University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
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Dexter Lake Invitational
Women's Rowing Registers Multiple Top-Three Finishes in Oregon
April 29, 2023 | Women's Rowing
LOWELL, Ore. โ The UCLA women's rowing program recorded top-three finishes in the three varsity eight races, both in the morning and afternoon sessions, on Saturday at the Dexter Lake Invitational.
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UCLA's varsity eight crew finished ahead of No. 17-ranked USC in the afternoon V8+ race on Dexter Lake, recording a second-place finish with a final racing time of 6:55.8. The Bruins' V8+ crew finished in third place, out of eight boats, in Saturday's morning race.
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In all, UCLA raced its top two varsity eight crews, one varsity four and the third varsity eight in morning and afternoon racing sessions (totaling eight races).
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UCLA's third varsity eight finished in first place in the morning session and in second place in the afternoon (against three others boats from USC, Oregon State and Gonzaga.
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The Bruins' second varsity eight tallied a second-place finish in the morning, with a time of 6:35.90, and registered a third-place finish in the afternoon (7:11.90).
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UCLA's varsity four crew finished in third place in the afternoon session, after having registered a fourth-place finish in the morning session. UCLA's V4+ boat posted a final racing time of 8:00.10 in the afternoon, just five seconds behind second-place competitor Oregon State.
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Saturday's races against Oregon State, USC, Gonzaga, Wisconsin, UCF, Minnesota and Loyola Marymount marked the Bruins' final spring races until the Pac-12 Championships, scheduled for Sunday, May 14. UCLA will return to Lowell, at Dexter Lake, for the season-culminating Pac-12 Championships in two weeks.
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Saturday, April 29 โ Morning Races
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Varsity Four
1. Oregon State (7:22.5)
2. USC (7:28.1)
3. Gonzaga (7:35.3)
4. UCLA (7:36.6)
5. Wisconsin (7:37.2)
6. UCF (7:39.9)
7. Loyola Marymont (7:59.0)
8. Minnesota (8:05.5)
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Second Varsity Eight
1. USC (6:35.3)
2. UCLA (6:35.9)
3. Oregon State (6:36.5)
4. Wisconsin (6:38.5)
5. UCF (6:48.1)
6. Gonzaga (6:49.2)
7. Minnesota (6:58.4)
8. Loyola Marymont (7:00.6)
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Varsity Eight
1. USC (6:24.2)
2. Oregon State (6:27.1)
3. UCLA (6:30.3)
4. Gonzaga (6:36.1)
5. Minnesota (6:37.1)
6. Wisconsin (6:39.9)
7. Loyola Marymount (6:44.3)
8. UCF (6:44.6)
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Third Varsity Eight
1. UCLA (6:46.3)
2. USC (6:47.70)
3. Oregon State (7:09.7)
4. Gonzaga (7:30.5)
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Saturday, April 29 โ Afternoon Races
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Varsity Four
1. USC (7:47.9)
2. Oregon State (7:55.0)
3. UCLA (8:00.1)
4. Gonzaga (8:01.2)
5. UCF (8:01.6)
6. Wisconsin (8:07.0)
7. LMU (8:23.6)
8. Minnesota (8:26.4)
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Second Varsity Eight
1. Oregon State (7:01.5)
2. USC (7:06.3)
3. UCLA (7:11.9)
4. Wisconsin (7:13.5)
5. Minnesota (7:20.0)
6. Gonzaga (7:22.0)
7. UCF (7:27.5)
8. Loyola Marymount (7:36.1)
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Varsity Eight
1. Oregon State (6:52.7)
2. UCLA (6:55.8)
3. USC (6:59.3)
4. Gonzaga (7:06.6)
5. Minnesota (7:07.6)
6. Wisconsin (7:12.7)
7. UCF (7:14.9)
8. Loyola Marymount (7:29.1)
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Third Varsity Eight
1. USC (7:17.0)
2. UCLA (7:19.2)
3. Oregon State (7:28.1)
4. Gonzaga (8:01.3)
Saturday's Racing Lineups
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Varsity Eight: (stroke) Olivia Caesar, (7) Irene Ulitsky, (6) Olivia Hay, (5) Lucy Stratton, (4) Mia Glinn, (3) Polly Wenlock, (2) Ellen Ulitsky, (bow) Emily Sutherland, (coxswain) Sofia Papini
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Second Varsity Eight: (stroke) Rosemary Varney, (7) Jessica Read, (6) Jade Raby, (5) Kyla Otway, (4) Andrea Djuric, (3) Alex Dessart, (2) Jane DiLauro, (bow) Danielle DeFrancisci, (coxswain) Amelia Cataldi
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Varsity Four, morning session: (stroke) Rowan Symanski, (3) Jessie Goodall, (2) Elsa Couvillon, (bow) Audrey Petersen, (coxswain) Ella Van Fleet
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Varsity Four, afternoon session: (stroke) Rowan Symanski, (3) Jessie Goodall, (2) Audrey Loeb, (bow) Audrey Petersen, (coxswain) Ella Van Fleet
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Third Varsity Eight, morning session: (stroke) Sophia Manos, (7) Rachel Katz, (6) Sophie Frey, (5) Julia Adey, (4) Audrey Loeb, (3) Georgia Cox, (2) Ella O'Neil, (bow) Austyn Sirmon, (coxswain) Anna Ellis
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Third Varsity Eight, afternoon session: (stroke) Sophia Manos, (7) Rachel Katz, (6) Sophie Frey, (5) Julia Adey, (4) Elsa Couvillon, (3) Georgia Cox, (2) Ella O'Neil, (bow) Austyn Sirmon, (coxswain) Anna Ellis
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