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Knecht Cup
UConn Posts Strong Showing at Knecht Cup
4/14/2019 10:57:00 PM | Women's Rowing
CHERRY HILL, N.J. – The UConn rowing team competed in the Knecht Cup this past weekend on the Cooper River, with two boats earning top-five finishes in the field of elite rowing programs from throughout the country.
Five of the six UConn crews secured their spots in Sunday's grand finals after placing top-4 in their Saturday qualifiers. The Second Varsity 4+ earned the Huskies' best placing on day one with a winning time of 8:08.52. The Novice 4+ earned a second-place finish in its heat, while the Varsity 4+, Second Varsity 8+ and Third Varsity 8+ each earned third-place finishes to move on to the grand finals. The Varsity 8+ advanced to the petite final after posting a fifth-place result in its semifinal.
"I'm very pleased with the results from this weekend," said head coach Jennifer Sanford. "Having five boats make the grand final was a great accomplishment. Although the Varsity 8+ didn't make the grand final, they had three very solid races and showed that we are right in the mix with some very fast teams."
UConn recorded two top-five finishes in Sunday's grand finals from the Novice 4+ (8:16.62) and the Second Varsity 4+ (8:07.50). The Second Varsity 8+ recorded a fifth-place finish while the Varsity 4+ and the Third Varsity 8+ each placed sixth.
"Across the board, this was a momentum-building weekend for us. We are excited to gain more speed this week in practice in preparation for some very competitive teams at the Cherry Hill Invitational on Saturday," said Sanford. Results for UConn's Sunday finals are available below.
Varsity 8+
Coxswain: Emily Woodrow
Stroke: Chloe Ludden
Seven: Emily Strawbridge
Six: Magdalene Mlynek
Five: Hayley Brant
Four: Molly Bugos
Three: Maja Barnouw
Two: Grace Baldauf
Bow: Micaela Nowacki
Second Varsity 8+
Coxswain: Sydney Gibbs
Stroke: Claire Callaghan
Seven: Erica Bushey
Six: Delaney McGovern
Five: Nicole Chaloux
Four: Kaitlyn May
Three: Allison Murphy
Two: Caroline Richman
Bow: Eleanor Dowd
Varsity 4+
Coxswain: Jordan Crinieri
Stroke: Katherine Fletcher
Three: Ellen McNiff
Two: Emma Paynter
Bow: Emilie Karovic
Second Varsity 4+
Coxswain: Erika Yao
Stroke: Maria Bellos
Three: Melony Edwards
Two: Stephanie Rodrigue
Bow: Sarah Ingram
Novice 4+
Coxswain: Janet Wang
Stroke: Grace O'Connor
Three: Madeleine Siegel
Two: Abigail Capone
Bow: Gabrielle Carone
Third Varsity 8+
Coxswain: Shivani Dave
Stroke: Isabella Huban
Seven: Michela Zunino
Six: Natalie Becker
Five: Erica Franklin
Four: Dolores Kane
Three: Samantha Lee
Two: Kervelle Baird
Bow: Sarah Provencher
Second Varsity 4+
1 Temple - 7:45.97
2 Boston College - 7:51.01
3 North Carolina - 8:01.02
4 Connecticut - 8:07.50
5 Georgetown - 8:12.28
6 UMass - 8:22.83
Novice 4+
1 Boston University LWT - 7:56.72
2 North Carolina - 8:05.69
3 Lafayette - 8:07.47
4 Connecticut - 8:16.62
5 Holy Cross - 8:34.65
6 USMMA - 8:52.61
Second Varsity 8+
1 North Carolina - 6:57.48
2 Temple - 7:01.15
3 Boston College - 7:03.67
4 UMass - 7:06.17
5 Connecticut - 7:09.02
Stanford LWT SCR 5
Third Varsity 8+
1 Boston College A - 7:20.06
2 Temple A - 7:23.88
3 North Carolina - 7:30.25
4 Temple B - 7:31.86
5 UMass - 7:40.70
6 Connecticut - 7:48.11
Varsity 4+
1 North Carolina - 7:32.38
2 Temple - 7:40.99
3 Boston University LWT - 7:45.21
4 Stanford LWT - 7:50.76
5 Georgetown - 7:51.96
6 Connecticut - 8:08.74
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