University of Louisville
ACC Championship
Louisville Advances All Five Boats to Grand Finals at ACC Championship
May 13, 2016 | Rowing
Cardinals win second varsity four, third varsity eight heat races; Saturday’s action begins at 8:05 a.m., ET
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Louisville rowing team won a pair of heat races and advanced all five of its boats to the grand finals during the first day of competition at the 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Rowing Championship on Friday at Lake Hartwell.
The Cardinals registered heat race wins in the second varsity four and third varsity eight events for the second consecutive season at the ACC Championship. Louisville also earned a runner-up finish in its varsity four heat race and was third in its varsity eight and second varsity eight heat races on Friday at the 17th annual ACC rowing regatta. Reigning champion and fifth-ranked Virginia swept all five of its heat races to lead the way entering Saturday's finals.
 Louisville's second varsity four crew finished in a time of 7:43.018 and was more than six seconds clear of second-place Syracuse. The Cardinals' third varsity eight boat crossed the finish line in a time of 6:56.244, almost 13 seconds ahead of runner-up Syracuse.
Saturday's championship schedule will begin for Louisville at 8:15 a.m., ET with the varsity eight grand final. The Cardinals will continue their final day or racing in the Palmetto State with the second varsity eight grand final at 8:40 a.m., the varsity four grand final at 9:05 a.m., the second varsity four grand final at 9:30 a.m., and the third varsity eight grand final at 9:55 a.m. The awards ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10:15 a.m., while all of Saturday's racing will be televised by ESPN3.
Fans can follow University of Louisville rowing on Twitter (@UofLRowing) at http://twitter.com/UofLRowing.
2016 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP – DAY 1 RESULTS
Varsity 8+ Heat 1
1. Virginia – 6:21.117
2. Duke – 6:32.803
3. Louisville – 6:37.811Â
4. Boston College – 6:40.719
5. North Carolina – 6:48.294
Second Varsity 8+ Heat 1
1. Virginia – 6:32.271
2. Notre Dame – 6:41.256
3. Louisville – 6:47.472
4. North Carolina – 6:59.209
5. Miami – 6:59.565
Varsity 4+ Heat 1
1. Virginia – 7:18.413
2. Louisville – 7:34.438
3. Clemson – 7:38.494
4. North Carolina – 7:46.258
5. Miami – 8:07.588Â
Second Varsity 4+ Heat 2
1. Louisville – 7:43.018
2. Syracuse – 7:49.200
3. Boston College – 7:57.434
4. Miami – 8:04.749
Third Varsity 8+ Heat 2
1. Louisville – 6:56.244
2. Syracuse – 7:09.231
3. Boston College – 7:17.902
4. Duke – 7:21.682Â
2016 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP – DAY 1 LOUISVILLE LINEUPS
Varsity 8+: Annie Pape (coxswain), Hanna Spittel, Rebecca Busk, Hannah Richardson, Kirsti Harrison, Lucie Heranova, Sarah Podwojski, Katie Nord, Callie McGowan
Second Varsity 8+: Kim Streetz (coxswain), Abbie Wade, Gabi Biedenharn, Allison Zimmermann, Cynthia Doyle, Maddy Staubitz, Sophie Schulz, Mary Waldman, Abbi Fitts
Varsity 4+: Sophie St. Martin (coxswain), Rebecca Yaklic, Nicole DiTommaso, Elizabeth Patrick, Madeleine Chesney
Second Varsity 4+: Chiara Ponko (coxswain), Kaitlin Ulbert, Mackenzie Garland, Kylie Noltemeyer, Katie Miller
Third Varsity 8+: Margaret Geraghty (coxswain), Amanda Zalno, Caroline Lynch, Sally Rozumalski, Samantha Stoll, McKenzie Clifford, Kelsey Webb, Mallory Burnett, Rachael SchmetzerÂ
2016 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS – LANE ASSIGNMENTS
Varsity 8+ Grand Final | 8:15 a.m. ET
Lane 1: Clemson
Lane 2: Louisville
Lane 3: Syracuse
Lane 4: Duke
Lane 5: Notre Dame
Lane 6: Virginia
Second Varsity 8+ Grand Final | 8:40 a.m., ET
Lane 1: Louisville
Lane 2: Clemson
Lane 3: Notre Dame
Lane 4: Syracuse
Lane 5: Virginia
Lane 6: Duke
Varsity 4+ Grand Final | 9:05 a.m., ET
Lane 1: Clemson
Lane 2: Duke
Lane 3: Louisville
Lane 4: Syracuse
Lane 5: Virginia
Lane 6: Notre Dame
Second Varsity 4+ Grand Final | 9:30 a.m., ET
Lane 1: Clemson
Lane 2: Boston College
Lane 3: Notre Dame
Lane 4: Syracuse
Lane 5: Virginia
Lane 6: LouisvilleÂ
Third Varsity 8+ Grand Final | 9:55 a.m., ET
Lane 1: Boston College
Lane 2: Clemson
Lane 3: Syracuse
Lane 4: Notre Dame
Lane 5: Louisville
Lane 6: VirginiaÂ
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