Canes Set Three New Program Records, Advance All Five Boats at UCF Orlando Invite

ORLANDO, Fla. – The 15^th-ranked Hurricanes opened the first day of racing at the UCF Orlando Invite in impressive fashion, breaking three program records and advancing all five of their competing boats to Saturday’s A Finals.

Both the first varsity eight and the second varsity eight set new Miami records with their performances in Friday’s qualifying heats, as did the second varsity four.

The 1V8 crew of Scarlett Pringle, Naroa Zubimendi Varela, Jovana Stanivuk, Samantha Premerl, Mallory Sullivan, Esther Fuerte Chacón, Candela Martínez Pernas, Maria Sole Perugino and Beatrice Ravini Perelli posted a time of 6:18.9 in its first race on Lake Pickett, besting the previous school record of 6:22.9 set at last year’s ACC Championships.

Meanwhile, the 2V8 crew of Anna Langemann, Paula Espinosa Linares, Felipa Rosas Villalobos, Sara Caterisano, Agostina Manzotti Scolari, Kylie Evenson, Jane Elsner, Camila Cofré Lopez and Gabriela Snopková finished its qualifying heat with a time of 6:27.1 which surpassed the mark of 6:33.3 set in 2023 at the ACC Championships.

Also adding to the Hurricanes’ record-breaking day was the 2V4 crew of Gabrielle Walsh, Nicole Wyszynski, Holliday Prichard, Isabella Raemisch and Krista Jackson, whose time of 7:21.5 in its qualifying heat was also a program best, beating the previous mark of 7:28.6 set at the Sarasota Invitational in 2024.

“It was a good morning of racing for us,” Miami head coach James Mulcahy said. “Now we have to recover, regroup, and prepare to take another step tomorrow.”

The Hurricanes were one of just three programs, along with 11^th-ranked UCF and 13^th-ranked Alabama, to advance all of their boats to Saturday’s A Finals. Racing is set to begin at 7:40 a.m.

Heat Results

3V8+ (Heat 1)

1. No. 19 Penn, 6:36.9
2. No. 11 UCF, 6:38.6
3. No. 15 Miami, 6:51.5

1V8+ (Heat 1)

1. No. 11 UCF, 6:15.5
2. No. 15 Miami, 6:18.9
3. No. 19 Penn, 6:21.2
4. Clemson, 6:25.6

2V8+ (Heat 1)

1. No. 11 UCF, 6:25.0
2. No. 15 Miami, 6:27.1
3. No. 19 Penn, 6:30.8
4. Clemson, 6:39.8

1V4+ (Heat 1)

1. No. 11 UCF, 7:09.9
2. No. 19 Penn, 7:13.8
3. No. 15 Miami, 7:18.7
4. Clemson, 7:34.7

2V4+ (Heat 1)

1. No. 11 UCF, 7:19.6
2. No. 15 Miami, 7:21.5
3. No 24 Oklahoma “A,” 7:35.6
4. No. 24 Oklahoma “B,” 7:37.7

Lineups

1V8+

Cox: Scarlett Pringle

8: Naroa Zubimendi Varela

7: Jovana Stanivuk

6: Samantha Premerl

5: Mallory Sullivan

4: Esther Fuerte Chacon

3: Candela Martinez Pernas

2: Maria Sole Perugino

1: Beatrice Ravini Perelli

2V8+

Cox: Anna Langemann

8: Paula Espinosa Linares

7: Felipa Rosas Villalobos

6: Sara Caterisano

5: Agostina Manzotti Scolari

4: Kylie Evenson

3: Jane Elsner

2: Camila Cofré Lopez

1: Gabriela Snopková

1V4+

Cox: Maria Mastrando

4: Amber Čop

3: Sophia Genelhu-Bazan

2: Grace Gaskill

1: Jessica Waltzer

2V4+

Cox: Gabrielle Walsh

4: Nicole Wyszynski

3: Holly Prichard

2: Isabella Raemisch

1: Krista Jackson

3V8+

Cox: Loran Graves

8: Sophia Kovachik

7: Layla Jolley

6: Mary Blinn

5: Lauren Bricca

4: Ella-Rose Duval

3: Mia Pappano

2: Catherine Casey

1: Charlotte Maschoff

*Photo Courtesy UCF Athletics