FOLSOM, Calif. – The Gaels made great strides this weekend as they took to the water once again on Lake Natoma as they competed Saturday and Sunday in the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA) Championship.
The teams competed in 10 races over the course of the weekend, as all the boats improved on their best times this season.
Both varsity and novice 4 boats stole the show this weekend, as they raced consistently across the two days on Lake Natoma.
Saturday's racing was highlighted by a heat win in heat 2 of the Novice 4 as SMC won the heat with a time of 7:50.14.
On Sunday, both 4 boats finished 2
nd in their respective finals, as the Varsity 4 crossed the line in the petite final with a 8:21.49, as the novice four finished with a 8:17.47.
QUOTES FROM BRIAN EBKE
"The Novice 4 boat was great; they really attacked their race and were rewarded with a silver medal. It was really fun to row 2 pairs which was new and different for us. Lots of work to do in last 2 weeks before conference!
LINEUPS
1V8: Coxswain Camille Biscoff, Stroke
Emily Ferbet, 7
Olivia Watson, 6
Ella Heide, 5
Emma Scanlan, 4
Alyssa Teague, 3
Faith Freligh, 2
Hathaway Scarpine, Bow Katie Ferbet
2V8: Coxswain
Madison Sciba, Stroke
Danijela Concion, 7
Madison Ciccolella, 6
Carolyn Huckel, 5
Kendall Brazeel, 4
Vivian Hill, 3
Lauren Hinton, 2
Lea Glafkides, Bow
Alyssa Terry
1V4: Coxswain
Capri Gavino, Ka'Nayah Landers Daniels, 7
Kiki Koeppen, 6
Leah Ohms, 5 Madison Potts
2Nov4: Coxswain
Kaitlin Quezon, Stroke
Lea Glafkides, 7
Alyssa Terry, 6
Ella Parashis, 5
Lauren Hinton
RESULTS
Saturday -
Varsity 8:
Heat 2 of 2:
- Stanford - 6:40.84, 2. UC San Diego - 6:54.95, 3. Saint Mary's - 7:02.9, 4. Seattle U - 7:06.17
2V8:
- University of San Diego - 6:59.0, 2. UC San Diego - 7:01.2, 3. Sac State - 7:01.53, 4. University of Portland - 7:08.125, 5. Saint Mary's - 7:16.55, 6. Seattle U - 7:17.81
Varsity 4:
- Stanford, 7:35.60 - 2. UC San Diego A - 7:42.24, 3. UC San Diego B - 7:59.94, 4. Saint Mary's - 8:15.76
Novice 4:
Heat 1
- Central Oklahoma - 8:00.68, 2. Santa Clara - 8:06.44, 3. Seattle Pacific - 8:18.13, 4. UC Santa Barbara - 8:40.65, 5. Pacific U Forest Grove - 8:48.84, 6. Saint Mary's B - 9:07.67, 7. UC Irvine - 10:02.05
Heat 2
1.Saint Mary's A - 7:50.14, 2. Oregon - 8:28.29, 3. Cal Poly Humboldt - 8:33.48, 4. UC Davis 8:52.79, 5. UC Berkeley - 9:04.55, 6. Arizona State - 9:11.11
Sunday –
Varsity 8 Grand Final:
- Stanford - 6:44.27, 2. University of San Diego - 6:45.18, 3. Sacramento State - 6:48.86, 4. UC San Diego - 6:54.13, 5. Portland - 6:54.90, 6. Saint Mary's - 7:14.36
2V Grand Final
- Sacramento State - 7:09.36, 2. UC San Diego - 7:13.72, 3. Portland - 7:15.01, 4. University of San Diego - 7:19.57, 5. Seattle U - 7:27.96, 6. Saint Mary's - 7:38.39
Varsity 4 Petite Final
- Portland - 8:15.08, 2. Saint Mary's - 8:21.49, 3. Seattle U - 8:38.18
Women's 2 Grand Final
- UC Davis A - 9:08.13, 2. Central Oklahoma - 9:14.58, 3. Arizona State - 9:23.71, 4. Saint Mary's A - 9:33.28, 5. UC Davis B - 9:55.99, 6. Saint Mary's B - 9:58.15, 7. Sonoma State - 10:42.39
Novice 4 Grand Final
- Central Oklahoma - 8:10.43, 2. Saint Mary's A - 8:17.47, 3. Santa Clara - 8:46.22, 4. Seattle Pacific - 9:06.15, 5. Oregon - 9:07.87, 6. Cal Poly Humboldt - 9:22.53
NEXT UP
The Gaels have two weeks to tune up for their final races of the season at the West Coast Conference Championships. Taking place at familiar Lake Natoma, SMC will once again head to Folsom on May 13 to finish their season with a bang.
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