Metro Cup VictoryMetro Cup Victory

Metro Cup Victory

WINTER PARK, Fla. (UCFKnights.com) - Collecting five first-place finishes in six events, UCF opened the spring season by capturing its seventh-straight Robin Yeuell Trophy at the 37th Annual Metro Cup on Saturday.

The Knights raced a pair of boats in the Varsity Eight race, picking up first and second place finishes in the event. The "A" squad, consisting of Olivia Hecimovich, Anna Mahoney, Claudia Destefani, Viktorija Senkute, Marija Medelinskaite, Rachael Klunder, Mia Cleary, Ashleigh Boyd and Lauren Aiello, posted a winning time of 6:34.

The "B" squad, consisting of Kristen Taylor, Edvina Nesukaityte, Jasmine Blais, Grace Lindberg, Ivana Krkljus, Leslie Lajoie, Caitlin Ross, Danielle Taylor and Zana Krakic, finished second with a time of 6:45.4.

The Second Varsity Eight boat, consisting of Nicole Mayer, Aly Derksen, Shannon Perry, Jessika Scholz, Rachel Rabinowitz, Sydney Hays, Darby Brooks, Jacinta Kendall and Paula Parks, posted an open-water win over Rollins with a time of 6:54.4.

UCF's Varsity Four, consisting of Ashley Martin, Nicole Snyder, Jazmin Sepulveda, Raquel Smeengy and Dina Samaan, was just edged by Rollins with a time of 7:46.1.

The Knights earned an open-water win in the Novice Eight race. The squad, consisting of Taylor Jenko, Daria Chiarella, Sydney McKenzie, Liz Mallet, Victoria Gingras, Ashley Barnes, Triston Krebs, Danielle Braun and Sarah Swiersz, posted a time of 7:29.1.

The Second Varsity Four, consisting of Erica Jimenez, Aly Derksen, Rachel Rabinowitz, Syndey Hays and Darby Brooks, won with a time of 7:31.5.

The Novice Four squad rounded out the victors with a time of 8:20.8. The boat consisted of Ciara Jarrett, Victoria Gingras, Daria Chiarella, Juliana Wall, Amrita Persaud.

UCF returns to action on March 17, hosting UConn, Jacksonville and Nova Southeastern on Lake Pickett.

Results
Varsity Eight
1. UCF A 6:34
2. UCF B 6:45.4
3. Rollins 7:17.8
4. JWU 8:01.8

Second Varsity Eight
1. UCF 6:54.4
2. Rollins 8:09.5

Varsity Four
1. Rollins 7:45.5
2. UCF 7:46.1
3. JWU 8:19

Novice Eight
1. UCF 7:29.1
2. 7:52.4

Second Varsity Four
1. UCF 7:31.5
2. Rollins 8:28.3

Novice Four
1. UCF 8:20.8
2. Rollins A 8:59.2
3. Rollins B 9:59
4. JWU 9:35