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Karz, US Lightweight Double Sculls Advance to A/B Semis
August 09, 2016 | Women's Rowing
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – After making her Olympic debut on Monday, former Oregon State rower Devery Karz and teammate Kathleen Bertko put together a strong race to win their repechage Tuesday morning in Rio. With the win, the Americans advanced to the A/B semifinals to held Wednesday and have guaranteed a top 12 finish.
The U.S. pair got out to a swift start but trailed the Japanese crew by two-seconds through the opening 500-meters. From the 500m mark forward, the American pair was the fastest crew on the water pulling within .28-seconds of the leader by the halfway point. Entering the final 500m, Karz crew was a full second ahead of the Japanese and continued to pull away over the final stretch. The Americans covered the 2,000-meter course with a time of 7-minutes, 58.90-seconds with Japan coming in second with a time of 8:00.50.
The Americans finished third in heat racing on Monday one spot out of advancing directly to the semifinals and were forced to race in the repechage this morning. The crew needed a top 2 finish to advance to get through to the A/B semifinals achieving the goal with the victory Tuesday.
Karz and Bertko will return to the race course Wednesday at 7:50 a.m. PT for semifinal racing against crews from Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland and The Netherlands and will race in lane 6.
Karz, a native of Park City, Utah, learned to row as a freshman at Oregon State in the fall of 2008. She went on to earn the team's Most Valuable Oarswoman award in 2011 and was a three-time Pac-10 All-Academic selection.
Leading up to the Games, row2k.com caught up with Karz for a Q&A, click here to get to know more about her rowing story.
OREGON STATE ATHLETICS' EVERYDAY CHAMPIONS CULTURE
Through the power of sport, we help people discover and pursue their passions, talents and purpose in order to live a life of balance and positive contribution. Devery Karz was an Everyday Champion during her time at Oregon State. Click here to view her Everyday Champion article from 2009.
The U.S. pair got out to a swift start but trailed the Japanese crew by two-seconds through the opening 500-meters. From the 500m mark forward, the American pair was the fastest crew on the water pulling within .28-seconds of the leader by the halfway point. Entering the final 500m, Karz crew was a full second ahead of the Japanese and continued to pull away over the final stretch. The Americans covered the 2,000-meter course with a time of 7-minutes, 58.90-seconds with Japan coming in second with a time of 8:00.50.
The Americans finished third in heat racing on Monday one spot out of advancing directly to the semifinals and were forced to race in the repechage this morning. The crew needed a top 2 finish to advance to get through to the A/B semifinals achieving the goal with the victory Tuesday.
Karz and Bertko will return to the race course Wednesday at 7:50 a.m. PT for semifinal racing against crews from Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland and The Netherlands and will race in lane 6.
Karz, a native of Park City, Utah, learned to row as a freshman at Oregon State in the fall of 2008. She went on to earn the team's Most Valuable Oarswoman award in 2011 and was a three-time Pac-10 All-Academic selection.
Leading up to the Games, row2k.com caught up with Karz for a Q&A, click here to get to know more about her rowing story.
OREGON STATE ATHLETICS' EVERYDAY CHAMPIONS CULTURE
Through the power of sport, we help people discover and pursue their passions, talents and purpose in order to live a life of balance and positive contribution. Devery Karz was an Everyday Champion during her time at Oregon State. Click here to view her Everyday Champion article from 2009.
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