Rowing Completes Knecht Cup
April 12, 2015 08:50 PM | General
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| The Women's Second Varsity Eight took home a win in Sunday's Petite Finals, finishing in 7:02.19 after placing third in their heat on Saturday, April 11. |
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University rowing team completed the two-day Knecht Cup Regatta in West Windsor Township, New Jersey. The Mountaineers' top finishes came from the Women’s Second Varsity Eight boat, which won the Petite Final on Mercer Lake, Sunday afternoon.
“We had a productive weekend of racing highlighted by the performance of the Second Varsity Eight. Our overall team performance obviously needs to be better, and we’ll certainly address the shortcomings that were revealed this weekend,” said coach Jimmy King.
In the first race of the day for the Mountaineers, the Women’s Third Varsity Eight posted a time of 7:33.29 to conclude its run at the Knecht Cup.
The Women’s First Varsity Eight was second in its heat on Saturday, April 11 (6:47.73). On Sunday, the Mountaineers were fifth in their semifinal round to earn a spot in the Third Final (6:58.44). In the Third Final, West Virginia finished fifth for the second time today, as the boat crossed the line in 7:04.94.
The Women’s Second Varsity Eight took home a win in Sunday’s Petite Final, finishing in 7:02.19 after placing third in their heat on Saturday, April 11. The Mountaineers beat out Alabama’s boat by only .77 seconds.
The start of the Women’s Second Varsity Eight event was a bit shaky for WVU, but the Mountaineers were able to answer quickly at the 1,000 meter mark. At this point, the Mountaineers created a large gap between Kansas’ and North Carolina’s crew.
At the 1,500 meter mark, WVU evened its boat with Alabama. Entering the last 500 meters, West Virginia held off Alabama’s boat by less than .77 seconds to place seventh overall out of 18 boats throughout the course of the two-day event.
The Mountaineers return to the water on Sunday, April 19 with a scrimmage against Duquesne on the Monongahela River.
Results:
First Varsity Eight (Semifinal One)
UCF (6:45.59)
Drexel (6:52.44)
Bucknell (6:55.05)
Holy Cross (6:55.18)
West Virginia (6:58.44)
Fordham (6:58.89)
Alabama (7:00.89)
First Varsity Eight (Third Final)
Miami (6:59.05)
Boston University (7:01.56)
UConn (7:03.26)
Fordham (7:04.17)
West Virginia (7:04.94)
North Carolina (7:11.09)
Lineup: Colleen Giesbrecht, Melinda Sharon, Megan Brophy, Susannah Hartlove, Emma Preston, Lisa Deklau, Louisa Morgan, Elizabeth Duarte and coxswain Brittany James
Second Varsity Eight (Semifinal One)
UCF (6:54.41)
Bucknell (7:04.33)
Alabama (7:05.32)
West Virginia (7:06.20)
ODU (7:11.91)
Fordham (7:16.41)
Second Varsity Eight (Petite Finals)
West Virginia (7:02.19)
Alabama (7:02.96)
Kansas (7:05.80)
North Carolina (7:08.67)
Temple (7:13.34)
Holy Cross (7:15.64)
Lineup: Madison James, Sadie Kalathunkal, Alisha Brownfield, Rachel Cokeley, Rebecca Gehring, Anna Cokeley, Aria Asselta, Emily Stasi, and coxswain Abigail Harris
Third Varsity Eight (Heat Two)
Kansas (7:12.61)
UCF (7:15.77)
Alabama (7:16.12)
West Virginia (7:33.29)
Delaware (7:39.92)
Lineup: Lorena Rose, Addie Dulaney, Irene Darkwaah, Abbigail Rees, Elizabeth Hooper, Jacqueline Hunter, Olivia White, Kaitlyn Eason and coxswain Courtney Caugh
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