No. 14 Rowing Wins Three of Six Events at No. 7 Princeton

Saturday, April 27

Princeton, N.J.

8:00 AM

Rutgers University

Columbia

Photo by: (Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics)

No. 14 Rowing Wins Three of Six Events at No. 7 Princeton

Apr 27 | Women's Rowing

Varsity Four defeats No. 7 Princeton and No. 12 Wisconsin

PRINCETON, N.J. – No. 14 Rutgers rowing traveled to Lake Carnegie for racing against Columbia, No. 12 Wisconsin and host school No. 7 Princeton on Saturday, April 27. The Scarlet Knights picked up three wins on the weekend.

The varsity four kicked off the day's action with a winning time of 7:19.4, finishing ahead of No. 12 Wisconsin in second, No. 7 Princeton in third and Columbia in four. The second varsity four finished second with a time of 7:34.4.

In the varsity eight, the Scarlet Knights took third with a time of 6:26.7, outpacing Columbia.

Rutgers raced two boats in the novice eight with the Rutgers A boat defeating Princeton with a time of 7:10.3. The Scarlet Knights also race a pair of boats in the third varsity four event with RU taking the first two spots with Rutgers A in first (7:48.2), followed by Rutgers B (7:52.2) and then Princeton in third.

The Scarlet Knights rose to their highest-ever ranking in the CRCA/USRowing Coaches Poll last week after a strong showing at its Big Ten Double Dual, moving from 16th to 13th.

Rutgers will close out the regular season with the Eastern Sprints on May 5 in Worcester, Mass., before heading to the Big Ten Championships where the team is coming off its best-ever finish in 2018.

Varsity 8
1. Princeton 6:20.1
2. Wisconsin 6:23.3
3. Rutgers 6:26.7
4. Columbia 6:42.4

Varsity 8 Lineup
Stroke: Sarah Johanek
Femke Paulis
Ella Toa
Kathleen Butler
Elizabeth Kogan
Laura Hegemann
Meaghan Schneid
Bow: Natalie Summerfelt
Coxswain: Rucha Janodia

Second Varsity 8
1. Princeton 6:50.2
2. Wisconsin 6:55.5
3. Columbia 6:57.8
4. Rutgers 7:05.8

Second Varsity 8 Lineup
Stroke: Grace Lewis
Merve Pekdemir
Alexis Achenbach
Angelina Fomina
Tanisha Franke
Mackenzie Evans
Bryanna Eichler
Bow: Sophia Catuogno
Coxswain: Talya Ackerman

Varsity 4
1. Rutgers 7:19.4
2. Wisconsin 7:21.9
3. Princeton 7:28.6
4. Columbia 7:51.7

Varsity 4 Lineup
Stroke: Mackenzie George
Olivia Betz
Olivia Maxton
Bow: Emily Meade
Coxswain: Rachel Usen

Second Varsity 4
1. Princeton 7:28.3
2. Rutgers 7:34.4
3. Columbia 7:56.1

Second Varsity 4 Lineup
Stroke: Emily Klysen
Tessa Catuogno
Hannah Meade
Bow: Julia Wilson
Coxswain: Madison Sieloff

Third Varsity 4A/4B
1. Rutgers A 7:48.2
2. Rutgers B 7:52.2
3. Princeton 8:14.7

Third Varsity 4A Lineup
Stroke: Rebecca Barglowski
Kara McDermott
Allie Fontanese
Bow: Julia Hendricks
Coxswain: Audrey O'Neill

Third Varsity 4B Lineup
Stroke: Gabriella Conmy
Kirsten Jeansson
Elisabeth Peters
Bow: Brooke Enners
Coxswain: Emily O'Neill

Novice 8/Second Novice 8
1. Rutgers A 7:10.3
2. Princeton 7:21.1
3. Rutgers B 7:40.5

Novice 8 Lineup
Stroke: Olivia Ling
Naischela Harris
Jordan Policari
Gabriele Bagdonas
Erin Miners
MaryKate McGee
Abby Gilbert
Bow: Megan BIondi
Coxswain: Lauren Kim

Second Novice 8 Lineup
Stroke: Zoe Toner
Emily Tarino
Madeline Agresti
Hannah Davis
Elena Vargas
Lindsey Shugar
Ashley Adamo
Bow: Melina Gurunian
Coxswain: Robin Koch

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