Princeton University
NCAA Championships
No. 4 Women's Rowing Advances All Three Boats to NCAA Semifinals
May 31, 2024 | Women's Rowing - Open
BETHEL - The No. 4 Princeton Women's Rowing Team successfully advanced all three boats to the A/B semifinals on the first day of the 2024 NCAA Women's Rowing National Championships. The Tigers had two first-place finishers and one second-place finisher.
"It was a good start for the team," said head coach Lori Dauphiny. "There were some nerves and adrenaline going in so it was nice to get the racing started. All boats stepped up to the occasion. The field looks strong as we had anticipated. Now we are on to the semis!"
The Varsity Eight secured first place in their race, as it led from the start and finished 3.5 seconds ahead of the field with a time of 6:52.52. Michigan came in second (6:56.044), followed by Penn (6:58.396).
The 1V gets the job done on day 1 and they move on to the a/b semifinals! https://t.co/yLLHliSsU5 pic.twitter.com/P3RVa5uOaZ
— Princeton Open Women (@princetonwcrew) May 31, 2024
The Second Varsity Eight finished second with a time of 7:06.553, just behind Stanford's boat. They were 1.5 seconds ahead of third-place Virginia.
The 2V takes second and are headed to the a/b semifinals https://t.co/yLLHliSsU5 pic.twitter.com/PK9ix2pEy2
— Princeton Open Women (@princetonwcrew) May 31, 2024
Princeton's Varsity A4 also had a strong performance, finishing in first with a time of 7:52.697, rounding out a successful day for Dauphiny's team. That crew was in front of California in second (7:57.681) and Michigan in third (8:02.403).
The A4 boat finishes in first place by a 4.9-second victory and will race tomorrow in the a/b semifinals!https://t.co/yLLHliSsU5 pic.twitter.com/MKjYfnLHBI
— Princeton Open Women (@princetonwcrew) May 31, 2024
The championships will continue tomorrow morning at East Fork/Harsha Lake.
