The University of Notre Dame women’s rowing team began the 2021 season with a full day of competition at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on Saturday, March 13.
The competition was the first for the Irish in over 22 months. The entire 2020 season was cancelled before it even began due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which meant the last team competition for the Irish was the ACC Championships in May of 2019.
The Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational field is full of heavy competition, as well. During the two-day event the Irish – who received votes in the Pocock CRCA Preseason Top 25 – will race against No. 3 Michigan, No. 7 Virginia, No. 12 Wisconsin, No. 20 SMU and RV Tennessee.
In the morning session on Saturday, the 3V4+ and 3V8+ earned victories in their first races of the season, while the other four boats in the competition finished third in their respective runs to Tennessee and SMU in the morning, then Michigan and Virginia in the afternoon.
First Varsity Eight
Colleen Visnic C, Adelaide Lammers, Marielle Corbett, Halena Hadi, Morgan Gantt, Victoria Gevaudan, Madeline Means, Meghan Greene, Hana Ferrero
Saturday Morning
- Tennessee – 6:16.842
- SMU – 6:24.432
- Notre Dame – 6:30.089
Saturday Afternoon (Mary Ryan C)
- Virginia – 6:13.166
- Michigan – 6:18.550
- Notre Dame – 6:27.421
First Varsity Four
Rosemary McGovern C, Chloe Hemm, Avery Ericksen, Lauren Hering, Keelin Klocke
Saturday Morning
- Tennessee – 7:03.997
- SMU – 7:15.584
- Notre Dame – 7:21.564
Saturday Afternoon
- Virginia – 6:59.466
- Michigan – 7:00.256
- Notre Dame – 7:24.691
Second Varsity Eight
Katherine Greed C, Taylor Robinson, Julia Finster, Elsa Bixby, Erin Maron, Elizabeth May, Mary Grace Phelan, Aidan McIntyre, Isabelle Keren
Saturday Morning
- Tennessee – 6:24.434
- SMU – 6:33.205
- Notre Dame – 6:48.922
Saturday Afternoon
- Virginia – 6:28.377
- Michigan – 6:32.283
- Notre Dame – 6:52.220
Second Varsity Four
Audrey Pentimonti C, Lauren Kelly, Eleanor Walsh, Olivia Dolan, Samantha Manfreda
Saturday Morning
- Tennessee – 7:14.532
- SMU – 7:20.812
- Notre Dame – 7:24.021
Saturday Afternoon
- Virginia – 7:06.512
- Notre Dame – 7:31.844
Third Varsity Eight
Cristina Postula C, Elaine Griffin, Isabella Allen, Genesis Báez, Mariah Parsons, Audrey Burri, Brenna Halligan, Lena King, Samantha Broomfield
Saturday Morning
- Notre Dame – 6:53.552
- Tennessee – 6:56.989
Saturday Afternoon
- Virginia – 6:38.273
- Notre Dame – 6:59.581
Third Varsity Four
Emily Huber C, Maya Schofield, Annaliese Kehm, Lindsay Falk, Sydney Cripps
Saturday Morning
- Notre Dame – 7:28.796
- Clemson – 7:38.959
Saturday Afternoon
- Minnesota – 7:24.611
- Notre Dame – 7:27.863
- Louisville – 7:52.669