WEST WINDSOR, NJ – Eph Katherine Robinson
‘09 will be one of the 600 rowers from 50 nations competing
at the U23 Rowing World Championships in Racice, Czech Republic
July 23-26.
On Thursday morning (July 8th) Robinson and three teammates
representing the GMS Rowing Center, earned the right to represent
the U.S. at the U23 World Championships with an uncontested victory
in the quad boat final. Robinson’s quad boat will compete in
the Lightweight classification. Robinson is the only rower in the
quad who is not a Division I rower as she has two teammates from
UVA (Division I runner-up) and one from Oregon State.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that Robinson’s boat was
unchallenged in the U.S. Eph women’s head crew coach Justin
Moore points out that Robinson and her boat have performed very
well in doubles and quads already.
“They’ve done a very nice job,” notes Moore.
“They’ve put up some fast times in doubles and quads
and they look to be medal contenders in Europe.” Robinson and
her Lightweight boat recorded a winning time of 7:23.535 this
morning, while the winning time in the quad final was 7:34.285.
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Robinson attracted national attention with the continued success
of the Eph boats at the NCAA Division III Rowing Championships,
winning a record four consecutive NCAA titles, and when she
captured the U23 Lightweight erg title this past winter, a result
that put her fifth overall among all lightweight women.
Robinson, a senior captain of the Eph women’s team hails
from Marysville, WA. Over the course of her four years in the
Purple Valley she rowed in the novice 8+, the 2V8+, both sides in
the varsity boat and stroked the 1V8 this season that went
undefeated. She earned First Team All-America honors this
season.
For the GMS Rowing Center quad boat Robinson is rowing in seat
3.
The GMS Rowing Center will compete in the World Trials at either
4:24 pm (Czech time) or 4:30 PM on July 23, six hours ahead of
Eastern Standard Time, to determine if they advance to semifinals
and then hopefully the finals.
