OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – The Old Dominion rowing team completed day one of the 2015 Big 12 Rowing Championships on Saturday afternoon on Melton Hill Lake.
The Varsity 8 took to the water first and finished in 7:01.27 to place eighth, while the Second Varsity 8 placed eighth in their race in a time of 7:03.27. The Varsity 4 took part in the third race of the day and also placed eighth, clocking in at 7:42.78. The Second Varsity four picked up a seventh-place finish in a time of 7:48.99, finishing ahead of West Virginia.
Old Dominion had a successful showing in the third Varsity 8 race, placing sixth in a time of 7:17.97 ahead of Tennessee and West Virginia.
Texas, ranked No. 11 nationally, placed first in its heat in all five preliminaries. The Longhorns will be joined in each Grand Final by Alabama, Oklahoma and Tennessee. K-State and Kansas each advanced to four Grand Finals, while West Virginia will appear in two.
The team with the highest combined score among the Varsity 8, 2 Varsity 8 and Varsity 4 final races will be the Big 12 automatic qualifier to the NCAA Championship. Points are awarded by place in each race.
ODU Lineups
Varsity 8 | Second Varsity 8 | Third Varsity 8 |
Cox: Nicole Sicurella | Cox: Megan DeHond | Cox: Mary Given |
Bow: Shannon Huff | Bow: Sabrina Paulson | Bow: Devyn Hine |
2: Raven Woody | 2: Jessica Donlan | 2: Emily Hughes |
3: Colleen Rennie | 3: Kennedy Stafford | 3: Ashley Mauroff |
4: Jenna Sterling | 4: Brett Wolff | 4: Danielle Yoxthimer |
5: Kara Stephan | 5: Lauren Wright | 5: May Williamson |
6: Adrienne Pederson | 6: Monica Jory | 6: Jennifer Zebracki |
7: Erin O’Connell | 7: Marisa Fruetel | 7: Miranda Brown |
8: Ashley Nardiello | 8: Shannon La Sala | 8: Shyann Christian |
Varsity 4 | Second Varsity 4 | |
Cox: Lydia Cleveland | Cox: Lindsey Sanford | |
Bow: Kaela Woods | Bow: Jackie Donlan | |
2: Keira Flanagan | 2: Keolewa Puhi | |
3: Carlie Cohen | 3: Katarina Bauer | |
4: Kelsea Shiner | 4: Tayler Gall |