Women's Rowing

Varsity Four Leads Women's Rowing on Day Two of NCAA Championship

Courtesy of Boston University Athletics Communications 

WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – Continuing its third NCAA Championship appearance in four years, the Boston University women's rowing team raced in the C-D semifinals Saturday evening on Mercer Lake.

BU originally arrived at the course early in the morning to prepare for a 9:12 a.m. start time but were unable to compete for nine hours due to weather conditions.

Seeded 19th, the varsity four boat coxed by Kennedy Walker and stroked by Lilly McSweeney clinched a berth in the C Final with a 0.376 second win over No. 13 seed Dartmouth for the third and final slot available. Both the varsity eight and second varsity eight boats finished fourth out of five in their respective races to set up a D Final appearance Sunday morning.

The V4 will start off the final day of the season by racing at 7:20 a.m. with the 2V8 following up immediately at 7:28 a.m. The V8 will wrap up the 2025 campaign at 7:44 a.m.

DAY TWO RESULTS

Varsity Eight

Semifinal #4 (top 3 to C final, remainder to D final)
1) UCF - 6:18.899
2) Oregon St. - 6:20.899
3) Harvard-Radcliffe - 6:22.807
4) Boston University - 6:30.901
5) Rhode Island - 6:40.637

Second Varsity Eight

Semifinal #4 (top 3 to C final, remainder to D final)
1) UCF - 6:30536
2) Penn - 6:32.818
3) Indiana - 6:34.212
4) Boston University - 6:40.716
5) Fairfield - 7:12.150

Varsity Four

Semifinal #4 (top 3 to C final, remainder to D final)
1) Virginia - 7:10.567
2) Penn - 7:13.633
3) Boston University - 7:14.917
4) Dartmouth - 7:15.293
5) Rhode Island - 7:59.271

LINEUPS

Varsity Eight

cox: Audrey Lucerne
stroke: Sotiria Angou
7: Ingrid Eshuis
6: Lydia Pelton
5: Gigi Williams
4: Kat Robbins
3: Olivia Bencze
2: Raylynn Boston
bow: Sarah Stacey

Second Varsity Eight
cox: Valeria Lizarraga Ramirez
stroke: Kate Barham
7: Sally Thoden
6: Tatum Swanwick
5: Hannah Look
4: Nina Palmer
3: Luisa Reussner
2: Aryn Bailey
bow: Mariana Forehand

Varsity Four
cox: Kennedy Walker
bow: Ada Giraldo
2: Viktoria Zruttová
3: Elisabeth Arnason
stroke: Lilly McSweeney