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San Diego Crew Classic
UCLA Rowing Finishes Day Two in San Diego
March 25, 2018 | Women's Rowing
SAN DIEGO โ The UCLA women's rowing team concluded the two-day San Diego Crew Classic at Mission Bay with five races on Sunday morning.
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Four of the Bruins' boats that raced on Saturday all advanced to Grand Finals on Sunday morning.
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UCLA's varsity eight and second varsity eight crews finished sixth on Sunday, while the Bruins' varsity four crew finished fifth. UCLA's second varsity four posted a second-place finish, and the novice eight raced to a fourth-place finish.
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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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California finished first in each of the varsity eight and second varsity eight races. UCLA's varsity eight crew rowed against a competitive field that included California, Texas, USC, the University of Victoria and Washington State. UCLA posted a time of 7:03.272.
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UCLA's second varsity eight competed against a six-boat field in the Grand Final race, rowing against California, Texas, USC, Washington State and Oklahoma.
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The Bruins' varsity four finished its race in 8:04.774, crossing the finish line just under four seconds ahead of USC (8:08.725). California finished first, followed by Texas, Oklahoma and Washington State in the V4+ Grand Final race.
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UCLA's second varsity four crew finished second, crossing the finish line behind Oklahoma (7:47.291). UCLA posted a time of 7:56.015 and finished ahead of San Diego State, USC, Gonzaga and Kansas State.
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The Bruins' novice eight boat finished fourth in its Grand Final race, posting a time of 7:41.894. Texas won the race with a time of 7:20.007, while Loyola Marymount finished second and Sacramento State earned a third-place finish. UCLA finished the race ahead of British Columbia and UC Santa Barbara.
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UCLA will return to action at the two-day Clemson Invitational the weekend of April 14-15 at Lake Hartwell (South Carolina).
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Following the Clemson Invitational, the Bruins will take on USC in San Pedro, Calif., on Saturday, April 28, before competing at the Pac-12 Championships (Gold River, Calif.) on Sunday, May 13.
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Sunday Morning's Results
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Varsity Eight
1. California โ 6:36.965
2. Texas โ 6:41.703
3. USC โ 6:49.205
4. University of Victoria โ 6:50.578
5. Washington State โ 6:51.480
6. UCLA โ 7:03.272
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Second Varsity Eight
1. California โ 6:46.996
2. Texas โ 6:55.543
3. USC โ 7:01.999
4. Washington State โ 7:08.317
5. Oklahoma โ 7:08.831
6. UCLA โ 7:16.507
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Varsity Four
1. California โ 7:38.112
2. Texas โ 7:44.142
3. Oklahoma โ 7:59.129
4. Washington State โ 8:00.956
5. UCLA โ 8:04.774
6. USC โ 8:08.725
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Novice Eight
1. Texas โ 7:20.007
2. Loyola Marymount โ 7:33.244
3. Sacramento State โ 7:41.880
4. UCLA โ 7:41.894
5. British Columbia โ 7:47.197
6. UC Santa Barbara โ 9:20.001
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Second Varsity Four
1. Oklahoma โ 7:47.291
2. UCLA โ 7:56.015
3. San Diego State โ 8:06.092
4. USC โ 8:13.398
5. Gonzaga โ 8:19.786
6. Kansas State โ 8:21.854
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Sunday'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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Second Varsity Four: (stroke) Hannah Elder, (3) Shelby Meksto, (2) Fiona Buzzard, (bow) Libby Costello, (coxswain) Shalyn Fullerton.
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