Rowing Opens Up at Sunshine State Invite
SARASOTA, Fla. — The University of Miami rowing team kicked off the opening day of the 2018 Sunshine State Invite Friday afternoon.
The Hurricanes opened up competition at the two-day regatta held at the site of the 2018 NCAA Rowing Championships. The field for the event includes Jacksonville University, Clemson, Southern Methodist University, University of Central Florida, Stetson and North Carolina.
“The boats had solid races this afternoon,” Miami head coach Dave Sanderson said. “Each crew had high points in their respective races that reflected what they had been working on in practices. This is always great to see. We are looking forward to tomorrow and the opportunity to keep working to put more pieces of a complete race together.”
Miami had four boats in action Friday, and the First Varsity 8 finished fourth with a time of 6:38.32. The Hurricanes’ Second Varsity 4 was third in its race with a time of 7:39.30, while the First Varsity 4 placed fourth with a time of 7:32.46. Miami’s Second Varsity 8 was the final boat of the day and it finished fourth with a time of 6:47.82.
Saturday’s competition is set to begin at 8 a.m. and the First Varsity 8 will open the racing followed by the Second Varsity 8 at 8:36 a.m. Miami’s First Varsity 4 hits the starting line at 9:48 a.m. and the Second Varsity 4 wraps up the competition with a race set to begin at 10:12 a.m.
Following this weekend’s racing, the Hurricanes will head to New Jersey to compete at the Knecht Cup on April 14-15. For a complete look at Miami’s schedule, click here.
Miami Lineups
1V8+: Colleen Gillis (cox), Jane Moore, Tessa White-Parsons, Emily Kean, Alexa Aguilar, Bridget Boland, Glorianna Perrotte, Taegan Lynch, Rebecca Camplin
2V8+: Lily Wittle (cox), Victoria Stewart, Morgan Sherman, Demetra Vlahos, Cristina Salinas, Elise Wiley, Kathleen Hanson, Katie Robinson, Mackenzie Holmgren
Laura Alcorn, Bridget Boland,
1V4+: Nicole Rotkovitz (cox), Virginia Sideleva, Marilou Chardin, Loretta Brueckner, Halle Alitz
2V4+: Ariannie Peña-Aleman (cox), Alexandra Novo, Katarzyna Pasternak, Tessa Rogari, Madison, O’Reilly
3V8+: Jackie Lippincott (cox), Savannah Alario, Alex Ware, Kayonne Markes, Sadie Shireman, Chloe Tempest, Madeline Martinez, Dorothy Chan, Tatiana Esparza
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