No. 14 Virginia Opens NCAA Rowing Championships Friday
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — No. 14 Virginia will compete in the 2024 NCAA Rowing Championships Friday-Sunday (May 31-June 2) at East Fork/Harsha Lake in Bethel, Ohio (hosted by Marietta College and the Cincinnati USA Sports Commission).
Live results and video streaming links will be available through NCAA.com and VirginiaSports.com. NCAA Division I action is set to begin at 9:48 a.m. on Friday.
Each division (Varsity Eight, Second Varsity Eight and Varsity Four) has four heats on Friday, with the top three from each heat moving on to Saturday’s A/B semifinals. The remaining boats will race in the C/D semifinals.
Virginia’s Varsity Eight, which is seeded 15th, will be in action in heat two at 10 a.m. UVA’s 14th-seeded Second Varsity Eight is in the third heat at 11 a.m., while the 12th-seeded Varsity Four is in the fourth heat at 12 p.m.
The semifinals begin Saturday (June 1) at 8:12 a.m. with the V8, followed by the 2V8 and the V4, while the finals will take place on Sunday (June 2). Division I Grand (places 1-6) and Petite finals (places 7-12) begin at 9:24 a.m. with the final race of the weekend being the Varsity Eight Grand Final at 10:24 a.m.
The Cavaliers, who are making their 26th NCAA championship appearance, earned an at-large NCAA bid after finishing second at the ACC Championship. The Cavaliers won the Second Varsity Four and Third Varsity Eight races at the ACC Championship.
Virginia placed 10th at the 2023 NCAA Rowing Championships with 80 points. UVA’s Varsity Four rowed to a fifth-place finish, while the Second Varsity Eight and Varsity Eight finished 10th and 11th, respectively.
In their 25 NCAA Championship appearances, the Cavaliers have finished in the top four 11 times (1997-2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009-10, 2012, 2016) and have been runners-up three times (1999, 2005, 2007).
UVA captured NCAA team championships in 2010 and 2012. The Varsity Eight won the NCAA title in 2012, while the Second Varsity Eight won championships in 1998, 1999 and 2005. The Varsity Four claimed national championships in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2015.
Projected Virginia Lineups
Varsity Eight: Coxswain: Nora Grabcheski, Stroke: Lauren Jochims, 7: Catherine Williams, 6: Jenna Hajji, 5: Skylar Morrison, 4: Kate Kelly, 3: Eva Frohnhofer, 2: Kelsey Gems, Bow: Meagan Goldsmith
Second Varsity Eight: Coxswain: Zoe Tekeian, Stroke: Sophia Coppola, 7: Cameron Bentley, 6: Lauren Benedict, 5: Paige Loh, 4: Izzie Bird, 3: Sheila Joyce, 2: Lila Henn, Bow: Kate McGee
Varsity Four: Coxswain: Emma Bradish, Stroke: Teagan Orth, 3: Lily Jarrett, 2: Sydney Fratamico; Bow: Kennedy Housley
Spares: Chloe Lee, Riley Richardson, Beatrice Jones