RESULTS

WORCESTER, Mass. - Highlighted by a gold medal performance by the No. 2 varsity eight boat, the Boston University women's lightweight rowing team competed at the prestigious Eastern Sprints on Sunday.
 
In addition to winning gold in the varsity eight grand final, the Terriers also won silver in the third varsity eight grand final and bronze in the lightweight double competition. The Terrier earned 40 points on the day, just one point behind the Wisconsin Badgers who won the Ulbrich Trophy as overall regatta points championship for the second-consecutive year.

"I'm proud of the team effort today," said lightweight rowing head coach Malcolm Doldron after the race. "It was great to see the 3V8 race hard and make it on to the podium. It's a crew full of freshman and walk-on athletes so it's great to know that we've got some depth." 
 
"The V8 had a few returners from last year's crew that were shutout of the medals at Sprints.  They remembered how it felt to come up short and were not going to be denied this time.  We knew we have great 2nd 1k and executed it beautifully today."

HOW IT HAPPENED
In the last race of the day for the lightweights, the varsity eight grand final, the BU V8 battled Princeton for much of the race as the two crews separated from the rest of the pack. The BU 1V, coxed by Katie Barnett and stroked by Riona McCormick, pulled ahead of Princeton by a length over the second 1000 meters and held on to the lead down the stretch, winning by over four seconds. The Terriers finished with a winning time of 6:54.56, well ahead of second-place Princeton (7:00.95), Wisconsin (7:04.99), Georgetown (7:07.99) and Harvard (7:08.38).
 
RESULTS
Varsity Eight
(C: Katie Barnett, 8: Riona McCormick, 7: Janice Hagerman, 6: Sarah Maietta, 5: Kamila Vasquez, 4: Izzy Bichler, 3: Megan Robison, 2: Celia Varga, 1: Frances Hausmann)
1. BU - 6:54.565
2. PRINCETON - 7:00.950
3. WISCONSIN - 7:04.994
4. GEORGETOWN - 7:07.530
5. HARVARD – 7:08.38
 
Third Varsity Eight
(C Coxswain: Rishika Gupta, 8: Samantha Wapner, 7: Lexi Mills, 6: Claire Rosenkilde, 5: Caitriona Parker, 4: Jenna Matsumura, 3: Carolina Toledo, 2: Taylor Alix, 1: Kate Horton)
1. WISCONSIN - 7:27.741
2. BU - 7:32.621
3. HARVARD - 7:50.397
4. PRINCETON -  7:50.945
 
Varsity Lightweight Double
(Amy Connell, Gabby Hebden-Pearl)
1. WISCONSIN - 8:21.506
2. PRINCETON - 8:22.954
3. BU - 8:45.464
4. HARVARD - 8:55.184
5. GEORGETOWN - 9:38.216
 
Varsity Lightweight Four
(C: Antonella Kugler, 4: Heather Walter, 3: Peyton Lancaster, 2: Tamara Gelfman, 1: Tenaya McCoy)
1. WISCONSIN - 7:53.492
2. PRINCETON - 8:06.556
3. GEORGETOWN - 8:09.244
4. HARVARD-RADCLIFFE - 8:10.636
5. BU - 8:11.852
6. WISCONSIN - 8:14.900
7. GEORGETOWN - 8:25.212
 
Konrad Ulbrich Lightweight Points Trophy Final Standings
1. Wisconsin - 41 (Ulbrich Trophy Eastern Sprints Champions)
2. Boston University – 40
3. Princeton – 39
4. Georgetown – 23
5. Harvard - 22

UP NEXT
The Terriers will next compete at the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, Pa. on May 11-12, before heading to Collingswood, N.J. to compete in the IRA National Championship Regatta on June 1-3.