LA JOLLA, Calif.—UC San Diego women's rowing will travel for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Rowing Championship on Friday morning in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
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"The training is done, the line-ups are set, and we are ready for the CAA Championships," said UC San Diego head coach
Colin Truex. "This is the event we have been training for since day one of the season and the team is prepared to go to their absolute max on Friday."
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The Tritons will race three boats in the conference championship, with the varsity four at 10:30 a.m. ET, followed by the second varsity eight at 10:50 a.m. ET and wrap up competition with the varsity eight at 11 a.m. ET.
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The event will be streamed by the subscription serviceÂ
FloSports. Results will be available viaÂ
Regatta Timing.
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Rachel Cuneo will stroke the varsity eight, followed by
Laine Bradley,
Sabrina Koldinger,
Sophia Gordon,
Annica Ford,
Kiera Cooper and
Ciara Auran with
Jessy Li in the bow and
Bianca Tung as coxswain.
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The second varsity eight will consist of
Natasha Vallancey,
Tala Ransweiler,
Lily Feagler,
Matti Key,
Jess Harbison,
Clara Raedeker,
Andi Ruttan and
Jade Vasquez with
Sabina Petersen as coxswain.
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The varsity four will have
Jacqueline Byun at stroke, followed by
Kyra Allen,
Jamie Press and
Peyton Fisk with
Nicole Djordjevic at coxswain.
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"This marks the end of the road for our seniors—Andi, Jade, Jessy, and Nicole," said Truex. "They began their careers as DII athletes back in 2019 and have overcome the challenges of the DI transition and of being a scholar athlete during the COVID years. The team is going to do everything they can to give them a great send-off. I couldn't be prouder of them! GO TRITONS!"
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UC SAN DIEGO WOMEN'S ROWING LINEUPS
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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 inÂ
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.
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