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San Diego Crew Classic
UCLA Finishes in Grand Finals at San Diego Crew Classic
April 07, 2019 | Women's Rowing
SAN DIEGO โ The UCLA women's rowing team concluded the two-day San Diego Crew Classic with five Grand Final races on Sunday morning.
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UCLA's top two varsity eight crews finished in fifth place, while the Bruins' novice eight crew recorded a third-place finish. The varsity four finished sixth, while the Bruins' second varsity four posted a second-place finish.
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The varsity eight posted a final time of 6:50.334, racing against a six-boat Grand Final field that included No. 1-ranked Washington, No. 2-ranked California, No. 3-ranked Stanford and No. 4-ranked Texas. The final order of finish among the six schools included California, Washington, Texas, Stanford, UCLA and Washington State, respectively.
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UCLA's second varsity eight recorded a time of 6:58.214, going up against the same schools in that race. Stanford won the second varsity eight Grand Final, followed by Washington, California, Texas, UCLA and Washington State, respectively.
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The novice eight crew from UCLA posted a third-place finish with a time of 7:21.524. Texas won the heat, followed by Washington, UCLA, Oklahoma, Sacramento State, Wisconsin and UC San Diego.
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UCLA's second varsity four crew raced to a second-place finish, clocking in a time of 8:19.553. The Bruins finished behind Washington State (8:08.635) and crossed the finish line ahead of Oklahoma, Tennessee, San Diego State, San Diego and UC Santa Barbara, respectively.
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The Bruins' varsity four finished behind first-place Washington, Stanford, Oklahoma, Texas and California.
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UCLA will return to action at the two-day Clemson Invitational at Lake Hartwell (in South Carolina) on Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20.
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Sunday's Racing Results
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Varsity Eight
1. California โ 6:33.434
2. Washington โ 6:35.132
3. Texas โ 6:35.890
4. Stanford โ 6:40.040
5. UCLA โ 6:50.334
6. Washington State โ 6:54.318
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Second Varsity Eight
1. Stanford โ 6:39.198
2. Washington โ 6:41.980
3. California โ 6:44.386
4. Texas โ 6:49.186
5. UCLA โ 6:58.214
6. Washington State โ 7:11.606
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Novice Eight
1. Texas โ 6:59.358
2. Washington โ 7:05.076
3. UCLA โ 7:21.524
4. Oklahoma โ 7:28.294
5. Sacramento State โ 7:28.340
6. Wisconsin โ 7:30.020
7. UC San Diego โ 8:08.448
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Varsity Four
1. Washington โ 7:14.751
2. Stanford โ 7:19.127
3. Oklahoma โ 7:19.523
4. Texas โ 7:19.965
5. California โ 7:24.131
6. UCLA โ 7:27.513
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Second Varsity Four
1. Washington State โ 8:08.635
2. UCLA โ 8:19.553
3. Oklahoma โ 8:23.073
4. Tennessee โ 8:27.961
5. San Diego State โ 8:31.209
6. San Diego โ 8:59.731
7. UC Santa Barbara โ 9:20.289
Sunday's Racing Lineups (UCLA)
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Varsity Eight: (stroke) Megan Slabbert, (7) Saskia Budgett, (6) Kyra Edwards, (5) Carlisle Wheeler, (4) Imogen Purcell, (3) Jillian Solberg, (2) Lanea Tuiasosopo, (bow) Lucy Jepson, (coxswain) Clare Fina
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Second Varsity Eight: (stroke) Lucy Holgate, (7) Libby Costello, (6) Fiona Buzzard, (5) Maddy Nutting, (4) Jane Rausser, (3) Sarah Coufal, (2) Josie Beyer, (bow) Amanda Alessandria, (coxswain) Gray Strandberg
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Varsity Four: (stroke) Sharon Doyle, (3) Leila Bernstein, (2) Erin O'Donohue, (bow) Kieran Wild, (coxswain) Haley Tong
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Novice Eight: (stroke) Ani Tookoian, (7) Kate Watts, (6) Claire Lisle, (5) Charlotte Altieri, (4) Grace Elias, (3) Shelby Gayner, (2) Danielle Hoekstra, (bow) Sarah Holloway, (coxswain) Emery Rolfes
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Second Varsity Four: (stroke) Shelby Meksto, (3) Carley Vaccher, (2) Georgia Batson, (bow) Irene Davila Mejia, (coxswain) Alli Hinmon
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