VICTORIA, B.C. – The University of Victoria Vikes men's and women's rowing teams will travel to Vancouver this Saturday to take on the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds in the annual Brown Cup.
RACE SCHEDULE /
COURSE MAP
In its 22
nd year for the men and the 20
th year for the women, the Brown Cup is a yearly tradition that pits the two Pacific powerhouses, UVic and UBC, against one another with the current record at 17 out of 21 wins for the Vikes men and 18 out of 19 wins for the women.
At last year's event the men's eight were edged out by a 0.93 second margin as UBC crossed the line first to take the win while UVic's women's eight bested the T-Birds by a margin of 0.63.
The Brown Cup is traditionally a 3500-m course, far different from the usual 2000-m that each team is far more accustomed to racing.
“It's definitely a more psychological race,” said Vikes men's head coach
Howie Campbell. “The course is on moving water with quite a large bend so whether you're on the inside or the outside can really influence the race. It's a challenging event for the coxswains as well as the rest of the crew.”
This year's Brown Cup kicks off at 10:00 a.m. on the Fraser River, with the Alumni Challenge, followed by the men's and women's reserve crew races and then the varsity races.
Vikes Men's Varsity Crew
Jane Gumley – Cox
Gareth Lindstrom – Stroke
Sam Horn – Seven
Sean Decter – Six
Will O'Connell – Five
Alex Walker – Four
Mark Lillis – Three
Connor McGuigan – Two
Jonathan Chandler – Bow
Vike's Men's Reserve Crew
Alex Clancy – Cox
Andrew Butler – Stroke
Lee Hall – Seven
Isaac Davies – Six
Curtis Champion – Five
Andrew Roberts – Four
Elyas Forstbauer – Three
Sam Garber – Two
Thomas Rogers - Bow
Vikes Women's Crew
Megan Smith – Cox
Madeline Spangehl – Eight
Claire McCormick – Seven
Rebecca Zimmerman – Six
Jillian Legare – Five
Bronwyn Lawrie – Four
Emily Garry – Three
Renae Barks – Two
Stefanie Miklosovic – Bow
Vikes Women's Reserve Crew
Becky Wilder – Cox
Erin Moen – Eight
Elizabeth McConnell – Seven
Alyssa Roehrich – Six
Breezy Beaudry – Five
Annie Pickering – Four
Stephanie Kozlowski – Three
Amanda Pomphrey – Two
Gillian Eeles – Bow
