@CanesRowing Wins Pairs Final at Knecht Cup
MERCER COUNTY, N.J. — The University of Miami rowing program comes home from the Knecht Cup with a pair of champions.
The Hurricanes closed out the two-day regatta on Mercer Lake in West Windsor Township, N.J., with a senior and a sophomore combining to win the Women’s Varsity Pair Final.
Senior Alison Whitty and sophomore Taegan Lynch teamed up to win the Women’s Varsity Pair Final with a time of 7:51.92. The pair was Miami’s top qualifier of three pairs to reach the final, earning their spot by winning Heat 1 of three with a time of 8:08.46.
Seniors Caitlin Lowe and Sarah Aschebrock finished third (8:04.63) in the pairs final and seniors Caitlin White-Parsons and Hannah Nielsen placed fourth (8:09.35).
Miami’s 1V8+ finished fourth in the Grand Final in the Women’s Varsity Eight event with a time of 6:54.68. The Hurricanes’ path to the Grand Final began with a Heat 1 victory on Saturday (7:18.27) and continued with a second place finish in Semi-Final 1 on Sunday morning with a time of 6:49.67.
Miami’s 1V4+ ‘A’ finished third in the Petite Final of the Women’s Varsity Four event with a time of 7:39.09, while Miami ‘B’ placed fifth with a time of 7:48.60.
The Hurricanes’ 2V8+ finished sixth in the Third Level Final of the Women’s Second Varsity Eight event with a time of 7:17.30. Miami reached the Third Level Final after finishing sixth inSemi-Final 3 with a time of 7:08.97.
The Canes’ 3V8+ placed sixth in the Women’s Third Varsity Eight Final with a time of 7:27.88. The Canes’ 3V8+ finished third in Heat 1 of the Women’s Third Varsity Eight preliminaries and earned a trip to the final with a time of 7:24.18 that was fifth-fastest overall during the heats.
“We came to the Knecht Cup to get as much race experience as possible and that’s exactly what we did,” Miami head coach Dave Sanderson said. “Everyone raced in multiple events in various boat classes. In some cases we were able to continue to build speed and keep developing. In other cases we found out about some weaknesses we need to work on. The athletes will have a chance to get a bit of rest this week and we will be right back out there attacking the training and trying to find more speed. “
Following this weekend’s action, the Canes will host UCF on April 23 in the lone home event of the 2016 season. In addition to racing against the Knight, Miami seniors Aschebrock, Lowe, Nielsen, Joletta Silva, White-Parsons, Whitty and Williamson will race on their home course for the final time.
The Hurricanes will close out the 2016 spring season at the ACC Championships on May 13-14 in Clemson, S.C.
Miami Lineups
1V8+: Lily Wittle (cox), Caitlin Lowe, Taegan Lynch, Alison Whitty, Sarah Aschebrock, Jane Moore, Alex Gunner, Caitlin White-Parsons, Hannah Nielsen
2V8+: Jackie Lippincott (cox), Taylor Richard, Catharine Tayler, Caroline Shaw, Elise Wiley, Gigi Williamson, Alyssa Basdavanos, Alexa Aguilar, Katie Robinson
3V8+: Nicole Rotkovitz (cox), Virginia Sideleva, Jenna Shorten, Lauren Wilson, Bridget Boland, Alex Ware, Kristen Bufkin, Violet Sullivan, Joletta Silva
1V4+ A: Lily Wittle (cox), Taylor Richard, Catherine Tayler, Caroline Shaw, Elise Wiley
1V4+ B: Jackie Lippincott (cox), Alyssa Basdavanos, Gigi Williamson, Katie Robinson, Alexa Aguilar
1V4+ C: Nicole Rotkovitz (cox), Virginia Sideleva, Jenna Shorten, Alex Ware, Bridget Boland
2V4+: Ariannie Peña-Aleman, Lauren Wilson, Kristen Bufkin, Violet Sullivan, Joletta Silva
Pair A: Alison Whitty, Taegan Lynch
Pair B: Caitlin Lowe, Sarah Aschebrock
Pair C: Caitlin White-Parsons, Hannah Nielsen
Pair D: Jane Moore, Alex Gunner
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