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Tar Heels Take Three Of Four Races At Georgetown
April 29, 2017 | Women's Rowing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The North Carolina rowing team won three of four races Saturday morning against Georgetown in racing on the Potomac River. The Tar Heels came out on top in the second varsity eight, varsity four and second varsity four while the Hoyas won the varsity eight.
“Today was another great racing day for Carolina rowing,” UNC head coach Sarah Haney said. “I was really proud of how the team handled travel this weekend with exams starting on Monday.”
The Tar Heels fielded seven boats, thus providing plenty of rowers and coxswains the opportunity to gain racing experience. UNC had three boats in the second varsity eight race, with the third varsity eight and fourth varsity eight/novice eight also racing against the 2V8s from Carolina and Georgetown.
“It was great to see how close the race was and glad our 2V8 won,” Haney said. “It was awesome to see how close our 3V8 was to Georgetown's 2V8 as well. The 4V8 had a solid race against tough competition, our own 2V8 and 3V8 as well as Georgetown's 2V8.”
The Tar Heels also raced three fours, with the varsity four winning its race by a nine-second margin. “Our V4 dominated the race right off the start and kept a commanding lead throughout,” Haney said.
In the second varsity fours race, UNC boats took the top two spots.
“It was great to see some of these kids train all year and come in today and execute the race plan in their first race,” said Anthony Brock, UNC's novice coach. “It was a really good day of racing for everyone.”
Next up for UNC is the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship on May 14 in Clemson, S.C.
Results
Distance: 2000 meters
Conditions: Flat with little to no wind
Varsity 8:
1. Georgetown 6:27.2
2. UNC 6:33.6
2nd Varsity 8:
1. UNC 6:36.6
2. Georgetown 6:39.4
3. UNC 3V8 6:39.6
4. UNC N8 7:09.6
Varsity 4:
1. UNC 7:15.8
2. Georgetown 7:24.8
2nd Varsity 4:
1. UNC 2V4 7:33.3
2. UNC 3V4 7:41.5
3. Georgetown B 7:50.1
UNC Lineups
Varsity Eight:
Maggie Lusk (coxswain), Egan Berne, Maria Marroquin,, Morgan Donnelly, Kathryn Johnson, Stephanie Wangerin, Mandi Biondi, Kelly Williams, Abby Hudspeth
2nd Varsity Eight:
Bethany Brake (coxswain), Allie Martin, Mallory Young, Paige Colpo, Sara Zetterberg, Margaret High, Alex Davis, Emma Gilbert, Laura Naylor
Third Varsity Eight:
Friday: Adelaide Cooke (coxswain), Maddie Omeltchenko, Melanie Hussey, Bridget Tarnowski, Mackenzie Drake, Caleigh Sewell, Caeli Harr, Kate Hickert, Alexis Amato
Novice Eight:
Amanda Sin (coxswain), Elizabeth Mitchell, Zoe Strafford-Price, Alex Lutton, Katie Pondiscio, Ashton Brown, Christina Stylianou, Marissa Copeland, Caroline Young
Varsity Four
Saturday: Sofia Triana (coxswain), Alexa Postiglione, Ellen Minaudo, Katie Bell, Sally Stanley
2nd Varsity Four:
Samantha Hoelzer (coxswain), Devin Finney, Elizabeth Farley, Jackie Kenny, Caitlin Beakes
3rd Varsity Four:
Lauren Armpriester (coxswain), Olivia Corriere, Lydia Silver, Julianne Peters, Corinne Martin
Players Mentioned
