University of Louisville
ACC Championship
Louisville Finishes Fourth at ACC Rowing Championship
May 16, 2015 | Rowing
Louisville's second varsity four from Saturday. (Photo by Sara D. Davis, theACC.com)
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Louisville rowing team earned a trio of runner-up finishes in the five grand finals and finished fourth overall in the team standings on the final day of the 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Saturday morning at Lake Hartwell.
The Cardinals scored 72 points overall and were just one point behind third-place Syracuse in the nine-team championship. Virginia finished with 99 points to clinch its sixth straight ACC title and earn the league's automatic berth into the 2015 NCAA Championship, while Notre Dame was second in the team standings with 82 points. Host Clemson was a distant fifth behind Louisville with 59 points to round out the top five.
Additionally, Louisville had two athletes named to the All-ACC Rowing Team on Saturday. Senior Darya Marchanka (Minsk, Belarus) was a First Team selection, while junior Katie Nord (Louisville, Ky.) was chosen as a Second Team selection.
Louisville started its day with a second-place finish in the third varsity eight final crossing the line in a time of 6:43.7 and trailed only Virginia at 6:37.0. The Cardinals' second varsity four crew provided the second runner-up finish of the morning with a time of 7:30.6, while the Cavaliers led the way at 7:17.0. The second varsity eight crew gave Louisville its final second-place result of the day finishing in a time of 6:33.3 to trail Virginia at 6:28.8.
The Cardinals also earned a fourth-place finish in the varsity four grand final at 7:24.0 and were fifth in the varsity eight grand final with a time of 6:33.4. Virginia added wins in both of those events to sweep all five grand finals on Saturday.
The field of teams for the 2015 NCAA Championship will be announced on Tuesday at 5 p.m., ET on NCAA.com. The event is scheduled for May 29-31 in Gold River, Calif.
Fans can follow Louisville rowing on Twitter (@UofLRowing) at http://twitter.com/UofLRowing.
2015 ACC Championship - Day 2
Team Results
1. Virginia - 99 points
2. Notre Dame - 82 points
3. Syracuse - 73 points
4. Louisville - 72 points
5. Clemson - 59 points
6. Boston College - 37 points
7. Duke - 36 points
8. North Carolina - 22 points
9. Miami - 13 points
All-ACC Rowing Team
First Team
Hayley LaFleche, Sr., Virginia (New York, N.Y.)
Lizzy Youngling, Sr., Virginia (Westport, Conn.)
Chandler Lally, Sr., Virginia (Bryn Mawr. Pa.)
Hemingway Benton, Sr., Virginia (Glencoe, Ill.)
Ailish Sheehan, Sr., Notre Dame (Kildare Co., Limerick, Ireland)
Joanna Mulvey, Jr., Notre Dame (Staatsburg, N.Y.)
Deidre Fitzpatrick, Jr., Syracuse (Chesire, Conn.)
Darya Marchanka, Sr., Louisville (Minsk, Belarus)
Samantha Duggan, Sr., Clemson (Christchurch, New Zealand)
All-ACC Rowing Team
Second Team
Reilly Kearny, Fr., Notre Dame (San Mateo, Calif.)
Maggie Bowman-Jones, Sr., Virginia (Moss Beach, Calif.)
Chelsea Frawley, Fr., Syracuse (Melbourne, Australia)
Katie Nord, Jr., Louisville (Louisville, Ky.)
Milena Heuer, Jr., Clemson (Leer, Germany)
Ellen Burr, Sr., Boston College (Cazenovia, N.Y.)
Claire Vannelli, Sr.Duke (London, Ontario, Canada)
Victoria McGee, Jr., North Carolina (Kernersville, N.C.)
Caitlin White-Parsons, Jr., Miami (Auckland, New Zealand)
Saturday, May 16 - Results
Varsity 8+, Grand Final
1. Virginia - 6:21.3
2. Notre Dame - 6:28.6
3. Syracuse - 6:31.2
4. Clemson - 6:33.1
5. Louisville - 6:33.4
6. Duke - 6:45.9
Second Varsity 8+, Grand Final
1. Virginia - 6:28.8
2. Louisville - 6:33.3
3. Notre Dame - 6:36.6
4. Syracuse - 6:37.0
5. Clemson - 6:42.7
6. Duke - 6:44.9
Third Varsity 8+, Grand Final
1. Virginia - 6:37.0
2. Louisville - 6:43.7
3. Syracuse - 6:50.0
4. Notre Dame - 6:51.9
5. Clemson - 7:05.3
6. Boston College - 7:10.4
Varsity 4+, Grand Final
1. Virginia - 7:12.3
2. Notre Dame - 7:18.1
3. Syracuse - 7:20.4
4. Louisville - 7:24.0
5. Clemson - 7:30.9
6. Boston College - 7:44.1
Second Varsity 4+, Grand Final
1. Virginia - 7:17.0
2. Louisville - 7:30.6
3. Notre Dame - 7:32.0
4. Syracuse - 7:33.4
5. Clemson - 7:39.6
6. Boston College - 7:47.6
Louisville Lineups - ACC Championship - Day 2
Varsity 8+: Coxswain Annie Pape (So., Burnt Hills, N.Y.), Darya Marchanka (Sr., Minsk, Belarus), Sarah Podwojski (Roswell, Ga.) Abbie Wade (Jr., Canal Winchester, Ohio), Kirsti Harrison (Fr., Belmont, Mich.), Rebecca Yaklic (Fr., Centerville, Ohio), Amanda Zalno (Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa.), Jami Montesano (Sr., Dayton, Ohio), Katie Nord (Jr., Louisville, Ky.).
Second Varsity 8+: Coxswain Sophie St. Martin (Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio), Elise Valantine (Jr., Seattle, Wash.), Hanna Spittel (Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa.), Ashleigh Hodge (Jr., Hamilton, New Zealand), Cynthia Doyle (Jr., Louisville, Ky.), Kylie Noltemeyer (So., Louisville, Ky.), Madeleine Chesney (So., Louisville, Ky.), Callie McGowan (Fr., Sewickley, Pa.), Rebecca Busk (Fr., Slangerup, Denmark).
Varsity 4+: Coxswain Kim Streetz (Fr., Springboro, Ohio), Leah Stump (Fr., Altamore Springs, Fla.), Kaitlin Ulbert (Fr., Chicago, Ill.), Elizabeth Patrick (Fr., Dallas, Texas), Sophie Schulz (Fr,. Louisville, Ky.).
Second Varsity 4+: Coxswain Chiara Ponko (So., Cranston, R.I.), Mari Catherine Gillis (Fr., Manhasset, N.Y.), Mackenzie Garland (Fr., Boaz, Ky.), Rachael Schmetzer (Fr., Louisville, Ky.), Hannah Richardson (Fr., Prospect, Ky.).
Third Varsity 8+: Coxswain Tiffany Chea (So., Louisville, Ky.), Gabi Biedenharn (So., Cincinnati, Ohio), Allison Zimmermann (Fr., Orlando, Fla.), Marissa Thalen (Sr., Fenwick, Canada), Kylen Pattermann (Sr., Elburn, Ill.), Katie Miller (Jr., Crescent Springs, Ky.), Kelsey Webb (Jr., Alpharetta, Ga.), Lucrezia Fossi (Fr., Florence, Italy), Maddy Staubitz (So., Edgewood, Ky.).
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