Hawkeye Community Rowing team places in Midwinter Meltdown Competition

Nine members of the Hawkeye Community Rowing team placed in the Midwinter Meltdown Indoor Rowing Competition on Saturday, Jan. 29.

Held in Madison, Wis., the Midwinter Meltdown sends the top qualifying competitors to Boston to compete in the 2011 World Indoor Rowing Championships on Feb. 20.

First place medal winners were: Susan Ludwig in the Veteran A Women's 2000-meter race, Jim Bradley in the Veteran D Men's 2000 meter, Susan Kaliszewski and Kate Thorne in the Parent Child Women's 500-meter Relay, and Jane Gressang and LlynnAnn Luellen in the Women's Double on Slides 1000-meter Relay.

Second place medal winners were: Susan Ludwig in the Coxswain Women's 1000 meter and Eric Wortman in the Masters Men's 6000 meter. Third place medal winners were: Eric and Dean Wortman in the Parent Child Men's 500-meter Relay, Jane Gressang in the Masters Women's 2000 meter, and Chuck Hippee in the Veteran A Men's 2000 meter.

The Hawkeye Community Rowing Program is a community-based rowing program offered through UI Recreational Services.  For more information see

http://recserv.uiowa.edu/Apps/Programs/Rowing.aspx or contact coach LlynnAnn Luellen at

llynnann-luellen@uiowa.edu or 319-384-1292.