Briefs

Published: Tuesday, October 1, 2002

Women’s rowing team seeks players for upcoming season The UCLA women’s rowing team opens its fall rowing schedule at the Head of the American, Oct. 26 in Rancho Cordova. In the meantime, they’re looking to fill the boats. The team has sent out a call for any students – regardless of experience – to try out for the team. Head coach Amy Fuller invites anyone interested in trying to call her at (310) 206-6828. The following matches have also been announced for the upcoming season: Nov. 2, Head of the Marina in Marina Del Rey Nov. 3, Newport Autumn Rowing Festival, Newport Beach. Mar. 15 v. Long Beach State, Marina Del Rey Mar. 22, eighth annual Berg Cup, Newport Beach Mar. 29 v. Loyola Marymount, third annual Karne Hock-Hjelm Cup April 5-6, San Diego Crew Classic, San Diego.

Cross country completes weekend at Stanford The UCLA women’s cross country team finished third overall in the team standings, with the men picking up seventh, in the Stanford Invitational Sat., Sept. 28, at the Stanford Golf Course in Palo Alto. The UCLA’s women’s team walked away with four of the top 25 women’s times. Sophomore Alejandra Barrientos placed seventh with a time of 21 minutes, 9 seconds on the 6000-meter course, with freshman Jenna Timinsky coming in 13th with 21:30. Following them was sophomore Lori Mann with a time of 21:49, finishing 19th. Sophomore Carmen Winant finished 21st in 21:51 . Previously ranked 12th in the United States, the women’s team trailed No. 3 Stanford by 35 points to give them their third place spot in the tournament. Stanford placed first with 50 points and Duke placed second with 74. UCLA’s rank has since lowered to 16th while Stanford has advanced to second. The UCLA’s men team took three of the top 50 spots in the 8000-meter run. Sophomore Ben Aragon finished 38th with a time of 24:41, sophomore Jon Rankin fourth in 24:46, and sophomore Erik Emilsson 49th in 24:54. Both teams are currently training for their next meet, the UC San Diego Invitational, scheduled for Oct. 12.