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No. 16 Indiana Completes Friday Heats at NCAA Championships
5/26/2023 1:34:00 PM | Women's Rowing
PENNSAUKEN, N.J. – No. 16-ranked Indiana rowing completed the first of three days of competition Friday (May 26) at the 2023 NCAA Rowing Championships at Camden County Boathouse in Pennsauken, New Jersey.
All three Indiana boats will move on to C/D semifinals Saturday (May 27) as its Varsity Eight and Second Varsity Eight crews placed just outside of A/B semifinals with fourth place finishes in their heats. The Varsity Four took fifth in its heat.
Sunday's C final spots, awarding national finishers 13-18, are up for grabs Saturday and will be awarded to the top-three finishers in each of the C/D semifinal heats. The remaining boats will move on to the D final for national places 19-22.
Indiana's V8 is entered into the first race of the day Saturday at 8:12 a.m. IU's 2V8 will race at 9 o' clock, and the V4 will close out the day at 9:48. Fans can watch the action on NCAA.com.
FRIDAY RESULTS
LINEUPS
V8: Katherine Nelson (coxswain), Megan Mills (stroke), Emily Bowden, Sophie Bowden, Piper Maaka, Laura Feinson, Phoebe Inall, Niamh Monk, Ruby Leverington (bow)
2V8: Jessica Bastos (coxswain), Sophie Carmosino (stroke), Lili Toledano, Lily Haupt, Clare Hunsberger, Sofia Sperduto, Abbey Armstrong, Mikayla Messinger, Avery Thorpe (bow)
V4: Yael Kiser (stroke), Ellie Pederson, Libby Krueger, Madeline Anderson (bow), Paige Ohrvall (coxswain)
REMAINING SCHEDULE
All times eastern
Saturday Morning – May 27
8:12 a.m. – V8 Semifinal 3 (Indiana)
8:24 a.m. – V8 Semifinal 4
8:36 a.m. – V8 Semifinal 1
8:48 a.m. – V8 Semifinal 2
9 a.m. – 2V8 Semifinal 3 (Indiana)
9:12 a.m. – 2V8 Semifinal 4
9:24 a.m. – 2V8 Semifinal 1
9:36 a.m. – 2V8 Semifinal 2
9:48 a.m. – V4 Semifinal 3 (Indiana)
10 a.m. – V4 Semifinal 4
10:12 a.m. – V4 Semifinal 1
10:24 a.m. – V4 Semifinal 2
Sunday Morning – May 28
8:12 a.m. – V4 Final 4
8:24 a.m. – V4 Final 3
8:36 a.m. – 2V8 Final 4
8:48 a.m. – 2V8 Final 3
9 a.m. – V8 Final 4
9:12 a.m. – V8 Final 3
9:24 a.m. – V4 Final 2
9:36 a.m. – V4 Final 1
9:48 a.m. – 2V8 Final 2
10 a.m. – 2V8 Final 2
10:12 a.m. – V8 Final 2
10:24 a.m. – V8 Final 1
UP NEXT
Indiana will compete in semifinal races on Saturday (May 27), beginning at 8:12 a.m. ET.
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All three Indiana boats will move on to C/D semifinals Saturday (May 27) as its Varsity Eight and Second Varsity Eight crews placed just outside of A/B semifinals with fourth place finishes in their heats. The Varsity Four took fifth in its heat.
Sunday's C final spots, awarding national finishers 13-18, are up for grabs Saturday and will be awarded to the top-three finishers in each of the C/D semifinal heats. The remaining boats will move on to the D final for national places 19-22.
Indiana's V8 is entered into the first race of the day Saturday at 8:12 a.m. IU's 2V8 will race at 9 o' clock, and the V4 will close out the day at 9:48. Fans can watch the action on NCAA.com.
FRIDAY RESULTS
| V8 (Heat 4) 1. Penn 6:28.454 2. Yale 6:33.358 3. SMU 6:38.610 4. Indiana 6:47.844 5. George Washington 6:58.684 6. Navy 7:01.034 |
| 2V8 (Heat 1) 1. Yale 6:40.210 2. Brown 6:43.170 3. Ohio State 6:43.200 4. Indiana 7:05.820 5. USC 7:10.330 |
| V4 (Heat 1) 1. Texas 7:25.980 2. Cal 7:35.036 3. Duke 7:40.510 4. Rutgers 7:42.334 5. Indiana 7:50.144 |
LINEUPS
V8: Katherine Nelson (coxswain), Megan Mills (stroke), Emily Bowden, Sophie Bowden, Piper Maaka, Laura Feinson, Phoebe Inall, Niamh Monk, Ruby Leverington (bow)
2V8: Jessica Bastos (coxswain), Sophie Carmosino (stroke), Lili Toledano, Lily Haupt, Clare Hunsberger, Sofia Sperduto, Abbey Armstrong, Mikayla Messinger, Avery Thorpe (bow)
V4: Yael Kiser (stroke), Ellie Pederson, Libby Krueger, Madeline Anderson (bow), Paige Ohrvall (coxswain)
REMAINING SCHEDULE
All times eastern
Saturday Morning – May 27
8:12 a.m. – V8 Semifinal 3 (Indiana)
8:24 a.m. – V8 Semifinal 4
8:36 a.m. – V8 Semifinal 1
8:48 a.m. – V8 Semifinal 2
9 a.m. – 2V8 Semifinal 3 (Indiana)
9:12 a.m. – 2V8 Semifinal 4
9:24 a.m. – 2V8 Semifinal 1
9:36 a.m. – 2V8 Semifinal 2
9:48 a.m. – V4 Semifinal 3 (Indiana)
10 a.m. – V4 Semifinal 4
10:12 a.m. – V4 Semifinal 1
10:24 a.m. – V4 Semifinal 2
Sunday Morning – May 28
8:12 a.m. – V4 Final 4
8:24 a.m. – V4 Final 3
8:36 a.m. – 2V8 Final 4
8:48 a.m. – 2V8 Final 3
9 a.m. – V8 Final 4
9:12 a.m. – V8 Final 3
9:24 a.m. – V4 Final 2
9:36 a.m. – V4 Final 1
9:48 a.m. – 2V8 Final 2
10 a.m. – 2V8 Final 2
10:12 a.m. – V8 Final 2
10:24 a.m. – V8 Final 1
UP NEXT
Indiana will compete in semifinal races on Saturday (May 27), beginning at 8:12 a.m. ET.
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