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Gevvie Stone '07 won an Olympic silver medal Saturday morning in the W1x (photo courtesy of Ed Hewitt, Row2K.com).
Photo by: Ed Hewitt, Row2K.com
Gevvie Stone Wins Olympic Silver Medal In Single Sculls; Johnson, Team USA Wins Water Polo Group
August 13, 2016 | Heavyweight Rowing, Women's Rowing - Open, Women's Water Polo
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Gevvie Stone '07, a member of a historic Princeton boat one decade earlier, made some Olympic history of her own Saturday morning at the Rodrigo de Freitas rowing venue in Rio.
Stone, a medical school graduate who nearly left the sport after missing out on the 2008 Olympic Games, won a silver medal in the women's single sculls with one of the gutsiest 2,000-meter performances you'll see in quite some time. Four years after finishing first in the B final, Stone pushed hard at the heavily favored Kimberley Brennan of Australia over the final 200 meters and held off the rest of a powerful field in style.
Stone, who sat in the 2 seat when Princeton won the 2006 NCAA championship at Mercer Lake, finished her final in 7:22.92, while Brennan repeated as gold medalist in 7:21.54. China's Jingli Duan, who defeated Stone in Friday's second semifinal, finished with bronze in 7:24.13; she started to push into Stone around the 500-meter mark, but Stone's final sprint was more than enough to win the silver medal.
Stone became the 20th Princeton rower to win an Olympic medal, and the second to win one in the women's single sculls; Anne Marden '81 also won a silver medal for Team USA in the 1988 Olympics. Both Stone and Marden share a position atop the American history book in the event, as no member of Team USA has ever won gold in the W1x.
Stone did everything possible to become the first, even if Brennan showed her strength from the start. The Australian was well out in front of the pack by the 500-meter mark, while Stone trailed Duan after the first split. Stone flipped that position at the midway point, though the difference was only .03 of a second. Stone had a faster third and fourth split than Duan, and celebrated that performance with a silver medal. Shortly after an emotional medal ceremony, Stone found and shared a hug with Lori Dauphiny, the Princeton head coach who once led Stone to the 2006 NCAA championship.
While Stone became the 20th medal winner in the history of Princeton rowing, the 18th and 19th winners were also racing in A finals Saturday morning. Lauren Wilkinson '11, who won silver in the Canadian W8+ in London, was back in the Canadian W8+ for the Rio final, and it made a dramatic push at the reigning world champion Americans over the first half of the course. Canada actually held the lead through 1,000 meters, but Team USA caught and surpassed it over the third split. The Canadians couldn't maintain their speed and ultimately finished fifth in 6:06.04.
Glenn Ochal '08 won a bronze medal with the USA M4- in London, and he moved into the M8+ for Rio. The Americans put on a show Thursday when they won their repechage, but they simply couldn't get into the lead pack during their Saturday morning final. The Americans were fifth at the midway point of the race, but they moved past New Zealand over the third split. The lead trio was too far in front, though, and Team USA finished fourth in 5:34.23, less than three seconds behind the Netherlands, which won the bronze medal.
While Stone picked up Princeton's first medal of the Games, four more Tiger women continue their journey. Rising senior Ashleigh Johnson led Team USA to an 11-6 win over Hungary Saturday afternoon to complete a perfect run through Group B. Johnson had nine saves in the win, and now has 31 saves (and only 14 goals allowed) in the Rio Games. Team USA will now move into knockout play, which begins Monday against Brazil; the game is scheduled to begin at 5:20 pm.
The field hockey trio of Katie Reinprecht '13, Julia Reinprecht '14, and Kathleen Sharkey '13, all of whom played major roles in Princeton's 2012 NCAA championship, returned to the field for the final game of group play for the Team USA field hockey squad. The American side, which has become one of the stories of the Olympics to this point, suffered their first loss of the Games when Great Britain rallied from a 1-0 deficit to claim a 2-1 victory. Despite the loss, Team USA will enter the knockout stage as the second seed from its group, and it will play in the quarterfinal Monday.
Gevvie Stone '07, a member of a historic Princeton boat one decade earlier, made some Olympic history of her own Saturday morning at the Rodrigo de Freitas rowing venue in Rio.
Stone, a medical school graduate who nearly left the sport after missing out on the 2008 Olympic Games, won a silver medal in the women's single sculls with one of the gutsiest 2,000-meter performances you'll see in quite some time. Four years after finishing first in the B final, Stone pushed hard at the heavily favored Kimberley Brennan of Australia over the final 200 meters and held off the rest of a powerful field in style.
Stone, who sat in the 2 seat when Princeton won the 2006 NCAA championship at Mercer Lake, finished her final in 7:22.92, while Brennan repeated as gold medalist in 7:21.54. China's Jingli Duan, who defeated Stone in Friday's second semifinal, finished with bronze in 7:24.13; she started to push into Stone around the 500-meter mark, but Stone's final sprint was more than enough to win the silver medal.
Stone became the 20th Princeton rower to win an Olympic medal, and the second to win one in the women's single sculls; Anne Marden '81 also won a silver medal for Team USA in the 1988 Olympics. Both Stone and Marden share a position atop the American history book in the event, as no member of Team USA has ever won gold in the W1x.
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Stone did everything possible to become the first, even if Brennan showed her strength from the start. The Australian was well out in front of the pack by the 500-meter mark, while Stone trailed Duan after the first split. Stone flipped that position at the midway point, though the difference was only .03 of a second. Stone had a faster third and fourth split than Duan, and celebrated that performance with a silver medal. Shortly after an emotional medal ceremony, Stone found and shared a hug with Lori Dauphiny, the Princeton head coach who once led Stone to the 2006 NCAA championship.
While Stone became the 20th medal winner in the history of Princeton rowing, the 18th and 19th winners were also racing in A finals Saturday morning. Lauren Wilkinson '11, who won silver in the Canadian W8+ in London, was back in the Canadian W8+ for the Rio final, and it made a dramatic push at the reigning world champion Americans over the first half of the course. Canada actually held the lead through 1,000 meters, but Team USA caught and surpassed it over the third split. The Canadians couldn't maintain their speed and ultimately finished fifth in 6:06.04.
Glenn Ochal '08 won a bronze medal with the USA M4- in London, and he moved into the M8+ for Rio. The Americans put on a show Thursday when they won their repechage, but they simply couldn't get into the lead pack during their Saturday morning final. The Americans were fifth at the midway point of the race, but they moved past New Zealand over the third split. The lead trio was too far in front, though, and Team USA finished fourth in 5:34.23, less than three seconds behind the Netherlands, which won the bronze medal.
While Stone picked up Princeton's first medal of the Games, four more Tiger women continue their journey. Rising senior Ashleigh Johnson led Team USA to an 11-6 win over Hungary Saturday afternoon to complete a perfect run through Group B. Johnson had nine saves in the win, and now has 31 saves (and only 14 goals allowed) in the Rio Games. Team USA will now move into knockout play, which begins Monday against Brazil; the game is scheduled to begin at 5:20 pm.
The field hockey trio of Katie Reinprecht '13, Julia Reinprecht '14, and Kathleen Sharkey '13, all of whom played major roles in Princeton's 2012 NCAA championship, returned to the field for the final game of group play for the Team USA field hockey squad. The American side, which has become one of the stories of the Olympics to this point, suffered their first loss of the Games when Great Britain rallied from a 1-0 deficit to claim a 2-1 victory. Despite the loss, Team USA will enter the knockout stage as the second seed from its group, and it will play in the quarterfinal Monday.
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