Cardinals Earn Two Victories at Head of the Hooch

Saturday, November 3

Chattanooga, TN

1:00 PM

University of Louisville

Head of the Hooch

Members of Louisville Rowing participate in the annual Red/Black Regatta held on the waterfront on October 6

November 03, 2018 | Rowing

Varsity eight and varsity four crews repeat as winners in Chattanooga

By: Jake Stanley

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Using their full roster for the first time this season, the University of Louisville rowing team posted a strong showing Saturday afternoon at the 2018 Head of the Hooch Regatta. The Cardinals' varsity crews took first place in both the championship eight and championship four races, while the freshman eight crew was runner-up in the college and club novice eight race.

Led by coxswain Perie Howard, the varsity eight crew prevailed in the championship eight race by nearly three seconds over Alabama. Saturday's result was the third-consecutive victory for the Cards in the Hooch championship eight race. The second varsity eight boat also finished in the top 10 with a time of 15:37.885, while the third varsity eight placed 11^th with a mark of 15:42.961. All three of the Cards' times in the race were faster than the winning time of 16:08.17 posted by Louisville in last year's regatta.

For the second straight year, the Cards earned a win in the championship four as the varsity eight crew finished with a time of 16:24.491, finishing over 11 seconds ahead of runner-up Wisconsin. Additionally, both the second varsity four (16:38.010) and third varsity four boats (16:40.642) turned in top-10 finishes.

Earlier in the day, the Cards' freshman eight boat made a solid debut in the college and club novice eight race, finishing second behind ACC rival Clemson with a time of 15:53.280, while the novice eight boat placed 18^th at 18:26.421. In the championship doubles race, Louisville raced four boats with Claire Bahain and Misia Partyga posting the team's top finish with a seventh-place time of 17:18.686.

The Cards will conclude the fall portion of their season next Sunday with the Rivanna Romp in Earlysville, Va. Fans can follow Louisville rowing on Twitter (@UofLrowing) at http://twitter.com/uoflrowing, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/UofLRowing and on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/uoflrowing.

RESULTS
Championship Eight
1. Louisville V8+, 14:59.871
2. Alabama, 15:02.047
3. Wisconsin, 15:09.845
4. Rhode Island, 15:12.559
5. North Carolina, 15:21.402
8. Louisville 2V8+, 15:37.885
11. Louisville 3V8+, 15:42.961

College & Club Novice Eight
1. Clemson A, 15:32.567
2. Louisville F8+, 15:53.280
3. Clemson B, 16:17.290
4. North Carolina, 16:25.016
5. Eastern Michigan, 16:33.687
18. Louisville N8+, 18:26.421

Championship Doubles
1. Wisconsin A, 16:52.249
2. Wisconsin B, 17:09.996
3. Wisconsin C, 17:12.132
4. Detroit, 17:14.191
5. Louisville A (Bahain/Partyga), 17:18.686
7. Louisville B (Beiler/Figueiredo), 17:48.056
8. Louisville C (Carr/Kerber), 18:09.398
13. Louisville D (Burns/Meister), 19:40.385

Championship Four
1. Louisville V4+, 16:24.491
2. Wisconsin, 16:35.502
3. Alabama, 16:36.689
4. North Carolina, 16:37.721
5. Louisville 2V4+, 16:38.010
7. Louisville 3V4+, 16:40.642
14. Louisville 4V4+, 17:15.477
18. Louisville 5V4+, 17:50.984
21. Louisville 6V4+, 19:51.247

LINEUPS
V8+: Perie Howard (coxswain), Kimberly Dil, Violette Legrand, Abbi Fitts, Lucie Heranova, Leah van Eeden, Misia Partyga, Abigail Davies, McKenzie Sweeney
2V8+: Kate Allport (coxswain), Emmy Wuensch, Jordan Kraski, Caroline Lynch, McKenzie Vaughn, Emily Corso, Madison Luette, Morgan Senogles, Victoria Goldin
3V8+: Margaret Geraghty (coxswain), Sarah Thurson, Tara Carr, Claire Bahain, Brynna Walchle, Gillian Burns, Tress Wigginton, Caitlyn Pike, Riley Kerber
F8+: Rosie Devine (coxswain), Olivia DeNiro, Katie Beiler, Claudia Figueiredo, Megan Burns, Madison Meister, Anna Kiser, Madeline Dodd, Ainsley Mattingly
N8+: Heidi Anderson (coxswain), Summer Stark, Maggie Adams, Megan Lee, Anna Williams, Clarissa Garrett, Michaela Dukes, Eliza Wack, Morgan Miller
V4+: Margaret Geraghty (coxswain), Abbi Fitts, Violette Legrand, Lucie Heranova, Abigail Davies
2V4+: Kate Allport (coxswain), Kimberly Dil, Grace Herbert, Leah van Eeden, McKenzie Sweeney
3V4+: Perie Howard (coxswain), Sarah Thurson, Caroline Lynch, Madison Luette, Morgan Senogles
4V4+: Rosie Devine (coxswain), Jordan Kraski, Emily Corso, McKenzie Vaughn, Ainsley Mattingly
5V4+: Audrey Sholiton (coxswain), Caitlyn Pike, Brynna Walchle, Victoria Goldin, Tress Wigginton
6V4+: Elizabeth Perrero (coxswain), Summer Stark, Lindsay Erlenbach, Maggie Adams, Anna Williams
2x A: Claire Bahain, Misia Partyga
2x B: Katie Beiler, Claudia Figueiredo
2x C: Tara Carr, Riley Kerber
2x D: Megan Burns, Madison Meister