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All UW Crews Through To A/B Semis At NCAAs
May 31, 2024 | Women's Rowing
BETHEL, Ohio – The Washington women's rowing team saw all three crews earn places in Saturday's A/B semifinals based on their results in heats Friday at the 2024 NCAA Rowing Championships, at Harsha Lake.
On the first day of racing at NCAAs, the top-three finishers in each heat move through to A/B semifinals on Saturday. The top-three from those semis earn a place in the grand finals (top-six places) on Sunday.
Washington's varsity eight finished third in its heat, while the second varsity won its race, and the varsity four finished second. UW was one of eight programs to secure a spot in an A/B semi in all three race categories.
Washington opened the morning in its varsity eights heat. Stanford, the defending NCAA champion and No. 2 seed in the V8+, led from the start, leaving UW and Yale to battle for second and third place – in either case, good enough to move on to the A/B semifinals.
The Huskies held second place at 500 meters, just head of the Bulldogs, but Yale crossed the 1,000- and 1,500-meter buoys ahead of the UW shell. Washington closed the gap in the final 500, but finished just behind Yale.
Stanford won the V8+ heat in 6:50.372, with Yale crossing in 6:55.875, just ahead of the Huskies (6:56.019).
In the second varsity eight heats, Tennessee took the lead from the start, with Washington a close second and Michigan third through the early portions of the race. The Huskies reached 500 meters in second.
By 1,000 meters, the Huskies had moved to the front, just ahead of Tennessee, the top-seeded crew in the heat (No. 2 overall). In the third 500, the No. 7-seed Huskies increased their advantage and the Huskies rowed to an open-water win in 6:58.424. The Volunteers finished more than four seconds behind, in 7:02.803, with Michigan taking third.
In the varsity fours heat, 8th-seeded UW took the early lead over top seed Stanford, leading the race at both the 500- and 1,000-meter marks. In the third 500, Stanford cut into the lead and crossed 1,500 meters about one-hundredth of a second in front, but the two Pac-12 rivals were well ahead of the rest of the crews in the heat.
The Cardinal won the heat with a time of 7:39.324, with the Huskies in second, in 7:44.188, more than 10 seconds ahead of third-place Syracuse.
Here is the schedule of UW's semifinal races on Saturday (all times Pacific ... UPDATED at 7:45 p.m. Friday):
5:28 a.m. – I Eights Semifinal #1
Lanes 1-6: Ohio State, Yale, Tennessee, Texas, Michigan, Washington
6:08 a.m. – II Eights Semifinal #2
Lanes 1-6: Brown, California, Washington, Yale, Princeton, Pennsylvania
6:32 a.m. – Fours Semifinal #1
Lanes 1-6: Rutgers, Washington, Yale, Texas, California, Pennsylvania
Fans can watch the action live at NCAA.com/Live
WASHINGTON LINEUPS
Varsity Eight
Shell: Title IX Legacy
Cox: Grace Murdock (Roswell, Ga./Milton)
Stroke: Ava Meuleman (Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt)
7: Olivia Hay (Auckland, New Zealand)
6: Shakira Mirfin (Invercargill, New Zealand
5: Zola Kemp (Wellington, New Zealand)
4: Nikki Martincic (Newtown, Australia)
3: Caitlin Bentley (Johannesburg, South Africa)
2: Cillian Mullen (Tacoma, Wash./Batavia (Ill.))
Bow: Jess Weir (London, England, U.K.)
Second Varsity Eight
Shell: Kit Green
Cox: Carina Baxter (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge)
Stroke: Elena Collier-Hezel (Buffalo, N.Y./Park School/Michigan)
7: Angharad Broughton (Cardiff, Wales, U.K.)
6: Isabel van Opzeeland (Hoofddorp, Netherlands)
5: Grace Vander Griend (Bellingham, Wash/Sehome)
4: Abby Adebiyi (London, England, U.K.)
3: Christiana Congdon (Stonington, Conn./St. Paul's)
2: Cait Whittard (St. Catherines, Ont., Canada)
Bow: Jordan Freer (Lotus, Calif./El Dorado/UCSB)
Varsity Four
Shell: Wendell S. Sykes
Cox: Camille Randall (Seattle, Wash./Seattle Prep)
Stroke: Paris Burbine (Alpharetta, Ga./Cambridge)
3: Grace Epp (Redmond, Wash./Redmond)
2: Caitlin Hane (Irvine, Calif./University)
Bow: Mira Calder (Victoria, B.C., Canada/Claremont)
On the first day of racing at NCAAs, the top-three finishers in each heat move through to A/B semifinals on Saturday. The top-three from those semis earn a place in the grand finals (top-six places) on Sunday.
Washington's varsity eight finished third in its heat, while the second varsity won its race, and the varsity four finished second. UW was one of eight programs to secure a spot in an A/B semi in all three race categories.
Washington opened the morning in its varsity eights heat. Stanford, the defending NCAA champion and No. 2 seed in the V8+, led from the start, leaving UW and Yale to battle for second and third place – in either case, good enough to move on to the A/B semifinals.
The Huskies held second place at 500 meters, just head of the Bulldogs, but Yale crossed the 1,000- and 1,500-meter buoys ahead of the UW shell. Washington closed the gap in the final 500, but finished just behind Yale.
Stanford won the V8+ heat in 6:50.372, with Yale crossing in 6:55.875, just ahead of the Huskies (6:56.019).
In the second varsity eight heats, Tennessee took the lead from the start, with Washington a close second and Michigan third through the early portions of the race. The Huskies reached 500 meters in second.
By 1,000 meters, the Huskies had moved to the front, just ahead of Tennessee, the top-seeded crew in the heat (No. 2 overall). In the third 500, the No. 7-seed Huskies increased their advantage and the Huskies rowed to an open-water win in 6:58.424. The Volunteers finished more than four seconds behind, in 7:02.803, with Michigan taking third.
In the varsity fours heat, 8th-seeded UW took the early lead over top seed Stanford, leading the race at both the 500- and 1,000-meter marks. In the third 500, Stanford cut into the lead and crossed 1,500 meters about one-hundredth of a second in front, but the two Pac-12 rivals were well ahead of the rest of the crews in the heat.
The Cardinal won the heat with a time of 7:39.324, with the Huskies in second, in 7:44.188, more than 10 seconds ahead of third-place Syracuse.
Here is the schedule of UW's semifinal races on Saturday (all times Pacific ... UPDATED at 7:45 p.m. Friday):
5:28 a.m. – I Eights Semifinal #1
Lanes 1-6: Ohio State, Yale, Tennessee, Texas, Michigan, Washington
6:08 a.m. – II Eights Semifinal #2
Lanes 1-6: Brown, California, Washington, Yale, Princeton, Pennsylvania
6:32 a.m. – Fours Semifinal #1
Lanes 1-6: Rutgers, Washington, Yale, Texas, California, Pennsylvania
Fans can watch the action live at NCAA.com/Live
WASHINGTON LINEUPS
Varsity Eight
Shell: Title IX Legacy
Cox: Grace Murdock (Roswell, Ga./Milton)
Stroke: Ava Meuleman (Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt)
7: Olivia Hay (Auckland, New Zealand)
6: Shakira Mirfin (Invercargill, New Zealand
5: Zola Kemp (Wellington, New Zealand)
4: Nikki Martincic (Newtown, Australia)
3: Caitlin Bentley (Johannesburg, South Africa)
2: Cillian Mullen (Tacoma, Wash./Batavia (Ill.))
Bow: Jess Weir (London, England, U.K.)
Second Varsity Eight
Shell: Kit Green
Cox: Carina Baxter (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge)
Stroke: Elena Collier-Hezel (Buffalo, N.Y./Park School/Michigan)
7: Angharad Broughton (Cardiff, Wales, U.K.)
6: Isabel van Opzeeland (Hoofddorp, Netherlands)
5: Grace Vander Griend (Bellingham, Wash/Sehome)
4: Abby Adebiyi (London, England, U.K.)
3: Christiana Congdon (Stonington, Conn./St. Paul's)
2: Cait Whittard (St. Catherines, Ont., Canada)
Bow: Jordan Freer (Lotus, Calif./El Dorado/UCSB)
Varsity Four
Shell: Wendell S. Sykes
Cox: Camille Randall (Seattle, Wash./Seattle Prep)
Stroke: Paris Burbine (Alpharetta, Ga./Cambridge)
3: Grace Epp (Redmond, Wash./Redmond)
2: Caitlin Hane (Irvine, Calif./University)
Bow: Mira Calder (Victoria, B.C., Canada/Claremont)
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