POZNAN, Poland – Several Stanford women's rowers are in position to capture medals Sunday at the Under 23 World Rowing Championships.
Five members of the Cardinal – Stephanie Grauer, Kaitlyn Kynast, Alie Rusher, Meg Saunders and Leigh Warner – will compete in the A Final of the women's eight on Lake Malta. Kynast (two seat), Rusher (five seat) and Warner (coxswain) will represent the United States eight after placing second in its heat with a time of 6:24.96 on Thursday. Grauer (six seat) will face the U.S. entry as a member of Canada's eight in Sunday's A Final. Canada captured its heat race on Thursday with a time of 6:21.70, three seconds ahead of the U.S. Saunders (three seat) will represent Great Britain in Sunday's A Final. Great Britain won its heat race on Thursday with a time of 6:28.29.
Sunday's Under 23 Women's Eight A Final is scheduled for 3:55 a.m. PT.
Representing the United States four at the Under 23 World Rowing Championships is Chase Shepley (bow seat). The U.S women's four placed third in its heat race on Thursday with a time of 7:10.54 and finished fourth in its repechage on Friday with a time of 7:24.87. The four will compete in the B Final, scheduled for 12:40 a.m. PT.
For complete results and live coverage of Sunday's final races, click here.
All six of Stanford's U23 Worlds representatives were members of the Cardinal varsity eight, which placed fourth in the NCAA Championships Grand Final in May, helping the Cardinal earn a fourth-place, podium finish as a team. The boat also captured the silver medal at the Pac-12 Championships this season.
