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Northwestern
University Men

2006 Chicago Open Challenge Results
Marquette Women Set Record

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Marquette
University Women

Open Challenge:
Once again the excitement and competitive level was acute to say the least! The final 2500-meter relay raised the roof as each team cheered their mates to shave every second and once again the race came down to the 'hand-off' that determined the ultimate winners. Now the rivalry turns to the water as these teams prepare for the Spring Sprint season.


Women's Division: Marquette University (MU)
Going into the Challenge Relay, Marquette University held the lead by 10.3 seconds over the University of Chicago and 17.4 tenths over Northwestern University. Despite a 'crab' on their final leg, Marquette not only held off a U of C surge, they managed to set a new Open Challenge record of 16.29.1 beating the previous record of 16:42.0 set by Northwestern in 2004.


Marquette
Name Time
Rachel Parent 07:23.7
Mary Kaleta 07:45.8
Jennifer King 07:46.8
Kyra Leshinski 07:47.6
Bridget Koning 07:52.5
2000m Avg. 00:07:43.3
2500m Relay 00:08:45.8
Total Time 00:16:29.1
U Chicago
Name Time
Lucy Michael 07:31.3
Ngiste Abebe 07:47.2
Kate Seryak 07:54.9
Ann Marie Gawel 07:57.2
Katerina Tchakalska 08:17.4
2000m Avg. 00:07:53.7
2500m Relay 00:08:49.1
Total Time 00:16:42.8
Northwestern
Name Time
Katie Roenigk 07:56.8
Annie Baltes 08:00.2
Amanda Zusman 08:01.1
Susan Gentry 08:01.2
Kristen Riccard 08:04.1
2000m Avg. 00:08:00.7
2500m Relay 00:09:00.9
Total Time 00:17:01.6

Men's Division: Northwestern University (NW)
Going into the Challenge Relay, the Lincoln Park Boat Club held a 2.5 second lead over Northwestern, followed by the University of Chicago and Marquette at 9.6 seconds and 20.4 second respectively. Northwestern, however, was determined to recapture the title they lost last year to U of C and they did by edging out Lincoln Park by 4.4 seconds with a winning time of 13:42.5. Northwestern also holds the Challenge record of 13.38 established in 2004.


Northwestern
Name Time
Thomas Wytock 06:27.2
Pete Eck 06:31.4
Alex Stark 06:35.6
Kenny Wade 06:38.8
Eviatar Frankel 06:40.8
2000m Avg. 00:06:34.8
2500m Relay 00:07:07.7
Total Time 00:13:42.5
LPBC
Name Time
Alex Boquist 06:21.9
Bjorn Boquist 06:25.2
Brian Tryon 06:29.2
Steve Neumann 06:42.2
Andrew Whelan 06:43.2
2000m Avg. 00:06:32.3
2500m Relay 00:07:14.6
Total Time 00:13:46.9
U Chicago
Name Time
Daniel Wasserman 06:30.0
Daniel Schwartz 06:39.2
M Goldmanis 06:40.8
Matthew Bruce 06:41.0
Eric Mersmann 06:58.6
2000m Avg. 00:06:41.9
2500m Relay 00:07:23.4
Total Time 00:14:05.3
Marquette
Name Time
Dan Schwietz 06:48.9
Marc Khatchadourian 06:51.0
Tom Crane 06:51.0
John DeMott 06:52.1
Andy Salomone 07:00.7
2000m Avg. 00:06:52.7
2500m Relay 00:07:25.2
Total Time 00:14:17.9

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