's first-boat varsity eight is supplied
by a mixture of powerful rowers. Seniors
Lisa Labadie, Kate Mackenzie and Tina
Stutzman, along with juniors Michelle
Wolbert and Jeni Kinon, provide depth
and experience to the boat. Sophomore
Jamie Stilson and freshmen* standouts
Kate Johnson and Alison Hickey make
up the youth of the boat.
The win was due in part to the team's
winter training, as well as focus and con-
fidence.
Michigan and North Carolina actually
led off the varsity eight races earlier in
the day. The Wolverines overcame strong
winds and high waves to move into a
convincing lead just halfway through the
2,000-meter race.
Unfortunately for Michigan, North
Carolina experienced difficulty when its
boat became "swamped" with water and
started to sink. The race ended up being
scratched.
Michigan's second-boat varsity eight
contributed by splitting its two races.
The Wolverines dominated North
Carolina, winning by more than 30 sec-
onds to make up for a 7.62-second loss
to Virginia. Both of the women's varsity-
four boats placed second in their respec-
tive races.
Although the regatta did not have any
NCAA implications, the Wolverines
boosted their hopes to gamner their first-
ever invitation to NCAAs, to be held
May 30 in Atlanta.
Michigan travels to San Diego next
weekend to compete in the Crew Classic
against, among others, top-ranked
Washington.
"We have proven to ourselves and to
the rowing community that we can beat
Virginia, so we don't see why we can't
go after No. 1 Washington;" Koo said.
Michigan's first
group overcame
weather condi-
tions on Saturday
to upset third-
ranked Virginia
straight time. The
f. Wolverines take
n ~on top-ranked
. Washington next.
LOUIS BROWN/Daily
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Rowers vs. Nature overshadows
Michigran vs. Virginia, Tar Heels
By Josh Klinbaum
Daily Sports Writer
BELLEVILLE - In a battle of
wills,- Mother Nature edged out the
North Carolina
rowing team. R wn
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uray's double. ________
dual regatta - not
bNp. ,5 Michigan's upset over No. 3
Virginia in the varsity eight race.
And, not surprisingly. Mother Nature
won.
'fie: Tar Heels sent their shells onto
Belleville Lake at about 10:30 a.m..
Aad. for a while, it didn't look like
the~re would be a problem.
AW t Mother Nature went for the
ocout on her first punch, sending
a 4tornado -- yes, a tornado -- onto
tlo take. And havoc reigned.
~Four shells capsized. Rowers had
to" be rescued from the water. The
shells had to be towed in.
And Mother Nature celebrated by
sending a two-hour version of Noah's
biblical flood on Belleville.
The Tar Heels were down, but they
were far from out,
After the rescue mission was com-
plete, a coaches' pow wow decided
that they could- beat Mother Nature,
and so the races were scheduled to
resume at 2 p.m.
But as the clock ticked, Mother
Nature devised a strategy of her own.
Instead of going for the quick
knockout, she came up with a new
plan.
When 2 pm. came around, all
looked calm. The sun was out, the 40
days and 40 nights had ended and the
races were getting underway.
And Mother Nature waited, biding
her time, holding out for the Tar
Heels.
So when the varsity-eight race
between Michigan and North
Carolina was ready to begin, so too
was Mother Nature.
The race began without a hitch.
The heavily-favored Wolverines
jumped out to an early lead, and after
about 400 meters, Michigan led by a
boat-length.
But that's when the problems
began for the Tar Heels. The water
was choppy and waves started splash-
ing up into the bow of the shell.
Soon. enough, the shell was
swamped and started to sink.
Tar Heels' coxswain Sam Hermitte
frantically tried to motivate her team
to row through it, but it was futile.
And as Mother Nature laughed, the
official waved his orange flag, stop-
ping the race.
The media boat had to go in for the
save, picking up the two Tar Heels
closest to the bow while the rest of
the North Carolina team bailed water
out of its shell.
Final score: Mother Nature 2,
North Carolina 0.
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WARNINGS
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Nursing Mothers
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PedlaticUse
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3X/ WEEK APPLICATION
WART SITE REACTION AS ASSESSED BY INVESTIGATOR
NIILDI/IODERATE SEVERE
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