Orange Finish Third at ACC Championship

Saturday, May 15

Clemson, SC

8 AM

Syracuse University

ACC Championship

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

5/15/2021 3:00:00 PM | Women's Rowing

The 11th-ranked Syracuse University women's rowing team finished third at the 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championship on Saturday at Lake Hartwell in Clemson, South Carolina. Third-ranked Virginia won the ACC title by winning all five races to score 99 points, while 17th-ranked Duke finished second with 84 points. The Orange scored 81 points. Since Syracuse joined the ACC in 2013-14, the Orange has placed in the top three every year, finishing second twice and third five times.

Senior Meg Varcoe earned All-ACC First Team honors and fifth-year senior Lucy Pearce earned All-ACC Second Team recognition.

"This is the first time in program history that every student-athlete on the team leaves the ACC Championship with a medal. That is meaningful in itself. When you add to that he challenges we have all handled this year with COVID, it makes it more special," said head coach Luke McGee.

The Orange varsity eight finished third in the grand final covering the course in 6:31.650, just 1.38 seconds behind second-place Duke (6:30.266). Virginia won the varsity eight championship in 6:25.552. Clemson finished fourth, followed by Miami and Notre Dame.

Syracuse's second varsity eight crossed the finish line less than two seconds behind Virginia to take second place. The Orange covered the course in 6:36.454 while Virginia had a time of 6:34.586. Duke took third followed by Notre Dame, Clemson and Miami.

In the first varsity four race, the Orange finished third, crossing the finish line in 7:36.312, less than two seconds behind Duke (7:34.402). Virginia won the race in 7:25.204. Clemson, Notre Dame and Louisville finished fourth through sixth, respectively.

The Syracuse second varsity four took second place to earn eight points finishing the race in 7:43.991, behind Virginia (7:40.481). The Orange beat Duke, Clemson, Notre Dame and North Carolina. It is the second time the Orange second varsity four finished second at the ACC Championship. Syracuse also finished a program-best second in 2017.

The 'Cuse third varsity eight earned seven points with a third-place finish in the opening race of finals day at the championship. The Orange completed the race in 7:13.449 crossing the finish line after Virginia (7:01.449) and Duke (7:07.461), and ahead of Clemson, Notre Dame and Miami.

Syracuse will await the 2021 NCAA Rowing Championship selections on Tuesday, May 18. The Orange have competed in the NCAA Championship eight times, including four as a team and four varsity eight appearances. The last NCAA invitation was in 2018 when the Orange finished 16th as a team.

Varsity 8
C Hannah Murphy
8 Eleanor Alexopoulos
7 Maddy Horridge
6 Meg Varcoe
5 Lucy Pearce
4 Lea Dahn
3 Alena Criss
2 Emma Braun
1 Josie Kiesel

Second Varsity 8
C Louise Rath
8 Eliza Yager
7 Katharine Ryan
6 Junior Ognovich
5 Kamile Kralikaite
4 Emma Gossman
3 India Aikens
2 Madeleine Holzman-Klima
1 Christie Castorino

Varsity 4
C Emma Dziedzic
4 Heather Stafford
3 Grace Asch
2 Haley Uliasz
1 Luisa Gathmann

Second Varsity 4
C Skyler Rivera
4 Olivia Schaertl
3 Madison D'Ambra
2 Sarah Haney
1 Elizabeth Vogt

Third Varsity 8
C Julia Miranda Roach
8 Helena O'Donnell
7 Madeleine Gordon
6 Lily Moffly
5 Carolin Roose
4 Maddi Segarnick
3 Margaret Sweeney
2 Julia Comerford
1 Rebecca Farrell

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