CHULA VISTA, Calif.—UC San Diego women's rowing completed the inaugural Triton Invitational over the weekend, placing first twice in the women's varsity four and once in the women's varsity eight.
The two-day event took place at the Elite Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. and featured races in both the morning and afternoon on Saturday, as well as a slate of races on Sunday morning.
VARSITY 8+
The women's varsity eight finished with a time of 6:53.809 on Saturday morning, ahead of Loyola Marymount and Santa Clara in their first race of the day. The Tritons placed second in the afternoon with a time of 6:49.64, just behind USD and well in front of Santa Clara. In their final race of the weekend on Sunday morning, the Tritons finished with a time of 6:39.42—their quickest of the weekend—placing them second behind USD and just ahead of Sacramento State by 0.52 seconds.
The varsity eight consisted of
Rachel Cuneo,
Laine Bradley,
Sabrina Koldinger,
Sophia Gordon,
Annica Ford,
Kiera Cooper and
Ciara Auran with
Jessy Li in the bow and
Bianca Tung as coxswain.
SECOND VARSITY 8+
The second varsity eight began the day on Saturday with a time of 7:19.3, less than five seconds behind Loyola Marymount in the two-boat race. In the afternoon, UC San Diego finished second again but improved its time to 7:09.81, trailing USD boat A by three seconds and well ahead of USD boat B. The Tritons wrapped up the weekend with a third-place finish with a time of 7:12.06, trailing USD and Sacramento State in first and second.
The second varsity eight consisted of
Natasha Vallancey,
Tala Ransweiler,
Lily Feagler,
Matti Key,
Jess Harbison,
Caroline Gross,
Andi Ruttan and
Jade Vasquez with
Sabina Petersen as coxswain.
VARSITY 4+
It was a successful weekend for the varsity four, who finished first in both races on Saturday and 0.48 of a second from sweeping the weekend. The Tritons finished with a time of 7:53.445 in the morning on Saturday, ahead of Loyola Marymount and 7:46.37 in the afternoon to defeat USD. In the closest race of the weekend, UC San Diego finished Sunday with a time of 7:35.60 just behind USD (7:35.12) and well ahead of Sacramento State.
The varsity four had
Jacqueline Byun at stroke, followed by
Jamie Press,
Ameli Tucker and
Peyton Fisk with
Nicole Djordjevic at coxswain.
SECOND VARSITY 4+
The second varsity four were unable to complete the morning race on Saturday due to breakage, but finished the afternoon with a time of 7:58.94, just behind USD. The Tritons clocked at time of 7:55.7 on Sunday, ahead of Sacramento State but trailing USD once again.
The second varsity four consisted of
Laura Kemble,
Audra Lawler,
Kyra Allen and
Clara Raedeker with
Samantha Chan at coxswain.
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"We had an excellent weekend of racing," said UC San Diego head coach
Colin Truex. "The V4 won two of its races and placed second by a bow ball in its third event. The V8 was able to defeat Santa Clara, LMU, and Sac State while also closing the gap on USD to two seconds, and the 2V8 and 2V4, despite some adversity, raced hard and showed improvement with each time down the course. The team is exhausted from three max effort races in two days but is fired up and ready to take on the championship stretch of our season!"
2023 TRITON INVITATIONAL FINAL RESULTS
SATURDAY
Morning Races
WV8: 1- UCSD (6:53.809) 2- Loyola Marymount (6:57.073) 3- Santa Clara (7:38.006)
W2V8: 1- Loyola Marymount (7:14.4) 2- UCSD (7:19.3)
WV4: 1- UCSD A (7:53.445) 2- Loyola Marymount (8:12.443) 3- UCSD B (Breakage)
Afternoon Races
WV8: 1- USD (6:46.60) 2- UCSD (6:49.64) 3- Santa Clara (7:30.78)
W2V8: 1- USD A (7:02.14) 2- UCSD (7:09.81) 3- USD B (7:21.89)
WV4: 1- UCSD (7:46.37) 2- USD (7:53.93)
W2V4: 1- USD (7:54.44) 2- UCSD (7:58.94)
SUNDAY
WV8: 1- USD (6:37.17) 2- UCSD (6:39.42) 3- Sac State (6:39.94)
W2V8: 1- USD (6:58.1) 2- Sac State (6:59.4) 3- UCSD (7:12.06)
WV4: 1- USD (7:35.12) 2- UCSD (7:35.60) 3- Sac State (7:53.31)
W2V4: 1- USD (7:47.6) 2- UCSD (7:55.7) 3- Sac State (8:03.8)
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 garnered 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.
