Varsity Eight Earns Bronze Medal at ACC Rowing Championship

Sunday, May 13

Clemson, S.C.

5:00 PM

University of Louisville

ACC Championship

Varsity Eight Earns Bronze Medal at ACC Rowing Championship

May 13, 2018 | Rowing

Final Results

Cardinals finish in fifth place with 66 points

By: Jake Stanley

CLEMSON, S.C. – Powered by the bronze medal-winning performance of the varsity eight crew, the University of Louisville women's rowing team placed fifth at the 19^th Annual Atlantic Coast Conference Rowing Championship Sunday evening on Lake Hartwell at Clemson University.

In the overall competition, the Cardinals tallied 66 points, the second-most in their ACC history, and finished in fifth place for the third-consecutive season. For the fourth-straight season, all five crews advanced to their respective grand finals. With 99 points, Virginia earned its 18^th conference title and an automatic bid into the upcoming NCAA Championship. Syracuse took second with 77 points, followed by Duke in third with 72 and Notre Dame in fourth with 69.

Senior Sophie Schulz was named to the First Team All-ACC and freshman Violette Legrand was named to the Second-Team All-ACC by a vote of the league's coaches. Legrand was also named the ACC Freshman of the Year for her performance in the varsity eight stroke position.

Following a strong showing in the morning heat, the V8+ boat quickly moved out in the regatta's final race, alternating with Syracuse for second place throughout its duration. Although the Orange finished less than two seconds ahead, the Cardinals held off Duke and Notre Dame to clinch third place with a time of 6:25.309, their highest V8+ finish as an ACC member. The evening race saw the Cards shave over 12 seconds off their morning heat time of 6:37.883, in which they also placed third.

Louisville's second-best grand final finish came from the 2V4+ crew, which turned in a fourth-place mark of 7:25.314. The boat finished second in the morning heat with a time of 7:29.642. Additionally, the 3V8+ earned the Cards' lone win of the day as they posted a time of 6:45.115 in a morning heat photo-finish against Syracuse. The crew placed fifth in the grand final with a time of 6:51.032.

The 2V8+ crew was consistent in both races, finishing fifth in the final with a time of 6:40.139, preceded by a third-place time of 6:40.542 in the heat. The V4+ boat delivered a similar performance, coming in fifth at 7:21.964 in the final after posting a mark of 7:21.944 in the morning.

AWARDS
ALL-ACC ROWING TEAM
First Team
Izzy Weiss, Virginia (coxswain)
Heidi Long, Virginia
Jane Hudson, Virginia
Ellie Stewart, Virginia
Ashley Johnson, Syracuse
Lucy Pearce, Syracuse
Katherine Maitland, Duke
Treasa O'Tighearnaigh, Notre Dame
Sophie Schulz, Louisville

Second Team
Rebecca Spraggins, Syracuse (coxswain)
Morgan Rosts, Virginia
Isabel Ruby Hill, Duke
Christine Schindele-Murayama, Notre Dame
Violette Legrand, Louisville
Isla McRae, Clemson
Kathryn Johnson, North Carolina
Kathleen Hanson, Miami
Meg Lydon, Boston College

ACC Coach of the Year – Kevin Sauer, Virginia

ACC Freshman of the Year – Violette Legrand, Louisville

ACC Crew of the Year – Virginia V4+

RESULTS
2018 ACC Championship – Overall Standings
1. Virginia, 99 points
2. Syracuse, 77 points
3. Duke, 72 points
4. Notre Dame, 69 points
5. Louisville, 66 points
6. Clemson, 41 points
7. North Carolina, 29 points
T8. Boston College, 22 points
T8. Miami, 22 points

Varsity 8+ Grand Final
1. Virginia, 6:19.454
2. Syracuse, 6:23.318
3. Louisville, 6:25.309
4. Duke, 6:26.433
5. Notre Dame, 6:26.956
6. Clemson, 6:35.898

Second Varsity 8+ Grand Final
1. Virginia, 6:25.382
2. Syracuse, 6:28.202
3. Notre Dame, 6:35.608
4. Duke, 6:37.910
5. Louisville, 6:40.139
6. North Carolina, 6:41.119

Varsity 4+ Grand Final
1. Virginia, 7:06.980
2. Duke, 7:12.866
3. Notre Dame, 7:15.875
4. Clemson, 7:18.012
5. Louisville, 7:21.964
6. Syracuse, 7:22.346

Second Varsity 4+ Grand Final
1. Virginia, 7:13.485
2. Notre Dame, 7:16.483
3. Duke, 7:20.829
4. Louisville, 7:25.314
5. Syracuse, 7:26.313
6. Clemson, 7:26.615

Third Varsity 8+ Grand Final
1. Virginia, 6:32.136
2. Syracuse, 6:41.398
3. Duke, 6:43.066
4. Notre Dame, 6:44.158
5. Louisville, 6:51.032
6. North Carolina, 6:57.339

Varsity 8+ Heat 1
1. Virginia, 6:24.519
2. Duke, 6:34.185
3. Louisville, 6:37.883
4. North Carolina, 6:48.075
5. Boston College, 6:51.877

Second Varsity 8+ Heat 2
1. Syracuse, 6:33.591
2. Notre Dame, 6:38.292
3. Louisville, 6:40.542
4. Clemson, 6:47.814

Varsity 4+ Heat 1
1. Virginia, 7:14.828
2. Louisville, 7:21.944
3. Syracuse, 7:31.046
4. North Carolina, 7:35.030
5. Miami, 7:39.368

Second Varsity 4+ Heat 2
1. Duke, 7:24.503
2. Louisville, 7:29.642
3. Syracuse, 7:30.817
4. Miami, 7:31.327

Third Varsity 8+ Heat 2
1. Louisville, 6:45.115
2. Syracuse, 6:45.167
3. Notre Dame, 6:48.625
4. Clemson, 7:06.320

LINEUPS
V8+: Kate Allport (coxswain), Violette Legrand, Abbi Fitts, Leah Stump, Lucie Heranova, Kirsti Harrison, Sophie Schulz, Sarah Podwojski, Hannah Richardson
2V8+: Perie Howard (coxswain), Claire Bahain, Caroline Lynch, Mallory Burnett, Rebecca Yaklic, Abigail Davies, Rachael Schmetzer, Rebecca Busk, Callie McGowan
V4+: Kim Streetz (coxswain), Kimberly Dil, Elizabeth Patrick, Madison Luette, Allison Zimmermann
2V4+: Margaret Geraghty (coxswain), Riley Kerber, Gillian Burns, Kaitlin Ulbert, Tara Carr
3V8+: Caitlin Ponko (coxswain), Samantha Stoll, Victoria Goldin, Caitlyn Pike, Brynna Walchle, McKenzie Vaughn, Tress Wiggington, Lauren Kelly, Emily Corso