SARASOTA, Fla. (UCFKnights.com) – The UCF rowing team picked up a win and four second place finishes on the first day of the Sunshine State Invite at Nathan Benderson Park.
The Second Varsity Four “A”, consisting of Jillian Jernas, Tatum Cox, Sydney Hays, Grace Trujillo and Amy Licht, opened the day with a second place finish, coming in just behind Alabama with a time of 7:25.25. The “B” squad of Ashlie Infante, Jacinta Kendall, Jordan Jahosky, Eileen Acken and Caitlin Ross, followed with a fifth-place finish in the heat, crossing the line in 7:51.96.
The Third/Novice Four squad of Kennedy Keith, Maggie Klimchuck, Renata Sakhnovsky, Maggie Adair and Autumn Comiskey rowed to a second place finish in 8:02.89.
The Varsity Four boat of Carlee Hoschouer, Lauryn Bench, Chiara Ciullo, Jessica Matteson and Maria Yim picked up a win, using a 7:18.10 time to edge Alabama (7:18.10) for the victory in the heat.
The Third Varsity Eight, consisting of Taylor Jenko, Nivia Garcia, Emily Puia, Carina Rodriguez, McKenna Williams, Alexis Alonso, Lauren Roman and Liz Isom, finished fifth in 7:11.12.
The Second Varsity Eight squad of Elena Esteban, Lara Maule, Aly Derksen, Rusne Dziugyte, Michaela Gundrum, Shannon Perry, Amy Van Ryn, Paula Parks and Rachel Rabinowitz, batted the Crimson Tide down the course, coming up just short to finish second in 6:37.30.
Rounding out the first day, the Varsity Eight boat of Nicole Mayer, Julie Poulsen, Grace Lindberg, Luci Derrick, Leslie Lajoie, Marija Medelinskaite, Edvina Nesukaityte, Mia Cleary, Abbie Pritchard, finished second in 6:33.19 to come in just behind Alabama.
The Knights return to action on Saturday morning, beginning at 8:15 a.m.
Results
2V4
1. Alabama “A” 7:18.20
2. UCF “A” 7:25.25
3. Kansas 7:34.79
4. Alabama “B” 7:39.87
5. UCF “B” 7:51.96
6. Clemson 7:56.18
7. Old Dominion 8:20.43
3V4
1. Stetson 7:55.20
2. UCF 8:02.89
3. Florida 8:12.20
4. FIT 8:13.81
5. ERAU 8:52.74
V4
1. UCF 7:18.10
2. Alabama 7:18.75
3. Clemson 7:37.02
4. Kansas 7:37.93
5. Old Dominion 7:51.56
6. Stetson 8:06.42
3V8
1. Alabama 6:46.20
2. Kansas State 6:57.19
3. Kansas 7:07.94
4. Clemson 7:10.20
5. UCF 7:11.12
6. Jacksonville 7:31.55
7. Miami 7:42.21
2V8
1. Alabama 6:37.00
2. UCF 6:37.30
3. Kansas 6:43.70
4. Clemson 6:47.99
5. Old Dominion 7:37.04
6. Stetson 7:56.21
V8
1. Alabama 6:31.50
2. UCF 6:33.19
3. Kansas 6:35.25
4. Clemson 6:36.69
5. Old Dominion 6:54.17
6. Stetson 7:01.70