WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – The Yale women's crew team capped off an outstanding weekend at the NCAA Championship on Sunday at Mercer Lake, as the varsity eight claimed the national title with a victory in its grand final for the first time since 2010. The varsity four and second varsity eight also delivered strong performances, finishing fourth and fifth in the nation, respectively.
For the seventh straight season, the Bulldogs finished as one of the top-10 women's crews in the nation with a runner-up finish. Yale's three boats accumulated 121 points in the 22-team field, marking the first time since 2004 that the program finished second at the championship.
Grand Final Results
- Going against the top crews at the championship, the varsity eight had a performance to remember, leading throughout the entirety of the race. The Bulldogs held off a late push by Stanford, and crossed the line first in a NCAA championship time of 6:06.138, winning the national title. The Cardinal finished second (6:08.336), followed by Texas (6:09.848), Tennessee (6:10.912), Washington (6:12.538), and Brown (6:14.088).
- The Bulldogs' varsity four earned its second consecutive fourth-place finish, posting a time of 7:01.820. Stanford won the event at 6:56.532 followed by Washington (6:58.598) and Texas (6:59.548) in the top three. Rounding out the field was Rutgers (7:01.858) in fifth and Tennessee (7:12.228) in sixth.
- Yale's second varsity eight placed fifth for the second straight year, crossing the line at 6:19.535. Stanford finished first (6:13.075) followed by Washington (6:14.931), Princeton (6:15.021), and Texas (6:17.213). Behind the Bulldogs was Virginia (6:27.993) in sixth place.
Hear from Friends of YWC Head Coach Will Porter
"We knew the final would be a drag race and we wanted to be part of it. It's one of those things you need to have the fitness base to give you the confidence to really send it and we did. I am proud of them."
"The team finish is so cool because all the boats add to the 2nd place as well as all the athletes on our team."
Yale Boatings
V8
B:
Alexa von der Schulenburg
2:
Christina Bourmpou
3:
Maya Meschkuleit
4:
Imogen Cabot
5:
Harriet Drake-Lee
6:
Mia Levy
7:
Nicole Martinez
8:
Violet Barletta
C:
Sofia Garcia
2V8
B:
Lily Eales
2:
Olivia Schnur
3:
Mackenzie Ealson
4:
Maeve Heneghan
5:
Stine Hojager Nielsen
6:
Lindsey Williams
7:
Ailish Harkin
8:
Anna Keating
C:
Hope Galusha
V4
B:
Laura Burton
2:
Eva Hofmans
3:
Grace Murphy
4:
Lucy Richardson
C:
Grace O'Connor
ALTERNATES
Emily Turnbull
Sus Tuder
Becca Stelmach
Aikaterini Gkogkou
