SAN DIEGO—UC San Diego women's rowing competed in the San Diego Crew Classic over the weekend on Mission Bay. The Tritons raced five boats in the two-day event, including the varsity eight, second varsity eight, varsity four, novice eight, and open eight.
WOMEN'S VARSITY 8+
UC San Diego's varsity eight finished in fourth place in the Collegiate Varsity UCSD Health Cal Cup Final 1, just 3.787 seconds off the podium. The Tritons trailed USD, MIT and Stanford with a time of 7:13.239. UC San Diego's top team 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.
The second varsity eight finished second in the Collegiate 2V Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy Final 2, just behind Loyola Marymount with a time of 7:27.543. The Tritons finished 3.267 seconds shy of first place and just ahead of MIT. The second varsity eight consisted of
Lily Feagler at stroke, followed by
Tala Ransweiler,
Natasha Vallancey,
Matti Key,
Kyra Allen,
Audra Lawler and
Andi Ruttan with
Jade Vasquez in the bow and
Sabina Petersen as coxswain.
WOMEN'S COLLEGIATE 4+
The Tritons took first place in the Collegiate Varsity 4+ Karen Plumleigh Courtney Cup Final 2, crossing with a time of 8:18.622 ahead of Loyola Marymount, MIT and Santa Clara respectively. The team consisted of
Jacqueline Byun at stroke, followed by
Jamie Press,
Ameli Tucker and
Peyton Fisk with
Nicole Djordjevic at coxswain.
WOMEN'S NOVICE 8+
The Triton novice eight came in fourth in the Collegiate Novice Laurel Karholz Perpetual Trophy Final 1, finishing behind Washington, British Columbia and UCLA respectively, with a time of 7:52.141. The novice team consisted of
Jaime Church,
Caroline Gross,
Anna Brown,
Charlotte Hunter,
Emma Lovsin,
Eleah Lee,
Sydney Grames and
Reagan Ivey with
Allison Cao at coxswain.
WOMEN'S OPEN 8+
The Tritons finished second in the Women's Open 8+ Copley Final 2, just behind USD with a time of 7:44.816. The team consisted of
Jess Harbison,
Mara Button,
Caroline Maynard,
Clara Raedeker,
Laura Kemble,
Megan Myre,
Katja Sumwalt and
Ani Jelalian with
Samantha Chan at coxswain.
UP NEXT
The Tritons will remain local for their next competition, hosting the Triton Invitational at the Chula Vista Training Center.
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.
