Rowing Wraps Up ACC Championship In Sixth Place

Saturday, May 16

Raleigh, N.C.

8 a.m.

North Carolina

ACC Championships

May 16, 2026 | Women's Rowing

RALEIGH, N.C. – Wrapping up action on the water at the ACC Rowing Championship, No. 23 North Carolina earned two first-place finishes in petite finals en route to a sixth-place finish at Lake Wheeler.

"We're really proud of the way that the weekend end up. This is a wicked fast conference probably the fastest one in the country. To finish in the top half is pretty exceptional," said head coach Erin Neppel. "We feel like every single crew today played a really huge part in getting us the points that we needed to. We were pumped for the fours and the 3V who had really incredible races in their grand finals by hanging on to crews that are top 10 in country. It was a great experience for those guys to race those crews and then for the V8 in the 2V8 to go and make statements by winning their petite finals. We're just really proud of these guys and the way that they wrapped up the season and we're excited to leap off of this next year and keep pushing."

In a tight 3V8 grand final, UNC posted a time of 6:40.5 to finish fourth among top-10 squads against Virginia, California, and Stanford.

The 2V4 crew earned a time of 7:29.8, finishing fifth in the grand final to add a few more points on the board for Carolina.

Notching a time of 7:28.0 in the V4 grand final, the Tar Heels edged out Notre Dame to finish fifth in the race.

Speeding away to a time of 6:39.7, the 2V8 earned a first-place finish in the petite final to generate plenty of noise from Tar Heel fans on the shore.

Tacking more points on the board, the V8 earned another first-place finish in a petite final, with the Tar Heels leading the pack with a time of 6:27.7.

For the second straight season, Carmen Sagues earned a spot on the All-ACC Second Team, while Maya Schultz earned her first ACC honor of her career with an All-ACC Third Team honor.

The Tar Heels wrap action from Lake Wheeler with a total of 75 points, to finish sixth overall among ACC squads in the 2026 Championship.

THE FIELD
Boston College, No. 6 California, Clemson, No. 13 Duke, Louisville, No. 14 Miami, No. 23 North Carolina, Notre Dame, SMU, No. 3 Stanford, No. 10 Syracuse, No. 8 Virginia

SATURDAY RESULTS
3V8 Petite Final
1.Stanford – 6:31.1
2.California – 6:40.0
3.Virginia – 6:40.0
4.UNC – 6:40.5

2V4 Grand Final
1.Stanford – 7:04.7
2.Syracuse – 7:15.4
3.California – 7:18.3
4.Virginia – 7:19.5
5.UNC – 7:29.8

V4 Grand Final
1.Stanford – 7:00.4
2.Virginia – 7:12.5
3.California – 7:14.6
4.Syracuse – 7:17.6
5.UNC – 7:28.0

2V8 Petite Final
1.UNC – 6:39.7
2.SMU – 6:41.5
3.Louisville – 6:48.9

V8 Petite Final
1.UNC – 6:27.7
2.SMU – 6:29.5
3.Clemson – 6:33.0

2026 ACC Championship Leaderboard
1.Stanford – 132 points
2.Virginia – 118 points
3.California – 108 points
4.Syracuse – 103 points
5.Miami – 77 points
6.UNC – 75 points
7.Duke – 69 points
8.SMU – 47 points
9.Notre Dame – 37 points
10.Louisville – 35 points
11.Clemson – 29 points
12.Boston College – 25 points

LINEUPS
V8
Coxswain: Alix de Saint-Aignan
Stroke: Maya Schultz
Seven Seat: Lindsey Troftgruben
Six Seat: Sydney Hebert
Five Seat: Mimi Brown
Four Seat: Harper Keen
Three Seat: Cam Howard
Two Seat: Anni Stamer
Bow: Carmen Sagues

2V8
Coxswain: Katelyn Hawley
Stroke: Evie Wells
Seven Seat: Teagan Kleckley
Six Seat: Gabby Postiglione
Five Seat: Maria Anayiotou
Four Seat: Kate Hendershott
Three Seat: Ella Gusick
Two Seat: Anna Lily Laborde
Bow: Sydney Tuck

3V8
Coxswain: Mary Evelyn Pearce
Stroke: Alice Clark
Seven Seat: Candela Cappa
Six Seat: Sarah Fox
Five Seat: Julia Bucknavage
Four Seat: Mia Dansby
Three Seat: Sarah Knox Harper
Two Seat: Ella Malafa
Bow: Lizzie Hall

V4
Coxswain: Virginia Floyd
Stroke: Molly Dansby
Three Seat: Chloe Gaither
Two Seat: Lili DeMarco
Bow: Katelyn Johnson

2V4
Coxswain: Gracie Keyt
Stroke: Seren Page
Three Seat: Caroline Leahy
Two Seat: Dayle Snively
Bow: Ayda Suing