SAN DIEGO—The Wisconsin women's rowing team finished off their strong showing at the San Diego Crew Classic by placing all three participating boats on the podium.
After finishing with the second-fastest qualifying time in the Women's Second Varsity Eight Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Cup, the Badgers rowed to a second-place finish in the Grand Final, finishing three seconds behind Texas, who took first place.
Overall, times were slower on Sunday compared to the qualifying times on Saturday for all teams, but UW finished the race in 6:38.20, five seconds faster than third-place Washington State. Tennessee, USC and UCLA rounded out the remaining three teams.
In the Women's Varsity Eight Jessop-Whittier Grand Final, the Badgers earned a third-place finish with a time of 6:27.03, about half a second faster than their qualifying time.
Once again, Texas finished first with a time of 6:16.73 and USC finished about four seconds behind the Longhorns and seven seconds ahead of the Badgers.
Wisconsin was able to beat out Washington State for the bronze by about two seconds and British Columbia and UCLA finished fifth and sixth, respectively.
In the Cardinal and White's final race of the day in the Women's Varsity Four Karen Plumleigh Cortney Grand Final, the foursome, led by
Alison Morrison, placed third, crossing the finish-line in 7:18.50.
The race was the tightest contest the Badgers participated in, with the top-three teams finishing within three and a half seconds of each other. USC claimed first place with a 7:15.03 finish and Texas came in second, posting a 7:16.91 time.
After a successful trip to California, the 12th-ranked Badgers will head to East Lansing, Michigan next weekend for a Big Ten Double Dual with Michigan and Michigan State on Saturday, April 8.
San Diego Crew Classic
April 2, 2017
Mission Bay
San Diego
2000 meters
Women's Second Varsity Eight Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Cup
1. Texas, 6:35.15;
2. Wisconsin, 6:38.20; 3. Washington State, 6:43.49; 4. Tennessee, 6:47.04; 5. USC, 6:51.27; 6. UCLA, 6:53.45
UW Lineup
Coxswain
Jane Merriman,
Sarah Roe,
Renee Olley,
Megan Whitehouse,
Morganne Freeman,
Cheyenne Brandt,
Eliza Clifford,
Gabby Simons,
Kaitlin McKeogh
Women's Collegiate Varsity Eight Jessop-Whittier Cup
1. Texas, 6:16.73; 2. USC, 6:20.55;
3. Wisconsin, 6:27.03; 4. Washington State, 6:29.37; 5. British Columbia, 6:58.060; 6. UCLA, 6:37.05
UW Lineup
Coxswain
Lily Hansen,
Maria Schmid,
Dani Steinberg,
Callie Hebert,
Lexi Siverling,
Maddie Wanamaker,
Monica Gerber,
Elisabet Pietz,
Andrea French
Women's Collegiate Varsity Four Karen Plumleigh Cortney Cup
1. USC, 7:15.03; 2. Texas, 7:16.91;
3. Wisconsin, 7:18.50; 4. UCLA, 7:32.31; 5. Washington State, 7:36.71; 6. San Diego, 7:41.02
UW Lineup
Coxswain
Rosie Brezynski,
Alison Morrison,
Claire Scott,
Sarah Gibbons,
Marissa Gibson
