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Women's Rowing Finishes Sixth Overall At NCAAs; 2V Collects Bronze
June 01, 2025 | Women's Rowing - Open
WEST WINDSOR – The Princeton Women's Rowing Team's second varsity collected a bronze medal at the NCAA Rowing Championships on Sunday morning.
At the 1,000m mark in the 2V Grand Final, Washington, Princeton Texas and Yale were all together within two seconds in a battle for second place. Stanford led throughout and took home gold (6:13.07). With 500m to go, Washington and Princeton battled for the second spot, but the Huskies (6:14.93) slightly edged out the Tigers (6:15.02) for the silver medal.
It's the first medal for the second varsity at NCAAs since 2014 and just the third medal for the boat overall at the event (1997).
Princeton's varsity four placed sixth (7:15.95) in its Petite Final to secure 12th overall. The Tigers' 1V led throughout its Petite Final and crossed the line at 6:12.48, 2.1 seconds in front of Rutgers for seventh overall.
Stanford won the overall team championship with 129 points behind its two Grand Final victories in the four and the 2V. Yale was second with 121 points followed by Texas (118), Washington (117), Tennessee (106) and Princeton (99).
The Tigers' sixth place finish in the team standings marks the 10th top-ten finish for the program in the last 13 NCAA regattas.
We lost a really important team member in the first varsity only a couple days before the event and had to move people around in every boat, including an alternate coming up into the four," said head coach Lori Dauphiny. "The second varsity didn't miss a beat, and we are really proud of their achievement. In the varsity eight, they went after it out of the gates in the semifinal, but this is one of the deepest fields we have seen, with almost a dozen crews with a potential to make the grand final and at least half that with a chance to medal. In a field like that, if you're just a little bit off, it gets really tough. I am so proud of the whole team for rallying all the way through the ranks, and we will build on this experience."
At the 1,000m mark in the 2V Grand Final, Washington, Princeton Texas and Yale were all together within two seconds in a battle for second place. Stanford led throughout and took home gold (6:13.07). With 500m to go, Washington and Princeton battled for the second spot, but the Huskies (6:14.93) slightly edged out the Tigers (6:15.02) for the silver medal.
The Second Varsity of Frances McKenzie, Laoise O'Donohue, Cate Sauer, Ella Barry, Helena Purves, Anna Cowell, Alice Patton, Nicole Dunn and Cameron Price earn bronze at NCAAs!
— Princeton Open Women (@princetonwcrew) June 1, 2025
It's the first medal for the 2V since 2014! pic.twitter.com/JrZOLpLbpu
The Tigers' 2V gets on the podium stand!
— Princeton Open Women (@princetonwcrew) June 1, 2025
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It's the first medal for the second varsity at NCAAs since 2014 and just the third medal for the boat overall at the event (1997).
Princeton's varsity four placed sixth (7:15.95) in its Petite Final to secure 12th overall. The Tigers' 1V led throughout its Petite Final and crossed the line at 6:12.48, 2.1 seconds in front of Rutgers for seventh overall.
The Tigers' 1V takes the top time in the Petite Final! pic.twitter.com/9J0jJg2xcQ
— Princeton Open Women (@princetonwcrew) June 1, 2025
Stanford won the overall team championship with 129 points behind its two Grand Final victories in the four and the 2V. Yale was second with 121 points followed by Texas (118), Washington (117), Tennessee (106) and Princeton (99).
The Tigers' sixth place finish in the team standings marks the 10th top-ten finish for the program in the last 13 NCAA regattas.
We lost a really important team member in the first varsity only a couple days before the event and had to move people around in every boat, including an alternate coming up into the four," said head coach Lori Dauphiny. "The second varsity didn't miss a beat, and we are really proud of their achievement. In the varsity eight, they went after it out of the gates in the semifinal, but this is one of the deepest fields we have seen, with almost a dozen crews with a potential to make the grand final and at least half that with a chance to medal. In a field like that, if you're just a little bit off, it gets really tough. I am so proud of the whole team for rallying all the way through the ranks, and we will build on this experience."
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