Orange Standout on First Day of Lake Wheeler Invitational

Friday, April 22

Raleigh, N.C.

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Lake Wheeler Invitational

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

Orange Standout on First Day of Lake Wheeler Invitational

4/22/2022 8:01:00 PM | Women's Rowing

The 15th-ranked Syracuse women's rowing team won five out of 10 races at the Lake Wheeler Invitational on Friday, April 22 in Raleigh, N.C.

The 'Cuse varsity eight beat #11 Duke in the first round of racing and came in second to #9 Penn, losing by 0.18 seconds, in the second round. The Orange second varsity eight won both of its races, beating #11 Duke by five seconds in round one and defeating #9 Penn by 0.58 seconds in the second round. During the first round of racing in the early afternoon Syracuse competed against #11 Duke, Boston University, Georgetown and Kansas, and faced #9 Penn, Bucknell, Clemson, Navy and UCF in the second round in the late afternoon.

"Across the board every boat had races they should be proud of today. The team had a really impressive performance," said head coach Luke McGee. "It was a great day of racing and showed why we came to this regatta – to race top 10 teams and learn more about ourselves. Our approach for tomorrow will be to find areas we can be a little sharper and a little faster to keep building for the rest of the season.

"The varsity eight rowed a really solid race against Duke in the morning and then came back with another solid race against Penn but showed that we have some things to work on before we face them (Penn) again in eight days. The second varsity eight's win against Duke should give us some confidence for tomorrow and the rest of the season and it was a really important step to stay ahead of Penn in the second race. We have to remain humble and find a way to be even better next time."

Syracuse's varsity four finished second in both races, 4.24 seconds behind #11 Duke in round one and just 2.08 seconds behind #9 Penn in round two. The Orange second varsity four finished first in both races, while the third varsity eight took third in round one and fourth in round two.

"In the varsity four you can see the improvement since the Doc Hosea Invitational going bow ball to bow ball against Duke and Penn all the way down the course," McGee said. "The second varsity four set the tone with their morning race. You could see how their race built the momentum for the morning. The third varsity eight had two hard races but we know they have a few more cards to play over the rest of the season. I am confident that they will pick up speed as the season continues."

Saturday morning the Orange will race Kansas, Louisville, North Carolina and UCF.

The 16-team Lake Wheeler Invitational field includes #9 Penn, #11 Duke, Boston College, Boston University, Bucknell, Clemson, Georgetown, Kansas, Louisville, Miami, Navy, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Temple and UCF. Navy, UCF, Clemson, Louisville and Boston University are all receiving votes in this week's national rankings.

The Lake Wheeler Invitational is in its third year. Duke won the 2019 and 2021 Pocock Cups as the regatta champion in those two years (the regatta was not held in 2020 due to COVID-19). The regatta is held in Lake Wheeler Park (6404 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, N.C.) and parking is $20 per vehicle.

Lake Wheeler Invitational complete schedule and results

Friday, April 22, 2022 – Results
Round 1
Varsity 8: Syracuse 6:28.23; Duke 6:33.28; Boston University 6:40.62; Georgetown 6:43.86; Kansas 6:47.92

Second Varsity 8: Syracuse 6:39.46; Duke 6:51.64; Boston University 6:56.93; Kansas 7:03.07; Georgetown 7:13.07

Varsity 4: Duke 7:27.85; Syracuse 7:32.09; Boston University 7:48.03; Kansas 7:49.56; Georgetown 7:57.55

Second Varsity 4: Syracuse 7:39.63; Duke 7:50.32; Kansas 7:55.85; Georgetown 8:17.67

Third Varsity 8: Duke 7:05.40; Kansas 7:18.76; Syracuse 7:19.13

Round 2
Varsity 8: Penn 6:30.58; Syracuse 6:30.77; UCF 6:43.02; Clemson 6:43.68; Bucknell 6:49.75; Navy 6:51.18

Second Varsity 8: Syracuse 6:38.20; Penn 6:38.78; Clemson 6:51.36; UCF 6:54.19; Navy 6:55.60; Bucknell 7:09.16

Varsity 4: Penn 7:29.97; Syracuse 7:32.05; Clemson 7:39.39; UCF 7:43.65; Navy 7:45.57

Second Varsity 4: Syracuse 7:37.90; UCF 7:43.32; Navy 7:47.86; Clemson 7:55.78; Penn 7:57.18

Third Varsity 8: Navy 7:04.92; Clemson 7:10.44; UCF 7:13.96; Syracuse 7:16.43; Bucknell 7:54.04

Syracuse Race Schedule at Lake Wheeler Invitational
Saturday, April 23, 2022
9:00 am– 3V8 vs. UNC, UCF, Kansas, and Louisville
9:36 am– 2V4 vs. UNC, UCF, Kansas, and Penn 3V4
10:12 am– V4 vs. UNC, UCF, Kansas, and Louisville
10:48 am– 2V8 vs. UNC, UCF, Kansas, and Louisville
11:24 am– V8 vs. UNC, UCF, Kansas, and Louisville

Varsity Eight
Cox – Hannah Murphy
S – Kamile Kralikaite
7 – Heather Stafford
6 – Aphrodite Gioulekas
5 – Zoe Acosta
4 – Emmie Frederico
3 – Luisa Gathmann
2 – Alena Criss
B – Lea Dahn

Second Varsity Eight
Cox – Louise Rath
S – Lena Radke
7 – Katharine Ryan
6 – Lauren Coop
5 – Emma Gossman
4 – India Aikens
3 – Taylor Lewandowski
2 – Haley Uliasz
B – Emma Braun

Varsity Four
Cox – Caileigh Grimes
S – Grace Loveridge
3 – Madison D'Ambra
2 – Junior Ognovich
B – Kaitlyn Dennis

Second Varsity Four
Cox – April Serrano
S – Alice McNeill
3 – Maddi Segarnick
2 – Mae Sweeney
B – Sarah Haney

Third Varsity Eight
Cox – Skyler Rivera
S – Rebecca Farrell
7 – Margaux Gryska
6 – Madeleine Gordon
5 – Cassandra Dasco
4 – Charlotte Ebel
3 – Maddie Niedbalski
2 – Julia Comerford
B – Elizabeth Vogt

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