May 31, 2015
UCF Athletics Social Media Directory
By Megan Herboth
UCFKnights.com
NCAA Championships Team Finish
GOLD RIVER, Calif. (UCFKnights.com) -- The UCF rowing team used three top-20 finishes on Lake Natoma to close out the 2015 NCAA Championships 19th in the team standings on Sunday.
"I'm so proud of everything (the team) has done this year," UCF head coach Becky Cramer said. "They've worked so hard and we've come this far. It's exciting to see the energy and the potential for what's going to happen next, but they've done so well this year and accomplished great things. I'm so proud of them."
In the first race of the day was the Varsity Four squad in the D Final. The boat, consisting of Catherine Harms, Carly Burleson, Lauren Wasko, Annie Thompson and Rachael Klunder, jumped out to a lead from the start.
Enjoying an open-water lead for most of the race, the Black and Gold won the D Final with a time of 8:16.759 and finished 19th overall.
The Second Varsity Eight boat, consisting of Kristen Taylor, Ashleigh Boyd, Andrea Krebs, Jasmine Blais, Amy Compare, Alison Ponce, Julia Chase, Danielle Taylor and Abby Justinger, held an early lead in the D Final.
At the 500-meter mark, the Knights held a slight edge over Gonzaga, but the Bulldogs made a push by the 1000-meter mark and held on for the D Final win. With a time of 7:12.407, UCF's Second Varsity finished 20th overall.
The Varsity Eight took to the water for the final race of the weekend. The squad, consisting of Olivia Hecimovich, Kaitlyn Ward, Lauren Aiello, Viktorija Senkute, Ivana Krkljus, Olivia Staples, Zana Krakic, Ginni Dunlop and Crystal Victor lined up for the C Final. Though Wisconsin, Yale and USC battled in front, the Knights stayed on pace with Gonzaga and Notre Dame for fourth. UCF finished sixth in the C Final, earning 18th overall in the event.
Full results can be found on www.ncaa.com/rowing.