Michigan
Washington, #3 Texas
Michigan to Race Top Contenders in Las Vegas on Saturday
4/12/2018 10:00:00 AM | Rowing
» This will mark the final road trip for a regular-season event for U-M, as the team will close out its regular season with Senior Day on Belleville Lake at the end of the month (April 29).
» Michigan's race partners this weekend will combine to provide a tough test to one another. In addition to the No. 10-ranked Wolverines, Washington is ranked No. 1 in the polls while Texas is No. 3.
» This event is the first-annual regatta of its name on Lake Las Vegas, and the Pac-12 conference hopes to make this an annual event.
THIS WEEK
Saturday, April 14 – Las Vegas at 9 a.m. PT
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The No. 10-ranked University of Michigan rowing team meets top-ranked Washington and No. 3-ranked Texas this weekend on Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada. The 2,000-meter races will feature NCAA boats in competition.
With three top-10 programs in the mix, the rowing community will be eagerly awaiting the results of this weekend's regatta on Lake Las Vegas. Not only are these teams highly ranked on the 2018 season, but they also represent three of the top-four teams from last year's NCAA Championships. These perennial powers are ready for another showdown, and this Saturday's races may serve as a preview for a rematch at the NCAA Championship Grand Final.
Michigan will send three crews to compete, including the first and second varsity eights, as well as the first varsity four.
With a cold snap plaguing the east coast and much of the midwest, the Wolverines will be glad to head west to Las Vegas, where warmer waters await. Weather forecasts predict a high of 76 for Saturday, with a low likelihood of precipitation. U-M should get its best racing weather of the 2018 season to this point.
The race schedule is as follows:
9 a.m. -- First Varsity Four
Lane 1: MICHIGAN
Lane 2: Texas
Lane 3: Washington
9:30 a.m. -- Second Varsity Eight
Lane 1: Texas
Lane 2: Washington
Lane 3: MICHIGAN
10 a.m. -- First Varsity Eight
Lane 1: Washington
Lane 2: Texas
Lane 3: MICHIGAN
Michigan's lineups are listed below.
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VARSITY LINEUPS
1V8: Alexis Jones (coxswain), Kalia Krichko, Kendall Brewer, Tayla-May Bentley, Meghan Gutknecht, Kathryn Grotto, Shayla Lamb, Flick Cain, Caroline Hendershot
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2V8: Charlotte Powers (coxswain), Victoria Glunt, Perry Bower, Grace Gagliardi, Megan Hinkle, Kate Burns, Madison Byrd, Rachel Fanning, Annika Hoffmann
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1V4: Abby Vare, Kathleen Peng, Emma Luniewicz, Anahera Nin, Erika Yasuda (coxswain)
THINGS TO KNOW
• The Maize and Blue will compete against a pair of fellow powerhouse programs this weekend, taking on No. 1 Washington and No. 3 Texas. Those programs represent three of the top four programs from the 2017 NCAA Championships, where Texas finished fourth, Michigan finished third and Washington won the national title.
• This will be Michigan's final road trip of the regular season. Following Saturday's races, U-M will take a weekend off competition before hosting Louisville on Senior Day (April 29). Then, U-M will prepare for the postseason, beginning with the Big Ten Championships (May 13).
• U-M heads back on the road after a weekend competing at home against No. 11 Iowa, No. 16 Indiana and No. 18 Michigan State. The Big Ten Double Dual produced 13 of a possible 14 wins for Michigan, which raced both varsity eight boats, four varsity four boats and both novice eight boats.
• This weekend's event comes on the heels of the third Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) poll of the 2018 season, and U-M has earned a No. 10 ranking in this week's edition.
• U-M honored more than 500 student-athletes at the U-M Academic Honors and Awards Banquet on Monday (April 9). The rowing program featured 64 student-athletes to receive Academic Athletic Achievement recognition, while junior Bec Joyce was named the recipient of the Let's Go Do Award for Civic Engagement.
• Senior coxswain Alexis Jones was announced earlier this month as one of four recipients of the Bonderman Fellowship, a prestigious honor awarded to four graduating U-M LS&A seniors which affords them the opportunity to travel the world for eight months on a $20,000 stipend. More information here.
• Junior Rachel Fanning was the subject of the latest article in the popular Scholar Stories series on MGoBlue.com. Read the full article, which details her hopes of heading to Hollywood to help build a more diverse movie industry upon graduation.
A LOOK AHEAD
Sunday, April 29 -- vs. Louisville in Belleville, Michigan, 9 a.m.
Sunday, May 13 – Big Ten Championship in Indianapolis, Ind., 9 a.m.
Tweet of the Week
Help us congratulate our own Bec Joyce, who earned the Civic Engagement Award, part of the Let's Go Do Awards given this year. Way to go, Bec! #RowBlue
— Michigan Rowing (@umichrowing) April 10, 2018
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