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USC Women's Rowing Places 12th at NCAA Championships
May 26, 2018 | Women's Rowing, Features
The No. 13 ranked USC women's rowing team finished in 12th place at the 2018 NCAA Championships at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Fla. on Saturday, May 26. The Women of Troy scored 67 points in the team competition with a second place finish in the Petite Final by the Varsity Eight, a third place finish in the C Final by the Second Varsity Eight and a fifth place finish in the C Final by the Varsity Four.
California won the team title with 130 points and Washington placed second with 128 points. Cal won the I Eight Grand Final, Washington won the II Eights Grand Final and Cal placed first in the Fours Grand Final.
"The Trojan Rowing Family had a challenging set of semifinals and finals today that led to a 12th place team finish," said head coach Josh Adam. "The 1V8 had a phenomenal Petite Final to finish eighth in the country. From start horn to finish beep, the women executed one of the grittiest races I've seen. It was great to see them beat several crews that had bested them earlier in the regatta.
"The 2V8 faced some challenges by having to wait for the start of their race due to another team's equipment breakage. But once they got started, they had a great race that was highlighted by a thrilling sprint.
"The 1V4 had an incredible set of races over the weekend. It was great to watch them mature as a crew at the NCAA Championships. Their final was a hard battle with several crews. Over the course of four 2000 meter races in two days, the Women of Troy showed great courage and tenacity."
For a full list of boatings and timings, see below.
In the I Eights A/B Semifinal, Stanford held a lead of an entire boat-length in front of the remaining boats throughout the entire race. The Women of Troy placed sixth with a time of 6:38.711 behind Stanford (6:25.251), Texas (6:27.171), Princeton (6:29.368), Michigan (6:30.828) and Yale (6:37.213). USC's finish placed them in the Petite Final.
While the Trojans did not have the strongest start out of the six boats in the Petite Final, they charged past both Michigan and Yale throughout the course of the race. They were neck in neck with Virginia throughout most of the race. It came down to the very end where Virginia crossed the finish line just a stroke ahead of the Trojans. USC placed second with a time of 6:29.138, just behind Virginia (6:28.633).
The Second Varsity Eight raced in the C/D Semifinal where the top three finishers would be placed in the C Final and the remaining boats in the D Final. The Women of Troy had an explosive start with a strong 15 first strokes. USC and Indiana were the two boats in contention for first place, and the Trojans maintained their lead all the way until the finish line. USC placed first with a final time of 6:47.502 and earned a spot in the C Final.
In the C Final, the Trojans battle throughout the entire race with the top three boats. Crossing the finish line, USC clocked a 6:36.419 time locking in third place out of six entries, just behind first place Wisconsin (6:32.724) and second place Washington State (6:34.977).
The Varsity Four wrapped up the morning with their C/D Semifinal. They competed with Wisconsin throughout the race for that first place spot, but the Trojans crossed the finish line in second place with a time of 7:41.965 behind first place Wisconsin (7:36.870). With this finish, USC secured placement in the C Final.
In the C Final, USC powered through with vigor. They placed fifth in the C Final with a time of 7:37.410 behind Princeton (7:26.613), Navy (7:29.580), Wisconsin (7:30.093) and Syracuse (7:33.978).
For more information on the NCAA Women's Rowing Championships, click the link here.
2018 NCAA Championships
Day 2
Nathan Benderson Park | Sarasota, Fla.
Saturday, May 26, 2018
RESULTS and BOATINGS
| VARSITY EIGHT - A/B Semi | SECOND VARSITY EIGHT - C/D Semi | VARSITY FOUR - C/D Semi | ||||||
| 1 | 6:25.251 | Stanford | 1 | 6:47.502 | USC | 1 | 7:36.870 | Wisconsin |
| 2 | 6:27.171 | Texas | 2 | 6:49.055 | Indiana | 2 | 7:41.975 | USC |
| 3 | 6:29.368 | Princeton | 3 | 6:58.016 | Navy | 3 | 7:44.188 | Northeastern |
| 4 | 6:30.828 | Michigan | 4 | 6:59.448 | Gonzaga | 4 | 7:44.843 | Gonzaga |
| 5 | 6:37.213 | Yale | 5 | 7:05.566 | Central Florida | 5 | 8:14.666 | Rhode Island |
| 6 | 6:38.711 | USC | ||||||
| USC 1V8 | USC 2V8 | USC 1V4 | ||||||
| Bow | Radka Novotnikova | Bow | Krete Koovit | Bow | Molly Eberth | |||
| 2 | Sofia Sobotta | 2 | Camille Hays | 2 | Kate Melberg | |||
| 3 | Marliis Reinkort | 3 | Katie Hubert | 3 | Lena Schröder | |||
| 4 | Nikoline Laidlaw | 4 | Sasha Varekova | Stk | Isabel Fitter | |||
| 5 | Astrid Steensberg | 5 | Kasia Pilch | Cox | Chloe Chrysikopoulos | |||
| 6 | Chloe Brew | 6 | Dori Bene | |||||
| 7 | Ida Gørtz Jacobsen | 7 | Sawyer Chenen | |||||
| Stk | Athina Angelopoulou | Stk | Brooke Downes | |||||
| Cox | Ana Moloney | Cox | Finn O'Neil | |||||
| VARSITY EIGHT - Petite Final | SECOND VARSITY EIGHT - C Final | VARSITY FOUR - C Final | ||||||
| 1 | 6:28.633 | Virginia | 1 | 6:32.724 | Wisconsin | 1 | 7:26.613 | Princeton |
| 2 | 6:29.138 | USC | 2 | 6:34.977 | Washington State | 2 | 7:29.580 | Navy |
| 3 | 6:30.866 | Yale | 3 | 6:36.419 | USC | 3 | 7:30.093 | Wisconsin |
| 4 | 6:30.981 | Michigan | 4 | 6:38.329 | Indiana | 4 | 7:33.978 | Syracuse |
| 5 | 6:35.501 | Iowa | 5 | 6:46.379 | Northeastern | 5 | 7:37.410 | USC |
| 6 | 6:44.318 | Indiana | 6 | 6:56.584 | Navy | 6 | 7:54.120 | Northeastern |
| USC 1V8 | USC 2V8 | USC 1V4 | ||||||
| Bow | Radka Novotnikova | Bow | Krete Koovit | Bow | Molly Eberth | |||
| 2 | Sofia Sobotta | 2 | Camille Hays | 2 | Kate Melberg | |||
| 3 | Marliis Reinkort | 3 | Katie Hubert | 3 | Lena Schröder | |||
| 4 | Nikoline Laidlaw | 4 | Sasha Varekova | Stk | Isabel Fitter | |||
| 5 | Astrid Steensberg | 5 | Kasia Pilch | Cox | Chloe Chrysikopoulos | |||
| 6 | Chloe Brew | 6 | Dori Bene | |||||
| 7 | Ida Gørtz Jacobsen | 7 | Sawyer Chenen | |||||
| Stk | Athina Angelopoulou | Stk | Brooke Downes | |||||
| Cox | Ana Moloney | Cox | Finn O'Neil | |||||
