Rowing: UVA’s Second Varsity 8 advances to Sunday’s grand final at NCAA Championship

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Posted on Saturday, May. 31, 2025, 11:00 pm

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No. 10 Virginia’s Second Varsity Eight advanced to the grand final on Saturday at the 2025 NCAA Rowing Championship at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J.

The Cavaliers’ 2V8 held off Tennessee 6:20.084-6:21.368 under choppy and windy conditions to place third in the A/B semifinal to earn one of the six places in Sunday’s grand final. Stanford won the race with a time of 6:12.600 followed by Texas (6:17.724), Virginia, Tennessee, California (6:22.656) and Syracuse (6:38.244).

UVA’s Varsity Eight finished fourth in its A/B semifinal and will race in Sunday’s petite final. Yale won the race at 6:04.090 followed by Tennessee (6:07.532), Brown (6:09.822), Virginia (6:12.258), California (6:15.062) and Indiana (6:27.172).

The Cavaliers’ Varsity Four raced to a win in a C/D semifinal and will compete in the C final on Sunday. UVA topped runner-up Pennsylvania7:10.567-7:13.633, while Boston, Dartmouth and Rhode Island rounded out the top five.

NCAA championship action concludes Sunday. UVA’s Varsity Four will race at 7:20 a.m., followed by the Second Varsity Eight at 8:24 a.m., and the Varsity Eight at 8:32 a.m. Live video is available on NCAA.com.

SATURDAY RESULTS

Varsity Eight A/B Semifinal

  1. Yale, 6:04.090, 2. Tennessee, 6:07.532, 3. Brown, 6:09.822, 4. Virginia, 6:12.258, 5. California, 6:15.062, 6. Indiana 6:27.172

Second Varsity Eight A/B Semifinal

  1. Stanford, 6:12.600, 2. Texas, 6:17.724, 3. Virginia, 6:20.084, 4. Tennessee, 6:21.368, 5. California, 6:22.656, 6. Syracuse, 6:38.244

Varsity Four C/D Semifinal

  1. Virginia, 7:10.567, 2. Pennsylvania, 7:13.633, 3. Boston, 7:14.917, 4. Dartmouth, 7:15.293, 5. Rhode Island, 7:59.271

VIRGINIA LINEUPS

Varsity Eight: Coxswain: Brie Joe, Stroke:Kennedy Housley, 7: Kate McGee, 6: Flynn Greene, 5: Sheila Joyce, 4: Jenna Hajji, 3: Elsa Hartman, 2: Sky Dahl, Bow: Meagan Goldsmith

Second Varsity Eight: Coxswain: Chloe Lee, Stroke: Sophia Coppola, 7: Paige Loh, 6: Sydney Fratamico, 5: Paula Lutz, 4: Teagan Orth, 3: Savannah Fox, 2: Lindsay O’Neil, Bow: Lila Henn

Varsity Four: Coxswain: Samara Coakley, Stroke: PJ Balazy, 3: Helene Dimitrijev, 2: Riley Richardson; Bow: Ayla O’Neill