Terrier senior rower Freddie Garnier (Devon, PA) teamed with Lia Pernell of Princeton University to win a bronze medal in the women's double sculls at the 2002 World Under 23 Regatta that concluded Monday (July29th) in Genoa, Italy.

In all, the United States won four medals including a gold in the men's eight, silver in the women's pair and bronze in the men's pair along with Garnier and Pernell's medal.

In their race, Garnier and Pernell stroked an 8:24.24 to finish 10.13 seconds behind the gold-medal crew from Italy. The Italians clocked an 8:14.11, while Germany finished second in a time of 8:21.72. Italy and Germany jumped out to fast starts and staked their claim to the first two spots by the 500-meter mark. Meanwhile, the U.S. sat in fourth position behind Latvia at the midway point of the race, before overtaking the Latvians in the final 1,000 meters. Latvia finished fourth in a time of 8:28.11. "The 2x is one of the most competitive events of the championships," Terrier women's crew coach Holly Hatton said of the event that drew 12 boats. "The US does not typically fair well in sculling, so this was an outstanding accomplishment by Freddie and Lia."