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Cal coxswain provides inspiration at rowing championship

Jun 2, 2010 9:24:21 AM


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Coxswain Jill Costello (left) practices with her Cal crew teammates Thursday on Lake Natoma. Photo: Paul Chinn / The Chronicle

Though California did not win a national title at the Division I Women's Rowing Championship this past weekend, the Golden Bears' Jill Costello provided the inspiration of a champion.

The California senior coxswain is battling stage IV lung cancer despite being a young and physically fit nonsmoker.

John Crumpacker of the San Francisco Chronicle tells her story.

See photos from Paul Chinn of the San Francisco Chronicle.