Well. 2 Rowing takes all three boats to the A/B semifinals of the NCAA Championship

PENNSAUKEN, NJ Well. 2 Rowing opened the 2023 NCAA Rowing Championships with three events at Cooper River Park Friday morning to advance all boats to Saturday’s A/B semifinals.

Texas swept the opening heats of the NCAA Championships for the third year in a row, with all three boats finishing in the top two for their sixth consecutive title.

“The first day is done and we did what we wanted to do,” the Texas head coach said Dave O’Neill. “These three days can be a real grind so it was good to get all the boats racing and winning their heats. Tomorrow is a big day so we have to be ready for what’s to come.”

The Texas I Eight started the national regatta with a boat-length win in the second Division I race of the day. Syracuse opened up an early lead and held a slight lead after the first 250 meters of the 2,000-meter course, but Texas quickly gained the advantage, crossing the 500-meter mark about a quarter of a second ahead of the Orange. UT built on the lead from there and slowly pulled away from the rest of the field over the final 1,500 meters, crossing the line in 6:28.340, followed by Michigan (6:32.520) with Syracuse (6:37.260) second. third.

Next, the Texas II Eight battled Pennsylvania in the early stages of the contest, but took control midway through. Much like the I Eight race before it, Texas was ahead after the first quarter of the race by just under half a second, but picked up the pace over the next 500 meters, holding a half-length lead with 750 meters to go and pushing it. to the full length of the boat at 1000 meters. The Longhorns held steady until the end of the race, winning in 6:40.964, followed by Pennsylvania in 6:44.428 and Virginia in 6:45.574.

The top finisher of the event, Texas’ Four, stamped the morning session with an open water victory. California quickly shut down and was ahead by 500 meters. UT found another gear and moved ahead of the bears for 750 meters and pushed the lead into open water over the next 500 meters. Texas wrapped up the victory with a time of 7:25.980, with two boat lengths in open water separating them from the rest of the field. California finished second in 7:35.036 and Duke crossed the line in 7:40.510 to round out the top three.

The NCAA Championships continue on Saturday, May 27, with the A/B semifinals of the I Eight beginning at 7:36 a.m. CT (8:36 a.m. ET), followed by the II Eight contests at 8:24 a.m. CT (9:00 a.m. ET) and the Four at 9:12 a.m. CT (10:12 a.m. ET).

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS (Day One)

Results of round 2 of I eight
1. TEXAS – 6:28.340

2. Michigan – 6:32.52
3. Syracuse – 6:37.260
4. Duke – 6:43.130
5. Northeast – 6:49.790

II The results of the 3rd round of eight
1. TEXAS – 6:40.964

2. Pennsylvania – 6:44.428
3. Virginia – 6:45.574
4. Syracuse – 7:03.182
5. George Washington – 7:21.244
6. Jacksonville – 7:31.150

Four 1st set results
1. TEXAS – 7:25.980

2. California – 7:35.036
3. Duke – 7:40.510
4. Rutgers – 7:42.334
5. Indiana – 7:50.144

configurations
I eight: Rachel Rane (C), Kaitlin Knifton (Apoplexy), Susanna Temming, Anna Jensen, Etta Carpenter, Sophia Calabrese, Samantha Schalk, Kelsey McGinley, Whip Nitsch (Bow)

II Eight: Carly Legenzowski (C), Nadia Yaroshuk (Apoplexy), Hannah Medcalf, Allie Alton, Payten Kooyers, Margaret Van der Wal, Taryn Kooyers, Sue Holderness, Amber Harwood (Bow)

Four: Olivia Fogarty (C), Jane McGee (Apoplexy), Abby Dawson, Cassandre Korvink-Kucinski, Anna Garrison (Bow)