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NCAA Championships - Finals
UCLA Women's Rowing Finishes 12th at NCAA Championships
June 01, 2014 | Women's Rowing
The Bruins finished in the top 12 at NCAA Championships for the third consecutive season, having finished a program-best eighth in 2012 and ninth overall in 2013.
UCLA's second varsity eight finished second in the Petite Final, while the program's varsity eight crew raced to a first-place finish in the C final. UCLA's varsity four crew finished third in its C final race.
The varsity eight crossed the finish line 3.56 seconds ahead of second-place San Diego. UCLA (6:48.995) finished ahead of a heat that included San Diego, Washington State, Louisville, Wisconsin and Northeastern, respectively.
The second varsity eight raced to a second-place finish with a time of 7:05.603, just 2.605 seconds behind first-place competitor Michigan (7:02.998). This marked the third consecutive year in which at least one of UCLA's varsity eight crews finished first or second in a Petite Final race.
The varsity four boat posted a time of 7:42.908, finishing third in its six-team race. UCLA finished behind Washington State and San Diego, respectively. Louisville, Harvard and Oklahoma rounded out the final three finishers in the varsity four C final.
Sunday's racing results (UCLA's crews)
Varsity Eight (C final)
1. UCLA – 6:48.995
2. San Diego – 6:52.555
3. Washington State – 6:52.635
4. Louisville – 6:57.324
5. Wisconsin – 7:00.830
6. Northeastern – 7:10.375
Second Varsity Eight (Petite Final)
1. Michigan – 7:02.998
2. UCLA – 7:05.603
3. Notre Dame – 7:06.847
4. Washington – 7:08.530
5. Washington State – 7:10.070
6. USC – 7:20.936
Varsity Four (C final)
1. Washington State – 7:36.126
2. San Diego – 7:40.606
3. UCLA – 7:42.908
4. Louisville – 7:46.557
5. Harvard – 7:48.064
6. Oklahoma – 7:52.597
NCAA Division I Championship – Point Totals
1. Ohio State – 126
2. California – 118
3. Brown – 116
4. Stanford – 110
5. Virginia – 105
6. Princeton – 102
7. Washington* – 101
8. Michigan* – 101
9. Notre Dame – 81
10. USC – 72
11. Indiana – 71
12. UCLA – 68
13. Harvard – 62
14. Washington State – 58
15. San Diego – 48
16. Wisconsin – 45
17. Louisville – 44
18. Northeastern* – 27
19. Oklahoma* – 27
20. Boston University – 17
21. Massachusetts – 13
22. Jacksonville – 6
*ties for team awards broken by the place finish in the varsity eights.
UCLA's Racing Lineups
Varsity Eight: (stroke) Natalie Pettee, (7) Alice White, (6) Meaghan Volker, (5) Nicole Sung-Jereczek, (4) Cathy Stolitzka, (3) Kendal Mitchell, (2) Erin Wenzel, (bow) Kate Miller, (coxswain) Chloe Kojima
Second Varsity Eight: (stroke) Carolina Paini, (7) Deanna Wong, (6) Samantha Upton, (5) Sarah Dierksen, (4) Aleda Kawalek, (3) Hannah Elder, (2) Madeline Wilson, (bow) Victoria Vander Poel, (coxswain) Logan Warwick
Varsity Four: (stroke) Victoria Babson, (3) Madeline Craddock, (2) Eliza Daniels, (bow) Emma Murray, (coxswain) Maddie Alden
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