Women's Rowing

Women’s Rowing Wraps Season, Places 19th at NCAA Championships

Courtesy of Boston University Athletic Communications

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – The Boston University women's rowing program wrapped up its season with a 19th-place finish at the NCAA Championships on Sunday at Lake Lanier Olympic Park. BU rowed through heavy tailwinds on the final day of the championship weekend.

The Varsity 4+ started the day with the C Final. The boat, coxed by senior Maya Wiisanen and stroked by freshman Louise Forrester, took sixth with a time of 7:10.677.

In the Second Varsity 8+ D Final, BU had a dominant performance. Coxed by sophomore Sydney Caragher and stroked by sophomore Gigi Williams, the boat cruised to a first-place time of 6:21.480 nine seconds ahead of second-place Rhode Island (6:30.800).

The Varsity 8+ also posted a dominant performance in its D Final. With a time of 6:11.072, the boat finished first by an eight-second margin. The crew was coxed by sophomore Laura Leong and stroked by freshman Marta Carfagni.

RESULTS
Varsity 8+
D Final
  1. BU – 6:11.072
  2. UMass – 6:17.530
  3. Rhode Island – 6:19.214
  4. Jacksonville – 6:23.672

Second Varsity 8+
D Final
  1. BU – 6:21.480
  2. Rhode Island – 6:30.800
  3. Jacksonville – 6:33.204
  4. UMass – 6:34.734

Varsity 4+
C Final
  1. No. 20 Oregon State – 6:53.095
  2. No. 15 Michigan – 6:54.037
  3. No. 12 UCF – 6:59.105
  4. No. 14 Ohio State – 7:01.899
  5. Northeastern – 7:02.799
  6. BU – 7:10.677

LINEUPS
Varsity 8+
Bow: Aryn Bailey
2: Sarah Stacey
3: Tatum Swanwick
4: Olivia Bencze
5: Raylynn Boston
6: Ingrid Eshuis
7: Kate Barham
Stroke: Marta Carfagni
Cox: Laura Leong

Second Varsity 8+
Bow: Elisabeth Arnason
2: Maeve Keohane
3: Ada Giraldo
4: Sophia Williams
5: Lydia Pelton
6: Emily Over
7: Grace Wellington
Stroke: Gigi Williams
Cox: Sydney Caragher

Varsity 4+
Cox: Maya Wiisanen
Bow: Cece Engel
2: Abby Berg
3: Emma Cuzzocrea
Stroke: Louise Forrester