Women's Crew Wins Seven Races on First Day of Big Ten Invitational

Friday, April 7

Sarasota, Fla.

8:30 a.m.

Brown University

Big Ten Invitational - Day 1

Photo by: Keith Egan

Women's Crew Wins Seven Races on First Day of Big Ten Invitational

4/7/2023 6:29:00 PM | Women's Crew

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SARASOTA, Fla. – No. 6 ranked Brown women's crew won each of its seven races on day one of the Big Ten Invitational at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota on Friday.

"This race is a good opportunity to see where we are at this point in the season against excellent competition," said John Murphy, Loyalty Chair for Women's Crew. "We are pleased with the way our team raced today and we are looking forward to doing it all again tomorrow."

The Second Varsity 8, First Varsity 8, Second Varsity 4 and First Varsity 4 posted wins over 11th-ranked Ohio State and 12th-ranked Duke. Later in the day, Brown's 2V8, 1V8 and 1V4 all came in first over 20th-ranked Indiana.

Brown's 2V8 raced first and finished with a time of 6:31.867, less than one second ahead of Ohio State (6:32.601). The Bears and Buckeyes were able to break away from Duke (6:39.197) and Rutgers (6:40.656) for the close finish.

The 1V8 was pushed to the final moments of the race with a winning time of 6:24.421, beating Ohio State (6:26.386), Duke (6:32.514) and Rutgers (6:37.728).

Later in the morning it was the B4 winning the closest race of the entire day. The Bears finished with a time of 7:16.554, which was .015 seconds faster than Ohio State (7:16.569). Duke was right there as well (7:18.211) and in fourth place was Rutgers (7:24.714).

Brown's A4 left no doubt with a first-place time of 7:01.485. Which was nearly five seconds ahead of Duke (7:07.473), 11 seconds faster than Ohio State (7:13.940) and 17 seconds ahead of Rutgers (7:19.552).

The second half of the day started with the 2V8 taking its second victory of the day with a time of 6:33.475. That time was ahead of Indiana (6:38.941), Wisconsin (6:46.177) and UCF (6:57.117).

Immediately after it was the 1V8 taking care of business, clocking in at 6:26.452. Following the Bears were Indiana (6:31.872), Wisconsin (6:40.158) and UCF (6:57.021).

The final race of the day belonged to the A4 and Brown capped off the perfect day with a time of 7:08.830. After the Bears were Indiana (7:24.109), UCF (7:25.015) and Wisconsin (7:42.755).

UP NEXT
Brown continues racing in Sarasota on Saturday beginning at 8:30 a.m.

Session 1:
2V8 – 8:30 a.m.
#6 Brown - 6:31.867
#11 Ohio State – 6:32.601
#12 Duke – 6:39.197
Rutgers – 6:40.656

1V8 – 8:40 a.m.
#6 Brown – 6:24.421
#11 Ohio State – 6:26.386
#12 Duke – 6:32.514
Rutgers – 6:37.728

2V4 – 9:50 a.m.
#6 Brown – 7:16.554
#11 Ohio State – 7:16.569
#12 Duke – 7:18.211
Rutgers – 7:24.714

1V4 – 10:00 a.m.
#6 Brown – 7:02.485
#12 Duke – 7:07.473
#11 Ohio State – 7:13.940
Rutgers – 7:19.552

Session 2:
2V8 – 3:15 p.m.
#6 Brown – 6:33.475
#20 Indiana – 6:38.941
Wisconsin – 6:46.177
UCF – 6:57.117

1V8 – 3:25 p.m.
#6 Brown – 6:26.452
#20 Indiana – 6:31.872
Wisconsin – 6:40.158
UCF – 6:57.021

1V4 – 4:45 p.m.
#6 Brown – 7:08.830
#20 Indiana – 7:24.109
UCF – 7:25.015
Wisconsin – 7:42.755

LINEUPS:
1V8
B Nadia Vondeling
2: Olivia Vavasour
3: Isabel Wilkowski
4: Bisbee Scott
5: Emily Joudon
6: Dahlia Levine
7: Caroline Schmitz
8: Isla Wilding
C: Molly Lundberg

2V8
B: Eliza Atwood
2: Jess McGrady
3: Ashley Gianetti
4: Hannah Hickson
5: Tessa Tomkinson
6: Mary Claire Warren
7: Riley Cooper
8: Annie Herring
C: Kayden Obsitnik

A4
B: Audrey Roche
2: Sophia Smith
3: Jess Hooper
4: Elo Catlin
C: Izzy Arnonin

B4
B: Aleah Davidsen /Sarah Hope
2: Posey Durling
3: Ellie Knight
4: Paige Lind
C: Caitlyn Roddy

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