
Bruins Earn Three Race Wins at LMU, USC Tri-Meet
March 23, 2024 | Women's Rowing
LOS ANGELES — The UCLA women's rowing team opened the 2024 season strongly by winning three of five races in a tri-meet with LMU and USC on Saturday morning.
USC won the event with 3.5 points, while UCLA finished just behind them with 3.0 points.
The Bruins opened the day with wins in both the Varsity 4 and the second Varsity 4. In the second varsity four the Bruins crossed the line 7:34.70, while the UCLA 'B' team took second in the heat in 7:46.70.
As for the V4+, UCLA took the win by a narrow margin, finishing in 6:48.60, while the USC quartet crossed the line in 6:49.17, giving the Bruins their second win of the day.
USC earned the win in the third varsity eight in 6:40.90, while the Bruins crew finished in 6:46.20.
UCLA's second varsity eight earned the Bruins' third win of the morning in 5:49.70, finishing just ahead of USC's boat which crossed the line in in 5:50.63.
In the final race of the day, the varsity eight, USC narrowly edged the Bruins, finishing in 5:46.30, while UCLA's crew finished in 5:48.17.
The UCLA women's rowing program will return to action in two weeks at the Lake Natoma Invitational on Saturday April 7.
Saturday's Racing Results
Varsity Eight
USC: 5:46.30
UCLA: 5:48.17
LMU: 6:13.47
Second Varsity Eight
UCLA: 5:49.70
USC: 5:50.63
LMU: 6:12.77
Third Varsity Eight
USC: 6:40.90
UCLA: 6:46.20
Varsity Four
UCLA: 6:48.60
USC: 6:49.17
LMU: 7:33.69
Second Varsity Four
UCLA 'A': 7:34.70
UCLA 'B': 7:46.70
USC: 8:02.90
UCLA's Racing Lineups (Saturday, March 23)
Varsity Eight: (stroke) Olivia Caesar, (7) Kaija Frassrand, (6) Rosemary Varney, (5) Polly Wenlock, (4) Jade Raby, (3) Emily Sutherland, (2) Mia Glinn, (1) Ella Harris, (coxswain) Ella Van Fleet
Second Varsity Eight: (stroke) Sophia Manos, (7) Ella O'Neil, (6) Audrey Loeb, (5) Lydia Hales, (4) Paige Ortzman, (3) Lauren Brown, (2) Andrea Djuric, (1) Danielle DeFrancisci, (coxswain) Amelia Cataldi
Third Varsity Eight: (stroke) Noelle Walsh, (7) Rachel Katz, (6) Rowan Symanski, (5) Bailey Wallace, (4) Logan Hibbard, (3) Elise Vulakh, (2) Angela Devine, (1) Sydney Matas, (coxswain) Annie Tatum
Varsity Four: (stroke) Bronte Cullen, (3) Kamryn Monster, (2) Rachel Lande, (1) Austyn Sirmon, (coxswain) Anna Ellis
Second Varsity Four: (stroke) Kate Shackelford, (3) Siena McDermott, (2) Siobhan Lewis, (1) Maggie Rasic, (coxswain) Faye Turcotte
Third Varsity Four: (stroke) Ava May, (3) Sofia Kalafatis, (2) Charlotte Winn, (1) Anika Roche, (coxswain) Emma Jacquay
USC won the event with 3.5 points, while UCLA finished just behind them with 3.0 points.
The Bruins opened the day with wins in both the Varsity 4 and the second Varsity 4. In the second varsity four the Bruins crossed the line 7:34.70, while the UCLA 'B' team took second in the heat in 7:46.70.
As for the V4+, UCLA took the win by a narrow margin, finishing in 6:48.60, while the USC quartet crossed the line in 6:49.17, giving the Bruins their second win of the day.
USC earned the win in the third varsity eight in 6:40.90, while the Bruins crew finished in 6:46.20.
UCLA's second varsity eight earned the Bruins' third win of the morning in 5:49.70, finishing just ahead of USC's boat which crossed the line in in 5:50.63.
In the final race of the day, the varsity eight, USC narrowly edged the Bruins, finishing in 5:46.30, while UCLA's crew finished in 5:48.17.
The UCLA women's rowing program will return to action in two weeks at the Lake Natoma Invitational on Saturday April 7.
Saturday's Racing Results
Varsity Eight
USC: 5:46.30
UCLA: 5:48.17
LMU: 6:13.47
Second Varsity Eight
UCLA: 5:49.70
USC: 5:50.63
LMU: 6:12.77
Third Varsity Eight
USC: 6:40.90
UCLA: 6:46.20
Varsity Four
UCLA: 6:48.60
USC: 6:49.17
LMU: 7:33.69
Second Varsity Four
UCLA 'A': 7:34.70
UCLA 'B': 7:46.70
USC: 8:02.90
UCLA's Racing Lineups (Saturday, March 23)
Varsity Eight: (stroke) Olivia Caesar, (7) Kaija Frassrand, (6) Rosemary Varney, (5) Polly Wenlock, (4) Jade Raby, (3) Emily Sutherland, (2) Mia Glinn, (1) Ella Harris, (coxswain) Ella Van Fleet
Second Varsity Eight: (stroke) Sophia Manos, (7) Ella O'Neil, (6) Audrey Loeb, (5) Lydia Hales, (4) Paige Ortzman, (3) Lauren Brown, (2) Andrea Djuric, (1) Danielle DeFrancisci, (coxswain) Amelia Cataldi
Third Varsity Eight: (stroke) Noelle Walsh, (7) Rachel Katz, (6) Rowan Symanski, (5) Bailey Wallace, (4) Logan Hibbard, (3) Elise Vulakh, (2) Angela Devine, (1) Sydney Matas, (coxswain) Annie Tatum
Varsity Four: (stroke) Bronte Cullen, (3) Kamryn Monster, (2) Rachel Lande, (1) Austyn Sirmon, (coxswain) Anna Ellis
Second Varsity Four: (stroke) Kate Shackelford, (3) Siena McDermott, (2) Siobhan Lewis, (1) Maggie Rasic, (coxswain) Faye Turcotte
Third Varsity Four: (stroke) Ava May, (3) Sofia Kalafatis, (2) Charlotte Winn, (1) Anika Roche, (coxswain) Emma Jacquay
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