Cardinals Complete Day 1 of Racing at Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational

Saturday, March 13

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Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational

Cardinals Complete Day 1 of Racing at Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational

March 13, 2021 | Rowing

Action resumes at 9 a.m. Sunday

By: Nancy Worley

University of Louisville rowing opened its 2021 championship season with racing Saturday at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational at the Melton Lake Rowing Venue.

After a layoff of more than 490 days, the Cardinals returned to race as they hosted the ninth ORCI. UofL's highlight in the afternoon session came when the V4+ powered to a second-place finish, beating No. 12-ranked Wisconsin.

"It is great seeing this event come together," said Derek Copeland, UofL head coach. "Our boats are consistently making improvements each time they get on the water. We know our speed now, and we look forward to weekly gains throughout the season."

Competition for the field resumes tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. ET. The Cardinals launch V8+ at 10:44 against SMU and Michigan. The V4+ face SMU and Michigan at 10:52. The 2V8+ compete against SMU and Michigan at 11:00 and the 2V4+ race SMU and Tennessee at 11:08.

Live results from all three sessions will be available on the Louisville team Twitter account (@UofLRowing) and HereNow.com, with daily recaps following on GoCards.com

RESULTS
Saturday Morning
Varsity 8+

Virginia 6:15.442
Wisconsin 6:18.971
Louisville 6:34.264

Varsity 4+

Virginia 7:10.160
Wisconsin 7:21.919
Louisville 7:31.545

Second Varsity 8+

Virginia 6:25.023
Wisconsin 6:26.229
Louisville 6:42.247

Second Varsity 4+

Virginia 7:11.900
Wisconsin 7:34.030
Louisville 8:00.150

Saturday Afternoon
Varsity 8+

Minnesota 6:19.206
Indiana 6:19.384
Louisville 6:34.807

Varsity 4+

Minnesota 7:12.97
Louisville 7:27.550
Wisconsin 7:33.087

Second Varsity 8+

Indiana 6:24.311
Minnesota 6:30.904
Louisville 6:41.093

Lineups:
V8+ (AM): 1.) Riley Kerber, 2.) Michaela Dukes, 3.) Emily Corso, 4.) Megan Lee, 5.) Katie Beiler, 6.) Claudia Figueiredo, 7.) Violette Legrand, 8.) Caitlin Bentley, and Cox: Ellee Grosser

V8+ (PM): 1.) Riley Kerber, 2.) Michaela Dukes, 3.) Violette Legrand, 4.) Megan Lee, 5.) Emily Corso, 6.) Claudia Figueiredo, 7.) Katie Beiler, 8.) Caitlin Bentley, and Cox: Ellee Grosser

2V8+: 1.) Molly Gillikin, 2.) Eliza Wack 3.) Madison Cicha, 4.) Sydney Paulus, 5.) Nahdeen Hassanain, 6.) Olivia Oestreich, 7.) Parekura Kellow; 8.) Jordan Kraski, Cox: Rosie Devine

V4+ (AM): 1.) Gabi Zanoni, 2.) Evey Peplowski 3.) Alaina Brauer, 4.) Charlotte Almond, Cox: Izzy Hussey

V4+ 1.) (PM) 1.) Gabi Zanoni, 2.) Evey Peplowski 3.) Alaina Brauer, 4.) Charlotte Almond, Cox: Heidi Anderson

2V4+ (AM): 1.) Maddie Meister, 2.) Sarah Bogan 3.) Kaylee Lowe 4.) Caitlyn Pike, Cox: Peyton Hengen

2V4+ (PM): 1.) Maddie Meister, 2.) Sarah Bogan 3.) Kaylee Lowe 4.) Caitlyn Pike, Cox: Audrey Sholiton

A Look at the Competition
The Cardinals are joined this weekend by 11 other programs, including fellow Atlantic Coast Conference members Clemson, Notre Dame and Virginia. Additional participants include Minnesota, Tulsa, Alabama, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Tennessee and SMU.

Six of the competing squads are ranked in the CRCA preseason Top 20: No 3 Michigan, No. 7 Virginia, No. 11 Indiana, No. 12 Wisconsin, No. 16 Alabama, and No. 20 SMU, while four of the programs: Louisville, Minnesota, Tennessee and Notre Dame received votes in the first poll.