Tar Heel 2V8 And 3V8 Lead The Way At ACC Championship

Sunday, May 13

Clemson, S.C.

8:00 AM

North Carolina

ACC Championship

The 3V8 races in the ACC Championship grand final at Clemson's Lake Hartwell on Sunday.

Photo by: ACC

May 13, 2018 | Women's Rowing

By: UNC Athletic Communications

North Carolina's second and third varsity eights both reached the grand final and placed sixth overall to lead the Tar Heels Sunday at the Atlantic Coast Conference Rowing Championship, held at Lake Hartwell in Clemson, S.C.

UNC placed seventh overall. Kathryn Johnson, a senior from Thomasville, N.C., represented UNC on the All-ACC team, earning second-team honors.

"This was a great weekend to cap off a fantastic season," UNC coach Sarah Haney said. "We are so proud of this team and all that they accomplished this season. Our goal was for them to all have their best race of the year today and we feel like we accomplished that. It has been an amazing season watching this team continue to grow, get faster, and gain confidence at a new level each week."

Carolina's 2V8 finished sixth overall in 6:41.12, less than a second behind fifth-place Louisville. To reach the grand final, the Tar Heels grabbed second place in their morning heat, three seconds ahead of Duke and behind only Virginia.

The third varsity eight also raced in the evening's grand final after placing third in the heats, behind Virginia and Duke. In the final, the Tar Heels finished in 6:57.34.

UNC's other three boats advanced to the petite finals, with the varsity eight placing second in that race for eighth overall. The varsity four also was eighth overall, and the second varsity four was ninth.

Virginia captured its ninth consecutive ACC Championship and its 18th title in the event's 19 years. Cavalier boats won all five events.

The championship was held in very hot conditions, with temperatures reaching as high as 90 degrees with a very slight crosswind of 1.5 to 3 mph.

It was UNC's final race of the season and capped the careers of 12 Tar Heel seniors: Caitlin Beakes, Mandi Biondi, Morgan Donnelly, Emma Gilbert, Caeli Harr, Kate Hickert, Samantha Hoelzer, Kathryn Johnson, Jackie Kenny, Madelyn Krebs, Ellen Minaudo and Maddie Omeltchenko.

"We are proud of our 12 seniors who have led this team and demonstrated what it means to reach for goals that sometimes seem impossible," Haney said. "They have continued to believe in our ability and have pushed this team to always strive for more."

UNC Lineups
Varsity eight
Kate Livermore (coxswain), Maria Marroquin, Margaret High, Abby Hudspeth,
Paige Colpo, Kathryn Johnson, Kelly Williams, Hannah Fisher, Sally Stanley

Second varsity eight
Madeline Lavin (coxswain), Laura Naylor, Bridget Tarnowski, Sara Zetterberg,
Lauren Ferner, Katie Bell, Elizabeth Farley, Mandi Biondi, Caleigh Sewell

Third varsity eight
Ashley Lim (coxswain), Julianne Peters, Lily Brown, Katie McMahon,
Maddie Omeltchenko, Muskan Chhina, Liz Finnessy, Sarah Velarde,
Corinne Martin

Varsity four
Adelaide Cooke (coxswain), Madelyn Krebs, Melanie Hussey, Morgan Donnelly,
Jackie Kenny

Second varsity four
Sofia Triana (coxswain), Caitlin Beakes, Lindsay Miller, Mackenzie Drake,
Maureen Wittelsey

Championship Finals Results
Conditions: crosswind 1.2 to 3 mph, 90 degrees

3V8—Petite Final—1. Clemson, 7:01.897; 2. Miami, 7:13.273; 3. Boston College, 7:14.793

3V8—Grand Final—1. Virginia, 6:32.136; 2. Syracuse, 6:41.398; 3. Duke, 6:43.066; 4. Notre Dame, 6:44,158; 5. Louisville, 6:51.032.; 6. North Carolina, 6:57.339.

2V4—Petite Final—1. Miami, 7:32.617; 2. Boston College, 7:47.421; 3. North Carolina, 7:57.204.

2V4—Grand Final—1. Virginia, 7:13.485; 2. Notre Dame, 7:16.483; 3. Duke, 7:20.829; 4. Louisville, 7:25.314; 5. Syracuse, 7:26.313; 6. Clemson, 7:26.615.

1V4—Petite Final—1. Boston College, 7:29.604; 2. North Carolina, 7:30.060; 3. Miami, 7:38.080.

1V4—Grand Final—1. Virginia, 7:06.980; 2. Duke, 7:12.866; 3. Notre Dame, 7:15.875; 4. Clemson, 7:18.012; 5. Louisville, 7:21.964; 6. Syracuse, 7:22.346.

2V8—Petite Final—1. Boston College, 6:43.417; 2. Clemson, 6:44.918; 3. Miami, 6:53.881.

2V8—Grand Final—1. Virginia, 6:25.382; 2. Syracuse, 6:28.202; 3. Notre Dame, 6:35.608; 4. Duke, 6:37.910; 5. Louisville, 6:40.139; 6. North Carolina, 6:41.119.

1V8—Petite Final—1. Miami, 6:35.613; 2. North Carolina, 6:41.131; 3. Boston College. 6:45.924.

1V8—Grand Final—1.Virginia, 6:19.454; 2. Syracuse, 6:23.318; 3. Louisville, 6:25.309; 4. Duke, 6:26.433; 5. Notre Dame, 6:26.956; 6. Clemson, 6:35.898.

Heat Results
Conditions: Less than 1 mph wind, temperature 70 degrees at beginning, 80 degrees at end.

1V8—Heat 1—1. Virginia, 6:24.519; 2. Duke, 6:34.185; 3. Louisville, 6:37.883; 4. North Carolina, 6:48.075; 5. Boston College, 6:51.877.

1V8—Heat 2—1. Syracuse, 6:31.605; 2. Notre Dame, 6:34.119; 3. Clemson, 6:36.392; Miami, 6:41.461.

2V8—Heat 1—1. Virginia, 6:32.707; 2. North Carolina, 6:41.374; 3. Duke, 6:44.162; 4. Boston College, 6:47.282; 5. Miami, 6:52.496.

2V8—Heat 2—1. Syracuse, 6:33.591; 2. Notre Dame, 6:38.292; 3. Louisville, 6:40.542; 4. Clemson, 6:47.814.

1V4—Heat 1—1. Virginia, 7:14.828; 2. Louisville, 7:21.944; 3. 7:31.046; 4. North Carolina, 7:35.030; 5. Miami, 7:39.368.

1V4—Heat 2—1. Duke, 7:18.008; 2. Notre Dame, 7:22.029; 3. Clemson, 7:26.107; 4. Boston College, 7:38.093.

2V4—Heat 1—1. Virginia, 7:17.532; 2. Notre Dame, 7:24.130; 3. Clemson, 7:31.337; 4.Boston College, 7:47.930; 5. North Carolina, 9:56.951.

2V4—Heat 2—1. Duke, 7:24.503; 2. Louisville, 7:29.642; 3. Syracuse, 7:30.817; 4. Miami, 7:31.327.

3V8—Heat 1—1. Virginia, 6:35.877; 2. Duke, 6:49.354; 3. N           orth Carolina, 7:04.146; 4. Miami, 7:13.629; 5. Boston College, 7:19.060.

3V8—Heat 2—1. Louisville, 6:45.115; 2. Syracuse, 6:45.167; 3. Notre Dame, 6:48.625; 4. Clemson, 7:06.320.

All-Atlantic Coast Conference
First Team
Heidi Long, Virginia
Jane Hudson, Virginia
Ellie Stewart, Virginia
Ashley Johnson, Syracuse
Lucy Pearce, Syracuse
Katherine Maitland, Duke
Treasa O'Tighearnaigh, Notre Dame
Sophie Schultz, Louisville
Izzy Weiss, Virginia (coxswain)

Second Team
Morgan Rosts, Virginia
Isabel Ruby Hill, Duke
Christine Schindele-Murayama, Notre Dame
Violette Legrand, Louisville
Isla McRae, Clemson
Kathryn Johnson, North Carolina
Kathleen Hanson, Miami
Meg Lydon, Boston College
Rebecca Spraggins, Syracuse (coxswain)

Team Score
1. Virginia, 99
2. Syracuse, 77
3. Duke, 72
4. Notre Dame, 69
5. Louisville, 64
6. Clemson, 41
7. North Carolina, 29
8. Boston College, 22
     Miami, 22
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ACC Coach of the Year: Kevin Sauer, Virginia

ACC Freshman of the Year: Violette Legrand

All-ACC Rowing Team: Virginia First Varsity Four
Coxswain: Maria Zeris (So., Moorestown, N.J.); Stroke: Lizzie Trull (So., Wellesley, Mass.); 3: Star Davidson (Fr., Canterbury, New Zealand); 2: Toni Wiersma (So., Amsterdam, Netherlands); bow: Mary Beth Greer (Sr., Wilton, Conn.).