Christen Brown Continues Success with US National Team
9/17/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Rowing
Sept. 17, 2007
East Lansing, Mich. - Former Spartan rower Christen Brown (Tecumseh, Mich.) was a part of the United States' women's quadruple sculls entry in the World Championships earlier this month. She combined with Ellen Tomek (Flint, Mich.), Liane Malcos (Carlisle, Mass.) and Lia Pernell (Seattle, Wash.) to finish sixth in the grand final of the event. The boat's success in the World Championship regatta automatically qualifies the United States for that event in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. In total, the U.S. qualified 11 boats for the 2008 Olympic Games, the second most of any country.
"The coaching staff and team are very proud of Christen's accomplishment," boasted MSU head coach Matt Weise. "Christen will be training with the US coaches this year and has a great shot at making the Olympic team. She was a great contributor while at MSU and will make a positive impact on the US team as well. "
The crew, which sat in fifth position through the 1,000-meter mark before dropping to sixth in the second half of the race, was unable to stay with the top four crews. Great Britain took command from the start of the race and then held off the German boat in the final 500 meters, finishing with a time of 6:30.81. Germany won the silver medal in a 6:32.02, while China finished third in a 6:33.91. The U.S. finished with a time of 6:41.02.
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