Varsity Four Wins NCAA Semifinal Race
5/28/2022 2:15:00 PM | Women's Rowing
The Orange varsity four won its semifinal race at the 2022 NCAA Championships on Saturday, May 28 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Fla. Syracuse covered the course in 7:27.609 to beat Oregon State, Gonzaga, Rhode Island and Boston University. The varsity eight and second varsity eight both finished second in their semifinals. All three Syracuse boats will race in the C finals on Sunday beginning with the varsity four at 8:22 am.
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"The four was definitely the bright spot of the day, they rowed a really good race and looked super composed, and the eights raced hard," said head coach Luke McGee. "We had some last second changes due to injury so that was unfortunate, we had to shuffle some lineups around. I thought the people who went in there did a good job adapting. Tomorrow every race is going to be fast. It's the quality of the competition, the depth of the championships, every final, regardless of which one you are in, you are matched up well. It will be really hard racing from the first stroke to the last."
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The varsity eight, with junior India Aikens replacing the injured Alena Criss, battled Oregon State, crossing the finish line less than one second behind the Beavers. The Orange beat Gonzaga, Boston University and Northeastern to earn their spot in the C final. Syracuse's second varsity eight, which had junior Madison D'Ambra in Aikens seat, also finished second covering the course in 6:45.154. Duke beat the field, while Boston University, Northeastern and Jacksonville came in third through fifth, respectively. Freshman Kaitlyn Dennis rowed in the varsity four in place of D'Ambra.
The 13th-ranked Orange, one of three Atlantic Coast Conference squads in the 22-team field, entered the 2022 event with the varsity eight seeded 14th, the second varsity eight seeded 12th and the varsity four seeded 16th.
Syracuse has competed in nine NCAA Championships, including 2021 when the Orange recorded the best team finish in program history with a 10th place performance. The Orange have competed in four of the last five NCAA Championships (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021; no championship in 2020 due to COVID-19).
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The NCAA Championship finals, which will be streamed live on NCAA.com, begin at 8:12 am on Sunday, May 29th. The Awards Ceremony begins at 11 am.
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SCORING
The NCAA Rowing champion is determined by total points with points assigned based on the finish in each race. The first-place finisher in the First Varsity 8 will receive 66 points with each subsequent finisher collecting three fewer points – 63 for second, 60 for third, etc. The second varsity 8 winner will earn 44 points with each successive finisher collecting two fewer points (42 points for second, 40 points for third, etc.) and the varsity fours winner will receive 22 points, with the runner-up earning 21 points, third receiving 20 points, etc. Ties will be broken based on the teams' result in the varsity 8.
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NCAA Championship Schedule and Results
NCAA Championship details (venue and purchasing tickets, etc.)
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SYRACUSE RACE RESULTS
Friday, May 27 - Heats
Varsity Eight – Stanford (6:11.674), Ohio State (6:16.675), Oregon State (6:25.780), Syracuse (6:29.960), Boston University (6:38.749) and Jacksonville (6:43.397)
Second Varsity Eight – Stanford (6:14.782), Princeton (6:19.761), Brown (6:27.844), Syracuse (6:34.011), Rhode Island (7:01.394), Jacksonville (7:02.414)
Varsity Four – Texas (6:56.663), Yale (7:04.101), USC (7:07.381), Syracuse (7:22.790), Penn (7:30.407)
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Friday, May 27 - Repechages
Varsity Eight – Michigan (6:15.564), SMU (6:16.894), Rutgers (6:17.384), Syracuse (6:26.510), Gonzaga (6:33.742), Rhode Island (6:39.402), Boston University (6:42.360)
Second Varsity Eight – Penn (6:22.838), Michigan (6:24.424),Rutgers (6:25.806), Syracuse (6:29.538), Oregon State (6:38.474), Northeastern (6:52.876), Rhode Island (7:08.164)
Varsity Four – California (7:06.853), Rutgers (7:07.663), SMU (7:12.137), Syracuse (7:19.151), Gonzaga (7:29.863), Northeastern (7:39.259), Boston University (7:44.655)
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Saturday, May 28 – C/D Semifinals
Varsity Eight – Oregon State (6:25.254), Syracuse (6:26.228), Gonzaga (6:31.516), Boston University (6:33.758), Northeastern (6:35.182)
Second Varsity Eight – Duke (6:42.344), Syracuse (6:45.154), Boston University (6:51.782, Northeastern (7:05.460), Jacksonville (7:10.274)
Varsity Four – Syracuse (7:27.609, Oregon State (7:33.147, Gonzaga (7:35.671), Rhode Island (7:42.197, Boston University (7:57.667)
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SYRACUSE RACE SCHEDULE
Sunday, May 29 – C Finals
8:22 am – Varsity Four (C Final) – Syracuse (lane 4), Duke, Oregon State, SMU, Pennsylvania
8:46 am – Second Varsity Eight (C Final) – Syracuse (lane 2), USC, Rutgers, Duke, Oregon State, Boston University
9:10 am –Varsity Eight (C Final) – Syracuse (lane 5), Gonzaga, Duke, Oregon State, Rutgers, USC
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Varsity Eight
Cox – Hannah Murphy
S – Kamile Kralikaite
7 – Heather Stafford
6 – Aphrodite Gioulekas
5 – Zoe Acosta
4 – Emmie Frederico
3 – Luisa Gathmann
2 – India Aikens
B – Lea Dahn
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Second Varsity Eight
Cox – Louise Rath
S – Lena Radke
7 – Katharine Ryan
6 – Lauren Coop
5 – Emma Gossman
4 – Haley Uliasz
3 – Olivia Schaertl
2 – Madison D'Ambra
B – Emma Braun
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Varsity Four
Cox – Caileigh Grimes
S – Grace Loveridge
3 – Kaitlyn Dennis
2 – Taylor Lewandowski
B – Mae Sweeney
SYRACUSE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
1997 Â Â Â Â Â Varsity 8 invited (did not place)
2000Â Â Â Â Â Â Varsity 8 invited (9th place finish)
2001Â Â Â Â Â Â Varsity 8 invited (6th place finish)
2002Â Â Â Â Â Â Team invited (12th place overall)
2005Â Â Â Â Â Â Varsity 8 invited (16th place)
2016Â Â Â Â Â Â Team invited (13th place overall)
2017Â Â Â Â Â Â Team invited (13th place overall
2018Â Â Â Â Â Â Team invited (16th place overall)
2020 Â Â Â Â Â No Championship due to COVID-19
2021      Team invited (10th place overall – best team finish in program history)
2022      Team invitation (Championship – May 27-29, 2022)
FORMAT
The top two times of each heat will automatically advance to the A/B Semifinals on Saturday with the remaining boats moving on to the repechage on Friday afternoon. The two fastest boats in each of the two repechage races will fill the four remaining spots in Saturday's A/B Semifinals with the bottom 10 boats moving on to the C/D Semifinals.
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The results of Saturday's A/B Semifinals will determine the field competing in the Grand and Petite Finals. The top three of each A/B Semifinal will advance to the Grand Final (places 1-6) and the other six boats will move to the Petite Final (places 7-12) on Sunday.
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The 10 boats that comprise the C/D Semifinals on Saturday will vie for spots in the C and D Finals on Sunday. The top six boats will advance to compete in the C Final (places 13-18), while the remaining four boats will race in the D Final (places 19-22). Â
For all of the latest information on Syracuse rowing, follow us on Facebook (Syracuse Women's Rowing), Twitter and Instagram (@cusewrowing).
50 YEARS OF SYRACUSE WOMEN'S ATHLETICS
Orange alumni, fans and friends are invited to share in a year-long celebration of 50 years of Syracuse University women's athletics. Events and special recognition of all female student-athletes who have donned the Block S to represent Syracuse University and the Athletics Department since 1971-72 will be held throughout the 2021-22 seasons. As we celebrate this history, we acknowledge those who have gone before us to set the standard we strive to achieve today so we can pave the way for the future. We reflect on the history of women in sport, admire their sacrifices, recognize their contributions and accomplishments, and honor their legacy.
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"The four was definitely the bright spot of the day, they rowed a really good race and looked super composed, and the eights raced hard," said head coach Luke McGee. "We had some last second changes due to injury so that was unfortunate, we had to shuffle some lineups around. I thought the people who went in there did a good job adapting. Tomorrow every race is going to be fast. It's the quality of the competition, the depth of the championships, every final, regardless of which one you are in, you are matched up well. It will be really hard racing from the first stroke to the last."
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The varsity eight, with junior India Aikens replacing the injured Alena Criss, battled Oregon State, crossing the finish line less than one second behind the Beavers. The Orange beat Gonzaga, Boston University and Northeastern to earn their spot in the C final. Syracuse's second varsity eight, which had junior Madison D'Ambra in Aikens seat, also finished second covering the course in 6:45.154. Duke beat the field, while Boston University, Northeastern and Jacksonville came in third through fifth, respectively. Freshman Kaitlyn Dennis rowed in the varsity four in place of D'Ambra.
The 13th-ranked Orange, one of three Atlantic Coast Conference squads in the 22-team field, entered the 2022 event with the varsity eight seeded 14th, the second varsity eight seeded 12th and the varsity four seeded 16th.
Syracuse has competed in nine NCAA Championships, including 2021 when the Orange recorded the best team finish in program history with a 10th place performance. The Orange have competed in four of the last five NCAA Championships (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021; no championship in 2020 due to COVID-19).
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The NCAA Championship finals, which will be streamed live on NCAA.com, begin at 8:12 am on Sunday, May 29th. The Awards Ceremony begins at 11 am.
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SCORING
The NCAA Rowing champion is determined by total points with points assigned based on the finish in each race. The first-place finisher in the First Varsity 8 will receive 66 points with each subsequent finisher collecting three fewer points – 63 for second, 60 for third, etc. The second varsity 8 winner will earn 44 points with each successive finisher collecting two fewer points (42 points for second, 40 points for third, etc.) and the varsity fours winner will receive 22 points, with the runner-up earning 21 points, third receiving 20 points, etc. Ties will be broken based on the teams' result in the varsity 8.
Watch on NCAA.com
NCAA Championship Schedule and Results
NCAA Championship details (venue and purchasing tickets, etc.)
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SYRACUSE RACE RESULTS
Friday, May 27 - Heats
Varsity Eight – Stanford (6:11.674), Ohio State (6:16.675), Oregon State (6:25.780), Syracuse (6:29.960), Boston University (6:38.749) and Jacksonville (6:43.397)
Second Varsity Eight – Stanford (6:14.782), Princeton (6:19.761), Brown (6:27.844), Syracuse (6:34.011), Rhode Island (7:01.394), Jacksonville (7:02.414)
Varsity Four – Texas (6:56.663), Yale (7:04.101), USC (7:07.381), Syracuse (7:22.790), Penn (7:30.407)
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Friday, May 27 - Repechages
Varsity Eight – Michigan (6:15.564), SMU (6:16.894), Rutgers (6:17.384), Syracuse (6:26.510), Gonzaga (6:33.742), Rhode Island (6:39.402), Boston University (6:42.360)
Second Varsity Eight – Penn (6:22.838), Michigan (6:24.424),Rutgers (6:25.806), Syracuse (6:29.538), Oregon State (6:38.474), Northeastern (6:52.876), Rhode Island (7:08.164)
Varsity Four – California (7:06.853), Rutgers (7:07.663), SMU (7:12.137), Syracuse (7:19.151), Gonzaga (7:29.863), Northeastern (7:39.259), Boston University (7:44.655)
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Saturday, May 28 – C/D Semifinals
Varsity Eight – Oregon State (6:25.254), Syracuse (6:26.228), Gonzaga (6:31.516), Boston University (6:33.758), Northeastern (6:35.182)
Second Varsity Eight – Duke (6:42.344), Syracuse (6:45.154), Boston University (6:51.782, Northeastern (7:05.460), Jacksonville (7:10.274)
Varsity Four – Syracuse (7:27.609, Oregon State (7:33.147, Gonzaga (7:35.671), Rhode Island (7:42.197, Boston University (7:57.667)
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SYRACUSE RACE SCHEDULE
Sunday, May 29 – C Finals
8:22 am – Varsity Four (C Final) – Syracuse (lane 4), Duke, Oregon State, SMU, Pennsylvania
8:46 am – Second Varsity Eight (C Final) – Syracuse (lane 2), USC, Rutgers, Duke, Oregon State, Boston University
9:10 am –Varsity Eight (C Final) – Syracuse (lane 5), Gonzaga, Duke, Oregon State, Rutgers, USC
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Varsity Eight
Cox – Hannah Murphy
S – Kamile Kralikaite
7 – Heather Stafford
6 – Aphrodite Gioulekas
5 – Zoe Acosta
4 – Emmie Frederico
3 – Luisa Gathmann
2 – India Aikens
B – Lea Dahn
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Second Varsity Eight
Cox – Louise Rath
S – Lena Radke
7 – Katharine Ryan
6 – Lauren Coop
5 – Emma Gossman
4 – Haley Uliasz
3 – Olivia Schaertl
2 – Madison D'Ambra
B – Emma Braun
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Varsity Four
Cox – Caileigh Grimes
S – Grace Loveridge
3 – Kaitlyn Dennis
2 – Taylor Lewandowski
B – Mae Sweeney
SYRACUSE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
1997 Â Â Â Â Â Varsity 8 invited (did not place)
2000Â Â Â Â Â Â Varsity 8 invited (9th place finish)
2001Â Â Â Â Â Â Varsity 8 invited (6th place finish)
2002Â Â Â Â Â Â Team invited (12th place overall)
2005Â Â Â Â Â Â Varsity 8 invited (16th place)
2016Â Â Â Â Â Â Team invited (13th place overall)
2017Â Â Â Â Â Â Team invited (13th place overall
2018Â Â Â Â Â Â Team invited (16th place overall)
2020 Â Â Â Â Â No Championship due to COVID-19
2021      Team invited (10th place overall – best team finish in program history)
2022      Team invitation (Championship – May 27-29, 2022)
FORMAT
The top two times of each heat will automatically advance to the A/B Semifinals on Saturday with the remaining boats moving on to the repechage on Friday afternoon. The two fastest boats in each of the two repechage races will fill the four remaining spots in Saturday's A/B Semifinals with the bottom 10 boats moving on to the C/D Semifinals.
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The results of Saturday's A/B Semifinals will determine the field competing in the Grand and Petite Finals. The top three of each A/B Semifinal will advance to the Grand Final (places 1-6) and the other six boats will move to the Petite Final (places 7-12) on Sunday.
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The 10 boats that comprise the C/D Semifinals on Saturday will vie for spots in the C and D Finals on Sunday. The top six boats will advance to compete in the C Final (places 13-18), while the remaining four boats will race in the D Final (places 19-22). Â
For all of the latest information on Syracuse rowing, follow us on Facebook (Syracuse Women's Rowing), Twitter and Instagram (@cusewrowing).
50 YEARS OF SYRACUSE WOMEN'S ATHLETICS
Orange alumni, fans and friends are invited to share in a year-long celebration of 50 years of Syracuse University women's athletics. Events and special recognition of all female student-athletes who have donned the Block S to represent Syracuse University and the Athletics Department since 1971-72 will be held throughout the 2021-22 seasons. As we celebrate this history, we acknowledge those who have gone before us to set the standard we strive to achieve today so we can pave the way for the future. We reflect on the history of women in sport, admire their sacrifices, recognize their contributions and accomplishments, and honor their legacy.
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