PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — After finishing second in this event last year, UC San Diego women's rowing is back at the CAA Championship this weekend looking for a strong end to the season.
 
The weekend begins with heats on Friday ahead of grand final races on Saturday. Races will be on the Cooper River in Pennsauken, New Jersey, and begin at 9:30 a.m. ET/6:30 a.m. PT both days.
 
FloSports will stream the event, and live results will be available through Regatta Timing. Additional details are available through the Coastal Athletic Association's championship central page.
 
Each school will race two varsity eight boats and one varsity four boat. Points will be awarded based on each boat's final placement, with an overall team champion awarded to the school with the most points. The winner also earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.
 
Heats will have four boats each, with the top three in each heat moving on to grand finals. The last-place boats in Friday's races will compete in petite finals on Saturday. All three Triton boats are in the first heat of their respective categories.
 
UC SAN DIEGO RACE SCHEDULE (all times Eastern)
Friday
9:30 a.m. – V8 Heat 1
9:50 a.m. – 2V8 Heat 1
10:10 a.m. – V4 Heat 1
 
Saturday
9:40 a.m. – V4 Petite Final
9:50 a.m. – V4 Grand Final
10:00 a.m. – 2V8 Petite Final
10:10 a.m. – 2V8 Grand Final
10:20 a.m. – V8 Petite Final
10:30 a.m. – V8 Grand Final
 
LINEUPS
Varsity 8
Cox: Sabina Petersen
Stroke: Kiera Cooper
7. Natasha Vallancey
6. Samantha Anderson
5. Annica Ford
4. Laine Bradley
3. Indianola Scott
2. Matti Key
Bow: Rachel Cuneo
 
Second Varsity 8
Cox: Peyton Fisk
Stroke: Lily Feagler
7. Natalie Norstad
6. Ciara Auran
5. Audrey Worley
4. Charlotte Hunter
3. Reagan Dryden
2. Maya Reisinger
Bow: Ellie Swanson
 
Varsity 4
Cox: Melinda Pullin
Stroke: Jacqueline Byun
3. Erin Sugarman
2. Ameli Tucker
Bow: Kate Nowak
 
2024 CAA CHAMPIONSHIP
The Tritons took second at last year's event after finishing with 40 points. Both varsity eight boats place second in their grand finals, while the varsity four crew took fourth. The championship was won by Northeastern, who has captured 10-straight titles.
 
MEET THE TRITONS
Roster
This year's squad of 47 consists of 1 graduate student, 12 seniors, 8 juniors, 15 sophomores and 11 freshmen. There are 35 returners from last season's roster.
 
MEET THE COACHES
Colin Truex is in his 13th season as head coach of the women's rowing team and 18th with UC San Diego. Associate head coach and recruiting coordinator Kimberly Dale is also in her 13th year with the team. They are joined on the staff by two first-year assistants, Toby Johnson and Jamie Press.
 
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
If they qualify, the Tritons will compete at the NCAA Rowing Championship May 30-June 1 on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, New Jersey. All UC San Diego teams are fully eligible for all levels of the Division I postseason.
 
WHY THE TRITONS?
The Triton is described as the offspring of Poseidon and Amphitrite, a demigod of the sea with a lower part of the body like that of a fish. It is known as a mighty and fierce sea warrior. Given UC San Diego's close proximity to the Pacific Ocean and its connections with the world-famous Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Triton became our mascot in 1964.

ROWING TALK ON UC SAN DIEGO ATHLETICS' PODCAST
As part of UC San Diego's transition to Division I, the Athletics Department launched a weekly podcast, Tritoncast. Produced by UC San Diego Athletics Communications, Tritoncast features in-depth interviews with UC San Diego personalities including scholar-athletes, alums, coaches and administrators. Triton fans will get an inside look at the UC San Diego Athletics Department as the program transitions to NCAA Division I and The Big West. New episodes of Tritoncast are available each week on the most popular podcasting apps. In addition, each episode can be heard and downloaded on UCSDTritons.com. For individual show information and listen links, follow Tritoncast on X @Tritoncast.

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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 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 84 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.