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San Diego Crew Classic
UCLA Rowing Concludes Day One in San Diego
April 01, 2017 | Women's Rowing
SAN DIEGO – UCLA's second varsity eight raced to a first-place finish in its opening heat as the Bruins raced on Mission Bay in the annual San Diego Crew Classic on Saturday morning.
The second varsity eight's performance marked UCLA's only first-place finish of the morning in four races. All four Bruin boats advanced to Grand Final races, slated to take place on Sunday morning. The Bruins' 2V8+ registered a time of 6:45.164, less than three seconds ahead of second-place USC (6:47.806).
UCLA's varsity eight crew finished third in its Saturday morning heat, crossing the finish line with a time of 6:38.209 behind first-place Texas (6:23.062) and Wisconsin (6:27.671). The Bruins finished ahead of the University of Victoria (6:41.741) and UC Santa Barbara (6:58.060).
The Bruins' varsity four finished second in its preliminary heat, posting a time of 7:34.987. UCLA finished behind USC (7:20.704). Rounding out the final two boats in that V4+ heat included Sacramento State (7:55.131) and SMU (8:07.946).
UCLA's novice eight recorded a third-place finish, crossing the finish line in 7:23.269. Texas won the N8+ heat with a time of 7:01.298 while the University of British Columbia finished second (7:22.517), less than one second ahead of the Bruins. UCLA finished its novice eight heat ahead of San Diego State, UC Santa Barbara, Sacramento State and Loyola Marymount.
The Bruins will be back in action on Mission Bay on Sunday, April 2. UCLA's novice eight will race at 9:28 a.m., followed by the second varsity eight at 9:52 a.m. UCLA's varsity eight will take the water at 10:16 a.m., the novice eight will race at 11:56 a.m., while the second varsity four will conclude the Bruins' Crew Classic races at 12:04 p.m.
Live results of Sunday's races are available online by clicking here.
Saturday's Racing Results
Varsity Eight
1. Texas (6:23.062)
2. Wisconsin (6:27.671)
3. UCLA (6:38.209)
4. University of Victoria (6:41.741)
5. UC Santa Barbara (6:58.060)
Varsity Four
1. USC (7:20.704)
2. UCLA (7:34.987)
3. Sacramento State (7:55.131)
4. SMU (8:07.946)
Second Varsity Eight
1. UCLA (6:45.164)
2. USC (6:47.806)
3. Sacramento State (6:55.518)
4. Loyola Marymount (7:02.330)
5. UC Santa Barbara (7:11.474)
Novice Eight
1. Texas (7:01.298)
2. British Columbia (7:22.517)
3. UCLA (7:23.269)
4. San Diego State (7:25.953)
5. UC Santa Barbara (7:30.757)
6. Sacramento State (7:31.177)
7. Loyola Marymount (7:35.925)
Sunday's Upcoming Races
9:28 a.m. – Women's Novice Eight (Laurel Korholz Trophy, Grand Final)
9:52 a.m. – Women's Second Varsity Eight (Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness, Grand Final)
10:16 a.m. – Women's Varsity Eight (Jessop Whittier Cup, Grand Final)
11:56 a.m. – Women's Varsity Four (Karen Plumleigh Cortney, Grand Final)
12:04 p.m. – Women's Second Varsity Four (Grand Final)
UCLA's Racing Lineups
Varsity Eight: (stroke) Marie Jacquet, (7) Megan Slabbert, (6) Kyra Edwards, (5) Sierra Bronkhorst, (4) Bailey Wood, (3) Alexandra Rusbarsky, (2) Carlisle Wheeler, (bow) Saskia Budgett, (coxswain) Gray Strandberg
Second Varsity Eight: (stroke) Quincey Mulligan, (7) KC Yeagley, (6) Maria Wothe, (5) Lanea Tuiasosopo, (4) Irene McLaughlin, (3) Natalie Puente, (2) Jasmine English, (bow) Sophia Denison-Johnston, (coxswain) Clare Fina
Varsity Four: (stroke) Jillian Solberg, (3) Erin O'Donohue, (2) Mikayla Hart, (bow) Nicole Ott, (coxswain) Haley Tong
Second Varsity Four: (stroke) Josie Beyer, (3) Nina Segedin, (2) Fiona Harlan Buzzard, (bow) Libby Costello, (coxswain) Shalyn Fullerton
Novice Eight: (stroke) Sarina Morales, (7) Irene Davila Mejia, (6) Audrey Adam, (5) Xena Martinez, (4) Michaela Protenic, (3) Emily Foss, (2) Claire Housley, (bow) Suzannah Henderson, (coxswain) Caroline Coyle
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