Buckeyes win heats in 2V8 and 1V4 races, finish second in 1V8
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women’s rowing team opened its 21st appearance at the NCAA Championships Friday with all three Buckeye boats advancing to the AB semifinals Saturday. The event is being held at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida.
Ohio State’s First Varsity Four and Second Varsity Eight boats are seeded No. 6. The First Varsity Eight is seeded No. 7.
The Buckeyes finished in the No. 2 spot in the opening 1V8 race while both the 2V8 and 1V4 won their respective heats Friday. All three boats advanced to the AB semifinals Saturday.
Ohio State took the early lead in the 1V8 race battling Washington through the first 5oo meters. The Huskies took the lead by two seats at 1,000 meters and then built a sizeable advantage before defeating the Buckeyes by just under seven seconds.
In the 2V8 morning race, Syracuse and Virginia battled early over the first 500 meters before the Buckeyes took control, coming from three seats down, to take the lead for good at about the 1,500-meter mark for the seven-second win over Virginia.
The final race of the day for the Buckeyes was the 1V4 boat in a heat vs. rival Michigan, who defeated the Buckeyes earlier this month at the Big Ten Championships.
The Buckeyes trailed the Wolverines, who got out to a quick start, by about a half a boat at 350 meters. The Buckeyes then began to charge taking the lead at the 1,000 meter mark. Ohio State led the rest of the way for the six-second win.
The Buckeye 1V8 semifinal race is scheduled for 8:36 a.m. Saturday. Alabama, Rutgers, Michigan, Texas and Syracuse will race against Ohio State in the first semifinal.
Ohio State’s 2V8 semifinal race is set for 9:24 a.m. against SMU, Michigan, Washington, California and Wisconsin.
In the 1V4 semifinal, the Buckeyes race starts at 10:24 a.m. in the second semifinal vs. Washington, Virginia, Texas, Rutgers and Duke.
The Buckeyes are one of 22 teams who will compete at the championships. Each school will field two eight boats and one four boat for the championship event.
BUCKEYES IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Ohio State comes into the championships having competed in 20 of the last 22 NCAA championships all-time. The team owns seven individual titles and has finished in the Top-10 a total of 18 times.
The Buckeyes won NCAA national titles in 2013, 2014 and 2015. The team finished second in 2016 and owns one third (2007) and two fourth-place (2001, 2005) finishes.
In 2019, the last NCAA Championship held in rowing, the Buckeyes finished fifth overall. The First Varsity Four finished fifth. The First Varsity Eight finished sixth overall and the Second Varsity Eight finished fifth.
B1G WRAPUP
The Buckeyes finished second at the 2021 Big Ten Championships with a total of 158 points. The Second Novice Eight won the conference title, while five of the six other Buckeye crews all finished in the top three of their respective races. For more click HERE.
Ohio State NCAA Appearances
Team (21)
2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
Varsity Eight (21)
2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
2nd Varsity Eight (21)
2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
Varsity Four (22)
1997, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
Friday Races
NCAA 1V8 Heat 2
1. Washington 6:14.372
2. Ohio State 6:21.088
3. Wisconsin 6:26.986
4. SMU 6:28.528
5. Gonzaga 6:45.144
NCAA 1V8 Lineup
Coxswain Divya Batchu
8 Leonie Heuer
7 Grace Libben
6 Jessy Vermeer
5 Rachel DeWitte
4 Svea Pichner
3 Liza Simaceva
2 Olivia Clotten
1 Claire Cannon
NCAA 2V8 Heat 3
1. Ohio State 6:29.445
2. Virginia 6:36.713
3. Syracuse 6:42.781
4. Wisconsin 6:54.765
5. Marist 7:03.691
6. Rhode Island 7:04.991
NCAA 2V8 Lineup
Coxswain Katie Hinton
8 Pau Koster
7 Meg Cymanski
6 Katelyn Bartos
5 Liz Paul
4 Natalie Chourova
3 Olivia Kwiecinski
2 Lena Harper
1 Julia Miklasevich
NCAA 1V4 Heat 3
1. Ohio State 7:03.239
2. Michigan 7:09.623
3. Syracuse 7:14.435
4. California 7:19.861
5. Rhode Island 7:44.963
6. Marist 7:56.899
NCAA 1V4 Lineup
Coxswain Kelly Stainbrook
4 Mick Binkley
3 Michaela Nordhaus
2 Grace Pabst
1 Mariah Bruns
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