Saturday, June 1
Cincinnati, OH
5:12 a.m. PT
Gonzaga University
at
NCAA Championships
Women's Rowing Advances to C Finals in All Races
6/1/2024 10:17:00 AM | Women's Rowing
All three boats will compete in the C Final tomorrow morning
BETHEL, Ohio – The Gonzaga women's rowing team had all three boats advance to the C Finals after performing in the top three spots in their respective heats today.
The first race of the day featured the Varsity Eight boat who finished in third with a time of 6:36.947 in the fifth lane. The Zags finished ahead of Boston and SMU in the heat as GU also raced against Virginia and Rutgers. Gonzaga competes tomorrow in the I Eight Final 3 at 6:04 a.m. The Bulldogs will go up against Duke, Rutgers, Indiana, Virginia and Northeastern.
The Second Varsity Eight competed next and placed third as they finished in 6:44.22 in the second lane. GU finished ahead of Northeastern and Rhode Island as Indiana and Duke also raced in the same heat. They will compete next tomorrow at 5:48 a.m. Pacific Time against Syracuse, Indiana, Rutgers, Duke and Boston.
The last race of the day was the Varsity Four boat which finished in 7:34.836 in lane two. The Zags raced ahead of Northeastern and Rhode Island as Duke and Virginia also competed in the race. The Zags will race at 5:24 a.m. Pacific Time tomorrow against Boston, Duke, Ohio State, Virginia and Indiana.
NCAA Championships
HARSHA LAKE AT EAST FORK STATE PARK | BETHEL, OH
May 31 | Final Results
June 1 | Final Results
June 2 | 6 a.m. PT | Heat Sheets/Results | Live Video
ABOUT THE REGATTA
- Gonzaga is heading back to the NCAA Championships for the ninth-straight year and 10th time in program history after their ninth-straight West Coast Conference Championship on May 18.
- The 2024 NCAA Championships will take place at Harsha Lake at East Fork Park in Bethel, Ohio. The event is hosted by Marietta College, Discover Clermont and Visit Cincy.
- The Zags are one of 22 teams in the field. Eleven conferences were awarded automatic qualification and the remaining 11 slots were filled with at-large selections to complete the championship field.
- Gonzaga's varsity eight boat is seeded No. 17 while the 2V8 crew is No. 17. The 1V4 boat is also seeded No. 16. The first heat of races began on Friday, May 31 at 6:48 a.m. Pacific Time.
EVENT HISTORY
- Last season, the Bulldogs placed 19th as a team. The 1V8 boat finished the season by winning their heat in the D Finals. Going against Navy, George Washington and Jacksonville, the Bulldogs came out on top with a finishing time of 6:42.849, edging Navy by less than a second to finish 19th overall. Gonzaga won their heat in the 2V8 race as well in the D Finals with a time of 7:06.387. The Zags competed against Northeastern, Jacksonville and Navy to win the race by four seconds and place 19th. The 1V4 crew was the only boat to compete in the C Finals and finished fifth with a time of 8:01.297. GU went against Indiana, Penn, Rutgers, Southern California and Syracuse to take 18th overall.
- In 2021, Gonzaga finished 20th overall. That year, the varsity eight took first in the D Final to finish 19th overall, while the second varsity eight finished fourth in the D Final (22nd overall). The varsity four claimed sixth in the C Final to finish 18th overall.
- The Zags recorded their best finish in program history in 2016 at the NCAA Championships on Lake Natoma, finishing 16th overall with 45 points. The varsity eight had their best finish at the event, taking second in the C Final to finish 14th overall. The second varsity eight also had their best finish in NCAA Championships history, taking 16th after finishing fourth in the C Final. The varsity four took 19th after taking first in the D Final.
- The Zags had set a then-program record with a 17th place overall finish at the NCAA Championships in 2015 with 37 points. The varsity eight finished 15th and the second varsity eight took 19th, both records at the time.
- The varsity four's best finish came in 2013, their first appearance, when they took 16th overall and fourth in the C Final. The Zags finished 19th overall that season with the varsity eight and second varsity eight taking 19th.
LINEUPS
The first race of the day featured the Varsity Eight boat who finished in third with a time of 6:36.947 in the fifth lane. The Zags finished ahead of Boston and SMU in the heat as GU also raced against Virginia and Rutgers. Gonzaga competes tomorrow in the I Eight Final 3 at 6:04 a.m. The Bulldogs will go up against Duke, Rutgers, Indiana, Virginia and Northeastern.
The Second Varsity Eight competed next and placed third as they finished in 6:44.22 in the second lane. GU finished ahead of Northeastern and Rhode Island as Indiana and Duke also raced in the same heat. They will compete next tomorrow at 5:48 a.m. Pacific Time against Syracuse, Indiana, Rutgers, Duke and Boston.
The last race of the day was the Varsity Four boat which finished in 7:34.836 in lane two. The Zags raced ahead of Northeastern and Rhode Island as Duke and Virginia also competed in the race. The Zags will race at 5:24 a.m. Pacific Time tomorrow against Boston, Duke, Ohio State, Virginia and Indiana.
NCAA Championships
HARSHA LAKE AT EAST FORK STATE PARK | BETHEL, OH
May 31 | Final Results
June 1 | Final Results
June 2 | 6 a.m. PT | Heat Sheets/Results | Live Video
ABOUT THE REGATTA
- Gonzaga is heading back to the NCAA Championships for the ninth-straight year and 10th time in program history after their ninth-straight West Coast Conference Championship on May 18.
- The 2024 NCAA Championships will take place at Harsha Lake at East Fork Park in Bethel, Ohio. The event is hosted by Marietta College, Discover Clermont and Visit Cincy.
- The Zags are one of 22 teams in the field. Eleven conferences were awarded automatic qualification and the remaining 11 slots were filled with at-large selections to complete the championship field.
- Gonzaga's varsity eight boat is seeded No. 17 while the 2V8 crew is No. 17. The 1V4 boat is also seeded No. 16. The first heat of races began on Friday, May 31 at 6:48 a.m. Pacific Time.
EVENT HISTORY
- Last season, the Bulldogs placed 19th as a team. The 1V8 boat finished the season by winning their heat in the D Finals. Going against Navy, George Washington and Jacksonville, the Bulldogs came out on top with a finishing time of 6:42.849, edging Navy by less than a second to finish 19th overall. Gonzaga won their heat in the 2V8 race as well in the D Finals with a time of 7:06.387. The Zags competed against Northeastern, Jacksonville and Navy to win the race by four seconds and place 19th. The 1V4 crew was the only boat to compete in the C Finals and finished fifth with a time of 8:01.297. GU went against Indiana, Penn, Rutgers, Southern California and Syracuse to take 18th overall.
- In 2021, Gonzaga finished 20th overall. That year, the varsity eight took first in the D Final to finish 19th overall, while the second varsity eight finished fourth in the D Final (22nd overall). The varsity four claimed sixth in the C Final to finish 18th overall.
- The Zags recorded their best finish in program history in 2016 at the NCAA Championships on Lake Natoma, finishing 16th overall with 45 points. The varsity eight had their best finish at the event, taking second in the C Final to finish 14th overall. The second varsity eight also had their best finish in NCAA Championships history, taking 16th after finishing fourth in the C Final. The varsity four took 19th after taking first in the D Final.
- The Zags had set a then-program record with a 17th place overall finish at the NCAA Championships in 2015 with 37 points. The varsity eight finished 15th and the second varsity eight took 19th, both records at the time.
- The varsity four's best finish came in 2013, their first appearance, when they took 16th overall and fourth in the C Final. The Zags finished 19th overall that season with the varsity eight and second varsity eight taking 19th.
LINEUPS
| I Eight | II Eight | I Four | |||
| Cox | Lula Macey | Cox | Giovanna Consiglio | Cox | Ava Beekman |
| 8 | Ella Beck | 8 | Marjane Rivat | 4 | Samantha Claborn |
| 7 | Amanda Triebensee | 7 | Katherine Stenning | 3 | Katie Hill |
| 6 | Camille Ruhlin-Hicks | 6 | Quinn Elsenbast | 2 | Mollie Monson |
| 5 | Isabella Barstow | 5 | Leah Manzo-McCottry | Bow | Maria Inés Marquez |
| 4 | Hannah Cooney | 4 | Madison Reed | ||
| 3 | Molly Hess | 3 | Erin Monfredini | ||
| 2 | Edie Benson | 2 | Cassidy Parr | ||
| Bow | Katie Sierhuis | Bow | Olivia Feistner |
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