Women’s Crew Advances All Three Boats to A/B Semifinals on NCAAs Day One

Friday, May 31

Indianapolis, IN

4:00 PM

Brown University

NCAA Championships

Women’s Crew Advances All Three Boats to A/B Semifinals on NCAAs Day One

5/31/2019 8:26:00 PM | Women's Crew

Day One Results Day One Full Replay Saturday Heat Sheet

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Brown University women's crew advanced all three of its boats – the first varsity eight, second varsity eight, and A varsity four – to the A/B semifinals to highlight its first day of racing at the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Rowing Championships on Friday afternoon at the Indianapolis Rowing Center at Eagle Creek Park.

Making their 23^rd straight appearance at the NCAA Championships, the Bears' second varsity eight placed second in its heat while the first varsity eight and A varsity four each came in third in its respective heat to propel all three of the program's boats into Saturday's A/B semifinals. Brown stood as one of nine programs to send all of its boats into the A/B semifinals.

"It was a good day, we're happy, and we're looking forward to the semifinals tomorrow," Brown head coach John Murphy said.

Saturday Semifinal Outlook

Brown's seventh-seeded first varsity eight will race in A/B semifinal one out of lane six on Saturday at 8:36 a.m. The Bears will face – in lane order from one to five – 12^th-seeded Virginia, 10^th-seeded Iowa, top-seeded California, fifth-seeded Texas, and sixth-seeded Michigan.

The Bears' ninth-seeded second varsity eight will compete in A/B semifinal two out of lane two at 9:36 a.m. The crew will meet – in lane order from one and three to six – 14^th-seeded Wisconsin, third-seeded Stanford, second-seeded Michigan, fifth-seeded Virginia, and eighth-seeded Princeton.

Brown's eighth-seeded varsity four will race in A/B semifinal one out of lane six at 10:12 a.m. The boat will face – in lane order from one to five – sixth-seeded Princeton, 10^th-seeded Yale, third-seeded Texas, top-seeded Washington, and fifth-seeded Michigan.

Brown stood as one of nine programs – out of the 22-school event – to send all three of its boats to the A/B semifinals, alongside California, Michigan, Ohio State, Princeton, Stanford, Texas, Washington, and Yale. Three other schools – Indiana (2V8, V4), Rutgers (1V8, V4), and Virginia (1V8, 2V8) – placed two boats in the A/B semifinals. Iowa's 1V8, Wisconsin's 2V8, and Duke's V4 rounded out the 36-boat A/B semifinal field.

The top three boats in each A/B semifinal advance to their respective grand finals while the rest proceed to their respective petite finals. The top three crews in each C/D semifinal qualify for the C final while the remaining crews compete in the D final.

Afternoon Heats Recap

Brown's seventh-seeded first varsity placed third in heat two out of lane four with a time of 6:19.236 to advance to the A/B semifinals. The Bears came in just 0.949 seconds behind second-place and 10^th-seeded Iowa (6:19.236) and 2.465 seconds behind first-place and second-seeded Princeton (6:16.771). Brown topped 15^th-seeded Navy (6:25.082) by 5.846 seconds as well as 18^th-seeded UCF (6:40.070).

The Bears' ninth-seeded second varsity eight placed second in heat one out of lane two behind a time of 6:25.514, moving to the A/B semifinals. Brown topped eighth-seeded Princeton (6:29.079) by 3.565 seconds and trailed top-seeded Washington (6:19.507) by 6.007 seconds. The Bears improved to 2-2 vs. Princeton on the year while also defeating 16^th-seeded UCF (6:41.260) and 17^th-seeded Navy (6:44.684).

Brown's eighth-seeded varsity four took third place in heat one out of lane four with a time of 7:17.694 to advance to the A/B semifinals. The Bears topped 16^th-seeded Iowa (7:26.819) by 9.125 seconds in addition to 17^th-seeded Radcliffe (7:44.006). Top-seeded Washington (7:02.901) won the race, finishing 3.748 seconds ahead of ninth-seeded California (7:06.649), which came in 11.045 seconds ahead of Brown.

Officials delayed the start of the heats to the afternoon due to debris on the course. With the change, Division I eliminated repechage races with the top three boats from each heat progressing to the A/B semifinals and the remaining crews proceeding to the C/D semifinals.

Brown Schedule/Results
Friday, May 31 (7-5)
4:50 p.m. – I Eights – Heat 2, Lane 4 – Third (2-2) – 6:19.236
5:20 p.m. – II Eights – Heat 1, Lane 2 – Second (3-1) – 6:25.514
6:00 p.m. – Fours – Heat 1, Lane 4 – Third (2-2) – 7:17.694
Saturday, June 1
9:00 a.m. – I Eights – A/B Semifinal 1, Lane 6
9:30 a.m. – II Eights – A/B Semifinal 2, Lane 2
9:40 a.m. – Fours – A/B Semifinal 1, Lane 6

Brown Friday Heat Race Results
First Varsity Eight – Heat 2
1. Princeton: 6:16.771
2. Iowa: 6:18.287
3. Brown: 6:19.236
4. Navy: 6:25.082
5. UCF: 6:40.070

Second Varsity Eight – Heat 1
1. Washington: 6:19.507
2. Brown: 6:25.514
3. Princeton: 6:29.079
4. UCF: 6:41.260
5. Navy: 6:44.684

Varsity Four – Heat 1
1. Washington: 7:02.901
2. California: 7:06.649
3. Brown: 7:17.694
4. Iowa: 7:26.819
5. Radcliffe: 7:44.006

Race Notes
Brown, ranked No. 8 in the latest USRowing/CRCA Coaches Poll, faced five ranked programs in the heats, including No. 1 Washington, No. 3 California, No. 6 Princeton, No. 14 Iowa, and No. 16 Radcliffe … The Bears posted a 7-5 record on the day … Brown's 1V8 moved to 18-6 on the year, the 2V8 moved to 18-6, and the AV4 moved to 20-4 on the season … Brown's second varsity eight improved to 2-2 vs. Princeton on the year and the A varsity four improved to 3-0 vs. Radcliffe on the season.

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