Women's Rowing

UCF Claims Second Consecutive American Athletic Conference Rowing Championship



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GOLD RIVER, Calif.
– UCF swept the varsity eight, second varsity eight and varsity four races to repeat as conference champions as the Knights won their second straight team title at the 2016 American Athletic Conference Women's Rowing Championship Saturday on Lake Natoma.
 
The Knights earned The American's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship, which will take place at the same location May 27-29.

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UCF finished atop the team standings with 213 points, while Tulsa placed second with 183 points. Temple took third with 149 points, followed by Sacramento State (141), San Diego State (128), UConn (101) and SMU (48).  
 
The Knight’s three victories were each by 5 or more seconds as UCF produced a finishing time of 6:40.7 in the varsity eight, 6:50.3 in the second varsity eight and 7:35.2 in the varsity four. Additionally, the Knights placed third in the third varsity eight and the second varsity four. 
 
Tulsa won the second varsity four (7:50.1), and took second in the varsity eight (6:49.2), varsity four (7:39.5) and third varsity eight (7:14.4) to finish runner-up in the team standings for the second consecutive year.  
 
Temple earned gold in the third varsity eight (7:09.3) and the third varsity four (8:05.1). The Owls produced a third-place varsity eight time of 6:54.0 to help them to third in the team standings.
 


Sacramento State added a runner-up performance in the second varsity four, while San Diego State placed second in the third varsity four.
 
2016 American Athletic Conference Women's Rowing Championship
May 14, 2016 • Lake Natoma • Gold River, Calif.
 
OFFICIAL RESULTS
 
Team Scores
1. UCF 213
2. Tulsa 183
3. Temple 149
4. Sacramento State 141
5. San Diego State 128
6. UConn 101
7. SMU 48
 
 
Varsity Eight
Final
1. UCF 6:40.7
2. Tulsa 6:49.2
3. Temple 6:54.0
4. San Diego State 6:55.4
5. Sacramento State 6:56.1
6. UConn 7:01.0
7. SMU 7:08.9
 
 
Second Varsity Eight
Final
1. UCF 6:50.3
2. Sacramento State 6:58.2
3. Tulsa 7:01.1
4.San Diego State 7:03.3
5. Temple 7:04.3
6. UConn 7:08.9
7. SMU 7:33.1
 
 
Varsity Four
Final
1.UCF 7:35.2
2. Tulsa 7:39.5
3. UConn 7:41.9
4.Temple 7:42.4
5. Sacramento State 7:48.3
6. San Diego State 7:57.1
7. SMU 8:34.4
 
 
Third Varsity Eight
Final
1. Temple 7:09.3
2. Tulsa 7:14.4
3. UCF 7:16.8
4. UConn 7:25.6
5. Sacramento  State 7:32.0
6. San Diego State 7:39.7
 
 
Second Varsity Four
Final
1. Tulsa 7:50.1
2. Sacramento State 7:53.4
3. UCF 7:59.3
4.Temple 8:05.3
5. UConn 8:10.2
6. San Diego State 8:11.0
 
 
Third Varsity Four
Final
1. Temple 8:05.1
2. San Diego State 8:05.6
3. Sacramento State 8:05.8
4. UCF 8:06.9
5. Tulsa 8:23.9
6. UConn 8:27.4
 
All-American Athletic Conference First Team
Ashleigh Boyd, UCF
Lauren Aiello, UCF
Rachael Klunder, UCF
Olivia Staples, UCF
Laura Webster, UConn
Stephanie Schulman, San Diego State
Jill Modean, Sacramento State
Savannah Moody, SMU
Emily Leyland, Temple
Jennifer Casson, Tulsa
Hannah Vissers, Tulsa
 
All-American Athletic Conference Second Team
Ivana Krkljus, UCF
Marija Medelinskaite, UCF
Viktorija Senkute, UCF
Emily Powers, UConn
Christa Carrillo, San Diego State
Megan Boggs, Sacramento State
Kayley Rasmussen, Sacramento State
Kelsey Franks, Temple
Lily Papaleo, Temple
Hannah Emnett, Tulsa
Marcia Vidaurri, Tulsa
 
Coaching Staff of the Year
UCF
 
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