Rowing Finishes Seventh at BIG EAST Challenge

WORCESTER, MA (April 26 ) – The University of Connecticut women’s rowing team finished seventh overall at the BIG EAST Challenge on Sunday, defeating Villanova and West Virginia for the overall points. Notre Dame was first, followed by Miami, Syracuse, Rutgers, Georgetown and Boston College.

The UConn varsity eight was unable to place in the top three in the morning heats which placed them in the petite finals. West Virginia won the petite final, UConn was second and Georgetown third. Notre Dame won the grand final.

The junior varsity eight raced hard in the heat and also fell short of making the final, losing to Boston College by a of a ½ length. In the petite final, UConn won by two lengths of open water over West Virginia and Villanova. Notre Dame won the grand final.

The varsity four had the best performance of the day, finishing second in their heat to advance to the grand final. In the grand final they placed fifth, 1/10 of a second behind Rutgers in fourth. Notre Dame was first.

The novice eight raced to a third place finish in the heat, defeating Villanova to advance to the finals. In the finals, UConn placed sixth with Georgetown taking first.

The second novice eight raced in a three boat, non-point scoring final and finished third out of three entries. Georgetown was first, Boston College ended second.

UConn’s final race of the season will be the Dad Vail Championship in Philadelphia on May 7th and 8th.