CHAMP CENTRAL
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – UCF’s varsity eight won by a length of open water as the Knights captured three grand final races to claim the team title at the 2015 American Athletic Conference Women’s Rowing Championship Sunday on Mercer Lake.
UCF earns The American’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship, which will take place in Sacramento, California, May 29-31.
UCF scored 198 points to win the team championship, while Tulsa was second with 189 points. Sacramento State took third with 160 points followed by Temple (107), SMU (91), San Diego State (88), UConn (70) and Villanova (52).
In addition to its win in the varsity eight grand final, UCF also took gold in the second varsity eight and second varsity four finals.
UCF’s varsity eight staked its claim as the boat to beat as the Knights outpaced the field by more than eight seconds in the opening time trial. The result in the grand final was more of the same as UCF pulled away to gain open water in the third 500 yards and cruised to a win by more than seven seconds.
UCF’s second varsity eight won its grand final by more than five seconds, while the Knights’ second varsity four won by more than seven seconds.
Tulsa was second to UCF in the team standings, backed by a win in the third varsity four final and second-place finishes in four of the other five finals. The Golden Hurricane had finished third in the V8 and 2V8 time trials, but gained a place in both grand finals to finish as the closest competitor to UCF.
Sacramento State won gold in the varsity four and took third in the varsity eight and second varsity eight races to finish third in the team standings. The Hornets were a length ahead of Tulsa in the grand final of the V4 to give the Hornets a win in their first American Athletic Conference Championship.
Temple claimed the top spot in the third varsity eight as the Owls won by more than 10 seconds, helping Temple to a top-four finish in the team standings.
2015 American Athletic Confernence Women’s Rowing Championship
May 17, 2015 • Mercer Lake • West Windsor, N.J.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
Team Scores
1. UCF 198
2. Tulsa 189
3. Sacramento State 160
4. Temple 107
5. SMU 91
6. San Diego State 88
7. UConn 70
8. Villanova 52
Varsity Eight
Grand Final
1. UCF 6:34.255
2. Tulsa 6:41.834
3. Sacramento State 6:45.144
4. SMU 6:48.499
5. San Diego State 6:55.291
6. Villanova 6:59.808
Petite Final
1. Temple 6:50.754
2. UConn 7:05.283
Time Trial (Top Six to Grand Final)
1. UCF 6:12.513
2. Sacramento State 6:20.855
3. Tulsa 6:20.986
4. SMU 6:21.870
5. San Diego State 6:26.536
6. Villanova 6:30.914
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7. Temple 6:31.138
8. UConn 6:33.633
Second Varsity Eight
Grand Final
1. UCF 6:45.762
2. Tulsa 6:51.280
3. Sacramento State 6:52.219
4. Temple 7:01.307
5. UConn 7:06.017
6. San Diego State 7:07.132
Petite Final
1. SMU 7:15.473
2. Villanova 7:31.556
Time Trial (Top Six to Grand Final)
1. UCF 6:21.654
2. Sacramento State 6:29.593
3. Tulsa 6:32.970
4. Temple 6:36.145
5. UConn 6:37.332
6. San Diego State 6:39.865
7. SMU 6:45.636
8. Villanova 7:06.936
Varsity Four
Grand Final
1. Sacramento State 7:35.962
2. Tulsa 7:40.780
3. Temple 7:41.560
4. UCF 7:46.047
5. San Diego State 7:52.286
6. SMU 8:00.440
Petite Final
1. UConn 7:56.660
2. Villanova 8:01.304
Time Trial (Top Six to Grand Final)
1. Sacramento State 7:03.527
2. Tulsa 7:13.678
3. San Diego State 7:19.988
4. Temple 7:20.837
5. UCF 7:24.437
6. SMU 7:25.553
7. Villanova 7:28.385
8. UConn 7:32.160
Third Varsity Eight
Grand Final
1. Temple 7:04.843
2. UConn 7:14.886
3. Tulsa 7:25.367
4. UCF 7:39.542
Time Trial
1. Temple 6:37.622
2. Tulsa 6:53.797
3. UConn 7:04.046
4. UCF 7:23.958
Second Varsity Four
Grand Final
1. UCF 7:42.029
2. Tulsa 7:49.429
3. Sacramento State 7:54.057
4. UConn 7:55.887
5. Temple 8:17.367
- San Diego State exc.
Petite Final
1. Villanova 8:19.122
2. SMU 9:01.272
Time Trial (Top Six to Grand Final)
1. Tulsa 7:19.944
2. Sacramento State 7:20.299
3. UCF 7:21.201
4. Temple 7:26.945
5. UConn 7:33.106
6. San Diego State 7:33.145
7. Villanova 7:39.967
8. SMU 8:32.436
Third Varsity Four
Final
1. Tulsa 8:05.253
2. Temple 8:08.153
3. UConn 8:17.827
4. UCF 8:19.650
Time Trial
1. Tulsa 7:35.310
2. Temple 7:45.807
3. UCF 7:50.899
4. UConn 7:52.825