Rowing: UVA concludes NCAA Championships with fifth top-10 finish in a row

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

Virginia finished 10th at the NCAA Rowing Championship Sunday at Cooper River Park in Pennsauken, N.J. The 10th-place finish marked UVA’s fifth consecutive top-10 finish at the NCAA Championship.

UVA’s Varsity Four rowed to a fifth-place finish, while the Second Varsity Eight and Varsity Eight finished 10th and 11th, respectively.

“This was the fastest NCAA championship field ever,” Virginia head coach Kevin Sauer said. “We were racing for a higher team finish than 10th but did not achieve our goal, even though every boat fought hard. We are very young, losing only three rowers and two coxswains from this NCAA squad. The future is bright but will take a commitment to training well over the summer.”

Stanford won the Varsity Eight and Second Varsity Eight grand finals to earn the NCAA team title with 129 points. Washington (120) placed second followed by Princeton (118), Texas (110) and Yale (110). Pennsylvania (92), Brown (91), California (89), SMU (85) and Virginia (80) rounded out the top-10.

The Cavaliers’ Varsity Four placed fifth in the grand final behind Texas (7:03.174), Yale (7:06.900), Brown (7:11.870) and Stanford (7:16.566) with a time of 7:16.566. Princeton (7:22.050) finished sixth.

UVA’s Second Varsity Eight placed fourth in the petite final behind Brown (6:36.063), Ohio State (6:37.277) and Pennsylvania (6:37.563) with a time of 6:41.867. SMU (6:41.911) placed fifth, while Michigan (6:45.733) was sixth.

UVA’s Varsity Eight finished fifth in a competitive petite final with a time of 6:34.754. SMU (6:29.600) placed first followed by Syracuse (6:31.376), Michigan (6:33.818), Brown (6:34.026), UVA and California (6:38.554).

The championship regatta was the last for UVA standouts Larkin Brown, Lauren Orr, Leia Till, Janet Conklin and ViVi Van Ingen.

𝗡𝗖𝗔𝗔 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀! 🔶⚔️🔷 #GoHoos #NCAAROW pic.twitter.com/CbN9lVpB4M

— Virginia Rowing (@UVARowing) May 28, 2023

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS

1. Stanford – 129
2. Washington – 120
3. Princeton – 113
4. Texas – 110
5. Yale – 110
6. Pennsylvania – 92
7. Brown – 91
8. California – 89
9. SMU – 85
10. Virginia – 80
11. Michigan – 78
12. Ohio State – 71
13. Syracuse – 67
14. Duke – 56
15. Rutgers – 54
16. USC – 42
17. Indiana – 41
18. Northeastern – 25
19. Gonzaga – 25
20. George Washington – 17
21. Navy – 13
22. Jacksonville – 10

SUNDAY RESULTS

Varsity Four Grand Final

1. Texas, 7:03.174, 2. Yale, 7:06.900, 3. Brown, 7:11.870, 4. Stanford, 7:16.566, 5. Virginia, 7:16.566, 6. Princeton, 7:22.050

Second Varsity Eight Petite Final

1. Brown, 6:36.063, 2. Ohio State, 6:37.277, 3. Pennsylvania, 6:37.563, 4. Virginia, 6:41.867, 5. SMU, 6:41.911, 6. Michigan, 6:45.733

Varsity Eight Petite Final

1. SMU, 6:29.600, 2. Syracuse, 6:31.376, 3. Michigan, 6:33.818, 4. Brown, 6:34.026, 5. Virginia, 6:34.030, 6. California, 6:38.554

VIRGINIA LINEUPS

Varsity Eight: Coxswain: ViVi Van Ingen, Stroke: Kate Kelly, 7: Eva Frohnhofer, 6: Lauren Benedict, 5: Leia Till, 4: Jenna Hajji, 3: Larkin Brown, 2: Lily Jarrett, Bow: Elsa Hartman

Second Varsity Eight: Coxswain: Janet Conklin, Stroke: Lauren Jochims, 7: Paige Loh, 6: Catherine Williams, 5: Lauren Orr, 4: Riley Richardson, 3: Sarah Bradford, 2: Cillian Mullen, Bow: Sky Dahl

Varsity Four: Coxswain: Nora Grabcheski, Stroke: Sophia Coppola, 2: Meagan Goldsmith, 2: Kate McGee; Bow: Kelsey Gems