USC First and Second Varsity Eight Go Undefeated on First Day of Pac-12 Challenge

The Women of Troy proved strong on the first day of the Pac-12 Challenge today (March 31) in Redwood City, Calif. as both the first and second varsity eight boats went undefeated. USC raced No. 18 Michigan State in the morning and Louisville's crew in the afternoon. The Trojans won four of six races throughout the first day.

"Stanford is hosting a great regatta at Redwood Shores, in my opinion, one of the best dualrace venues," said head coach Josh Adam. "We've had great support from parents, alumnae and fans. The Women of Troy learned a lot about how we manage ourselves over a multi-race event in today's races against Michigan State and Louisville. We are excited about competing against Iowa tomorrow morning."

For full results and boatings, see below.

The morning began with the varsity eight hitting the water first. Coxed by Ana Moloney, the Trojans defeated the Spartans with a time of 6:27.50. Athina Angelopoulou stroked for the Trojans and was followed by Radka Novotnikova, Chloe Brew, Astrid Steensberg, Nikoline Laidlaw, Marliis Reinkort, Sofia Sobotta and Ida Gørtz-Jacobsen in the bow.

The second varsity eight was next up against Michigan State, and USC came out on top with a final time of 6:36.41. Freshman Finn O'Neil guided the Trojan boat with Brooke Downes in the stroke. Downes was followed by Sawyer Chenen, Dorottya Bene, Sasa Varekova, Kasia Pilch, Katie Hubert, Isabel Fitter and Krete Koovit in the bow.

Wrapping up the morning racing was the varisity four. Coxed by sophomore Liv Reiter, the Trojans came in second to the Spartans with a final time of 7:30.79. Freshman Cami Hays powered the stroke, followed by Lena Schröder, Molly Eberth and Kate Melberg in the bow.

The Trojans raced Louisville in the afternoon, all with the same lineups as the morning race against Michigan State.

The USC varsity eight defeated Louisville 6:28.0, the second varsity eight won 6:38.6 and the varsity four placed second behind the Cardinals 7:39.7

USC resumes action tomorrow morning as they face No. 17 Iowa.

2018 PAC-12 CHALLENGE
Redwood Shores, Calif.
March 31-April 1, 2018

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Sunday, April 1
9:20 a.m. - Varsity Eight vs. Iowa
9:50 a.m. - Second Varsity Eight vs. Iowa
10:20 a.m. - Varsity Four vs. Iowa

RESULTS and BOATINGS
Saturday, March 31

VARSITY EIGHT			2nd VARSITY EIGHT			VARSITY FOUR
1	6:27.50	USC	1	6:36.41	USC	1	7:24.28	Michigan State
2	6:33.95	Michigan State	2	6:44.43	Michigan State	2	7:30.79	USC

1	6:28.0	USC	1	6:38.6	USC	1	7:36.8	Louisville
2	6:34.1	Louisville	2	6:42.6	Louisville	2	7:39.7	USC
USC 1V8			USC 2V8			USC 1V4
Bow	Ida Gørtz Jacobsen		Bow	Krete Koovit		Bow	Kate Melberg
2	Sofia Sobotta		2	Isabel Fitter		2	Molly Eberth
3	Marliis Reinkort		3	Katie Hubert		3	Lena Schroder
4	Nikoline Laidlaw		4	Kasia Pilch		Stk	Cami Hays
5	Astrid Steensberg		5	Sasa Varekova		Cox	Liv Reiter
6	Chloe Brew		6	Dorottya Bene
7	Radka Novotnikova		7	Sawyer Chenen
Stk	Athina Angelopoulou		Stk	Brooke Downes
Cox	Ana Moloney		Cox	Finn O'Neil

Players Mentioned

Athina Angelopoulou

Athina Angelopoulou

Dorottya Bene

Chloe Brew

Sawyer Chenen

Sawyer Chenen

Brooke Downes

Brooke Downes

Molly Eberth

Isabel Fitter

Ida Gørtz Jacobsen

Katie Hubert

Krete Koovit

Nikoline Laidlaw

Nikoline Laidlaw

Kate Melberg

Ana Moloney

Radka Novotnikova

Radka Novotnikova

Marliis Reinkort

Lena Schröder

Sofia Sobotta

Astrid Steensberg

Astrid Steensberg

Madeline Young