Michigan
Cardinal Invitational
Wolverines Earn Eight Wins on First Day of Cardinal Invite
3/11/2017 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
March 11, 2017
» Michigan opened the 2017 season with eight wins on the first day of competition at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational.
» The Wolverines won four races in the morning and added another four wins during the afternoon session.
» The Maize and Blue continues competition early on Sunday (March 12), with the first race at 9:14 a.m.
Site: Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Melton Hill Lake)
Event: Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (Day 1 of 2)
First Varsity Eight Finish: First Session (1st, 6:24.32); Second Session (1st, 6:29.00)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, March 12 -- at Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (Melton Hill Lake), 9:14 a.m.
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. -- The University of Michigan rowing team kicked off its 2017 season with an impressive day of racing at the University of Louisville's Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational on Saturday (March 11). The Wolverines won all eight races they competed in, showcasing depth over morning and afternoon during the first of two days of competition on Melton Hill Lake.
It is the second straight year in which U-M has competed at the Cardinal Invitational, which is in its sixth year of existence. This morning provided overcast, somewhat windy conditions on the water, with colder temperatures making for a stiff beginning to the weekend. In the afternoon session, the sun came out for a warmer setting around 40 degrees and the wind died down.
"I thought all our crews rowed better this afternoon than we did this morning," said head coach Mark Rothstein.
"We just didn't handle the racing great this morning. I think a little bit of that was nerves and some of it was adapting to 2K racing, which we haven't done since last spring, so I was pleased to see the level of improvement that we saw this afternoon. Hopefully, we will see some more of that improvement tomorrow morning."
In the second of three morning sessions, Michigan competed against Kansas, Clemson and Louisville. U-M won all four races. The first varsity eight crew finished in 6:24.3, more than 13 seconds ahead of the Clemson Tigers.
U-M's 2V8 (6:34.3), 1V4 (7:17.4) and 2V4 (7:28.1) followed with their own victories.
Michigan raced against Tennessee, Notre Dame and Kansas in the afternoon session. The first varsity eight crew won its second race of the day, finishing in 6:29.0 with a 14-second gap on second-place Notre Dame.
U-M's 2V8 (6:35.3), 1V4 (7:18.5) and 2V4 (7:27.1) closed the day with convincing victories of their own.
U-M will resume action in Oak Ridge on Sunday (March 12) at 9 a.m. in the first morning session. The Wolverines are scheduled to compete against Tennessee, Virginia and Michigan State.
Morning Session II
1V8
Michigan -- 6:24.322
Louisville -- 6:38.250
Clemson -- 6:43.200
Kansas -- 6:46.986
2V8
Michigan -- 6:34.311
Louisville -- 6:45.563
Clemson -- 6:47.792
Kansas -- 6:57.770
1V4
Michigan -- 7:17.492
Louisville -- 7:24.921
Kansas -- 7:37.814
Clemson -- 7:40.809
2V4
Michigan -- 7:28.145
Clemson -- 7:33.683
Louisville -- 7:35.491
Kansas -- 7:51.716
Afternoon Session II
1V8
Michigan -- 6:29.000
Notre Dame -- 6:43.331
Tennessee -- 6:44.371
Kansas --6:54.360
2V8
Michigan -- 6:35.359
Notre Dame -- 6:51.337
Tennessee -- 6:55.482
Kansas -- 7:02.648
1V4
Michigan -- 7:18.521
Notre Dame -- 7:34.304
Tennessee -- 7:38.041
Kansas -- 7:50.249
2V4
Michigan -- 7:27.162
Kansas -- 7:55.983
Tennessee -- 8:09.680
Notre Dame -- Scratch
LINEUPS
1V8 (morning): Kathryn Boyle (coxswain), Kalia Krichko, Kendall Brewer, Tayla-May Bentley, Meghan Gutknecht, Tessa Yurko, Shayla Lamb, Rebecca Joyce, Louisa Freeman (bow)
1V8 (afternoon): Boyle (coxswain), Krichko, Brewer, Bentley, Gutkneckt, Yurko, Lamb, Kaitlin Wright, Freeman
2V8 (morning): Alexis Jones (coxswain), Felicity Cain, Sarah Hudnall, Lexie Beemer, Kara Puidokas, Rachel Fanning, Caroline Hendershot, Laura Foster, Kathryn Grotto (bow)
2V8 (afternoon): Jones (coxswain), Cain, Hudnall, Beemer, Puidokas, Rebecca Joyce, Hendershot, Foster, Grotto
1V4 (morning): Erika Yasuda (coxswain), Susie Stevens, Kinsey Vear, Rae Oleshansky, Grace Gagliardi
1V4 (afternoon): Yasuda (coxswain), Fanning, Stevens, Vear, Oleshansky
2V4 (morning): Lily Miller (coxswain), Anahera Nin, Karla McDaniel, Kathleen Peng, Victoria Glunt
2V4 (afternoon): Miller (coxswain), Peng, McDaniel, Gagliardi, Glunt
Tweet of the Day 
8️⃣ races, 8️⃣ wins for the Maize and Blue on day 1️⃣ at #ORCI17!!! A great first day of competition for the 2017 season. #RowBlue pic.twitter.com/SYFdHlvFix
-- Michigan Rowing (@umichrowing) March 11, 2017
Communications Contact: Chad Shepard
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