The Virginia women’s rowing team won the Princeton Chase Sunday, capturing first place with a time of 14:39.256. The Cavaliers also displayed their depth, placing four boats in the top 12 against the perennially strong east coast competition.
The Cavaliers’ top eight edged second-place Brown by just 0.569 seconds. The lineup consisted of freshman coxswain Izzi Weiss, junior Georgia Ratcliff in stroke seat, senior Mackenzi Sherman in 7-seat, senior Tessa Dikkers in 6-seat, sophomore Eliza Spilsbury in 5-seat, junior Erin Briggs in 4-seat, freshman Heidi Long in 3-seat, junior Ali Zwicker in 2-seat, and senior Sam Casto in bow seat.
Yale, Princeton and Virginia’s Second Varsity Eight placed third, fourth and fifth, respectively. The Second Varsity Eight finished in 15:02.531, ahead of both Brown and Yale’s second eights. Syracuse A, Cornell A and Virginia’s Third Varsity Eight (15:16.345) rounded out the top 10.
Virginia had five out of 65 entries in the three-mile head race on Lake Carnegie. The Fourth Varsity Eight finished 12th with a time of 15:21.26, ahead of Harvard’s A boat and Princeton’s B boat. The Fifth Varsity Eight still placed in the top half at 28th, in 15:56.23.
The Cavaliers’ next and final fall race is the Rivanna Romp Nov. 15, their home regatta hosted on the Rivanna Reservoir.
Read More
Virginia Athletics reports zero positive COVID-19 test results for the second consecutive week
By Maggie Rutherford | 21 hours agoNo student-athletes or coaches from Virginia football were withheld from play due to COVID-19 concerns in Saturday’s 55-15 victory over Abilene Christian.
No. 4 men’s basketball triumphant in season opener, downing Towson 89-54
By Jude Nanaw | 21 hours agoThe Cavaliers (1-0, 0-0 ACC) defeated Towson (0-1, 0-0 CAA) on the shoulders of an offensive explosion led by junior Trey Murphy and senior Sam Hauser, who combined for 40 points.
Men’s and women’s swimming and diving defeat both Tennessee and Alabama in double dual meet over the weekend
By Vignesh Mulay | 21 hours agoThe meet was held at the Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tenn. and marked the Cavaliers’ last intercollegiate competition of the fall.
