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Wolverines Post a Senior Day Sweep over Louisville
4/30/2017 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
April 30, 2017
» Michigan swept all six races of Sunday's regatta from Louisville, beating the Cardinals by more than 10 seconds in every race.
» Twelve seniors were honored after the race for Senior Day.
Site: Belleville, Mich. (Belleville Lake)
First Varsity Eight Finish: 1st Place (6:28.51)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, May 14 -- at Big Ten Championships (Eagle Creek Park), 9:00 a.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 4-ranked University of Michigan rowing team celebrated Senior Day in style on Sunday morning (April 30), posting a clean six-race sweep against Louisville on its home course at Belleville Lake.
Fighting cold, windy weather and choppy water conditions, the Wolverines claimed victories in all six races Sunday morning -- five of which were won by more than 10 seconds. The sixth featured a Michigan boat
Both the first varsity eight and first varsity four squads were among those double-digit wins, boding well for the teams' fortunes at its next competition, the Big Ten Championships in two weeks' time.
"I feel good about our team, but I feel good about a lot of the teams in the Big Ten," head coach Mark Rothstein said. "It's really strong this year and really fast, and it's the deepest it's ever been. Certainly in the varsity eight event it's the deepest it's ever been. Really, that's probably true of every event. It's going to be a great championship. I think it's going to be the most competitive since I've been coaching."
The first varsity eight boat (Kathryn Boyle [coxswain], Kaitlin Wright, Kendall Brewer, Tayla-May Bentley, Shayla Lamb, Tessa Yurko, Louisa Freeman, Kalia Krichko, Meghan Gutknecht [bow]) covered the two-kilometer course in 6:28.51 to outrace Louisville by more than 14 seconds.
The first varsity four boat (Erika Yasuda [coxswain], Kinsey Vear, Abby Vare, Victoria Glunt, Susie Stevens) won the fastest fours race of the day in 7:18.98, more than 13 seconds clear of the Cardinals.
In the second varsity four race, Michigan put two boats ahead of Louisville as the second team won in 7:24.77 and the third varsity team came in just less than six seconds later. Louisville followed nearly another 10 seconds back.
The second varsity eight competition was claimed by Michigan in 6:38.15, nearly 12 seconds ahead of Louisville.
Michigan's fourth varsity four team defeated Louisville's third varsity four team, crossing the line in 7:57.33 to win by more than 42 seconds.
In the first race of the day, the Wolverines' first novice eight boat clocked 6:57.09 to top the Cardinals' third varsity eight boat by nearly 20 seconds.
Following the completion of the race, there was a ceremony honoring the class of 2017 graduates from the program: Lexie Beemer, Laura Foster, Louisa Freeman, Lauren Gilbert, Sarah Hudnall, Mallory Jamett, Karla McDaniel Kara Puidokas, Susie Stevens, Kinsey Vear, Kaitlin Wright and Tessa Yurko.
Varsity Eight Crews
1N8: Jillian Zull (coxswain), Madeleine Schneider, Perry Bower, Anahera Nin, Madison Byrd, Tate Aronstein, Sadie Staudacher, Alex Lorenz, Emma Dietz
2N8: Mollie Fox (coxswain), Anna Wilgenburg, Anna Valine, Haley Dennison, Samantha Rogers, Erica Whiting, Maurgan Lee, Lilia Duncan, Jasmine Smith
4v4: Josei Krieger (coxswain), Catherine Olson, Allie Stellon, Olivia Wagner, Emily Svitek
3v4: Amy Zhang (coxswain), Grace Gagliardi, Karla McDaniel, Mallory Jamett, Emily Krebs
2v4: Lily Miller (coxswain), Lauren Gilbert, Laura Foster, Rae Oleshansky, Kathleen Peng
1v4: Erika Yasuda (coxswain), Kinsey Vear, Abby Vare, Victoria Glunt, Susie Stevens
2v8: Alexis Jones (coxswain), Lexie Beemer, Kara Puidokas, Rebecca Joyce, Caroline Hendershot, Kathryn Grotto, Flick Cain, Sarah Hudnall (bow)
1v8: Kathryn Boyle (coxswain), Kaitlin Wright, Kendall Brewer, Tayla-May Bentley, Shayla Lamb, Tessa Yurko, Louisa Freeman, Kalia Krichko, Meghan Gutknecht (bow)
Tweet of the Day 
We're so proud of all our seniors! Congrats on your graduation this weekend! #SeniorDay pic.twitter.com/wrhDPzGSBK
-- Michigan Rowing (@umichrowing) April 30, 2017
Communications Contact: Chad Shepard
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