OAK RIDGE, TENN. – The 20th-ranked University of North Carolina rowing program finished off two days of competition at the Rocky Top Invite on Saturday. Both the V8 and 1V4 won their finals races, while the 2V4 and 3V8 competed in the A finals on the day. The Tar Heels finished fourth as a team behind fellow ranked opponents Tennessee, UCF and Duke.
“This was not our best work this weekend,” said head coach Erin Neppel. “We were pretty off-balance and not mentally ready for Friday’s heats, which set us up for a very difficult Saturday having to dig out of a hole. I think we rallied and did a much better job racing in the finals, but we need to handle our schedule better next time and show up ready to perform no matter what. Painful lesson, but those are the ones that stick the best. The athletes know what they want to do and who they are, and we are excited to get back to it Monday morning.”
After a congested early racing schedule, the Heels will have a couple of weeks to get ready for the Lake Wheeler Invitational in Raleigh April 25-26.
SATURDAY RESULTS
V8 Final 2
1. UNC, 6:38.687
2V8 Final 2
3. UNC, 6:57.063
1V4 Final 2
1. UNC, 7:34.108
2V4 Final 1
3. UNC, 7:40.642
3V8 Final 1
3. UNC, 7:07.436
3V4 Final
3. UNC, 8:23.376
FRIDAY RESULTS
V8 Heat 1
3. UNC, 7:01.347
2V8 Heat 1
3. UNC, 7:12.138
1V4 Heat 1
2. UNC, 7:46.419
2V4 Heat 1
2. UNC, 7:57.531
3V8 Heat 2
2. UNC, 7:27.416
3V4 Heat
3. UNC, 8:29.722
LINEUPS
V8
Coxswain: Alix de Saint-Aignan
Stroke: Carmen Sagues
Seven Seat: Chloe Gaither
Six Seat: Lindsey Troftgruben
Five Seat: Ella Gusick
Four Seat: Kate Hendershott
Three Seat: Sydney Hebert
Two Seat: Kate MacBryde
Bow: Sydney Tuck
2V8
Coxswain: Cara Cunningham
Stroke: Madelaine Johnson
Seven Seat: Molly Dansby
Six Seat: Ava Balukonis
Five Seat: Anna Lily Laborde
Four Seat: Claudia Quintaba
Three Seat: Cam Howard
Two Seat: Sophia Korbani
Bow: Madison Haller
1V4
Coxswain: Josephine Anetrella
Stroke: Anni Stamer
Three Seat: Maria Anayiotou
Two Seat: Gabrielle Postiglione
Bow: Evelyn Wells
2V4
Coxswain: Katelyn Hawley
Stroke: Lili DeMarco
Three Seat: Mimi Brown
Two Seat: Teagan Kleckley
Bow: Caroline Leahy
3V8
Coxswain: Katarina Keller
Stroke: Emma Dalton
Seven Seat: Kathryn Cummings
Six Seat: Chloe Schneider
Five Seat: Molly Warden
Four Seat: Julia Bucknavage
Three Seat: Anna Kate Gwiazdowski
Two Seat: Sarah Redden
Bow: Ayda Suing
3V4
Coxswain: Mary Evelyn Pearce
Stroke: Eliza Boniface
Three Seat: Erin Morley
Two Seat: Nora Schroeder
Bow: Ashley Ferguson
For up-to-date information on UNC Rowing, visit GoHeels.com/Rowing and follow on X (@UNCRowing), Instagram (@uncrowing) and Facebook (Facebook.com/UNCRowing).
“This was not our best work this weekend,” said head coach Erin Neppel. “We were pretty off-balance and not mentally ready for Friday’s heats, which set us up for a very difficult Saturday having to dig out of a hole. I think we rallied and did a much better job racing in the finals, but we need to handle our schedule better next time and show up ready to perform no matter what. Painful lesson, but those are the ones that stick the best. The athletes know what they want to do and who they are, and we are excited to get back to it Monday morning.”
After a congested early racing schedule, the Heels will have a couple of weeks to get ready for the Lake Wheeler Invitational in Raleigh April 25-26.
SATURDAY RESULTS
V8 Final 2
1. UNC, 6:38.687
2V8 Final 2
3. UNC, 6:57.063
1V4 Final 2
1. UNC, 7:34.108
2V4 Final 1
3. UNC, 7:40.642
3V8 Final 1
3. UNC, 7:07.436
3V4 Final
3. UNC, 8:23.376
FRIDAY RESULTS
V8 Heat 1
3. UNC, 7:01.347
2V8 Heat 1
3. UNC, 7:12.138
1V4 Heat 1
2. UNC, 7:46.419
2V4 Heat 1
2. UNC, 7:57.531
3V8 Heat 2
2. UNC, 7:27.416
3V4 Heat
3. UNC, 8:29.722
LINEUPS
V8
Coxswain: Alix de Saint-Aignan
Stroke: Carmen Sagues
Seven Seat: Chloe Gaither
Six Seat: Lindsey Troftgruben
Five Seat: Ella Gusick
Four Seat: Kate Hendershott
Three Seat: Sydney Hebert
Two Seat: Kate MacBryde
Bow: Sydney Tuck
2V8
Coxswain: Cara Cunningham
Stroke: Madelaine Johnson
Seven Seat: Molly Dansby
Six Seat: Ava Balukonis
Five Seat: Anna Lily Laborde
Four Seat: Claudia Quintaba
Three Seat: Cam Howard
Two Seat: Sophia Korbani
Bow: Madison Haller
1V4
Coxswain: Josephine Anetrella
Stroke: Anni Stamer
Three Seat: Maria Anayiotou
Two Seat: Gabrielle Postiglione
Bow: Evelyn Wells
2V4
Coxswain: Katelyn Hawley
Stroke: Lili DeMarco
Three Seat: Mimi Brown
Two Seat: Teagan Kleckley
Bow: Caroline Leahy
3V8
Coxswain: Katarina Keller
Stroke: Emma Dalton
Seven Seat: Kathryn Cummings
Six Seat: Chloe Schneider
Five Seat: Molly Warden
Four Seat: Julia Bucknavage
Three Seat: Anna Kate Gwiazdowski
Two Seat: Sarah Redden
Bow: Ayda Suing
3V4
Coxswain: Mary Evelyn Pearce
Stroke: Eliza Boniface
Three Seat: Erin Morley
Two Seat: Nora Schroeder
Bow: Ashley Ferguson
For up-to-date information on UNC Rowing, visit GoHeels.com/Rowing and follow on X (@UNCRowing), Instagram (@uncrowing) and Facebook (Facebook.com/UNCRowing).
