WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – No. 7 Rutgers rowing will send its Varsity 8 and Varsity 4 boats to the A/B semifinals on Saturday at the NCAA Championships on Lake Mercer. The Rutgers 2nd Varsity 8 will be competing in the C/D semifinals on Saturday following heat racing on Friday at the national regatta.
 
With three qualifiers to the A/B semifinals available in each heat, the V8 claimed second place in its heat to advance to the A/B semis just 1.9 seconds behind No. 4 Tennessee.

The V4 raced from a third-place position at the 1,500-meter mark of the 2,000-meter course to edge No. 11 Syracuse at the line by 0.18 seconds - also 2.7 seconds ahead of No. 12 California.

The 2V8 was locked in a bow ball to bow ball race with California for the third and final trip to the A/B semis, with Cal winning a photo finish by just eight-hundredths of a second.
 
Saturday's A/B semifinals will determine the field competing in the grand and petite finals. The top three of each A/B semifinal will advance to the grand final (national places 1-6) and the other six boats will move to the petite final (national places 7-12) on Sunday. The C/D semifinals will have the top six spots up for grabs for Sunday's C finals, which awards national places 13-18 in each event. The remaining boats in the C/D semifinal move to Sunday's D final for national places 19-22.
 
Saturday Schedule
Varsity 8 - A/B semifinals at 8:48 a.m.
2nd Varsity 8 – C/D semifinals at 9 a.m.
Varsity 4 – A/B semifinals at 9:36 a.m.

RESULTS


Lineups
1st 8+
8: Chiara Saccomando
7: Kate Pitzel
6: Hannah Heideveld
5: Lily Wood
4: Elli Arbogast
3: Lauren Andersen
2: Ruby Hatfield
1: Louise Dinard
Coxswain: Victoria Grieder

2nd 8+
8: Olivia Elliott
7: Mary Ciardiello 
6: Jazmine Ingall
5: Beatrice Colclough
4: Elizabeth Enriquez
3: Vanessa Karayiannis
2: Emily Szopa
1: Ciara Butler
Coxswain: Maxine Prawl

1st 4+
4: Femke de Witt
3: Louise Liemberg
2: Olenka Moran
1: Olivia Cook
Coxswain: Meghan Mangan

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