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Gustafson Named All-ACC As Tar Heels Wrap Up Season
May 14, 2016 | Women's Rowing
Tar Heel senior Chelsea Gustafson earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors as UNC wrapped up the 2015-16 season Saturday at the 2016 ACC Rowing Championships, held in Clemson, S.C., on Lake Hartwell. The Tar Heels finished ninth overall in the field.
Virginia won the championship for the 16th time in the 17-year history of the event, taking first place in all five events. The Cavaliers finished with 99 points, followed by Duke and Syracuse tied at 75, Notre Dame 68, Louisville 60, Clemson 47, Boston College 31, Miami 22 and UNC 16.
UVa's varsity eight was named ACC Crew of the Year, Cavalier rower Heidi Long was named ACC Freshman of the Year and Duke's Megan Cooke Carcagno was named ACC Coach of the Year.
Gustafson, a biology major from Cary, N.C., represented the Tar Heels as an All-ACC honoree. She was one of eight rowers named to the second team.
2016 All-ACC Rowing Team
First Team
Coxswain—Colette Lucas-Conwell, Virginia
Jennifer Reid, Virginia
Tessa Dikkers, Virginia
Sam Casto, Virginia
Alex Stonehill, Duke
Katie Duckovich, Duke
Deidre Fitzpatrick, Syracuse
Joanna Mulvey, Notre Dame
Kristie Harrison, Louisville
Second Team
Coxswain—Simone Pitre, Duke
Mackenzi Sherman, Virginia
Kari Tomeny, Syracuse
Hilary Shinnick, Notre Dame
Katie Nord, Louisville
Paula Wesselman, Clemson
Catherine Goldberg, Boston College
Chelsea Gustafson, North Carolina
Ally White, Miami
ACC Championship Finals Results
Calm. Sunny, temperatures in the low 70's
First Varsity Eight Petite Final
1. Miami, 6:41.569; 2. Boston College, 6:52.142; 3. North Carolina, 6:56.891.
First Varsity Eight Grand Final
1. Virginia, 6:14.989; 2. Duke, 6:20.444; 3. Syracuse, 6:20.495; 4. Notre Dame, 6:23.727; 5. Louisville, 6:29.089; 6. Clemson, 6:34.456
Second Varsity Eight Petite Final
1. Boston College, 6:48.549; 2. Miami, 6:49.567; 3. North Carolina, 6:52.890.
Second Varsity Eight Grand Final
1. Virginia, 6:25.411; 2. Duke, 6:32.322; 3. Notre Dame, 6:32.326; 4. Syracuse, 6:37.501; 5. Louisville, 6:38.103; 6. Clemson, 6:51.296.
First Varsity Four, Petite Final
1. Boston College, 7:35.298; 2. North Carolina, 7:37.649; 3. Miami, 8:00.314.
First Varsity Four, Grand Final
1. Virginia, 7:13.779; 2. Duke, 7:20.113; 3. Syracuse, 7:20.740; 4. Notre Dame, 7:21.182; 5. Louisville, 7:30.765; 6. Clemson, 7:37.175.
Second Varsity Four, Petite Final
1. North Carolina, 7:52.65; 2. Miami, 7:57.551.
Second Varsity Four, Grand Final
1. Virginia, 7:16.407; 2. Syracuse, 7:24.194; 3. Louisville, 7:26.668; 4. Clemson, 7:27.292; 5. Notre Dame, 7:28.048; 6. Boston College, 7:43.463.
Third Varsity Eight, Petite Final
1. Duke, 6:58.091; 2. North Carolina, 7:08.061.
Third Varsity Eight, Grand Final
1. Virginia, 6:31.296; 2. Louisville, 6:35.741; 3. Syracuse. 6:42.092; 4. Notre Dame, 6:43.143; 5. Clemson, 6:50.841; 6. Boston College, 6:56.890.
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