In the inaugural running of the event, Tennessee’s first varsity eight crew placed first in the A Final, with a final time of 6:20.714, nearly nine seconds ahead of second-place, No. 17 UCF’s 1V8+ and a tick under 23 seconds faster than third-place, 14th-ranked Duke.
The 2V8+ A Final saw UT put down a time of 6:34.506, ahead of Duke and UCF. Saturday morning’s third race was the first varsity four, with the Lady Vols bringing home another A Final victory, over Duke and UCF, respectively.
The Lady Vols’ 2V4+ crew posted a time of 7:34.636 en route to a victory in it’s A Final race, conquering UCF and North Carolina.
In the third varsity eight A Final race, Tennessee (6:54.075) used a 10-plus second margin to best the Blue Devils and Tar Heels. Tennessee’s 4V8+ (7:22.294) boat outdid the 3V8+ crew of Clemson (7:25.301) by over three seconds.
As the gusty winds picked up, the day was capped with UT’s 4V4+ boat narrowly surpassing the Tennessee third varsity four crew, by half a second, as both Lady Vol boats crossed the line over 41 seconds ahead of North Carolina’s 3V4+.
After the races, Tennessee honored Megan Czarnecki, Alice Fahey, Riley Ferdelman, Jamie Harris, Evelyn Hedrick, Laila Irigoyen, Madelynn Long, Paige Reymann, Grace Rickman, Channing Taner, Paris Thornburg and Grace Wolfenbarger with senior day presentations.
Tennessee has two weeks off before traveling to Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida, for the Big Ten Invitational, April 18-19.
Race Results
1V8 Final 1:
1. Tennessee (6:20.714)
2. UCF (6:29.280)
3. Duke (6:43.635)
2V8 Final 1:
1. Tennessee (6:34.506)
2. Duke (6:39.509)
3. UCF (6:41.412)
1V4 Final 1:
1. Tennessee (7:25.987)
2. Duke (7:28.994)
3. UCF (7:31.346)
2V4 Final 1:
1. Tennessee (7:34.636)
2. UCF (7:39.798)
3. North Carolina (7:40.642)
3V8 Final 1:
1. Tennessee (6:54.075)
2. Duke (7:04.566)
3. North Carolina (7:07.436)
3V8 Final 2:
1. Tennessee 4V8 (7:22.294)
2. Clemson (7:25.301)
3V4 Final:
1. Tennessee 4V4 (7:40.916)
2. Tennessee (7:41.463)
3. North Carolina (8:23.376)
Lineups
1V8+: Patricia Menendez (coxswain), Alex Pidgeon, Maylie Valiquette, Alice Fahey, Riley Ferdelman, Meg Flanagan, Nicole Campbell, Thea Coull, Hannah Smith
2V8+: Taryn Graves (coxswain), Channing Taner, Jamie Harris, Stella Mirkovic, Hannah Richardson, Abby Fowler, Ariella Jeffery, Paige Reymann, Sheya Lavin
1V4+: Mykayla Fluster (coxswain), Giorgia Borriello, Paris Thornburg, Ūla Jonušaitė, Elizabeth Peberdy
2V4+: Laila Irigoyen (coxswain), Alexandra Axten, Tiara Dye, Grace Armstrong, Emarie Peacock
3V8+: Audrey Bast (coxswain), Sydney Harris, Kiana Worobey, Maiya Birdling, Bridget Sisul, Megan Wood, Bernadette Lombardi, Evelyn Hedrick, Ava Mulholland
3V4+: Gabriella Maitra (coxswain), Megan Czarnecki, Jade Bliss, Cailin Bolt, Kathryn Burton
4V4+: Marissa Garcia (coxswain), Brooke Busk, Katie Fitzgerald, Maddie Becker, Sarah Shepherd
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