Rowing Launches NCAA Championships Weekend
5/26/2017 11:49:00 AM | Women's Rowing
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – The Indiana rowing team began another thrilling weekend at the NCAA Rowing Championships, their fourth consecutive appearance, with Friday's opening action at Mercer Lake. All three boats secured top-four finishes in their heats and will advance to the repechage round on Friday afternoon. The Hoosiers' 1V8 boat earned the highest heat finish, third-place, in the first IU race of the weekend.
Sparking the action for Indiana was the 1V8 crew in the third heat of the morning. They raced in the quickest heat of the opening round and crossed the finish line in third-place with a time of 6:18.888. Coxswain Emily Fekete and her crew pushed the pace in a battle for third with Syracuse, but the Hoosiers pulled away in the final 500 meters for a two-second differential.
The Hoosiers' 2V8 crew entered the repechage round with a fourth-place finish in a tough second heat, with their bow ball crossing the line at 6:27.901. Another hard-fought battle for position against Syracuse tipped in the Orange's favor, as they finished less than a second before the Indiana boat.
Wrapping up the first session in the 1V4 heats, coxswain Morgan McKay and the Hoosiers earned fourth-place in the third heat. To earn that place, Indiana utilized a strong start in the first 500 meters to gain a lead on Navy. By the end of the course, they crossed the line seven seconds ahead of the Midshipmen to earn a favorable lane assignment in the repechage.
Up Next: First Repechage | Friday, May 26 | starts at 4:12 p.m. ET
All three boats will define their weekend path this afternoon in the repechage heats. The repechage crews will split in half and race two heats per group, starting with the 1V8 heats. The Hoosiers will compete in the first heat of each group. The lane assignments for those heats are as follows:
1v8 Repechage 1 (4:12 p.m. ET)
1. Massachusetts • 2. Notre Dame • 3. Wisconsin • 4. Indiana • 5. Washington State • 6. Central Florida • 7. Jacksonville
2v8 Repechage 1 (4:36 p.m. ET)
1. Central Florida • 2. Iowa • 3. Yale • 4. Princeton • 5. Indiana • 6. Washington State • 7. Jacksonville
1v4 Repechage 1 (5:12 p.m. ET)
1. Navy • 2. Washington State • 3. Brown • 4. Iowa • 5. Indiana • 6. Virginia
Official Results:
1v8 – Round 1, Heat 3
1. Stanford (6:07.415)
2. Texas (6:10.545)
3. Indiana (6:18.888)
4. Syracuse (6:20.965)
5. Northeastern (6:22.905)
6. Jacksonville (6:51.743)
C. Emily Fekete
8. Emily Barber
7. Hanna Henry
6. Abigail Armstrong
5. Allison Spencer
4. Antonia Frappell
3. Emily Wasz
2. Christina Berchtold
1. Alexandra Eaton
2V8 – Round 1, Heat 2
1. California (6:17.134)
2. Ohio State (6:19.517)
3. Syracuse (6:27.204)
4. Indiana (6:27.901)
5. Northeastern (6:32.714)
C. Leah Hughes
8. Spencer Manton
7. Constance Brahm
6. Lauren Woodgate
5. Elizabeth Saunders
4. Leslie Beatty
3. Abigail Bogovich
2. Siena Patty
1. Kaelin Blessinger
1V4: Round 1, Heat 3
1. Michigan (7:02.466)
2. Stanford (7:04.614)
3. Wisconsin (7:08.237)
4. Indiana (7:30.371)
5. Navy (7:37.997)
6. Jacksonville (8:06.944)
C. Morgan McKay
4. Madeline Pierce
3. Emma Lawrie
2. Paige Spiller
1. Melanie Hampton
Sparking the action for Indiana was the 1V8 crew in the third heat of the morning. They raced in the quickest heat of the opening round and crossed the finish line in third-place with a time of 6:18.888. Coxswain Emily Fekete and her crew pushed the pace in a battle for third with Syracuse, but the Hoosiers pulled away in the final 500 meters for a two-second differential.
The Hoosiers' 2V8 crew entered the repechage round with a fourth-place finish in a tough second heat, with their bow ball crossing the line at 6:27.901. Another hard-fought battle for position against Syracuse tipped in the Orange's favor, as they finished less than a second before the Indiana boat.
Wrapping up the first session in the 1V4 heats, coxswain Morgan McKay and the Hoosiers earned fourth-place in the third heat. To earn that place, Indiana utilized a strong start in the first 500 meters to gain a lead on Navy. By the end of the course, they crossed the line seven seconds ahead of the Midshipmen to earn a favorable lane assignment in the repechage.
Up Next: First Repechage | Friday, May 26 | starts at 4:12 p.m. ET
All three boats will define their weekend path this afternoon in the repechage heats. The repechage crews will split in half and race two heats per group, starting with the 1V8 heats. The Hoosiers will compete in the first heat of each group. The lane assignments for those heats are as follows:
1v8 Repechage 1 (4:12 p.m. ET)
1. Massachusetts • 2. Notre Dame • 3. Wisconsin • 4. Indiana • 5. Washington State • 6. Central Florida • 7. Jacksonville
2v8 Repechage 1 (4:36 p.m. ET)
1. Central Florida • 2. Iowa • 3. Yale • 4. Princeton • 5. Indiana • 6. Washington State • 7. Jacksonville
1v4 Repechage 1 (5:12 p.m. ET)
1. Navy • 2. Washington State • 3. Brown • 4. Iowa • 5. Indiana • 6. Virginia
Official Results:
1v8 – Round 1, Heat 3
1. Stanford (6:07.415)
2. Texas (6:10.545)
3. Indiana (6:18.888)
4. Syracuse (6:20.965)
5. Northeastern (6:22.905)
6. Jacksonville (6:51.743)
C. Emily Fekete
8. Emily Barber
7. Hanna Henry
6. Abigail Armstrong
5. Allison Spencer
4. Antonia Frappell
3. Emily Wasz
2. Christina Berchtold
1. Alexandra Eaton
2V8 – Round 1, Heat 2
1. California (6:17.134)
2. Ohio State (6:19.517)
3. Syracuse (6:27.204)
4. Indiana (6:27.901)
5. Northeastern (6:32.714)
C. Leah Hughes
8. Spencer Manton
7. Constance Brahm
6. Lauren Woodgate
5. Elizabeth Saunders
4. Leslie Beatty
3. Abigail Bogovich
2. Siena Patty
1. Kaelin Blessinger
1V4: Round 1, Heat 3
1. Michigan (7:02.466)
2. Stanford (7:04.614)
3. Wisconsin (7:08.237)
4. Indiana (7:30.371)
5. Navy (7:37.997)
6. Jacksonville (8:06.944)
C. Morgan McKay
4. Madeline Pierce
3. Emma Lawrie
2. Paige Spiller
1. Melanie Hampton
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