No. 1 Rowing advances all three boats to A/B Semifinals of NCAA Championships

Friday, May 27

Sarasota, Fla.

8 A.M. CT / 9 A.M. ET

University of Texas

NCAA Championships

No. 1 Rowing advances all three boats to A/B Semifinals of NCAA Championships

05.27.2022 | Rowing

Heats Results

The Longhorns swept their NCAA Championship heats for the second consecutive year and the second time in program history.

SARASOTA, Fla. – No. 1 Rowing swept three heat races on day one of the 2022 NCAA Rowing Championships at Nathan Benderson Park on Friday morning, advancing all boats to Saturday's A/B semifinals.

It marked the second consecutive year Texas has won all three heat races at the NCAA Championship and the fifth-straight championship in which the Longhorns' three boats finished in the top-two heat positions.

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— Texas Rowing (@TexasRowing) May 27, 2022

"We had a really good first day, and everyone did what they needed to do. There's always some uncertainty heading into this weekend, so it was great to have a solid first day," said Texas head coach Dave O'Neill. "Managing the efforts over these three days is really important, and everyone was happy with the way things went."

Texas' First Eight opened the national regatta with a victory in the first Division I heat of the morning to set the tone early for the Longhorns. Washington set the pace at the outset of the heat, taking a slim one second lead at the 500-meter mark of the 2,000-meter race, which UT cut to about a quarter of a second at 1,000 meters. Texas stormed ahead just after the midway point and pulled away over the final half of the race, winning by just under a length with a time of 6:08.328, with Washington placing second in 6:11.256 to secure the other automatic qualifier for the A/B semifinals.

In the Second Eight, Texas was in control throughout, building an early lead in the first 500 meters and extending the lead throughout, winning by open water with a time of 6:18.360, followed by SMU in 6:23.043 and Michigan in 6:23.924.

The Texas Four closed out the morning in dominating fashion, winning with a time of 6:56.663 and controlling the race from the start. Texas clocked the fastest splits at each over each 500 meters of the race to win by over seven seconds ahead of Yale (7:04.101).

"Tomorrow is certainly an important day, and we expect there to be some right racing," O'Neill said. "There are some fast boats here, so we'll be ready for what's ahead."

The NCAA Championships will resume on Saturday, May 28, with the First Eight A/B semifinals getting underway at 7:36 p.m. CT (8:36 a.m. ET), followed by the Second Eight races at 8:24 a.m. CT (9:24 a.m. ET) and the Fours at 9:12 a.m. CT (10:12 a.m. ET).

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
I Eight – Heat 1 Results
1. TEXAS - 6:08.328
2. Washington - 6:11.256
3. Pennsylvania - 6:21.694
4. Rutgers - 6:25.949
5. USC - 6:29.563

II Eight – Heat 1 Results
1. TEXAS - 6:18.360
2. SMU - 6:23.043
3. Michigan - 6:23.924
4. USC - 6:38.613
5. Oregon State - 6:39.955

Fours – Heat 1 Results
1. TEXAS - 6:56.663
2. Yale - 7:04.101
3. USC - 7:07.381
4. Syracuse - 7:22.790
5. Virginia - 7:30.407

LINEUPS
First Eight: Rachel Rane (coxswain), Kaitlin Knifton (stroke) Francesca Raggi, Aspa Christodoulidis, Etta Carpender, Anna Jensen, Susanna Temming, Sophia Calabrese, Lisa Gutfleisch (bow)