No. 5 Virginia Rowing Travels to 2011 ACC Championship Saturday

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CHARLOTTESVILLE – The fifth-ranked Virginia rowing team travels to Lake Hartwell in Clemson, S.C., Saturday to compete at the 2011 ACC Championships. The Cavaliers are the No. 1 seed in all four races (Varsity Eight, Second Varsity Eight, Varsity Four and Novice Eight).

An exhibition race of Second Varsity Fours will begin at 8:30 a.m. The scoring events begin at 9 a.m. with the Varsity Four, continuing in order with the Novice Eight (9:20 a.m.), the Second Varsity Eight (9:40 a.m.) and the Varsity Eight (10 a.m.).

Six ACC teams compete for the conference crown: Boston College, No. 14 Clemson, Duke, Miami, North Carolina and No. 5 Virginia.

A free live webcast is available at TheACC.com and is linked above.

The Cavaliers are ranked No. 5 in the latest Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) poll, released Wednesday. The other ACC team that is ranked is Clemson, as the Tigers check in at No. 14.

Virginia has won 10 of the 11 ACC Championships dating back to 2000. After a string of nine-consecutive conference crowns (a Virginia school record) from 2000-08, UVa had a second-place team finish in 2009. Last season the ‘Hoos got ACC Championship No. 10 and won every race en route to the team title.

Virginia’s Varsity Eight has a 4-3 record this season. The Varsity Eight came back strong with four consecutive wins after placing second to both No. 4 Stanford and No. 3 California at the start of the season. Last weekend at the Cavaliers’ Lake Monticello the Varsity Eight faltered to No. 3 USC but defeated No. 8 Michigan State and No. 17 UCLA.

The Cavaliers’ Second Varsity Eight holds a 6-1 record for the 2011 season, including victories over No. 3 USC and No. 4 Stanford. The squad’s only setback came last weekend with a second-place finish to No. 8 Michigan State at Virginia’s Lake Monticello. UVa’s Second Varsity Eight has been named the ACC Crew of the Week twice this season.

Virginia’s Varsity Four is 5-2 this season, defeating No. 4 Stanford to open the season. Both of the Varsity Four’s losses came to opponents ranked No. 3 at the time – California and USC.

Following Saturday’s races, the conference awards will be announced including ACC Crew of the Year, ACC Coach of the Year and the All-ACC team.

2011 ACC Championship
April 23, 2011 | Lake Hartwell (Clemson, S.C.)

Varsity Four 9 a.m.
*(Virginia Tentative Line-Up: Sarah Jordan (c), Ruth Retzinger, Kaity McCullough, Chelsea Simpson, Susanne Grainger)
Lane 1 (Seed No. 5) North Carolina
Lane 2 (Seed No. 3) Duke
Lane 3 (Seed No. 1) Virginia
Lane 4 (Seed No. 2) Clemson
Lane 5 (Seed No. 4) Boston College
Lane 6 (Seed No. 6) Miami

Novice Eight 9:20 a.m.
*(Virginia Tentative Line-Up: Brittany Wengel (c), Allison Mayberry, Mary Nilan, Dana Walsh, Paige Terry, Emily Pik, Katie Walker, Ashley Hendrickson, Colleen Warren)
Lane 1 (Seed No. 5) Boston College
Lane 2 (Seed No. 3) North Carolina
Lane 3 (Seed No. 1) Virginia
Lane 4 (Seed No. 2) Clemson
Lane 5 (Seed No. 4) Duke
Lane 6 (Seed No. 6) Open

Second Varsity Eight 9:40 a.m.
*(Virginia Tentative Line-Up: Molly Frear (c), MacKenzie Leahy, Marelle Myers, Carolyn Glandorf, Jenny Shultis, Morgan Joseph, Brandy Herald, Cara Linnenkohl, Lauren Shook)
Lane 1 (Seed No. 5) Boston College
Lane 2 (Seed No. 3) Duke
Lane 3 (Seed No. 1) Virginia
Lane 4 (Seed No. 2) Clemson
Lane 5 (Seed No. 4) Miami
Lane 6 (Seed No. 6) North Carolina

Varsity Eight 10 a.m.
*(Virginia Tentative Line-Up: Sidney Thorsten (c), Kristine O’Brien, Christine Roper, Keziah Beall, Martha Kuzzy, Fiona Schlesinger, Carli Goldberg, Claudia Blandford, Taylor Levine)
Lane 1 (Seed No. 5) Boston College
Lane 2 (Seed No. 3) Duke
Lane 3 (Seed No. 1) Virginia
Lane 4 (Seed No. 2) Clemson
Lane 5 (Seed No. 4) Miami
Lane 6 (Seed No. 6) North Carolina