#5 Women's Crew Sweeps First Day of B1G Invitational with 8 Wins

Friday, April 19

Sarasota, Fla.

9:10 a.m.

Brown University

Big Ten Invitational Day 1

Photo by: Hernan Sanchez

#5 Women's Crew Sweeps First Day of B1G Invitational with 8 Wins

4/19/2024 7:55:00 PM | Women's Crew

Results

SARASOTA, Fla. – The fifth-ranked Brown Bears swept the first day of the Big 10 Invitational on Friday at Nathan Benderson Park, taking eight wins in eight races over several nationally-ranked programs.

"The conditions were excellent, the competition was excellent and we are all looking forward to the next round Saturday morning," said head coach John Murphy. "Sarasota is an exceptional place to race and we very much appreciate the opportunity to make this trip."

The B4 got the racing started in the morning session, taking the victory with a time of 7:14.014. On clear and calm waters, the Bears erased an early Duke lead and eventually separated from the field with open water for the 3.4-second win.

The B4's time was the fastest of the session across all four morning heats.

The A4 shell jumped to an early lead and extended the lead throughout the 2,000 meters to post a time of 7:08.608 to finish nearly 10 seconds ahead of second-place Indiana (7:16.551).

The Second Varsity 8 picked up Bruno's third win of the morning session with a time of 6:25.743. The Bears held off the Buckeyes throughout the second half of the race to maintain the top position and cross the line first.

The Varsity 8 capped the morning session sweep with a time of 6:21.323 to take first. The Bears extended the lead to open water over Indiana with about 500 meters remaining and cruised across the finish line for a 5.3-second win.

The B4 grabbed its second win of the day with a 22-second win over second-place Rutgers to kick off the afternoon session. Annie Herring stroked the shell to a time of 7:29.534.

The 2V8 continued the strong afternoon by finishing nearly 10 seconds ahead of Rutgers for its second victory of the day. Molly Lundberg coxed the crew to a time of 6:34.464 to finish ahead of the Scarlet Knights (6:44.135) and Alabama (6:49.138).

The Varsity 8 rounded out the day with Bruno's eighth victory, posting a time of 6:29.464 to finish nearly five seconds ahead of Rutgers (6:34.304). Minnesota took third with a time of 6:42.604.

Brown wraps up the two-day Big 10 Invitational tomorrow morning at Nathan Benderson Park against Ohio State, Michigan, and SMU.

Lineups and Results:
Varsity 8
Morning Session
Brown – 6:21.323
Indiana – 6:26.686
Duke – 6:28.903
Ohio State – 6:29.597
UCLA – 6:36.481

Afternoon Session
Brown – 6:29.563
Rutgers – 6:34.304
Minnesota – 6:42.604
Alabama – 6:44.818
UCF – 6:51.339

B – Ashley Giannetti
2 – Dahlia Levine
3 – Caroline Schmitz
4 – Bisbee Scott
5 – Emily Jaudon
6 – Mary Claire Warren
7 – Nadia Vondeling
S – Hannah Hickson
C – Kayden Obsitnik

Second Varsity 8
Morning Session
Brown – 6:25.743
Ohio State – 6:27.663
Duke – 6:35.676
Indiana – 6:40.976
UCLA – 6:45.881

Afternoon Session
Brown – 6:34.464
Rutgers – 6:44.135
Alabama – 6:49.138
UCF – 6:51.715
Minnesota – 7:00.220

B – Eliza Atwood
2 – Jessica McGrady
3 – Tessa Tomkinson
4 – Olivia Vavasour
5 – Riley Cooper
6 – Ava Rothmeyer
7 – Jessica Hooper
S – Isla Wilding
C – Molly Lundberg

A4
Morning Session
Brown – 7:08.608
Indiana – 7:16.551
Ohio State – 7:19.017
Duke – 7:21.607
UCLA – 7:39.651

Afternoon Session
Brown – 7:14.483
Rutgers – 7:28.003
Alabama – 7:32.005
UCF – 7:36.520
Minnesota – 7:45.983

B – Elizabeth Hedeman
2 – Matilda Damon
3 – Audrey Roche
S – Annie Herring
C – Summer Balla-Kellett

B4
Morning Session
Brown – 7:14.014
Duke – 7:17.466
Ohio State – 7:18.621
UCLA – 7:38.968
Indiana – 7:46.323

Afternoon Session
Brown – 7:29.534
Rutgers – 7:42.399
Alabama – 7:43.929
Minnesota – 7:51.782
UCF – 8:02.320

B – Orla Fitzgerald
2 – Isabel Wilkowski
3 – Francesca (Kiki) Fraim
S – Ellie Knight
C – Caitlyn Roddy

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