@CanesRowing Advances to Grand Finals In SD
SAN DIEGO – The University of Miami rowing program had a fantastic start to its stay at the San Diego Crew Classic.
The Hurricanes had two boats race on Mission Bay in San Diego on Saturday morning and both the 1v8+ and Novice 8 excelled against strong competition.
“Both boats had solid rows today,” Miami head coach Dave Sanderson said. “They were successful in executing most of what we talked about before the race. Now they are focused on tomorrow’s racing and how they can improve on today. It will be great to watch two Hurricane crews race in grand finals tomorrow.”
Miami’s 1V8+ raced in Lane 2 in Heat B of the Women’s Collegiate Varsity division, facing off against Tennessee, San Diego State, University of Portland, UC San Diego and Santa Clara. The Hurricanes proved to be one of the best boats in their heat, finished second with a time of 6:58.62. Miami and heat winner Tennessee earned spots in Sunday’s Collegiate Varsity Grand Final scheduled for 12:20 p.m. ET.
The Canes’ novice boat followed the varsity’s lead and had a strong row on Mission Bay. Running out of Lane 5 in the Women’s Collegiate Novice Preliminary that featured UCLA, San Diego, Minnesota, Sacramento State, SMU and UC San Diego, the Hurricanes finished fourth with a time of 7:46.83. Miami will be the fourth seed in Sunday’s Collegiate Novice Grand Final, scheduled for 12:50 p.m. ET.
Following this weekend’s action in San Diego, the Canes will return to Coral Gables to train for the Knecht Cup on April 11-12. Miami will also face off against UCF on April 25 in preparation for the ACC Championships on May 15-16.
Miami projected starting lineups
1V8+: Meghan Hamilton (Cox), Caitlin White –Parsons, Devon Phelan-Patton, Sarah Aschebrock, Taegan Lynch, Jane Moore, Caitlin Lowe, Hannah Meister, Ally Whitty
1N8+: Nicole Rotkovitz (cox), Taylor Richard, Elise Wiley, Alexa Aguilar, Kristen Bufkin, Emme Rempel, Kamila Knaudt, Alex Ware, Alyssa Basdavanos
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