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My husband Jim and I arrived at the USC Boathouse in San Pedro at 8:00 a.m. for the Women of Troy Rowing match against UCLA. Four Women of Troy rowers were already out on the water. About half of the team was getting ready for the races, while the other half of the team would come later on a bus.
The Bruins were already ready for the match.
After the USC 2V4 cleaned up their boat, Trojan Candy was able to take their picture. Erika Blumberga, Erica Christianson (4/14/2011), Michelle Popelka, Elaine Krebs (9/20/2012), and Shelby Penfield. FIGHT ON, Erika! FIGHT ON, Erica! FIGHT ON, Michelle! FIGHT ON, Elaine! FIGHT ON, Shelby!
Trojan Candy met Elaine's uncle, Mike Hargrove, who came to root for his niece.
Trojan Candy finally got them all together! The USC Men's Crew cheered for the ladies all day. They and fans posed for this picture with Lindsay Gibson. Murad Yasin, Adam Lieskovsky, Taylor Beach, Serge Liberovsky (9/1/2011), Lindsay Gibson, John Lutz, Manu Ganghu, William Benton, Giovanni Moujaes, Pok Tse, and James Mason.
The Novice Eight was the last crew to finish. After putting up their boat, they posed for Trojan Candy. Erika Blumberga, Marygail Dibuono, Karina Batek, Anu Rajendran, Aly Scharpf, Brianna Morris, Sophia Mitropoulos, Megan Linney and Lauren Hanano. FIGHT ON, Erika! FIGHT ON, Marygail! FIGHT ON, Karina! FIGHT ON, Anu! FIGHT ON, Aly! FIGHT ON, Brianna! FIGHT ON, Sophia! FIGHT ON, Megan! FIGHT ON, Lauren!
John McGillen took pictures all morning, just like yours truly, but he got to ride with the coaches on their boat. That is how he took close-up pictures of the team on the water. John is a "real" USC photographer, just like Dan. His pictures can be found on the Official Site of USC Trojan Athletics. He also works for USC Sports Information. John is an USC alumnus who majored in Marketing. He graduated five years ago. John loves to take pictures (like yours truly), and his favorite locations are Big Sur and Zion National Park. He has two brothers. One attends Boston College, and the other lives in their hometown of Chicago. For fun, John likes to exercise and travel. So nice to meet a fellow photographer! FIGHT ON, John!
FIGHT ON, USC Women of Troy Rowing!