UNC Wraps Up Season At ACC Rowing Championship

Saturday, May 18

Raleigh, N.C. (Lake Wheeler)

8 AM

North Carolina

ACC Championship

Coach Erin Neppel huddles with the varsity eight.

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

May 18, 2024 | Women's Rowing

Results

RALEIGH, N.C. – UNC finished seventh overall and capped the morning with wins in the varsity eight and second varsity eight petite finals on Saturday at the Atlantic Coast Conference Rowing Championships at Lake Wheeler.

The Tar Heels raced in three grand finals – varsity four, second varsity four and third varsity eight – on Saturday as the two-day event wrapped up with Syracuse as the ACC Champion after winning a tie-breaker with Virginia.

"It was a solid way to end the season for this team," UNC coach Erin Neppel said. "Having three crews in the grands was good, and for the V8 and 2V8, they did what they needed to do winning their petites today, and raced them well. We talked about it being a jumping-off place to take us through the summer and into next year. If we want to keep this ball rolling, the team knows what they need to do over the next couple months.

"The ACC keeps getting better, so congrats to all the teams. Everyone is leveling up and it's fun to be a part of it."

The third varsity eight was the first Carolina boat in action, taking sixth in the grand final with a time of 6:56.071. The second varsity four was also sixth in its grand final in 7:366.136. The varsity four took sixth as well, crossing in 7:27.080 in its grand final.

The Tar Heels closed out the morning with wins in both of its petite finals, the second varsity eight in 6:39.946 and varsity eight in 6:28.768.

Junior Madelaine Johnson was named to the All-ACC second team at the conclusion of the event.

ACC ROWING CHAMPIONSHIP
UNC Lineups
V8: Alix de Saint-Aignan (coxswain), Claudia Quintaba, Lindsey Troftgruben, Molly Warden, Cam Howard, Madelaine Johnson, Mimi Brown, Natalie Timinskas, Carmen Sagues
2V8: Lauren Walsh (coxswain), Molly Dansby, Gigi Maroney, Camryn Gang, Chloe Gaither, Anna Lily Laborde, Lucy Rush, Madison Haller, Lydia Houle
3V8: Grace Keyt (coxswain), Emma Dalton, Ella Adamek, Jadie Ruth Wehe, Chloe Schneider, Julia Bucknavage, Kelly Baker, Sarah Redden, Ayda Suing
V4: Cara Cunningham (coxswain), Teagan Kleckley, Maria Anayiotou, Sydney Tuck, Evelyn Wells
2V4: Isabelle McGimsey (coxswain), Madison Naman, Kathryn Cummings, Sydney Hebert, Isabella Debling

Team Scores
1.           Syracuse – 90*
1.           Virginia – 90
3.           Duke – 78
4.           Notre Dame – 68
5.           Miami – 52
6.           Clemson – 41
7.           North Carolina – 37
8.           Louisville – 21
9.           Boston College – 17
* - Won tiebreak with First Varsity Eight win

2024 All-ACC Rowing Team
ACC Coach of the Year: Luke McGee, Syracuse
ACC Newcomer of the Year: Isalina Colsman, Notre Dame
ACC Crew of the Year: Syracuse V8 – Caileigh Grimes (cox), Emmie Frederico, Ellie-Kate Hutchinson, Alena Criss, Zoe Acosta, Kamile Kralikaite, India Aikens, Aphrodite Gioulekas, Izabela Krakic

All-ACC First Team
Emmie Frederico, Syracuse
Kamile Kralikaite, Syracuse
Aphrodite Gioulekas, Syracuse
Caileigh Grimes, Syracuse (coxswain)
Katherine Kelly, Virginia
Lauren Benedict, Virginia
Lena Mills, Duke
Natalie Hoefer, Notre Dame
Aaliah Dawson, Miami

All-ACC Second Team
Alena Criss, Syracuse
Nora Grabcheski, Virginia (coxswain)
Kathryn Nash, Duke
Margaret Newell, Notre Dame
Constance Stirling, Miami
Emerey Sampson, Clemson
Madelaine Johnson, North Carolina
Claire Carver-Ritter, Louisville
Lauren Meath, Boston College