One Win, Three Runner-up Finishes for Louisville on Day One at Clemson

Saturday, April 16

Clemson, SC

All Day

University of Louisville

Clemson Invitational

Louisville Rowing | Red-Black | By: Shelby Stafford

One Win, Three Runner-up Finishes for Louisville on Day One at Clemson

April 16, 2016 | Rowing

No. 20 Cardinals win second varsity four race during morning session on Lake Hartwell

By: Garett Wall

CLEMSON, S.C. - The 20th-ranked Louisville rowing team earned one race win and added three runner-up finishes during the first day of competition at the Clemson Invitational on Saturday at Lake Hartwell.

On a busy day of racing with morning and afternoon sessions, the Cardinals paced the way in the second varsity four race during the morning session as the crew of Kim Streetz (coxswain), Kylie Noltemeyer, Amanda Zalno, Elizabeth Patrick and Abbi Fitts had with a time of 7:43.4 to finish nearly two seconds ahead of No. 4 Ohio State. Oklahoma was a distant third in the six-team race with a time of 7:59.6.

Louisville added its first runner-up finish of the day in the second varsity eight race during the morning session checking in with a time of 7:00.8, while No. 4 Ohio State led the way in a time of 6:52.1. UCLA was third at 7:03.4 and Tennessee was fourth in the field of seven teams in a time of 7:12.8.

During the afternoon session, the Cardinals rowed to runner-up finishes in the second varsity four and third varsity eight races. In the 2V4+ event, Louisville had a time of 7:39.5 to trail only No. 19 Syracuse (7:35.5), while UCLA was third in the six-boat race with a time of 7:41.5. The Cardinals had a time of 6:56.8 in the 3V8+ race, while No. 8 Texas paced the way at 6:51.3. No. 19 Syracuse was third in the seven-boat field in a time of 7:00.0 and No. 10 Michigan was fourth at 7:07.6.

The final day of racing at the Clemson Invitational is set to begin at 8:30 a.m., ET on Sunday.

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CLEMSON INVITATIONAL – RESULTS
Saturday Morning
Varsity 8+
1. No. 4 Ohio State – 6:37.5
2. UCLA – 6:48.2
3. No. 20 LOUISVILLE – 6:51.5
4. Michigan State – 6:52.6
5. Columbia – 7:01.0
6. Oklahoma – 7:03.0
7. Tennessee – 7:07.0

Second Varsity 8+
1. No. 4 Ohio State – 6:52.1
2. No. 20 LOUISVILLE – 7:00.8
3. UCLA – 7:03.4
4. Tennessee – 7:12.8
5. Michigan State – 7:15.9
6. Columbia – 7:18.2
7. Oklahoma – 7:18.8

Varsity 4+
1. No. 4 Ohio State – 7:50.2
2. UCLA – 7:51.9
3. Oklahoma – 7:55.8
4. No. 20 LOUISVILLE – 7:57.1
5. Tennessee – 8:00.1
6. Columbia – 8:14.1
7. Michigan State – 8:36.3

Second Varsity 4+
1. No. 20 LOUISVILLE – 7:43.4
2. No. 4 Ohio State – 7:45.2
3. Oklahoma – 7:59.6
4. UCLA – 8:06.2
5. Columbia – 8:25.9
6. Tennessee – 8:41.4

Novice 8+/Third Varsity 8+
1. No. 3 Virginia – 7:03.5
2. No. 8 Texas – 7:05.2
3. No. 20 LOUISVILLE – 7:10.1
4. Michigan State – 7:25.7
5. No. 10 Michigan – 7:30.9
6. UCF – 7:39.1
7. Clemson – 7:52.0

Saturday Afternoon
Varsity 8+
1. No. 13 Indiana – 6:29.0
2. UCLA – 6:30.1
3. No. 17 Harvard – 6:30.5
4. No. 19 Syracuse – 6:33.5
5. No. 20 LOUISVILLE – 6:35.3
6. Penn – 6:37.3
7. Clemson - 6:40.6

Second Varsity 8+
1. No. 13 Indiana – 6:33.0
2. No. 19 Syracuse – 6:33.6
3. No. 20 LOUISVILLE – 6:34.8
4. UCLA – 6:35.9
5. Penn – 6:39.6
6. No. 17 Harvard – 6:41.3
7. Clemson – 6:44.0

Varsity 4+
1. No. 19 Syracuse – 7:18.0
2. No. 17 Harvard – 7:20.4
3. UCLA – 7:24.4
4. No. 20 LOUISVILLE – 7:43.4
5. Clemson – 7:32.4
6. No. 13 Indiana – 7:38.3
7. Penn – 7:40.8

Second Varsity 4+
1. No. 19 Syracuse – 7:35.5
2. No. 20 LOUISVILLE – 7:39.5
3. UCLA – 7:41.5
4. Clemson – 7:41.7
5. No. 13 Indiana – 7:45.2
6. Penn – 7:58.3

Novice 8+/Third Varsity 8+
1. No. 8 Texas – 6:51.3
2. No. 20 LOUISVILLE – 6:56.8
3. No. 19 Syracuse – 7:00.0
4. No. 10 Michigan – 7:07.6
5. No. 4 Ohio State – 7:12.6
6. Oklahoma – 7:17.1
7. Clemson – 7:23.1

CLEMSON INVITATIONAL – LOUISVILLE LINEUPS
Saturday Morning
Varsity 8+: Annie Pape (coxswain), Sarah Podwojski, Lucie Heranova, Kirsti Harrison, Sophie Schulz, Rebecca Busk, Cynthia Doyle, Allison Zimmermann, Katie Nord
Second Varsity 8+: Sophie St. Martin (coxswain), Hannah Richardson, Callie McGowan, Leah Stump, Rebecca Yaklic, Hanna Spittel, Maddy Staubitz, Gabi Biedenharn, Mary Waldman
Varsity 4+: Chiara Ponko (coxswain), Abbie Wade, Nicole DiTommaso, Sally Rozumalski, Katie Miller
Second Varsity 4+: Kim Streetz (coxswain), Kylie Noltemeyer, Amanda Zalno, Elizabeth Patrick, Abbi Fitts
Third Varsity 8+: Margaret Geraghty (coxswain), Kaitlin Ulbert, Mallory Burnett, Rachael Schmetzer, Samantha Stoll, Caroline Lynch, Madison Luette, Kelsey Webb, Mackenzie Garland

Saturday Afternoon
Varsity 8+: Sophie St. Martin (coxswain), Sarah Podwojski, Lucie Heranova, Kirsti Harrison, Sophie Schulz, Rebecca Busk, Cynthia Doyle, Allison Zimmermann, Katie Nord
Second Varsity 8+: Annie Pape (coxswain), Hannah Richardson, Callie McGowan, Leah Stump, Rebecca Yaklic, Hanna Spittel, Maddy Staubitz, Gabi Biedenharn, Mary Waldman
Varsity 4+: Kim Streetz (coxswain), Kylie Noltemeyer, Amanda Zalno, Elizabeth Patrick, Abbi Fitts
Second Varsity 4+: Chiara Ponko (coxswain), Abbie Wade, Madeleine Chesney, Sally Rozumalski, Katie Miller
Third Varsity 8+: Margaret Geraghty (coxswain), Kaitlin Ulbert, Mallory Burnett, Rachael Schmetzer, Samantha Stoll, Caroline Lynch, Nicole DiTommaso, Kelsey Webb, Mackenzie Garland