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No. 1 Cardinal Claims Fourth Consecutive Conference Title

No. 1 Stanford dominated with victories in all five grand finals, setting four ACC championship records in a historic team performance on Lake Hartwell

CLEMSON, S.C.-  No. 1 Stanford captured its fourth consecutive conference title on Saturday, sweeping the 2025 ACC Women’s Rowing Championship held on Lake Hartwell in Clemson, S.C.

The Cardinal became the first ACC team since 2021 to sweep all championship regatta races.

Stanford led the way with 132 points and was joined on the podium by No. 13 Virginia with 106 points and No. 11 Syracuse with 104 points. No. 9 California earned fourth place with 102 points, while No. 18 Duke (89 points), No. 24 North Carolina (68 points), Clemson (67 points), SMU (50 points), Notre Dame (50 points), Louisville (39 points), Miami (34 points), and Boston College (17 points) rounded out the standings. 

Following their dominant performance, Stanford’s varsity eight crew was named ACC Crew of the Year. Sarah Marriott earned ACC Newcomer of the Year while  Farwell Family Director of Women’s Rowing Derek Byrnes was named ACC Coach of the Year.

Seniors Luise Bachmann, Iris Klok, and sophomores Célia Dupré and Honor Warburg were named to the All-ACC First Team, while junior Alice Baker earned All-ACC Second Team honors.

Stanford’s championship run featured record-setting performances in four events: the first varsity four, second varsity four, first varsity eight, and second varsity eight. In each of these races, no competitor finished within five seconds of Stanford's winning time.

The third varsity eight opened the day with a decisive 5.593-second victory over Notre Dame, setting the tone for the regatta.

The second varsity four began the Cardinal’s record-breaking streak, finishing in 6:58.444, 7.310 seconds ahead of No. 9 California.

The first varsity four and second varsity eight followed with victories of 5.980 and 6.350 seconds, respectively.

The first varsity eight sealed the sweep with a commanding 9.573-second margin over No. 13 Virginia.

With the conference title, Stanford earned an automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Rowing Championships, set for May 30–June 1 in West Windsor, N.J. The official selection show will air Tuesday, May 20, at 2 p.m. PT.

Lineups
First Varsity Eight
C: Honor Warburg
8: Luise Bachmann
7: Célia Dupré
6: Sarah Marriott
5: Iris Klok
4: Matilda Drewett
3: Alice Baker
2: Annika Jeffery
1: Lucy Burrell

Second Varsity Eight
C: Abbey Heinemann
8: Nora Goodwillie
7: Sofia Simone
6: Martha Shepherd
5: Julietta Camahort
4: Katherine Mote
3: Carly Brown
2: Ellie Sutro
1: Madeleine Greenstock

First Varsity Four
C: Reese DiBiase
4: Julia Doss
3: Susie Mallen
2: Quincy Stone
1: Charlotte Jett

Second Varsity Four
C: Carolyn Kennedy
4: Kathryn Alexander
3: Julia Veith
2: Harriet Noyes
1: Paloma Sequeira

Third Varsity Eight
C: Grace de la Torre
8: Lily Moore
7: Valentina Fenton
6: Taya Anderson
5: Aliza Fisher
4: Ellie Vander Ploeg Fallon
3: Elli Rowley
2: Sonia Gnatowska
1: Charlotte Botha

Results
* denotes ACC Championship record-setting time

Third Varsity Eight Grand Final
1. Stanford- 6:27.126
2. Notre Dame- 6:32.719
3. California- 6:33.889
4. Syracuse- 6:34.433
5. Virginia- 6:34.649
6. North Carolina- 6:38.199

Second Varsity Four Grand Final 
1. Stanford- 6:58.444*
2. California- 7:05.754
3. North Carolina- 7:07.248
4. Virginia- 7:08.794
5. Duke- 7:13.094
6.  Syracuse- 7:13.094

First Varsity Four Grand Final
1. Stanford- 6:53.204*
2. Syracuse- 6:59.184
3. California- 6:59.184
4. North Carolina- 7:03.690
5. Duke- 7:05.934
6.  Clemson- 7:18.074

Second Varsity Eight Grand Final
1. Stanford- 6:08.550*
2. Virginia- 6:14.900
3. Syracuse- 6:21.327
4. Duke- 6:23.517
5. SMU- 6:28.780
6. California- 6:29.873

First Varsity Eight Grand Final
1. Stanford- 5:58.627*
2. Virginia- 6:08.200
3. California- 6:09.550
4. Syracuse- 6:13.804
5. Clemson- 6:20.507
6.  Duke- 6:23.657