Boston University
NCAA Championship
Terriers Conclude First Day of NCAAs
May 30, 2014 | Women's Rowing
May 30, 2014
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Racing against the top crews in the nation, the Patriot League champion Boston University women's rowing team opened its eighth NCAA Championship appearance at Eagle Creek Park on Friday with all three boats advancing to the C-D semifinals.
BU was one of 22 schools represented at the competition, and only the top 12 crews in each event were able to clinch a spot in the A-B semifinals.
Coxed by senior Sarah Specht and stroked by junior Claire Richer, the varsity eight boat faced the difficult task of racing against four ranked boats in an opening heat with just the top two avoiding Friday afternoon's repechage race.
No. 3 Brown and No. 6 Washington pulled away quickly and beat No. 15 Indiana by more than nine seconds to send the Terriers to the repechage. In the afternoon, BU needed to finish in the top two to reach Saturday's A-B semifinals but again was confronted by multiple ranked boats.
No. 10 Notre Dame and No. 15 Indiana edged San Diego and No. 14 Washington State to claim the top two slots. The Terriers started strong through the first 500 meters to grab leads over CAA champion Northeastern and C-USA champion Oklahoma, but once the Fighting Irish and Hoosiers pulled away, BU focused its attention on Saturday's semifinal race.
The second varsity eight and varsity four boats also faced similar situations and will look to clinch a C semifinal berth on Saturday. The varsity eight boat opens Saturday's schedule at 8:40 a.m.
SATURDAY SCHEDULE (1-3 to C Final, 4 & 5 to D Final)
08:40 a.m. - Varsity Eight (Boston U., UMass, Northeastern, San Diego, #16 Wisconsin)
09:20 a.m. - Second Varsity Eight (Boston U., Jacksonville, Oklahoma, San Diego, Wisconsin)
10:00 a.m. - Varsity Four (Boston U., UCLA, UMass, Louisville, San Diego
FRIDAY AFTERNOON RESULTS (1-2 to A/B semifinals, 3+ to C/D semis)
Varsity Eight Repechage II
1) #10 Notre Dame - 6:28.873
2) #15 Indiana - 6:30.424
3) San Diego - 6:32.709
4) #14 Washington State - 6:34.100
5) Northeastern - 6:46.011
6) Oklahoma - 6:46.331
7) BOSTON U. - 6:55.863
Bow - Kelly Jackson, 2 - Alex Gustafson, 3 - Westanna Carleton, 4 - Lynn Ratte, 5 - Kerry Kennedy, 6 - Emily Lerhe, 7 - Mackenzie Wiler, Stroke - Claire Richer, Cox - Sarah Specht
Second Varsity Eight Repechage II
1) Notre Dame - 6:36.450
2) Washington State - 6:38.717
3) Indiana - 6:43.841
4) San Diego - 6:44.124
5) Oklahoma - 6:50.046
6) Northeastern - 6:56.139
7) BOSTON U. - 7:16.570
Bow - Emily Huber, 2 - Beata Coloyan, 3 - Marisa Borchardt, 4 - Bridget Behmke, 5 - Yahna Harris, 6 - Sam Woo, 7 - Kerri Wegner, Stroke - Kelli Wegner, Cox - Eline Vermeulen
Varsity Four Repechage II
1) Indiana - 7:23.779
2) Princeton - 7:27.095
3) UCLA - 7:33.652
4) Oklahoma - 7:44.981
5) Northeastern - 7:50.503
6) BOSTON U. - 8:04.040
Bow - Dana Hiniker, 2 - Annalise Routenberg, 3 - Caroline Demko, 4 - Jo MacCune, Cox - Marlaina Miller
7) Jacksonville - 8:29.739
FRIDAY MORNING HEAT RESULTS (1-2 to A/B semifinals, 3+ to repechage)
Varsity Eight Heat IV
1) #3 Brown - 6:20.134
2) #6 Washington - 6:22.434
3) #15 Indiana - 6:31.460
4) #12 Harvard Radcliffe - 6:32.203
5) UMass - 6:50.883
6) BOSTON U. - 6:56.863
Second Varsity Eight Heat IV
1) Virginia - 6:32.021
2) UCLA - 6:34.768
3) Washington State - 6:37.830
4) USC - 6:42.301
5) UMass - 7:06.639
6) BOSTON U. - 7:13.392
Varsity Four Heat IV
1) Stanford - 7:13.761
2) Washington - 7:16.874
3) Indiana - 7:24.721
4) Washington State - 7:27.551
5) UMass - 7:51.479
6) BOSTON U. - 8:02.793
