@CanesRowing Hosting UCF on Senior Day
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — The University of Miami rowing program will host UCF in a dual regatta Saturday on the Indian Creek Waterway.
The Hurricanes and Knights will compete head-to-head in a series of races on Miami’s home course. Saturday’s event will be the lone home regatta of the 2016 season and will serve as Senior Day for the Canes. Miami will honor seniors Sarah Aschebrock, Caitlin Lowe, Hannah Nielsen, Joletta Silva, Caitlin White-Parsons, Alison Whitty and Gigi Williamson following the conclusion of competition.
“The team has been training well and they will need to continue to execute the basic fundamentals that we work on every day in practice with a high level of discipline and focus,” Miami head coach Dave Sanderson said. “Everyone is excited to be on their home race course after a few weekends away. It will be great to race on Indian Creek with our hometown support on the shorelines. We are all looking forward to a great morning of racing and the opportunity to recognize our seniors.”
Miami’s Varsity 8+ will be the first boat in action on Saturday morning, racing at 7:45 a.m. against the visiting Knights’ top boat. Lowe will sit in the stroke seat for the Canes, while fellow seniors Whitty, Aschebrock, White-Parsons and Nielsen will also row in the 1V8+.
The 2V8+ race is set to begin at 8:05 a.m., while Williamson and the V4+ will race at 8:25 a.m. Silva and Miami’s 2V4+ will race at 8:45 a.m., to round out the Hurricane boats in action on Saturday.
Spectators and families are encouraged to watch racing from the park near the finish line. More information is available HERE.
Following Saturday’s racing against UCF, the Hurricanes will train for the final regatta of the 2016 season, the ACC Championships. The 2016 ACC Rowing Championships will be held on May 13-14 in Clemson, S.C.
Miami Projected 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), Virginia Sideleva, Catharine Tayler, Taylor Ricahrd, Bridget Boland, Caroline Shaw, Elise Wiley, Alexa Aguilar, Jenna Shorten
1V4+: Nicole Rotkovitz (cox), Alyssa Basdavanos, Gigi Williamson, Katie Robinson, Alex Ware
2V4+: Ariannie Peña-Aleman (cox), Lauren Wilson, Kristen Bufkin, Violet Sullivan, Joletta Silva
For official updates and information please visit our website at HurricaneSports.com or “Like” us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/canesrowing. You can also “Follow” Miami rowing on Twitter at http://twitter.com/canesrowing. The program is also on Instagram.
