Louisville Finishes Third in Varsity Eight at Rivanna Romp

Sunday, November 11

Earlysville, VA

11:00 AM

University of Louisville

Rivanna Romp

Members of the Louisville Rowing participate in the annual Red/Black Regatta held on the Waterfront on October 6, 2018.

Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

Louisville Finishes Third in Varsity Eight at Rivanna Romp

November 11, 2018 | Rowing

Cards top multiple ACC rivals at fall finale

By: Jake Stanley

EARLYSVILLE, Va. – Highlighted by a trio of top-five finishes, the University of Louisville rowing team concluded its fall season Sunday afternoon at the Rivanna Romp hosted by the University of Virginia on the Rivanna Reservoir.

In the varsity eight race, the Cardinals' V8+ boat racked up a time of 13:51.1, placing third behind a pair of Virginia boats. In the same race, the Cards' 2V8+ finished 14^th with a time of 14:42.4, followed by the 3V8+ in 16^th place at 14:53.8. With the result, the Cards finished ahead off of all ACC teams in the event except the hosting Cavaliers.

"This race has been a huge catalyst for our team a couple of times in recent years," said head coach Derek Copeland. "This year's results certainly show that we have an opportunity to do something special."

The Cards' second top-five finish came in the varsity four race as the V4+ finished fifth with a 15:11.6 clip. Three additional crews competed in the race, led by the 2V4+, which came in 10^th place with a time of 15:11.6. Finally, the freshman eight crew was runner-up in the novice eight race at 14:34.2, followed by the novice eight boat in eighth at 16:22.1.

"Growth can be very hard and is uncomfortable. I think they've got it in them, though," said Copeland. "We have a couple of days off, and we will get back to it with our record reset to 0-0."

The Cards will now turn their attention to the winter training sessions, which concludes with a Florida training trip in February and a scrimmage meet against UCF and Tennessee in Orlando on Feb. 23. Louisville will then begin its spring regular season by hosting the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational on March 16-17 in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

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RESULTS
Varsity Eight
1. Virginia V8+, 13:15.6
2. Virginia 2V8+, 13:32.4
3. Louisville V8+, 13:51.1
4. Duke, 14:02.0
5. Virginia 3V8+, 14:05.9
14. Louisville 2V8+, 14:42.4
16. Louisville 3V8+, 14:53.8

Varsity Four
1. Virginia V4+, 14:38.3
2. Virginia 3V4+, 14:57.4
3. Virginia 2V4+, 14:58.1
4. Virginia 4V4+, 15:07.3
5. Louisville V4+, 15:11.6
10. Louisville 2V4+, 15:55.2
17. Louisville 3V4+, 16:21.4
21. Louisville 4V4+, 16:50.3

Novice Eight
1. Clemson A, 14:20.6
2. Louisville F8+, 14:34.2
3. Virginia A, 14:34.8
4. Duke A, 14:40.3
5. Clemson B, 15:09.7
8. Louisville N8+, 16:22.1

LINEUPS
V8+: Kate Allport (coxswain), Violette Legrand, Abbi Fitts, Lucie Heranova, Abigail Davies, Misia Partyga, Leah van Eeden, McKenzie Sweeney, Kimberly Dil
2V8+: Perie Howard (coxswain), Emmy Wuensch, Jordan Kraski, Caroline Lynch, Madison Luette, Emily Corso, McKenzie Vaughn, Morgan Senogles, Victoria Goldin
3V8+: Margaret Geraghty (coxswain), Gillian Burns, Tara Carr, Caitlyn Pike, Katie Beiler, Claudia Figueiredo, Ainsley Mattingly, Olivia DeNiro, Riley Kerber
V4+: Perie Howard (coxswain), Abbi Fitts, Caroline Lynch, Lucie Heranova, McKenzie Sweeney
2V4+: Margaret Geraghty (coxswain), Kimberly Dil, Abigail Davies, Madison Luette, Morgan Senogles
3V4+: Kate Allport (coxswain), Caitlyn Pike, Emily Corso, McKenzie Vaughn, Victoria Goldin
4V4+: Audrey Sholiton (coxswain), Jordan Kraski, Tara Carr, Gillian Burns, Riley Kerber
F8+: Rosie Devine (coxswain), Emmy Wuensch, Leah van Eeden, Misia Partyga, Claudia Figueiredo, Katie Beiler, Olivia DeNiro, Ainsley Mattingly, Madeline Dodd
N8+: Heidi Anderson (coxswain), Maggie Adams, Megan Burns, Anna Kiser, Anna Williams, Michaela Dukes, Madison Meister, Summer Stark, Lindsay Erlenbach