Brown University
NCAA Championships
Women's Crew Advances Second Eight into Grand Final on #ncaaROW Day Two
5/27/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Crew
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – Brown University women's crew advanced its second varsity eight boat into the grand final for the 19th time out of 21 NCAA Championships to highlight its second day of racing at the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Rowing Championships on Saturday morning at Mercer Lake.
The Bears' second varsity eight placed third in its semifinal, claiming the final grand final qualifying spot in the race by 0.643 seconds over Texas. Brown's first varsity eight placed fifth in a semifinal that included four of the top-five seeded crews in the event to gain a spot in the petite final while the varsity four won its semifinal to land a place in the C final.
On Sunday, Brown's eighth-seeded first varsity eight will race in the petite final out of lane five at 10:48 a.m. The Bears will face – in lane order from one to four and six – 11th-seeded Indiana, 12th-seeded Virginia, fourth-seeded Princeton, fifth-seeded Ohio State, and 16th-seeded Wisconsin.
The third-seeded second varsity eight will compete in the grand final on Sunday at 10:36 a.m. out of lane six. The Bears will take on ninth-seeded Wisconsin, fourth-seeded Michigan, second-seeded California, top-seeded Washington, and seventh-seeded Ohio State in lane order from one to five.
Brown's seventh-seeded varsity four will take part in the C final at 8:24 a.m. on Sunday from lane four. The four's opponents in the race include – in lane order from one to three and five to six – 20th-seeded Northeastern, 13th-seeded Gonzaga, 14th-seeded Indiana, 17th-seeded Notre Dame, and 12th-seeded Washington State.
The Bears' third-seeded second varsity eight captured a spot in the grand final with a third-place finish in A/B semifinal one out of lane four with a time of 6:24.285, edging fifth-seeded Texas (6:24.928) by 0.643 seconds for the final qualifying spot.
Top-seeded Washington took the race in 6:18.492 with seventh-seeded Ohio State (6:22.488) coming in second, 3.996 seconds behind the Buckeyes. In addition to the Longhorns, Brown also defeated eighth-seeded Yale (6:29.612) and 10th-seeded Syracuse (6:43.015).
In a first varsity eight semifinal that included four of the top-five seeded crews in the event, the eighth-seeded Bears came in fifth with a time of 6:21.372 out of lane one in A/B semifinal one. Top-seeded Washington won the race in 6:09.857 while 0.564 seconds separated second through fourth places.
Second-seeded California (6:11.795) and third-seeded Texas (6:12.137) took the last two qualifying spots from the semifinal into the 1V8 grand final with the Longhorns topping fifth-seeded Ohio State (6:12.359) by 0.222 seconds. The Bears finished 9.013 seconds behind the Buckeyes and topped 16th-seeded Wisconsin (6:23.300) by 1.928 seconds after falling to the Badgers in the heats.
Brown's seventh-seeded varsity four won C/D semifinal one from lane three with a time of 7:19.359 to clinch a spot in the C final. The Bears took an open water victory, crossing the finish 5.497 seconds ahead of 13th-seeded Gonzaga (7:24.856) as well as eclipsing 12th-seeded Washington State (7:27.749), 18th-seeded UCF (7:35.784), and 21st-seeded Massachusetts (7:46.231).
Three schools – California, Michigan, and Washington – advanced all three of their boats to the grand finals while two schools – Texas (1V8, V4) and Ohio State (2V8, V4) – qualified two boats to the grand finals. Five other schools – Brown (2V8), Stanford (1V8), Yale (1V8), Wisconsin (2V8), and Princeton (V4) sent one boat into the grand finals.
Brown Schedule/Results
Friday, May 26 (17-8)
9:00 a.m. – I Eights – Heat 1, Lane 4 – Fourth (1-3) – 6:21.678
10:12 a.m. – II Eights – Heat 3, Lane 3 – Second (5-0) – 6:21.157
10:48 a.m. – Fours – Heat 2, Lane 4 – Third (2-2) – 7:05.575
5:24 p.m. – I Eights – Repechage 2, Lane 5 – Second (5-1) – 6:17.713
6:00 p.m. – Fours – Repechage 1, Lane 3 – Third (4-2) – 7:09.566
Saturday, May 27 (8-6)
8:36 a.m. – I Eights – A/B Semifinal 1, Lane 1 – Fifth (1-4) – 6:21.372
9:24 a.m. – II Eights – A/B Semifinal 1, Lane 4 – Third (3-2) – 6:24.285
9:48 a.m. – Fours – C/D Semifinal 1, Lane 3 – First (4-0) – 7:19.359
Sunday, May 28
8:24 a.m. – Fours – C Final, Lane 4
10:36 a.m. – II Eights – Grand Final, Lane 6
10:48 a.m. – I Eights – Petite Final, Lane 5
Brown Saturday Race Results
First Varsity Eight – A/B Semifinal 1
1. Washington – 6:09.857
2. California – 6:11.795
3. Texas – 6:12.137
4. Ohio State – 6:12.359
5. Brown – 6:21.372
6. Wisconsin – 6:23.300
Second Varsity Eight – A/B Semifinal 1
1. Washington – 6:18.492
2. Ohio State – 6:22.488
3. Brown – 6:24.285
4. Texas – 6:24.928
5. Yale – 6:29.612
6. Syracuse – 6:43.015
Varsity Four – C/D Semifinal 1
1. Brown – 7:19.359
2. Gonzaga – 7:24.856
3. Washington State – 7:27.749
4. UCF – 7:35.784
5. Massachusetts – 7:46.231
Race Notes
Brown, the No. 6 crew in the latest CRCA Coaches Poll, raced against eight other crews ranked in the poll on the day – No. 1 Washington, No. 2 California, No. 4 Texas, No. 4 Ohio State, No. 9 Yale, No. 11 Wisconsin, No. 12 Syracuse, and No. 15 Washington State … The Bears' 2V8 bettered its season mark to 25-5 overall and 17-3 in the state of New Jersey … Brown's 1V8 season record moved to 23-12 overall and 15-10 in the state of New Jersey … The V4 improved its season record to 23-11 overall and 16-8 in New Jersey … The 2V8 improved to 2-1 on the year vs. Yale … The Bears' 1V8 improved to 1-1 vs. Wisconsin at the championship with a third meeting set for the petite final … The V4 improved to 9-0 against its field in its semifinal, including a 3-0 mark vs. UCF and 2-0 records vs. Washington State, Gonzaga, and Massachusetts … Brown went 8-6 as a team on the day and moved its record at the championships to 25-14 … In the 21 years of the NCAA Championships, Brown has advanced at least one boat to the grand finals 20 times and placed 60-of-63 boats in either the petite or grand finals.
