UCLA Rowing Finishes Sixth at Pac-12's
May 15, 2016 | Women's Rowing
GOLD RIVER, Calif. - The No. 20 UCLA women's rowing team finished sixth overall at the 2016 Pac-12 Championships at Lake Natoma on Sunday morning.
The Bruins compiled a final team point total of 15.5, the sixth-highest total of seven Pac-12 programs. California won the Pac-12 title, with Stanford taking second, Washington third, Washington State fourth and USC fifth. Oregon State rounded out the teams with a seventh-place finish.
This year's Pac-12 Championships featured six teams ranked in the top 20 of the CRCA weekly coaches' poll – No. 2 California, No. 4 Washington, No. 6 Stanford, No. 12 USC, No. 13 Washington State and No. 20 UCLA.
UCLA's varsity eight crew finished sixth out of seven boats, while the Bruins' second varsity eight raced to a fifth-place finish. UCLA's third varsity eight finished fifth out of six crews, and the team's varsity four crew posted a sixth-place finish out of seven boats.
The Bruins' varsity eight posted a time of 6:41.096, just 5.54 seconds behind fifth-place competitor Washington State (6:35.556) and 3.754 seconds ahead of Oregon State (6:44.850). California won the varsity eight race with a time of 6:22.033, while Stanford (6:22.916), USC (6:29.825) and Washington (6:29.905) rounded out the top four finishers.
UCLA's second varsity eight finished its race in 6:48.531, just 0.305 seconds ahead of sixth-place competitor Oregon State (6:48.836) and 7.628 seconds ahead of USC (6:56.159). California won the second varsity eight race with a time of 6:26.868, while Washington (6:30.585), Stanford (6:38.585) and Washington State (6:42.979) rounded out the race's top four finishers.
The third varsity eight race was the first of the four women's races on Sunday morning. UCLA posted a time of 6:55.481, crossing the finish line 0.746 seconds ahead of sixth-place USC (6:56.227). Washington won the third varsity eight race with a time of 6:30.697. California (6:37.224) finished second, followed by Washington State (6:45.421) and Stanford (6:51.097), respectively.
UCLA finished its varsity four race with a time of 7:36.374, crossing the finish line 9.33 seconds ahead of seventh-place Oregon State (7:45.704). California won the varsity four race with a time of 7:04.701. Washington (7:08.881) finished second, followed by Stanford (7:14.404), USC (7:25.837) and Washington State (7:27.181), respectively.
Sunday's Racing Results
Varsity Eight
1. California – 6:22.033
2. Stanford – 6:22.916
3. USC – 6:29.825
4. Washington – 6:29.905
5. Washington State – 6:35.556
6. UCLA – 6:41.096
7. Oregon State – 6:44.850
Second Varsity Eight
1. California – 6:26.868
2. Washington – 6:30.585
3. Stanford – 6:38.585
4. Washington State – 6:42.979
5. UCLA – 6:48.531
6. Oregon State – 6:48.836
7. USC – 6:56.159
Third Varsity Eight
1. Washington – 6:30.697
2. California – 6:37.224
3. Washington State – 6:45.421
4. Stanford – 6:51.097
5. UCLA – 6:55.481
6. USC – 6:56.227
Varsity Four
1. California – 7:04.701
2. Washington – 7:08.881
3. Stanford – 7:14.404
4. USC – 7:25.837
5. Washington State – 7:27.181
6. UCLA – 7:36.374
7. Oregon State – 7:45.704
Championship Point Totals
1. California – 45
2. Stanford – 35
3. Washington – 33.5
4. Washington State – 22.5
5. USC – 22
6. UCLA – 15.5
7. Oregon State 8
UCLA's Racing Lineups
Varsity Eight: (stroke) Saskia Budgett, (7) Alexandra Rusbarsky, (6) Marie Jacquet, (5) Kyra Edwards, (4) Sierra Bronkhorst, (3) Bailey Wood, (2) Alice White, (bow) Hannah Elder, (coxswain) Logan Warwick.
Second Varsity Eight: (stroke) Lucy Jepson, (7) Natalie Puente, (6) Rachel Wayne, (5) Hannah Elder, (4) Carlisle Wheeler, (3) Lauren O'Donohue, (2) Sophia Denison-Johnston, (bow) Jasmine English, (coxswain) Gray Strandberg.
Varsity Four: (stroke) Jillian Solberg, (3) Katie Kidder, (2) Maddie Southall, (bow) Erin O'Donohue, (coxswain) Clare Fina.
Third Varsity Eight: (stroke) Hayley Bork, (7) Stephanie Florie, (6) Mikayla Hart, (5) Lanea Tuiasosopo, (4) Katie Ashwood, (3) Libby Costello, (2) Madison Feldman, (1) Rachel Tang, (coxswain) Audrey Tu.
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