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UCF Lightweight Eight Takes Second at Princeton

April 8, 2007

PRINCETON, N.J. (www.UCFAthletics.com) - The UCF lightweight eight finished second of four boats in its race at Lake Carnegie Saturday.

The Knights' eight entry - which consisted of coxswain Tori Ryan, Lauren Schueler, Taylor Wiatt, Megan Mitchell, Kathleen Noble, Morgan Bell, Michelle Carter, Christina Caltabiano and Jana Read - fell behind Princeton's first varsity eight at the start before finishing strongly. Princeton's first boat crossed the finish at 7:37.0 followed by UCF at 7:56.8. Princeton's second eight was third and MIT was fourth.

The Black and Gold finished third in both of the varsity four events.

UCF travels to the Stanford Windermere Classic in California from Saturday, April 14 through Sunday, April 15. For the latest news and information on the Knights, tickets or apparel log on to www.ucfathletics.com - the official site for UCF athletics.

Lightweight Varsity Eight
1. Princeton `A', 7:37.0
2. UCF, 7:56.8
3. Princeton `B', 7:59.8
4. MIT, 8:01.4

Lightweight Four `A'
1. MIT, 8:23.2
2. Princeton, 8:30.7
3. UCF, 8:37.6

Lightweight Four `B'
1. Princeton, 8:47.4
2. MIT, 9:21.1
3. UCF, 9:25.2