Varsity Eight Named ACC Crew of the WeekVarsity Eight Named ACC Crew of the Week

Varsity Eight Named ACC Crew of the Week

Headlined by winning each of its races at the Big Ten Invitational, No. 3 Virginia’s Varsity Eight has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Crew of the Week.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Headlined by winning each of its races at the Big Ten Invitational, No. 3 Virginia’s Varsity Eight has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Crew of the Week.

The Cavaliers’ Varsity Eight opened the weekend with a time of 6:27.424 in its first race to defeat third-ranked Ohio State (6:30.454), No. 12 Indiana (6:32.436) and 20th-ranked Syracuse (6:34.968) Saturday morning on Harsha Lake in Bethel, Ohio.

On Saturday afternoon, Virginia clocked a time of 6:33.191 to defeat 11th-ranked Rutgers in a tightly-contested battle with a time of 6:33.760, followed by No. 7 Alabama (6:44.561) and Michigan State (7:13.217).

Virginia’s Varsity Eight wrapped up the weekend on Sunday by crossing the finish line with a time of 6:25.271 to edge No. 6 Michigan (6:26.502) and third-ranked Ohio State (6.27.588).

Virginia returns to action on Saturday, April 24, when the Cavaliers host Navy at Rivanna Reservoir in Earlysville, Va., at 9 a.m.

Crew Members
Coxswain Colette Glass (Sr., Tampa, Fla.)
Stroke: Sonja Schlosser (Gr., Deggendorf, Germany)
7: Abbie Bird (Sr., Ascot, England)
6: Leia Till (So., Potomac, Md.)
5: Sophia Kershner (Sr., Palmyra, Va.)
4: Katy Flynn (Gr., Churchville, N.Y.)
3: Cate Porter (Gr., Hopewell, N.J.)
2: Ali Terblanche (Jr., Johannesburg, South Africa)
Bow: Lily Jarrett (So., Weston, Mass.)