Rowing Posts Nine Race Wins At Cardinal Invitational

Saturday, March 15

Oak Ridge, Tenn.

10 AM

North Carolina

Cardinal Invitational

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

March 16, 2025 | Women's Rowing

Results

Chapel Hill, N.C. – The University of North Carolina rowing program posted nine race wins over the course of two days at the Cardinal Invitational on Saturday and Sunday to open their 2025 season. The Tar Heels started with a 6-0 day on Saturday against Navy followed by three additional race wins on Sunday versus Alabama and host Louisville.

"There were a lot of strong performances across the entire program this weekend and we're happy about that," head coach Erin Neppel said. "We gave kudos to the fours and the V8, in particular, for their times on a fast course. It's early in the season and we have a lot of work to do, but we feel like we are moving in the right direction, for sure. We also have to thank the folks at Louisville for getting the races in that we did. It was really difficult with all the weather challenges, so we appreciate how they navigated the weekend."

The fours and the V8 finished first in each of their races on Saturday and Sunday. The V8 posted a 6:29.830 to defeat Navy on Saturday and improved to 6:22.408 on Sunday to better Alabama and Louisville. The 1V4 opened the weekend with a win over Navy (7:23.380) and then clocked a 7:09.724 on Sunday to take down Bama and UL. The 2V4 turned in a 7:25.767 to cruise past Navy and followed that with a 7:14.484 to beat the Crimson Tide and Cardinals.

The 2V8 notched a victory on Saturday over Navy turning in a time of 6:43.825, while the 3V8 placed first in 6:53.588.

For complete results and lineups, see below.

The Tar Heels will use the next two weeks to get ready for the Sunshine State Invitational in Sarasota, Fla. March 28-29.

SATURDAY, MARCH 15 Results
V8
1. UNC, 6:29.830
2. Navy, 6:43.006

2V8
1. UNC, 6:43.825
2. Navy, 6:51.287

1V4
1. UNC, 7:23.380
2. Navy, 7:40.546

2V4
1. UNC, 7:25.767
2. UNC (3V4), 7:45.013
3. Navy, 8:05.241

3V8
1. UNC, 6:53.558
2. Notre Dame, 7:10.782
3. Indiana, 7:34.323

SUNDAY, MARCH 16 RESULTS
V8
1. UNC, 6:22.408
2. Alabama, 6:24.335
3. Louisville, 6:31.022

2V8
1. Alabama, 6:31.423
2. Louisville, 6:38.288
3. UNC, 6:43.930

1V4
1. UNC, 7:09.724
2. Alabama, 7:21.739
3. Louisville, 7:27.473

2V4
1. UNC, 7:14.484
2. Alabama, 7:30.605
3. Louisville, 7:53.776

3V8
1. Alabama, 6:46.750
2. UNC, 6:49.510
3. Louisville, 6:58.988

3V4
1. Notre Dame (2V4), 7:19.294
2. UNC, 7:41.500
3. Navy (2V4), 7:47.502

LINEUPS
V8
Coxswain: Alix de Saint-Aignan
Stroke: Carmen Sagues
Seven Seat: Chloe Gaither
Six Seat: Lindsey Troftgruben
Five Seat: Ella Gusick
Four Seat: Kate Hendershott
Three Seat: Sydney Hebert
Two Seat: Kate MacBryde
Bow: Sydney Tuck

2V8
Coxswain: Cara Cunningham
Stroke: Anna Lily Laborde
Seven Seat: Gabrielle Postiglione
Six Seat: Mimi Brown
Five Seat: Sophia Korbani
Four Seat: Cam Howard
Three Seat: Claudia Quintaba
Two Seat: Molly Dansby
Bow: Madelaine Johnson

3V8
Coxswain: Katarina Keller
Stroke: Chloe Schneider
Seven Seat: Teagan Kleckley
Six Seat: Julia Bucknavage
Five Seat: Molly Warden
Four Seat: Eliza Boniface
Three Seat: Anna Kate Gwiazdowski
Two Seat: Sarah Redden
Bow: Anni Stamer

V4
Coxswain: Josephine Anetrella
Bow: Lili Demarco
Two Seat: Evelyn Wells
Three Seat: Ava Balukonis
Stroke: Madison Haller

2V4
Coxswain: Katelyn Hawley
Bow: Emma Dalton
Two Seat: Kathryn Cummings
Three Seat: Maria Anayiotou
Stroke: Ayda Suing

3V4
Coxswain: Mary Evelyn Pearce (Saturday), Adele Kopis (Sunday)
Bow: Avery Shippy
Two Seat: Ashley Ferguson
Three Seat: Nora Schroeder
Stroke: Erin Morley

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