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UW Women Earn Spot In All Three NCAA Grand Finals
June 01, 2024 | Women's Rowing
BETHEL, Ohio – All three Washington crews earned a place in the NCAA grand finals, as the Huskies finished in the top-three in all three semifinals on Saturday, day two of the NCAA Rowing Championships at Harsha Lake.
Washington out-performed its seeding all three racing categories, earning no worse than a top-six finish in each. The Huskies entered the national championship regatta seeded No. 10 in the varsity eight, No. 7 in the second varsity eight and No. 8 in the four.
Along with Stanford, Texas, Tennessee and Princeton, UW is one of five programs with crews in all three grand finals. One of those five will win the NCAA title, which is based on total team points, on Sunday.
In the varsity eight, Washington was expected, in terms of seeding and performance in Friday's heat, to make the petite final, for places 7-12. On Friday, a third-place finish in the heat meant that the Huskies drew the outside lane and would typically be expected to finish in the lower half of the semi, thus moving to the petite.
However, the Huskies came out strong on Saturday, moving into third-place behind No. 1 seed Texas and No. 4 Tennessee from the start of the race. Those three crews maintained those positions throughout the entire 2,000 meters, with Washington getting its biggest challenge from Michigan.
Texas won the race in 6:11.845, nearly five seconds in front of Tennessee (6:16.689). Washington was another two seconds back in 6:18.772, a little over two seconds in front of fourth-place Michigan.
Stanford, Princeton and Brown finished 1-2-3 in the other semifinal, filling out the six-team field for Sunday's grand final.
Washington second varsity eight, which won its heat on Friday, picked up another victory in Saturday's semifinal. The Huskies led throughout the race, passing each 500-meter mark in first place. Yale maintained contact throughout, with Princeton and California battling for the third qualifying spot.
The Huskies won the 2V8+ race in 6:28.147, 2.6 seconds ahead of Yale (6:30.774). Princeton held off Cal to finish third and move through to the grand final. Stanford, Texas and Tennessee advanced from the other semifinal.
In UW's final race of the morning, the varsity four semifinal, Texas moved to the front from the start, with the Huskies an early second. By 1,000 meters, Yale had moved into second with Washington third. While Cal threatened the Huskies in the second half of the race, Washington crossed the finish line in third, earning a spot in the final.
Texas won the V4+ semifinal, in 7:07.379, with Yale nearly five seconds back, in 7:12.204. Washington's time was 7:16.534. Stanford, Princeton and Tennessee finished in the top-three spots in the other semi.
Sunday, teams will row for points in all three race categories, with one point per place in the varsity four, two in the second varsity eight and three in the varsity eight. The overall points winner is the NCAA champion, with any ties broken by finish in the varsity eight final.
Here's a schedule of the grand finals (times Pacific; subject to change ... UPDATED Sat. at 5:00 p.m. PT):
5:56 a.m. – Varsity Four Grand Final
Lanes 1-6: Tennessee, Yale, Stanford, Texas, Princeton, Washington
6:12 a.m. – Second Varsity Eight Grand Final
Lanes 1-6: Princeton, Texas, Washington, Stanford, Yale, Tennessee
6:28 a.m. – Varsity Eight Grand Final
Lanes 1-6: Brown, Tennessee, Stanford, Texas, Princeton, Washington
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)
Washington out-performed its seeding all three racing categories, earning no worse than a top-six finish in each. The Huskies entered the national championship regatta seeded No. 10 in the varsity eight, No. 7 in the second varsity eight and No. 8 in the four.
Along with Stanford, Texas, Tennessee and Princeton, UW is one of five programs with crews in all three grand finals. One of those five will win the NCAA title, which is based on total team points, on Sunday.
In the varsity eight, Washington was expected, in terms of seeding and performance in Friday's heat, to make the petite final, for places 7-12. On Friday, a third-place finish in the heat meant that the Huskies drew the outside lane and would typically be expected to finish in the lower half of the semi, thus moving to the petite.
However, the Huskies came out strong on Saturday, moving into third-place behind No. 1 seed Texas and No. 4 Tennessee from the start of the race. Those three crews maintained those positions throughout the entire 2,000 meters, with Washington getting its biggest challenge from Michigan.
Texas won the race in 6:11.845, nearly five seconds in front of Tennessee (6:16.689). Washington was another two seconds back in 6:18.772, a little over two seconds in front of fourth-place Michigan.
Stanford, Princeton and Brown finished 1-2-3 in the other semifinal, filling out the six-team field for Sunday's grand final.
Washington second varsity eight, which won its heat on Friday, picked up another victory in Saturday's semifinal. The Huskies led throughout the race, passing each 500-meter mark in first place. Yale maintained contact throughout, with Princeton and California battling for the third qualifying spot.
The Huskies won the 2V8+ race in 6:28.147, 2.6 seconds ahead of Yale (6:30.774). Princeton held off Cal to finish third and move through to the grand final. Stanford, Texas and Tennessee advanced from the other semifinal.
In UW's final race of the morning, the varsity four semifinal, Texas moved to the front from the start, with the Huskies an early second. By 1,000 meters, Yale had moved into second with Washington third. While Cal threatened the Huskies in the second half of the race, Washington crossed the finish line in third, earning a spot in the final.
Texas won the V4+ semifinal, in 7:07.379, with Yale nearly five seconds back, in 7:12.204. Washington's time was 7:16.534. Stanford, Princeton and Tennessee finished in the top-three spots in the other semi.
Sunday, teams will row for points in all three race categories, with one point per place in the varsity four, two in the second varsity eight and three in the varsity eight. The overall points winner is the NCAA champion, with any ties broken by finish in the varsity eight final.
Here's a schedule of the grand finals (times Pacific; subject to change ... UPDATED Sat. at 5:00 p.m. PT):
5:56 a.m. – Varsity Four Grand Final
Lanes 1-6: Tennessee, Yale, Stanford, Texas, Princeton, Washington
6:12 a.m. – Second Varsity Eight Grand Final
Lanes 1-6: Princeton, Texas, Washington, Stanford, Yale, Tennessee
6:28 a.m. – Varsity Eight Grand Final
Lanes 1-6: Brown, Tennessee, Stanford, Texas, Princeton, Washington
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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