UCSD crew are going to miss three members who are soon graduating after steadily contributing as Tritons. Jennifer Wolsborn, Lisa Peerali and Catherine Stringer have all rowed their final race for UCSD crew.
Although departing seniors Wolsborn and Peerali rowed for a combined three years at UCSD, their efforts have led the Tritons to recent success in the water.
Wolsborn rowed during her high school career in Redwood, Texas, and joined UCSD crew during her senior year. During this past season, Wolsborn moved immediately into the varsity eight boat, where she was usually at the front, leading her team.
“”Jennifer contributed strongly to our varsity boat this year,”” said women’s crew head coach Pattie Pinkerton. “”It’s a shame we only had her for one year.””
Peerali began rowing for the Tritons during her junior year. She was also a varsity eight boat member and helped UCSD row to success.
At the Pacific Coast Rowing Championships May 18, Wolsborn and Peerali were in separate varsity eight boats and each finished third to earn bronze medals.
Stringer, a three-year varsity rower, will be graduating after only three years at UCSD. She has been a coxswain for the men’s varsity crew team for the past two seasons.
A human development major from Sherman Oaks, Calif., Stringer coxed the varsity four boat at the 2001 Pac-10 Rowing Championships to third place.
This past season, Stringer coxed a varsity boat throughout the year. At this year’s Pac-10 Rowing Championships in Lake Natoma, Calif., Stringer was the coxwin of UCSD’s varsity four, which took fourth place.
The women’s crew team has a strong core of rowers returning next year, but the presence of Wolsborn and Peerali will still be missed in the varsity boats. For men’s crew head coach Michael Filippone, Stringer’s experience and leadership will be hard to replace.
