Alabama
Lake Wheeler Invite
Alabama Rowing Concludes Regular Season at the Lake Wheeler Invitational
4/27/2024 5:24:00 PM | Rowing
The Crimson Tide grabbed one first-place finish and 11 top-two finishes in the regular-season finale
RALEIGH, N.C. – The Alabama rowing program concluded its regular season at the Lake Wheeler Invitational, picking up one first-place finish and 11 top-two finishes. The weekend regatta featured numerous schools that were either ranked or received votes in the latest rendition of the Pocock/CRCA poll.
Friday morning's session was capped with a second-place photo finish, as the Crimson Tide's First Varsity 8+ crew finished three-tenths of a second (6:42.936) behind No. 16 Duke. The day concluded with Alabama's First Varsity 4+ crew crossing the finish line first (7:47.036), over eight seconds ahead of No. 11 Penn's second-place crew.
The final day of the weekend regatta was highlighted by UA's Third Varsity 8+ crew capturing a second-place finish (7:03.996), just under 10 seconds ahead of Iowa's third-place boat.
HEAD COACH GLENN PUTYRAE
"It was another solid weekend of racing and our results on the racecourse showed the improvement we are making as a team. This was a challenging stretch heading into finals week, and we were proud of how the crews handled themselves. We now have three weeks remaining to gain some speed as we prepare for the [Big 12] Conference Championship! Thanks to UNC and Duke for inviting us to compete this weekend."
FRIDAY RESULTS
Morning Session
- 3V8+ - 2nd vs. No. 16 Duke/Kansas/Miami/Boston College/North Carolina – 7:34.554
- 2V4+ - 2nd vs. No. 16 Duke/Kansas/Miami/Boston College/Tulsa – 8:02.696
- 1V4+ - 2nd vs. No. 16 Duke/Kansas/Miami/Boston College/Tulsa – 7:47.855
- 2V8+ - 2nd vs. No. 16 Duke/Kansas/Miami/Boston College/Tulsa – 6:50.276
- 1V8+ - 2nd vs. No. 16 Duke/Kansas/Miami/Boston College/Tulsa – 6:42.936
Afternoon Session
- 3V8+ - 2nd vs. No. 11 Penn/Iowa/Kansas/North Carolina – 7:23.734
- 2V4+ - 2nd vs. No. 11 Penn/Iowa/Kansas/North Carolina/Tulsa – 7:57.179
- 1V4+ - 1st vs. No. 11 Penn/Iowa/Kansas/North Carolina/Tulsa – 7:47.036
- 2V8+ - 2nd vs. No. 11 Penn/Iowa/Kansas/North Carolina/Tulsa – 7:05.313
- 1V8+ - 2nd vs. No. 11 Penn/Iowa/Kansas/North Carolina/Tulsa – 6:57.933
SATURDAY RESULTS
- 3V8+ - 2nd vs. No. 5 Tennessee/Iowa/Miami – 7:03.996
- 2V4+ - 3rd vs. No. 5 Tennessee/No. 18 Washington State/Iowa/Miami – 7:41.246
- 1V4+ - 2nd vs. No. 5 Tennessee/No. 18 Washington State/Iowa/Miami/Boston – 7:26.457
- 2V8+ - 3rd vs. No. 5 Tennessee/No. 18 Washington State/Iowa/Miami/Boston – 6:51.234
- 1V8+ - 4th vs. No. 5 Tennessee/No. 18 Washington State/Iowa/Miami/Boston – 6:42.748
ALABAMA BOAT LINEUPS
Friday/Saturday
- 1V8+: Ashley Sizelove (cox), Eleanor Alexopoulos, Mary Czaja, Ingrid Lofgren, Kristina Noje, Sydney Wenstrom, Lizzie Hall, Zoe DeFeo, Rachel Fuller
- 2V8+: Reagan Lewis (cox), Andrijana Mijailovic, Paige Perrott, Savannah Snow, Riley Parbon, Ryleigh White, Dani French, Abby Pesansky, Renni Fultz
- 3V8+: Lauren Schneiderman (cox), Kathryn Kennefick, Kelsey Matsen, Ella Koors, Sydney Warmbier, Jayden Grisaffe, Nadia Smith, Emma Voelkerding, Lauren Hall
- 1V4+: Riley Minor (cox), Ryan Hendrzak, Lauren Lowe, Shelby Schoeman, Ella Kemna
- 2V4+: Reagan Labiak (cox), Brynna Ruf, Emma Burnley, Sophie Coutant, Julianna Franklin
UP NEXT
- Alabama will travel to Sarasota, Florida, May 19, for the Big 12 Championships, hosted at Nathan Benderson Park
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