SAN DIEGO—UC San Diego women's rowing competed in the San Diego Fall Classic on Sunday, the only event on the fall schedule. The Tritons raced in three events on Mission Bay, racing in the women's open 8+, women's open novice 8+ and the women's open 4+.
WOMEN'S OPEN 8+
UC San Diego's varsity eight finished in third place with a time of 13:56.84, just behind USD (A) and USD (B) to earn a spot on the podium. The top Triton team consisted of
Bianca Tung (C),
Sabrina Koldinger,
Jessy Li,
Natasha Vallancey,
Sophia Gordon, Ciera Auran,
Clara Raedeker,
Rachel Cuneo and
Natalie Norstad.
The second varsity eight finished just a second behind in fourth place with a time of 13:57.85, while the third eight finished seventh (14:56.34) and the fourth eight placed eighth (15:19.53).
WOMEN'S OPEN NOVICE 8+
The UC San Diego novice eight placed second behind USD (A) with a time of 15:54.07. The team consisted of
Griffin Lavigne (C),
Ameli Tucker,
Jaime Church,
Caroline Gross,
Caroline Maynard,
Emma Lovsin,
Charlotte Hunter,
Sydney Grames and
Tatum Alquist-Lyftogt.
WOMEN'S OPEN 4+
UC San Diego's varsity four had the best finish of the day, placing second in the open 4+ with a time of 15:34.66, just behind USD (A). The top team consisted of
Nicole Djordjevic (C),
Sabrina Koldinger,
Sophia Gordon,
Annica Ford,
Jessy Li.
UC San Diego's second four placed sixth (16:25.73) and the third four finished in seventh place (16:42.32).
QUOTABLE
"We've been working very hard for several weeks and I believe we showed well today," said head coach
Colin Truex. "USD has a few weeks of training on us and have competed in a couple of other races already so for our program to be right there with them is a good sign for the spring. Almost half of our team raced for the first time as UCSD Tritons and they were proud and excited to represent their school. We have a few more weeks of training in this segment so if we keep grinding hard and carry this momentum through the holiday break, I believe we will be even more competitive next time we see USD in February!"
LINEUPS
Women's Open 8
UCSD (A):
Bianca Tung (cox),
Sabrina Koldinger,
Jessy Li,
Natasha Vallancey,
Sophia Gordon, Ciera Auran,
Clara Raedeker,
Rachel Cuneo and
Natalie Norstad.
UCSD (B):
Samantha Chan (cox),
Lily Feagler,
Laine Bradley,
Annica Ford,
Kiera Cooper,
Jamie Press,
Matti Key,
Tala Ransweiler and
Jade Vasquez.
UCSD (C):
Nicole Djordjevic (cox),
Kyra Allen,
Isabelle Vartanian,
Jess Harbison,
Audra Lawler,
Caroline Maynard,
Mara Button,
Peyton Fisk and
Ani Jelalian.
UCSD (D):
Allison Cao (cox),
Ameli Tucker,
Jaime Church,
Reagan Ivey,
Anna Brown,
Megan Myre,
Charlotte Hunter,
Caroline Gross and
Laura Kemble.
Women's Novice 8+
UCSD (A):
Griffin Lavigne (cox),
Ameli Tucker,
Jaime Church,
Caroline Gross,
Caroline Maynard,
Emma Lovsin,
Charlotte Hunter,
Sydney Grames and
Tatum Alquist-Lyftogt.
Women's Open 4+
UCSD (A):
Nicole Djordjevic (cox),
Sabrina Koldinger,
Sophia Gordon,
Annica Ford,
Jessy Li
UCSD (B):
Sabina Petersen (cox),
Lily Feagler,
Laine Bradley,
Natasha Vallancey,
Matti Key
UCSD (C):
Samantha Chan (cox),
Rachel Cuneo,
Natalie Norstad,
Jamie Press,
Jade Vasquez
UP NEXT
The Tritons will begin spring competition in March with the full schedule being announced soon.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
