UCLA
San Diego Crew Classic
UCLA Advances to Grand Final Races in San Diego
March 24, 2018 | Women's Rowing
SAN DIEGO โ The UCLA women's rowing team registered a pair of second-place finishes on Saturday on the first day of the two-day San Diego Crew Classic at Mission Bay.
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Each of the Bruins' four boats advanced to Grand Final races on Sunday.
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The Bruins' second varsity eight and varsity four crews both raced to second-place finishes, while UCLA's varsity eight and novice eight boats finished third.
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UCLA's varsity eight crew posted a time of 6:55.531, crossing the finish line behind Texas (6:41.267) and USC (6:44.208). The Bruins finished nearly two seconds ahead of Stanford (6:57.596) and also bested Tennessee (7:01.920) and San Diego (7:17.008).
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The second varsity eight registered a time of 6:59.744, finishing second to Texas (6:44.069). UCLA crossed the finish line ahead of Tennessee, Kansas State, Loyola Marymount and UC Santa Barbara.
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UCLA's varsity four crew crossed the finish line with a time of 7:39.413, finishing second to Texas (7:24.418). The Bruins recorded better times than Kansas State (7:46.365), Sacramento State (8:01.388) and Portland (8:12.656).
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The Bruins' novice eight boat finished third, behind Texas (6:53.883) and Loyola Marymount (7:11.298). UCLA posted a time of 7:14.468, finishing ahead of Sacramento State (7:16.031), British Columbia (7:17.454) and UC Santa Barbara (8:12.450).
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UCLA will return to action at Mission Bay on Sunday morning. UCLA's varsity four will race at 8:24 a.m., followed by the Bruins' novice eight crew at 8:56 a.m. UCLA's second varsity eight will race at 9:44 a.m., while the varsity eight crew is scheduled to launch at 10:32 a.m. Lastly, UCLA will race once second varsity four crew at 11:40 a.m.
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Saturday's Racing Results
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Varsity Eight
1. Texas โ 6:41.267
2. USC โ 6:44.208
3. UCLA โ 6:55.531
4. Stanford โ 6:57.596
5. Tennessee โ 7:01.920
6. San Diego โ 7:17.008
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Second Varsity Eight
1. Texas โ 6:44.069
2. UCLA โ 6:59.744
3. Tennessee โ 7:02.855
4. Kansas State โ 7:10.119
5. Loyola Marymount โ 7:19.946
6. UC Santa Barbara โ 7:23.863
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Varsity Four
1. Texas โ 7:24.418
2. UCLA โ 7:39.413
3. Kansas State โ 7:46.365
4. Sacramento State โ 8:01.388
5. Portland โ 8:12.656
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Novice Eight
1. Texas โ 6:53.883
2. Loyola Marymount โ 7:11.298
3. UCLA โ 7:14.468
4. Sacramento State โ 7:16.031
5. British Columbia โ 7:17.454
6. UC Santa Barbara โ 8:12.450
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Saturday's Racing Lineups (UCLA)
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Varsity Eight: (stroke) Jasmine English, (7) Lanea Tuiasosopo, (6) Carlisle Wheeler, (5) Kyra Edwards, (4) Saskia Budgett, (3) Bailey Wood, (2) Megan Slabbert, (bow) Lucy Jepson, (coxswain) Gray Strandberg.
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Second Varsity Eight: (stroke) Jillian Solberg, (7) KC Yeagley, (6) Sierra Bronkhorst, (5) Natalie Puente, (4) Claire Cannon, (3) Alexandra Rusbarsky, (2) Sophia Denison-Johnston, (bow) Leila Bernstein, (coxswain) Clare Fina.
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Varsity Four: (stroke) Mikayla Hart, (3) Nicole Ott, (2) Josie Beyer, (bow) Erin O'Donohue, (coxswain) Haley Tong.
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Novice Eight: (stroke) Sharon Doyle, (7) Kaylee McCord, (6) Sophie Sutton, (5) Audrey Goodman, (4) Allison Carr, (3) Whitney Wood, (2) Caitlin Buckley, (bow) Juliette Frank, (coxswain) Alli Hinmon.
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