On to the Semifinals

NCAA Championships
Lake Natoma • Gold RIver, Calif.
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GOLD RIVER, Calif. – All three boats advanced to the semifinals during the opening day of racing at the NCAA Division I Women’s Rowing Championships Friday at Lake Natoma.

The Cardinal captured its heat in the varsity eight and placed second in the second varsity eight and varsity four during an exciting day of racing at the national regatta.

Stanford, the No. 2 seed in the varsity eight, surged out to an early two-seat advantage on Michigan after 300 meters during its varsity eight heat. The Wolverines took over the top spot, building a two-seat lead of their own at the 750-meter mark. The Cardinal held a length advantage over Yale for second place as they approached 1,000 meters.

Michigan was up by nearly three seats at the midpoint of the course, when Stanford began to make its move. The Cardinal took back water from the Wolverines, cutting the lead down to just one seat as the boats approached the final 500 meters. Stanford surged its bow ahead during the final sprint and began to build its lead. The Cardinal won the heat by five seats with a time of 6:20.037, while Michigan placed second with a time of 6:21.885 as both boats cleared the field by open water. Both Stanford and Michigan advanced to Saturday’s A/B Semifinals.

Varsity Eight wins its heat by five seats over Michigan to advance to tomorrow's #NCAARow Semifinals #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/H3vPl6nSuD

— Stanford Rowing (@StanfordRowing) May 27, 2016

In the second varsity eight, No. 8 seed Stanford moved into second place, three-seats behind top-seeded Brown in the first 500 meters. The Cardinal grew its lead from two to four seats over third-place and No. 9 seed Wisconsin by 750 meters. Brown held a seven-seat advantage over Stanford as the boats approached the midpoint of the course. Wisconsin made a charge, taking two seats back from Stanford, but the Cardinal made a move of its own as the boats entered the final 500 meters.

Stanford cut Brown’s lead down to just two seats during the sprint. Brown (6:35.642) held off the Cardinal (6:37.571) by four seats at the finish line. Stanford, which finished second by open water over Wisconsin (6:43.091), advanced to Saturday’s A/B Semifinals along with Brown.   

Teammates cheer on the 2V8 entering final 250 meters #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/JZozOdKUnE

— Stanford Rowing (@StanfordRowing) May 27, 2016

Ninth-seeded Stanford, top-seeded California and eighth-seeded Wisconsin quickly separated themselves from the field in their varsity four heat, with the Cardinal holding the early edge. The Golden Bears surged ahead for the lead, while the Badgers took second by one seat over the Cardinal at the 250-meter mark.

Stanford made a move around the 750-meter mark, surging past Wisconsin and taking water away from California. By 1,000 meters, Stanford was four seats back of California and held a bow-to-stern advantage over Wisconsin for second. The Golden Bears (7:19.909) captured the heat by a length over the Cardinal (7:23.281). Stanford took second by open water over Wisconsin (7:33.323) and advanced to Saturday’s A/B semifinals.

V4 places second in its heat to advance to Saturday's semifinals #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/grjewzo3Ak

— Stanford Rowing (@StanfordRowing) May 27, 2016

The varsity eight will race in the A/B Semifinal at 8:48 a.m. PT. The second varsity eight will race in the A/B Semifinal at 9:36 a.m. PT. The varsity four will race in the A/B Semifinal at 10:24 a.m. PT.

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