EARLYSVILLE, Va. - Old Dominion women’s rowing finished competing at the Rivanna Romp hosted by Virginia this past weekend. ODU competed in the V8+ and a V4+ race.
“I told the team today that I loved how we arrived at the race this year more confident than we did last year,” said ODU Head Coach Brian Conley. “I am content with what we achieved today, but we should want more now.”
ODU fielded two boats in the V8+ race that consisted of 26 total boats. ODU’s A boat finished with a time of 14:23.35 in 19th place and was 1:48.41 off first place Virginia (12:34.58). The Monarchs’ B boat ended the race in 21st place with a final time of 14:43.33. Virginia’s B boat finished in second with a time of 12:58.87 followed by Clemson (13:10.49) in third and North Carolina (13:19.54) in fourth.
George Washington placed 20th in between ODU’s A and B boats and clocked in at 14:26.81. High Point B, GW C, and High Point’s C boat ended Sunday in 22nd through 24th place, respectively.
“We executed to the best of our ability in the V8+ race,” said Conley. “We came to this race to learn something about the top programs in the country and to challenge ourselves outside our comfort zone. Our goal was to hold on to the top end teams like UVA and Clemson for at least the first quarter of the race.”
In the V4+, ODU fielded three boats. ODU B had the best finish in 25th followed by ODU A in 26th and ODU C in 27th. ODU B’s time was 16:44.63, A’s was 16:47.20, and C’s was 16:59.00. UVA fielded four boats for the V4+ race and three of them captured the top three positions on the leaderboard. UVA’s A boat (14:20.70), B boat (14:31.85), and C boat (14:32.86) was just under 18 seconds ahead of the nearest competitor in North Carolina (14:50.17).
“We had a number of people sick this week leading into the regatta and I’m glad many of our athletes stepped up. This was our last race of the fall, and we need to be hungry going into the winter now to get faster.”
UP NEXT:
ODU is back in 123 days for an exhibition against George Mason on the Lafayette River in Norfolk, Virginia.
ODU LINEUPS:
V8+ (A)
Coxswain: Savannah Hartlove, Stroke: Emma Skalsky, 7-seat: Kamila Neuspeil, 6-seat: Nicole Knight, 5-seat: Mary Kate Sabol, 4-seat: Larissa Venema, 3-seat: Caroline Cotton, 2-seat: Callie Crook, Bow: Jenna Protacio
V8+ (B)
Coxswain: Maddie Kelly, Stroke: Monika Westman, 7-seat: Ellie Washburn, 6-seat: Jillian Douglas, 5-seat: Trinity Scofield, 4-seat: Helen Schuette, 3-seat: Naomi Dausman, 2-seat: Laila Linstrom, Bow: Victoria Fantle
V4+ (A)
Coxswain: Molly Deegan, Stroke: Kamila Neuspil Westman, 3-seat: Larissa Venema, 2-seat: Mary Kate Sabol, Bow: Callie Crook
V4+ (B)
Coxswain: Olivia Kruse, Stroke: Caroline Cotton, 3-seat: Nicole Knight, 2-seat: Hannah Roderick, Bow: Trinity Scofield
V4+ (C)
Coxswain: Kathleen Caughlin, Stroke: Ellie Washburn, 3-seat: Hayden Muehl, 2-seat: Laila Linstrom, Bow: Janic Charuppi