Rowing Takes On Nation's Top Teams In San Diego

The University of Notre Dame rowing team traveled west for the San Diego Crew Classic to battle several of the nation’s top teams over the weekend. The 20th-ranked Irish, in their second regatta of the season, faced No. 1 Texas, No. 5 Washington, No. 8 Cal, No. 23 Southern Cal and No. 24 Washington State (all Pocock/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association rankings) over the course of two race days. 

The Varsity Eight finished sixth in the final race on Sunday, while the Varsity Four was fifth. The Second Varsity Four earned a win in their preliminary heat on Saturday and finished fourth in the final race. 

Next up for the Irish will be the Big Ten Invitational in Sarasota, Florida, on April 18-19. 

Full Results Recap

Varsity Eight – 

Natalie Hoefer, Neev Gamble, Amelia Haney, Christina Steinki, Courtney French, Emma Hopsicker, Maggie Newell, Lily Crook, Annmarie Wallis (coxswain)

Saturday – 

Jessop-Whittier/Cal Cup Collegiate Invitational

Heat Two

1. Washington, 6:14.383
2. Cal, 6:20.214
3. UCLA, 6:36.352
4. Notre Dame, 6:36.978
5. Sacramento State, 6:39.178
6. Santa Clara, 7:25.067

Sunday – 

Jessop-Whittier/Cal Cup Collegiate Invitational

Final A

1. Texas, 6:19.318
2. Washington, 6:20.139
3. Cal, 6:24.993
4. Washington State, 6:36.751
5. Southern Cal, 6:38.748
6. Notre Dame, 6:41.951
7. UCLA, 6:44.915
8. California San Diego, 6:49.475

Second Varsity Eight – 

Caroline Johnson, Molly Hackett, Grayson Conway, Nora Barth, Michaela Carroll, Julia Clavi, Scarlett Quinn, Maya Fister, Grace Collins (coxswain)

Saturday –

Jackie Ann Stitt Hungess Trophy

Heat 2

1. Washington, 6:27.662
2. Cal, 6:32.246
3. UCLA, 6:43.609
4. Notre Dame, 6:49.928
5. California San Diego, 7:06.628

Sunday –

Jackie Ann Stitt Hungess Trophy

Final A

1. Texas, 6:29.739
2. Washington, 6:31.341
3. Cal, 6:36.839
4. Southern Cal, 6:45.652
5. UCLA, 6:49.480
6. Notre Dame, 6:55.291
7. Washington State, 6:57.771
8. San Diego, 7:03.740

Third Varsity Eight – 

Grace Taylor, Morgan Rice, Maeve McMahon, Christina Henning, Christina Spira, Elle Kilgannon, Lilly Keegan, Rory Klocke, Joyce Kang (coxswain)

Saturday – 

Carley Copley Cup Preliminary

1. Texas, 6:34.843
2. Cal, 6:40.023
3. Washington, 6:40.853
4. Notre Dame, 7:04.547
5. UCLA, 7:15.494
6. California San Diego, 7:35.147

Sunday – 

Carley Copley Cup Final A

1. Texas, 6:44.655
2. Washington, 6:48.141
3. Cal, 6:50.353
4. Notre Dame, 7;11.751
5. UCLA, 7:16.341
6. California San Diego, 7:35.642

Varsity Four – 

Sara Louser, Claire Macy, Elizabeth Tessen, Grace Hartzell, Margaret Abbott (coxswain)

Saturday – 

Karen Plumleigh Cortney Cup

Heat 1

1. Texas, 7:15.177
2. Southern Cal, 7:35.242
3. Notre Dame, 7:43.899
4. San Diego, 7:57.966

Sunday – 

Karen Plumleigh Cortney Cup

Final A

1. Washington, 7:06.145
2. Texas, 7:07.209
3. Cal, 7:21.322
4. UCLA, 7:32.015
5. Notre Dame, 7:35.692
6. Southern Cal, 7:35.882
7. Washington State, 7:41.297
8. San Diego, 7:56.161

Second Varsity Four (A) – 

Victoria Gordon-Brown, Anna Kahl, Lauren O’Grady, Lily Smith, Nicolette Cottingham (coxswain)

Saturday –

Heat 2

1. Notre Dame, 7:38.465
2. UCLA, 7:39.081
3. UCLA, 7:45.061
4. San Diego, 7:59.325
5. San Diego, 8:03.475
6. Sacramento State, 8:09.131

Sunday – 

Final A

1. Washington, 7:27.541
2. Washington, 7:31.237
3. UCLA, 7:44.655
4. Notre Dame A, 7:52.507
5. UCLA, 7:54.528
6. Washington State, 7:59.666
7. Notre Dame B, 8:01.566
8. San Diego, 8:14.681

Second Varsity Four (B) – 

Marie Golden, Riley Clavi, Madison Naman, Reece McNutt, Lily Fratantonio (coxswain)

Saturday –

Heat 1

1. Washington A, 7:23.022
2. Washington B, 7:27.084
3. Notre Dame, 7:48.990
4. Washington State, 7:50.070
5. California San Diego, 7:57.688