Rowing Finishes Sixth at ACC Championships

CLEMSON, S.C. (theACC.com) – The University of Louisville rowing team finished sixth at the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Rowing Championship. Virginia won four of the five Grand Finals and tallied 98 total points to claim Saturday morning at Lake Hartwell in Clemson, South Carolina.

Syracuse finished second with 83 points to narrowly nudge out Duke, who had 82. Clemson was fourth with 60 points, followed by Miami (52), Louisville (43), Notre Dame (29), Boston College (26) and North Carolina (21).

All four Louisville boats improved on their preliminary times in the Grand Final. The 3V8 went 6:57.125 to finish fifth.

The V4 boat boarded a time of 7:25.809 to finish fifth and crew member Maddy Cicha had this to say, "Louisville Rowing had a truly unforgettable season this year. After strong showings throughout the spring, we are excited to have improved placement at ACC's compared to last year. The greatest growth we have had, though, is within the team. I am so proud of the way we have all come together and had each other's backs this year and I know that's a pride that resonates throughout the team. I can't say how grateful I am to row with my best friends every day and the future feels really bright as a Cardinal."

The 2V8 boat clocked in a 6:51.290 to finish sixth.

"Joy, gratitude and pure hard work are the first things to come to mind when I think of this season and our racing at ACCs," said 2V8 rower Eliza Wack. "This was our best showing at ACCs in my four years and the cornerstones are there to built upon next season. We were adaptable and I can safely say we walked away proud of each other and sad that the weekend was over."

The V8 Boat turned in a time of 6:36.284 to finish sixth and crew member Caitlin Bentley was awarded second team All-ACC honors.

Bentley said, "It's been a great season full of small losses, small wins and even some big wins. The ACC Championships saw us battling it out in the grand finals and although we didn't place where we wanted to, we still achieved some of the goals we set at the beginning of the season. I am proud to see how much this team has grown over the season. I can't wait to see us battle it out next year."

The Cavaliers won the Third Varsity Eight (6:39.820), Varsity Four (7:10.892), Second Varsity Eight (6:26.132) and Varsity Eight (6:23.415). Duke claimed the Second Varsity Four with a time of 7:11.587.

Virginia's Kevin Sauer was named the ACC Coach of the Year for the 14th time and North Carolina's Kristen Siermachesky was tabbed the ACC Newcomer of the Year.

Virginia's ACC Champion First Varsity Eight garnered ACC Crew of the Year and was composed of coxswain Vivi Van Ingen, Kate Kelly, Leia Till, Lauren Benedict, Sonja Schlosser, Nicola Lawless, Alli Terblanche, Kelsey Gems and Eva Fronhoffer.

With the win, Virginia claims the automatic bid to the NCAA Championship while others will await the announcement of NCAA Selections on Tuesday, May 17 to learn if their seasons will continue. The 2022 NCAA Championship will be held May 27-29 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida.

Three ACC teams are ranked among the latest Pocock/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Poll with Syracuse headlining the group at No. 11, followed by No. 14 Duke and No. 15 Virginia. Additionally, Louisville and Clemson are receiving votes, as the first two teams outside of the top 20.

Team Scores
1. Virginia - 98
2. Syracuse - 83
3. Duke - 82
4. Clemson - 60
5. Miami - 52
6. Louisville - 43
7. Notre Dame - 29
8. Boston College - 26
9. North Carolina - 21

2022 All-ACC Rowing Team
ACC Coach of the Year: Kevin Sauer, Virginia
ACC Newcomer of the Year: Kristen Siermachesky, North Carolina
ACC Crew of the Year: Virginia Varsity Eight - Coxswain Vivi Van Ingen, Kate Kelly, Leia Till, Lauren Benedict, Sonja Schlosser, Nicola Lawless, Alli Terblanche, Kelsey Gems, Eva Fronhoffer

First Team
Sonja Schlosser, Virginia
Nicola Lawless, Virginia
Alli Terblanche, Virginia
Vivi Van Ingen (Coxswain), Virginia
Aphrodite Gioulekas, Syracuse
Kami Kralikaite, Syracuse
Megan Lee, Duke
Rachel Twitty, Clemson
Alyssa Bacchus, Miami

Second Team
Leia Till, Virginia
Hannah Murphy (Coxswain), Syracuse
Sydney Johnson, Duke
Lori Belanger, Clemson
Constance Stirling, Miami
Caitlin Bentley, Louisville
Sara Clarin, Notre Dame
Lauren Meath, Boston College
Allessandra de Vito, North Carolina

Louisville Lineups
3V8
Sarah Burke (Cox)
8.) Natalie Stuckey
7.) Elise Roberts
6.) Kaylie Leonard
5.) Reigan Lines
4.) Sophie Reimers
3.) Hannah Burmania
2.) Payton Stinson
1.) Elizabeth Rushworth

2V8
Rosie Devine (Cox)
8.) Neala Marshall
7.) Katie Beiler
6.) McKenzie Vaughn
5.) Anna Kiser
4.) Madeline Giron
3.) Madeline Dodd
2.) Eliza Wack
1.) Isabella Ulloa

V8
Ellee Grosser (Cox)
8.) Evey Peplowski
7.) McKenzie Sweeney
6.) Caitlin Bentley
5.) Michaela Dukes
4.) Claudia Figueiredo
3.) Nahdeen Hassanain
2.) Meghan Greene
1.) Violette Legrand

V4
Izzy Hussey (Cox)
4.) Gabi Zanoni
3.) Madison Cicha
2.) Sydney Paulus
1.) Elle Triem

Saturday Grand Final Results

Third Varsity Eight: 1. Virginia, 6:39.820, 2. Duke, 6:45.170, 3. Clemson, 6:51.306, 4. Syracuse, 6:53.050, 5. Louisville, 6:57.125, 6. Notre Dame, 7:07.293

Second Varsity Four: 1. Duke, 7:11.587, 2. Virginia, 7:16.043, 3. Syracuse, 7:21.519, 4. Clemson, 7:35.067, 5. Miami, 7:41.282, 6. Notre Dame, 7:41.639

Varsity Four: 1. Virginia, 7:10.892, 2. Duke, 7:12.901, 3. Syracuse, 7:16.046, 4. Clemson, 7:21.479, 5. Louisville, 7:25.809, 6. Notre Dame, 7:38.863

Second Varsity Eight: 1. Virginia, 6:26.132, 2. Syracuse, 6:28.109, 3. Duke, 6:31.047, 4. Miami, 6:36.624, 5. Clemson, 6:44.353, 6. Louisville, 6:51.290

Varsity Eight: 1. Virginia, 6:23.415, 2. Syracuse, 6:25.351, 3. Duke, 6:29.505, 4. Miami, 6:32.179, 5. Clemson, 6:33.500, 6. Louisville, 6:36.284

University of Louisville Athletics

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Katie Beiler

Caitlin Bentley

Sarah Burke

Hannah Burmania

Madison Cicha

Rosie Devine

Madeline Dodd

Michaela Dukes

Claudia Figueiredo

Madeline Giron

Meghan Greene

Ellee Grosser

Nahdeen Hassanain

Izzy Hussey

Anna Kiser

Megan Lee

Violette Legrand

Kaylie Leonard

Reigan Lines

Neala Marshall

Sydney Paulus

Evey Peplowski

Sophie Reimers

Elise Roberts

Elizabeth Rushworth

Payton Stinson

Natalie Stuckey

McKenzie Sweeney

Elle Triem

Isabella Ulloa

McKenzie Vaughn

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