BETHEL, Ohio – For the sixth straight season, Yale is one of the top-10 women's crews in the nation. The Bulldogs' three boats accumulated 88 points to finish eighth in a 22-team field on a rainy final day of the NCAA Championship on Harsha Lake.
"I think as a team eighth was a good place for us to land this year," said
Will Porter, The Friends of YWC Head Coach of the Bulldogs. "We're young and we have a lot coming back next year. You always want to do better, but that is about where we belong."
The varsity four was Yale's top finisher, placing fourth in the grand final. The second varsity eight finished fifth in the grand final and the varsity eight was sixth in the petite final.
It was the 20th top-10 finish all-time for the Bulldogs, who were competing in the national championship for the 21st time in the last 22 seasons.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
Texas won the NCAA title for the third time in the last four years with 130 points, edging second-place Stanford (127) by three points. Tennessee (118) was third followed by Princeton (112), Washington (106), Brown (99) and Michigan (90). California (9th, 84) and Penn (77) rounded out the top-10.
VARSITY FOUR RECAP
The varsity four was the first to race and the Bulldogs rowed a very strong race, finishing with a time of 7:06.845, just a little over a second behind third-place Stanford (7:04.489). Texas won in 6:59.555. Tennessee (7:07.729) was fifth and Washington (7:14.657) sixth.
"I'm very pleased," said assistant coach
Jamie Snider, who directs the four. "The group we had rose to every challenge we gave them. We had a really tough April trying get lineups in order but what they accomplished today is very, very special."
SECOND VARSITY EIGHT RECAP
The second varsity eight put up a very strong fight in a loaded grand final. The Bulldogs' time of 6:25.776 trailed only Stanford (6:18.156), Texas (6:20.320), Tennessee (6:22.830) and Washington (6:24.898).
VARSITY EIGHT RECAP
The varsity eight finished with a time of 6:26.438 in very fast petite final. California won in 6:19.238. Syracuse (6:20.384) was second followed by Michigan (6:20.834), Penn (6:21.446) and Ohio State (6:21.654).
WHAT'S AHEAD
The future is quite bright for the Bulldogs.
"We only lose four rowers and two coxswains from this lineup, so that is exciting," Porter said. "We're also excited about our incoming first years, so we'll see what happens."
Yale Boatings
Varsity Eight
Bow:
Lauren Carey
2:
Harriet Drake-Lee
3:
Violet Barletta
4:
Sophia Hahn
5:
Maddie Moore
6:
Mia Levy
7:
Sophie Houston
8:
Hanna Winter
Cox:
Esha Bhattacharya
Second Varsity Eight
Bow:
Stine Hojager Nielsen
2:
Maeve Heneghan
3:
Mackenzie Ealson
4:
Imogen Cabot
5:
Alexa von der Schulenburg
6:
Lindsey Williams
7:
Jana Dremelj [
8:
Aikaterini Gkogkou
Cox:
Grace Menke
Varsity Four
Bow:
Lily Eales
2:
Eva Hofmans
3:
Ailish Harkin
4:
Anna Keating
Cox:
Hope Galusha
Alternates
Patti Mullin
Zoe Alina Beeson
