West Virginia Rowing finished fifth at the Ford Lake Cup on Saturday, April 26th in Ypsilanti, Michigan. West Virginia faced off against Delaware, Duquesne, Bucknell, Eastern Michigan, Temple, Massachusetts, and High Point on the cold and windy Saturday. Read more: WVU Rowing Finishes Fifth At Ford Lake Cup
Breakdown Of The Shortened Ford Lake Cup
In West Virginia’s debut on the lake, the 1VB+ began the day with a fourth-place finish in the second heat. It advanced to the B finals. The B finals were ultimately cancelled due to high wind/weather conditions.
The 2VB+ had a promising performance as they earned a second-place finish behind Bucknell to advance to the A finals. The great effort continued against Delaware and Eastern Michigan for a podium finish, but fell just short and took fourth place.
The 1V4+ had a competitive race in its heat, as they defeated both High Point and Eastern Michigan and took second to Bucknell. In the A final, the 1V4+ was in second place throughout the first half of the race but fell to fifth place by the end.
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The 2V4+ and 3V8+ races were shifted to a finals-only race, but were then cancelled due to weather.
The 2VB+ was the best race of the day for the Mountaineers as they scored a second-place finish to Bucknell in the second heat. It went on to take fourth-place in the A finals. The 1V4+ followed that with a second-place finish as well, in the first heat and finished at fifth-place in the A finals.
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Senior Coxswain Grace Holliday’s Comments
“Coming off a second-place finish in our heat, I couldn’t be prouder of how the 2V8+ crew responded.”
“Despite the cold and wind, we stayed hyped, locked into every stroke and raced hard against tough competition, maintaining focus in the boat from start to finish. Qualifying for the A final and being competitive in that final shows our training and teamwork are really paying off.”- Holliday
Ford Lake Cup Lineups (bow to stroke with coxswain)
1V8+ Lauren Mueller, Alexis Mitchell, Raquel Iga, Ksenia Kaludjerovic, Violet Hewett, Nikolina Djordjevic, Teegan Wendley, Abigail Yingling with Grace Terlion
2V8+ Lucille Pratt, Samantha Krankowski, Emma Higgins, Kate Conard, Grace Cronen, Adriana Hogan, Brooke Plummer, Alanna Dunnigan with Grace Holliday
1V4+ Jessica Gaston, Bailey South, Kayla Surovi, Una Ilic with Grace Fay
Previewing The Mountaineers’ Next Matchup
West Virginia returns to action Saturday, May 3, hosting Robert Morris and Duquesne on the Monongahela River, in Morgantown. The competition will begin at 9 a.m. The four racing pieces will be over 1,000 meter stretch of the Monogahela River in the area of Edith Barill Riverfront Park.
Associate Head Coach Tina Griffith On Matchup Vs Robert Morris/ Duquesne
“We are excited to host Duquesne and Robert Morris at home.”
“We have a great relationship with both schools, which makes it easy to get some competitive strokes in without having to travel significant distances. This is especially important this time of year as the athletes are heading into exam week.”-Griffith
