Rowing Completes Competition at the Knecht Cup Regatta

April 16, 2023 06:12 PM | Rowing

By: Mike Montoro

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University rowing team competed in the Knecht Cup Regatta in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and despite facing much adversity over the course of the two-day event (April 15-16), each crew made successful gains, both on and off the water.

"We're very happy about how our varsity eights responded this weekend following a lead-up that was far from ideal," said WVU head coach Jimmy King. "Illness and injury have significantly impacted both crews this week, yet they chose to not use those factors as excuses. While we continued to make gains in our racing this weekend despite the circumstances, our greatest gains were in our mindset."

WVU Boats (bow to stern):
V8+
Abigail Yingling, Katherine Capitan, Ashlea Clark, Kaira Niedoba, Anna Gall, Violet Hewett, Laurna Atkins, Lydia Nicolai, Emily DeGlopper (c)
The V8+ boat raced three times on Saturday (heats and semifinals) and Sunday (finals). They finished in third place (heats) and in first place (petite final).

2V8+
Michaela Pulick, Samantha Perro, Helena Radford, Adriana Hogan, Grace Cronen, Ally Fisher, Ryleigh Williams, Alexandra Farron, Sydney VanAuken (c)
The 2V8+ crew competed twice (heats) Saturday and in the finals on Sunday. They finished in third place (heats) and in fourth place (petite final).

V4+
Grace Holliday (c), Bailey South, Emily Dumford, Ashlynn Skeba, Ryleigh Rosta
The V4+ boat raced once Saturday and did not continue to finals.

Novice/Freshman 4+
Grace Terlion (c), Avery Burris, Emma Higgins, Courtney Wright, Samantha Gamarra
The Novice/Freshman 4+ crew competed in heats on Saturday and the finals on Sunday. They finished in first place (heats) and fifth place (grand final).

Novice/Freshman 8+
Kayley Davis, Bridget Kiely, Anneliese Carney, Isabelle Totton, Ella Mehring, Courtney Wright, Sophia Gavril, Samantha Gamarra, Shelby Andre (c)
The Novice/Freshman 8+ boat raced in heats on Saturday. They finished in second place (heats) and they placed in fifth place (petite final).

"Overall, a successful weekend for the Varsity 4, Novice 4, and Novice 8," said Tina Griffith, Associate Head Coach. "Each boat had some highlights and each had some low lights but we came away with some confidence and with an even better idea of things we can work on to improve."

Full results can be found at regattaworks.com/m/knecht.