Irish Advance All Boats To Grand Finals At ACC Championship

2021 ACC Rowing Championships Day One Results

The University of Notre Dame rowing team advanced all five boats to the Grand Finals on Day One of the 2021 ACC Rowing Championship at Lake Hartwell in Clemson, South Carolina on Friday morning. 

The top six boats from today’s preliminary races advanced to the Grand Finals, which begin at 8:15 a.m. ET on Saturday, May 15. The ACC field is as competitive as ever this season with No. 3 Virginia, No. 11 Syracuse and No. 17 Duke (Pocock/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Top 25) among the teams competing for the league title. 

“We are pleased that we met the immediate goal of advancing all the boats to the Grand Finals,” Irish head coach Martin Stone said. 

“I think every boat believes that they can find some more speed. The 1V had an odd start and recovered well. The 2V had a good second half. The 3V got off to a great start and spun a bit in the middle of the race. The first four started well and lost some speed in ‘no man’s land.’ I think the 2V4 had a phenomenal race today.”

“We are incredibly thankful for the U.S. Rowing officials, the ACC staff and the Clemson support team for our ability to race today. Not only did they deal with the COVID limitations, but the gas shortage and the challenges that presented. It also was great to see ACC commissioner Jim Phillips at the event today.”

A review of Notre Dame’s finishes from Friday’s preliminary races: 

Varsity Eight

Hana Ferrero, Elizabeth May, Victoria Gevaudan, Meghan Greene, Morgan Gantt, Halena Hadi, Marielle Corbett, Adelaide Lammers, Mary Ryan

Heat 1

1. Virginia, 6:33.894
2. Clemson, 6:43.624
3. Notre Dame, 6:47.856
4. Boston College, 6:54.702
5. North Carolina, 6:59.172

Varsity Four

Keelin Klocke, Avery Ericksen, Lauren Hering, Chloe Hemm, Rosemary McGovern

Heat 1

1. Virginia, 6:39.501
2. Duke, 6:46.199
3. Notre Dame, 6:57.215
4. Boston College, 7:01.955
5. North Carolina, 7:27.553

Second Varsity Eight

Taylor Robinson, Caroline Hills, Lindsay Falk, Sara Clarin, Elsa Bixby, Julia Finster, Lauren Kelly, Annaliese Kehm, Colleen Visnic

Heat 1

1. Virginia, 6:39.501
2. Duke, 6:46.199
3. Notre Dame, 6:57.215
4. Boston College, 7:01.955
5. North Carolina, 7:27.553

Second Varsity Four

Heat 1

Erin Maron, Katharine Johnson, Isabelle Keren, Mariah Parsons, Emily Huber

1. Virginia, 7:36.082
2. Notre Dame, 7:42.412
3. Clemson, 7:49.872
4. Boston College, 8:11.050

Third Varsity Eight

Samantha Manfreda, Elaine Griffin, Maddie Means, Eleanor Walsh, Olivia Dolan, Sydney Cripps, Elizabeth Hosler, Aidan McIntyre, Katherine Greed

Heat 1

1. Virginia, 6:57.500
2. Clemson, 7:06.609
3. Notre Dame, 7:10.647
4. Boston College, 7:19.831

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