2011 U-23 Camp Announcements

story courtesy of SU Athletics

SYRACUSE – Syracuse University women’s rowers Gina Biascoechea and Rebecca Soja have been named to the U23 Women’s Pre-Elite National Team and Women’s National Team Freshman Camps, respectively, US Rowing announced today. Rachael Ogundiran and Maggie McCrudden were also named to the wait lists of Women’s U23 National Team and U23 Women’s Pre-Elite National Team Camps, respectively.

Biascoechea has sat in the second varsity eight five and three seats in Syracuse’s first two races of the spring. Soja has been a mainstay in the three seat of the varsity eight this spring. Ogundiran has been sidelined due to injury and McCrudden has sat in the five seat of the varsity eight in both regattas in 2011. “We are excited that several of the young women on our team have been recognized by USRowing as athletes with significant potential. Our squad, particularly our varsity 8+, is a very young crew,” head women’s rowing coach Justin Moore said. “Experiences like those offered by the United States Freshman, Pre-elite and U23 Camps will help to develop the competitive preparedness of our team. In addition to these four women, I am excited that many other women, from our varsity crew to our novice crew, have expressed an interest to row, train and improve this summer.”

Syracuse will play host to the 2011 USRowing Women's National Team Pre-Elite Camp from June 12-July 12 and will conclude at Club Nationals in Indianapolis, Ind. July 12-17. SU head women’s rowing coach Justin Moore will run the camp. Participants in the camp will have the opportunity to use SU's boathouse, tanks, ergs and weight room. The camp develops athletes for the U23 and Senior National Teams. The Freshman Camp is for athletes with elite level potential and aspirations, but who have only one or perhaps two years of collegiate rowing experience. The Women’s U23 National Team Camp is where USRowing selects the Open Women’s 8+ and 4x to compete at the 2011 FISA U23 World Championships scheduled for July 20-24th in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

The camp also plans to select Open Women’s 2-, 4- and 2x to compete at U23 Trials June 27-29th at Mercer Lake, NJ.

Biascoechea, Soja, Ogundiran and McCrudden the rest of the Orange return to the water on Saturday, April 9 in Boston, Mass. at the Orange Challenge Cup against Northeastern and Pennsylvania.