Orange Win Pocock Cup

4/23/2022 2:10:00 PM | Women's Rowing

The 15th-ranked Orange are the 2022 Lake Wheeler Invitational champions. Syracuse won the Pocock Cup, based on team scoring, at the 16-team regatta. The Orange scored 83 points, beating 11th-ranked Duke (82 points), ninth-ranked Penn (third), and five other teams receiving votes in the national rankings, in Navy, UCF, Clemson, Louisville and Boston University.

"We had a great team performance," said head coach Luke McGee. "One philosophy we are trying to drive home is that every person, every seat and every boat matters because it is all about the team. This was a challenging regatta to race back-to-back-to-back against strong competition. What stands out is the consistency of performances across the board. That was really key. As each boat came down the course you could feel the energy and it fueled the entire team."

Syracuse won four of five races on Saturday morning to give the Orange a total of nine wins in 15 races at the regatta. Syracuse's second varsity eight and second varsity four swept the field, winning all three races during the event.

The varsity eight beat Louisville, UCF, North Carolina and Kansas, while the second varsity eight finished first ahead of Louisville, UCF, Kansas and North Carolina. The varsity four dominated its race, finishing 11.6 seconds ahead of second-place Kansas. Louisville, UCF and North Carolina finished third through fifth. Syracuse's second varsity four beat UCF, Penn's 3V4, North Carolina and Kansas. The third varsity eight finished fourth in a tight race, separated by 4.1 seconds from first place UCF (7:19.50).

The 16-team field at the Lake Wheeler Invitational, which was hosted by Duke and North Carolina at Lake Wheeler Park, also included Boston College, Bucknell, Georgetown, Kansas, Miami, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Temple.

Team Scoring
1. Syracuse (83)
2. Duke (82)
3. Penn (80)
4. Louisville (68)
5. Clemson (60)
6. Miami (40)
7. Boston University (37)
8. UCF (36)
9. Oklahoma (35)
10. Navy (25)
11. Kansas (17)
12. Bucknell (5)
Georgetown (5)
North Carolina (5)
15. Temple (3)
16. Boston College (2)

Saturday, April 23, 2022 -- Results
Varsity 8: Syracuse 6:35.26; Louisville 6:41.72; UCF 6:44.62; North Carolina 6:49.37; Kansas 6:50.92
Second Varsity 8: Syracuse 6:42.81; Louisville 6:50.59; UCF 6:51.87; Kansas 7:05.60; North Carolina 7:08.18
Varsity 4: Syracuse 7:33.77; Kansas 7:45.39; Louisville 7:47.15; UCF 7:50.38; North Carolina 8:02.82
Second Varsity 4: Syracuse 7:42.33; UCF 7:45.48; Penn (3V4) 7:53.80; North Carolina 8:03.80; Kansas 8:07.92
Third Varsity 8: UCF 7:19.52; Kansas 7:22.15; Louisville 7:22.18; Syracuse 7:23.60; North Carolina 7:41.42

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

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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