Friday, May 27
Sarasota, FL / Nathan Benderson Park
9 AM ET
Rutgers
vs
NCAA Championships - Day 1
Photo by: (Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics)
No. 16 Rowing Sends Varsity 4 to A/B Semis at NCAA Championships
May 27 | Women's Rowing
SARASOTA, Fla. – No. 16 Rutgers rowing sends its Varsity 4 boat to the A/B semifinals at the NCAA Championships and two boats to the C/D semifinals after heat and repechage racing on Friday at Nathan Benderson Park.
With two automatic qualifiers to the A/B semifinals available in each heat, all three boats - the Varsity 8, the 2nd Varsity 8, and the Varsity 4 - placed fourth in their morning heats and entered the evening repechage races for a second chance at the A/B semifinals.
Another two spots to the A/B semis were available in each repechage. The Varsity 4 grabbed one of those spots by finishing second in their repechage, overcoming No. 12 SMU midway through the 2,000-meter course and placing only behind No. 10 California by 0.8 second.
The Varsity 8 was third in their repechage, just a half-second off the A/B qualifying time behind No. 12 SMU and less than two seconds off the race win by No. 15 Oregon State.
The 2nd Varsity 8 was also third in another tight race, 1.4 seconds behind No. 8 Michigan and three seconds off winner and No. 11 ranked UPenn's pace.
Saturday's semifinals will have the top six spots up for grabs for Sunday's C final, which awards national places 13-18. The remaining boats in the C/D semifinal move to Sunday's D final for national places 19-22.
Saturday Schedule
Varsity 8 - C/D Semifinals at 8:12 a.m.
2nd Varsity 8 – C/D Semifinals at 9 a.m.
Varsity 4 – A/B Semifinals at 10:12 a.m.
RESULTS
Varsity 8 - Heat
2nd Varsity 8 - Heat
Varsity 4 - Heat
Varsity 8 - Repechage
2nd Varsity 8 - Repechage
Varsity 4 - Repechage
LINEUPS (stroke to bow, coxswain last)
Varsity 8 Femke Paulis Olivia Maxton
Hannah Heideveld
Sorcha O'Donnell
Sophia Catuogno
Erin Miners
Emily Kean
Lauren Sanchez
Emily Mahaffy
2nd Varsity 8 Olivia Coffey
Gabriele Bagdonas
Meaghan Schneid
Luisa Neerschulte
Megan Evans
Tessa Catuogno
Chloe Couillens
Ellen White
Victoria Grieder
Varsity 4
Grace Lewis
Margaret Kane
Tanisha Franke
Emily Meade
Julia Hoff
Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersAthletics) and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding Rutgers rowing, follow the program on Twitter and Instagram (@RutgersWRowing). The team is also on Facebook (facebook.com/RutgersWRowing). For additional updates, please download the Gameday App.
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With two automatic qualifiers to the A/B semifinals available in each heat, all three boats - the Varsity 8, the 2nd Varsity 8, and the Varsity 4 - placed fourth in their morning heats and entered the evening repechage races for a second chance at the A/B semifinals.
Another two spots to the A/B semis were available in each repechage. The Varsity 4 grabbed one of those spots by finishing second in their repechage, overcoming No. 12 SMU midway through the 2,000-meter course and placing only behind No. 10 California by 0.8 second.
The Varsity 8 was third in their repechage, just a half-second off the A/B qualifying time behind No. 12 SMU and less than two seconds off the race win by No. 15 Oregon State.
The 2nd Varsity 8 was also third in another tight race, 1.4 seconds behind No. 8 Michigan and three seconds off winner and No. 11 ranked UPenn's pace.
Saturday's semifinals will have the top six spots up for grabs for Sunday's C final, which awards national places 13-18. The remaining boats in the C/D semifinal move to Sunday's D final for national places 19-22.
Saturday Schedule
Varsity 8 - C/D Semifinals at 8:12 a.m.
2nd Varsity 8 – C/D Semifinals at 9 a.m.
Varsity 4 – A/B Semifinals at 10:12 a.m.
RESULTS
Varsity 8 - Heat
| Rank | Bow | Time |
| 1 | Texas | 06:08.3 |
| 2 | Washington | 06:11.3 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | 06:21.7 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 06:25.9 |
| 5 | USC | 06:29.6 |
2nd Varsity 8 - Heat
| Rank | Bow | Time |
| 1 | Yale | 06:12.0 |
| 2 | California | 06:16.9 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 06:19.9 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 06:27.1 |
| 5 | Gonzaga | 06:58.5 |
Varsity 4 - Heat
| Rank | Bow | Time |
| 1 | Stanford | 06:54.4 |
| 2 | Michigan | 06:59.6 |
| 3 | Virginia | 07:04.9 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 07:07.0 |
| 5 | Northeastern | 07:42.0 |
Varsity 8 - Repechage
| Rank | Bow | Time |
| 1 | Michigan | 06:15.6 |
| 2 | SMU | 06:16.9 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 06:17.4 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 06:26.5 |
| 5 | Gonzaga | 06:33.7 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | 06:39.4 |
| 7 | Boston University | 06:42.4 |
2nd Varsity 8 - Repechage
| Rank | Bow | Time |
| 1 | Pennsylvania | 06:22.8 |
| 2 | Michigan | 06:24.4 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 06:25.8 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 06:29.5 |
| 5 | Oregon St | 06:38.5 |
| 6 | Northeastern | 06:52.9 |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 07:08.2 |
Varsity 4 - Repechage
| Rank | Bow | Time |
| 1 | California | 07:06.9 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 07:07.7 |
| 3 | SMU | 07:12.1 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 07:19.2 |
| 5 | Gonzaga | 07:29.9 |
| 6 | Northeastern | 07:39.3 |
| 7 | Boston University | 07:44.7 |
LINEUPS (stroke to bow, coxswain last)
Varsity 8 Femke Paulis Olivia Maxton
Hannah Heideveld
Sorcha O'Donnell
Sophia Catuogno
Erin Miners
Emily Kean
Lauren Sanchez
Emily Mahaffy
2nd Varsity 8 Olivia Coffey
Gabriele Bagdonas
Meaghan Schneid
Luisa Neerschulte
Megan Evans
Tessa Catuogno
Chloe Couillens
Ellen White
Victoria Grieder
Varsity 4
Grace Lewis
Margaret Kane
Tanisha Franke
Emily Meade
Julia Hoff
Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersAthletics) and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding Rutgers rowing, follow the program on Twitter and Instagram (@RutgersWRowing). The team is also on Facebook (facebook.com/RutgersWRowing). For additional updates, please download the Gameday App.
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