Women's Crew Starts Strong at NCAA Championship

Friday, May 31

Bethel, Ohio

V8: 9:48 a.m. | 2V: 11:12 a.m. | V4: 12 p.m.

Brown University

NCAA Championship - Day 1

Photo by: Carlisle Stockton

Women's Crew Starts Strong at NCAA Championship

5/31/2024 4:53:00 PM | Women's Crew

Results Photo Gallery

BETHEL, Ohio – The Brown Bears advanced all three crews to the A/B Semifinals in the opening heats of the NCAA Championship on Friday at East Fork/Harsha Lake.

"We had a good session of racing today at the NCAA Championship," said head coach John Murphy. "The goal was to get all three boats out of the heats and into the A/B semifinals and that goal was accomplished.

"We are looking forward to taking the lessons learned today and using them to go faster tomorrow morning in the semis."

The Varsity 8 opened the morning races with a second-place finish to advance to the A/B Semifinals. The Bears (6:55.057) jumped to an early lead over top-seeded Texas and Syracuse, but the Longhorns (6:48.628) ended in first with the Orange (7:02.010) taking third.

The Bears race at 9:48 a.m. in tomorrow's semifinal against Ohio State, Penn, Princeton, Texas, and Yale.

The Second Varsity 8 reached the A/B Semifinal with a third-place finish in its heat with a time of 7:00.842. The Bears finished behind Ivy League rival Yale (6:55.166) and Ohio State (6:58.697).

The Bears race at 10:36 a.m. tomorrow in the semifinal against Cal, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Yale.

Brown's Varsity 4 charged ahead of Rutgers and Virginia in the back half of the 2,000-meter race to finish second with a time of 7:50.616 and advance to tomorrow's A/B Semifinal. The Bears advanced with first-place Yale (7:41.231) and third-place Rutgers (7:52.854).

Brown races at 11:24 a.m. in tomorrow's semifinal against Cal, Penn, Princeton, Syracuse, and Texas.

Results and Boatings
Varsity 8
Texas – 6:48.628
Brown – 6:55.057
Syracuse – 7:02.010
Duke – 7:09.488
Gonzaga – 7:19.944

B: Eliza Atwood
2: Dahlia Levine
3: Caroline Schmitz
4: Olivia Vavasour
5: Emily Jaudon
6: Hannah Hickson
7: Nadia Vondeling
S: Isla Wilding
C: Kayden Obsitnik

Second Varsity 8
Yale – 6:55.166
Ohio State – 6:58.697
Brown – 7:00.842
Indiana – 7:12.208
SMU – 7:24.802
Rhode Island – 7:36.356

B: Lizzie Hedeman
2: Jessica McGrady
3: Riley Cooper
4: Matilda Damon
5: Tessa Tomkinson
6: Mary Claire Warren
7: Ashley Giannetti
S: Bisbee Scott
C: Molly Lundberg

Varsity 4
Yale – 7:41.231
Brown – 7:50.616
Rutgers – 7:52.854
Virginia – 7:56.928
SMU – 8:28.491
Rhode Island – 8:38.434

B: Ellie Knight
2: Ava Rothmeyer
3: Audrey Roche
S: Annie Herring
C: Summer Balla-Kellett

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