Brown Women's Varsity 8 Qualifies for Grand Final at 2025 NCAA Championship; 2V8 and A4 Qualify for Petite Final

Saturday, May 31

West Windsor, N.J.

7:12 a.m.

Brown University

NCAA Championship - Day 2

Photo by: Carlisle Stockton

Brown Women's Varsity 8 Qualifies for Grand Final at 2025 NCAA Championship; 2V8 and A4 Qualify for Petite Final

5/31/2025 1:41:00 PM | Women's Crew

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WEST WINDSOR, N.J. - On Saturday morning, Brown women's Varsity 8 crew punched their ticket to the Grand Final at the 2025 NCAA Championship, while the 2V8 and A4 each secured spots in the Petite Finals set to take place on Sunday morning.

The V8, stroked by Jessica McGrady and coxed by Summer Balla-Kellett, followed up Friday's performance with a final time 6:09.822 and a third place finish in their semifinal race. Brown's top boat will have the opportunity to race for the program's eighth national championship on Sunday morning.

The 2V8, stroked by Isla Wilding and coxed by Caitlyn Roddy, finished in fourth place after crossing the finish line in 6:24.147 and will continue competing in West Windsor tomorrow morning. The A4, stroked by Adair Beck and coxed by Brooke Halvorsen, finished in fifth place after posting a final time of 7:12.279.

JUNE 1 GRAND/PETITE FINAL RACE DAY SCHEDULE (subject to change due to weather)
V8 (Grand Final) - 8:40 a.m.
2V8 (Petite Final) - 8:16 a.m.
A4 (Petite Final) - 8 a.m.

WHERE TO WATCH
You can catch the Bears in their pursuit of a national championship on the third day of the 2025 NCAA Championship with the link below or on the team schedule.
2025 NCAA Championship - Day 3

FULL LINEUPS AND RESULTS
V8
Yale - 6:04.490
Tennessee - 6:07.532
Brown - 6:09.822
Virginia - 6:12.258
California - 6:15.062
Indiana - 6:27.172

B: Eugenia Rodriguez-Vazquez
2: Hanah Hickson
3: Nadia Vondeling
4: Matilda Damon
5: Caroline Schmitz
6: Mary Claire Warren
7: Holly Crews
S: Jessica McGrady
C: Summer Balla-Kellett

2V8
Princeton - 6:13.135
Washington - 6:16.189
Yale - 6:17.785
Brown - 6:24.147
Michigan - 6:24.801
Harvard - 6:27.299

B: Lizzie Hedeman
2: Calissa Snyder Cox
3: Tessa Tomkinson
4: Sadie Bell
5: Riley Cooper
6: Ava Rothmeyer
7: Audrey Roche
S: Isla Wilding
C: Caitlyn Roddy

A4
Washington - 7:00.329
Yale - 7:01.583
Rutgers - 7:02.695
California - 7:06.845
Brown - 7:12.279
Michigan - 7:17.271

B: Annie Herring
2: Louisa McLaughlin
3: Orla Fitzgerald
S: Adair Beck
C: Brooke Halvorsen

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