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UCLA Women's Rowing Finishes 12th Overall at NCAA Championships
May 30, 2010 | Women's Rowing
May 30, 2010
SACRAMENTO - The UCLA women's rowing program finished 12th overall at the 2010 NCAA Championships on Sunday afternoon at Lake Natoma. The Bruins' varsity eight crew posted a third-place finish in the Petite Final, equating to a ninth-place overall finish.
The varsity eight finished behind first-place Michigan State (6:28.53) and Brown (6:32.60) in the Petite Final, clocking in at 6:33.72. UCLA finished ahead of Wisconsin (6:34.22), Washington (6:35.86) and Michigan (6:36.58) in its final varsity eight race of the season.
UCLA's second varsity eight finished third in a four-lane Third Final race on Sunday. UCLA, posting a time of 6:46.49, finished behind first-place Tennessee (6:41.50) and second place USC (6:43.99). Clemson clocked in at 6:50.77 for a fourth-place finish.
The Bruins' varsity four raced to a second-place finish in the Third Final. Ohio State crossed the finish line first with a time of 7:25.17, while UCLA (7:26.78) finished ahead of Washington State (7:31.32) and Tennessee (7:40.20).
Virginia earned the 2010 NCAA Women's Rowing Championship, posting an 87-point team total. California, Princeton, Stanford and Brown rounded out the championships top five spots, respectively. UCLA was one of six teams to compete in the weekend's 16-team field.
This spring marked the first season in which UCLA had ever earned a team berth to the NCAA Championships. The Bruins had previously sent an at-large varsity eight boat the NCAA Championships in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Sunday's Division I Eights - Petite Final
1. Michigan State - 6:28.53
2. Brown - 6:32.60
3. UCLA - 6:33.72
4. Wisconsin - 6:34.22
5. Washington - 6:35.86
6. Michigan - 6:36.58
Sunday's Division I Second Eights - Third Final
1. Tennessee - 6:41.50
2. USC - 6:43.99
3. UCLA - 6:46.49
4. Clemson - 6:50.77
Sunday's Division I Fours - Third Final
1. Ohio State - 7:25.17
2. UCLA - 7:26.78
3. Washington State - 7:31.32
4. Tennessee - 7:40.20
UCLA's Rowing Lineups (NCAA Championships)
Varsity Eight: (stroke) Lauren Counter, (7) Rachel LaBella, (6) Alexandra Bolt, (5) Hilary Caldwell, (4) Britta Syverson, (3) Lynn Hancock, (2) Kristin Fitzmorris, (bow) Anastasia Alexander, (coxswain) Alaizah Koorji
Second Varsity Eight: (stroke) Jessica McGuire, (7) Caroline Curson, (6) Kaitlin Doering, (5) Anna Musky-Goldwyn, (4) Katherine Hruska, (3) Alexa Farafontoff, (2) Kirstin Snook (bow) Erica Lockard, (coxswain) Mia Hamano
Varsity Four: (stroke) Taylor Vella, (3) Christina Sprouse, (2) Alexis McPhee, (bow) Anne Schier, (coxswain) Ariel Handler
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