Rowing Virginia | UVA wraps up action in the Princeton Chase Sunday

PRINCETON, NJ – The Virginia rowing team completed the Princeton Chase at Lake Carnegie in Princeton, New Jersey today (Nov. 3).

UVA competed with five crews in the first round of the varsity eights and two crews in the second round, as well as three boats in the coxed varsity fours.

UVA’s Varsity Eight placed fifth in the first round with a time of 14:12.933, and The Cavaliers’ Second V8 placed ninth with a time of 14:20.882. Princeton won the race with a time of 13:49.549, followed by Rutgers, Penn, Dartmouth and UVA in the top five. The UVA 4V8 (32nd), 3V8 (37th) and 5V8 (48th) also raced.

The Cavaliers’ Second Varsity Eight placed fifth (15:47.651) in the second round, while the UVA V8 finished seventh in 16:04.263. Rutgers won the race with a time of 14:56.168, followed by Princeton, Penn, Rutgers 2V8 and Virginia in the top five.

UVA’s varsity four finished fifth in 16:00.434, while the Cavaliers’ 3V4 finished ninth in 16:06.343. Princeton won the race with a time of 15:23.692, followed by Rutgers, Oklahoma, Radcliffe and UVA in the top five. 2V4 UVA placed 15th.

Other teams competing in the Chase included Bucknell, Clemson, Drexel, Duke, George Washington, Mercyhurst, Temple, UMass and Rhode Island.

“Today was a great opportunity for our entire roster to travel and compete against some of the great NCAA Championship programs in the country,” said Virginia head coach Wesley Ng. “I am especially proud of our first-year rowers and transfer rowers who competed under the Hoosa name for the first time, strengthening and contributing to the progress of our team.

“Putting two crews in the top ten eight seconds apart will make for some good competitive moments in practice. We gained valuable insight into our strengths and areas we need to address and develop. It has been a rewarding and challenging autumn for our team and with one final competition at the Rivanna Romp next Sunday we are focused on building momentum and improving our trajectory for the 2025 Spring season.”

UVA wraps up fall action with the Rivanna Romp on Nov. 10 in Earlysville, Virginia.

Warehouses of Virginia
Open the first round of 8+
University eighth
Helm: Bree Jo, Stroke: Kathryn Williams, 7th: Jenna Hadji, 6th: Paige Loch, 5th: Skylar Dahl, 4th: Sheila Joyce, 3rd: Flynn Green, 2nd: Aidan Renn-Waltz and Bow: Sofia Coppola

Second varsity eight
Helm: Chloe Lee, Stroke: PJ Balazy, 7th: Helen Dimitriev, 6th: Sydney Fratamico, 5th: Teagan Orth, 4th: Riley Richardson, 3rd: Lila Henn, 2nd: Kate McGee and Bow: Paula Lutz

The third university eight
Helm: Shelby Bavin, Rower: Alyssa Fickers, 7th: Madeleine Agudelo, 6th: Anna Schrieber, 5th: Savannah Kogan, 4th: Elena Bloom, 3rd: Eva Morton, 2nd: Emeline Daly and Bow: Claudia Carey -Roger

The fourth university eight
Helm: Samara Coakley, Shot: Molly Bidwell, 7th: Reilly Katz, 6th: Dylan Bentley, 5th: Lindsay O’Neill, 4th: Claire Lingle, 3rd: Ayla O’Neill, 2nd: Savannah Fox and Bow: Sophie Gallagher

The fifth university eight
Helm: Ashlynn McGinn, Stroke: Abby Grace McGowan, 7-Seat: Hannah Guy, 6-Seat: Katie Rapaglia, 5-Seat: Skylar Gasch, 4-Seat: Gabby Fenwick, 3-Seat: Paige Lane, 2-Seat: Kathryn Jennings and Bow: Hannah Hill

Open the second round of 8+
University eighth
Helm: Shelby Bevin, Rower: Emeline Daly, Seat 7: Eva Morton, Seat 6: Elena Bloom, Seat 5: Sophia Gallagher, Seat 4: Katie Rapaglia, Seat 3: Riley Katstra, Seat 2: Bridget Reese and Bow: Caroline Nickel

Second varsity eight
Helm: Samara Coakley, Rower: Abby Grace McGowan, 7th: Dylan Bentley, 6th: Reilly Katz, 5th: Anna Schrieber, 4th: Lindsay O’Neill, 3rd: Sarah Rapaglia, 2nd: Phoebe Fant and Bow: Maggie Warren

4+
The fourth university
Cox: Bree Jo, Stroke: Kathryn Williams, 3-over: Flynn Green, 2-over: Paige Loch and Bow: Jenna Haji

The second university is four
Helm: Sami Goldman, Stroke: PJ Balazy, 3rd: Helen Dimitriev, 2nd: Sydney Fratamico and Bow: Sophie Coppola

The third university four
Cox: Chloe Lee, Stroke: Skylar Dahl, 3-Seat: Kate McGee, 2-Seat: Lila Henn and Bow: Teagan Orth