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No. 17 Iowa Defeats All Three USC Boats on Second Day of Pac-12 Challenge
April 01, 2018 | Women's Rowing, Features
No. 17 Iowa defeated No. 12 USC in all three boats on the second day of the Pac-12 Challenge today (April 1) in Redwood Shores, Calif. Yesterday (March 31), the Women of Troy went undefeated in the first and second varsity eight boats when they raced No. 18 Michigan State and Louisville. The Trojans conclude the weekend winning four of nine races.
"We want to thank Stanford again for hosting a great regatta," said head coach Josh Adam. "It was fantastic to race the Big10 and ACC competitors. We raced well this morning against a strong Iowa team. We found some new growth edges that we can take back into practice before we head to Clemson in a couple of weeks. The team is very excited to keep learning and growing as we build toward the end of the season."
For full boatings and results, see below.
USC kicked off the morning with the varsity eight race. Coxed by Ana Moloney, the Trojans placed second behind Iowa with a time of 6:22.9. 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 also finished second to the Hawkeyes with a time of 6:41.2. 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.
The varsity four wrapped up the weekend of competition as they raced Iowa. Coxed by sophomore Liv Reiter, the Trojans came in second to the Spartans with a final time of 7:32.3. Freshman Cami Hays powered the stroke, followed by Lena Schröder, Molly Eberth and Kate Melberg in the bow.
USC's next action will take them across the country to Clemson, S.C. where the Women of Troy will compete in the Clemson Invitational on April 14-15.
RESULTS and BOATINGS
Sunday, April 1
| VARSITY EIGHT | 2nd VARSITY EIGHT | VARSITY FOUR | ||||||
| 1 | 6:19.4 | Iowa | 1 | 6:35.8 | Iowa | 1 | 7:29.1 | Iowa |
| 2 | 6:22.9 | USC | 2 | 6:41.2 | USC | 2 | 7:32.3 | 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 | |||||
