Beavers Finish Fourth Overall, Qualify to 'A' Finals at Longhorn Invite

Saturday, April 28

Austin, TX

6:20 AM

Oregon State

Longhorn Invitational

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Beavers Finish Fourth Overall, Qualify to 'A' Finals at Longhorn Invite

April 28, 2018 | Women's Rowing

By: Athletic Communications

AUSTIN, Texas – Three Oregon State crews qualified to the 'A' Final at the Longhorn Invitational Saturday morning. The Beavers, as a team, finished the regatta fourth out of eight teams in a field that included four ranked teams.

The Beavers' Varsity 8 crewed by Alina Hagstrom, Olivia Ashby, Paige Phillips, Eliza Adams, Abigail Watts, Katie Descheemaeker, Mimi Ballinger and Scout Sutton and directed by Heather Thompson, raced past No. 18 Oklahoma to finish second in heat racing. The Beavers covered the course in 6-minutes, 29.274-seconds finishing ahead of the Sooners by more than three seconds to advance to the 'A' Final. OSU finished fourth in the final behind No. 3 Texas, No. 8 Iowa and No. 9 Virginia.

Oregon State's Second Varsity 8 achieved similar results for the Beavers racing to second place in its heat beating the Sooners by nearly nine seconds, 6:44.634-6:53.084. The 2V8 crew powered by Mimi Grosselius, Gabriella Yakemow, Claire Diller, Maddie Vinson, Taylor Gibson, Natalie Tercek, Diana Oppenheimer, Liz Matzdorf and coxed by Cassy Lozano, went on to a fourth place finish in the 'A' Final.

In the Varsity 4+ category, OSU's crew of Mackenzie Rice, Claire Williams, Becca Pritchard, Lexi Heyerly and coxed by Bailey Daniels, raced to a third place finish in heat racing finishing behind Texas and Oklahoma but 17 seconds ahead of Miami. The Beavers' V4+ stayed close in the 'A' Final before finishing fourth behind Virginia, Texas and Iowa.

Oregon State will be idle next weekend in preparation for Pac-12 Championships on May 13.

RESULTS:
Saturday Heats
Varsity 8 – Heat 1
1 Texas 6:19.733
2 Oregon State 6:29.274
3 Oklahoma 6:32.430
4 Miami 6:38.537

Second Varsity 8 – Heat 1
1 Texas 6:30.119
2 Oregon State 6:44.634
3 Oklahoma 6:53.084
4 Miami 6:56.484

Varsity 4+ - Heat 1
1 Texas 7:12.252
2 Oklahoma 7:22.711
3 Oregon State 7:33.730
4 Miami 7:50.329

Saturday Finals
Varsity 8 – Final A
1 Texas 6:41.034
2 Iowa 6:45.954
3 Virginia 6:54.762
4 Oregon State 7:00.331

Second Varsity 8 – Final A
1 Virginia 6:52.691
2 Texas 6:56.789
3 Iowa 7:04.420
4 Oregon State 7:20.697

Varsity 4+ - Final A
1 Virginia 7:40.269
2 Texas 7:43.183
3 Iowa 8:05.200
4 Oregon State 8:14.734

Team Standings
1 Texas 129
2 Virginia 126
3 Iowa 123
4 Oregon State 114
5 Oklahoma 105
6 UCF 103
7 Alabama 95
8 Miami 93

LINEUPS:
Varsity Eight: (stroke) Alina Hagstrom, (7) Olivia Ashby, (6) Paige Phillips, (5) Eliza Adams, (4) Abigail Watts, (3) Katie Descheemaeker, (2) Mimi Ballinger, (bow) Scout Sutton, (coxswain) Heather Thompson.

Second Varsity Eight: (stroke) Mimi Grosselius, (7) Gabriella Yakemow, (6) Claire Diller, (5) Maddie Vinson, (4) Taylor Gibson, (3) Natalie Tercek, (2) Diana Oppenheimer, (bow) Liz Matzdorf, (coxswain) Cassy Lozano.

Varsity 4+: (stroke) Mackenzie Rice, (3) Claire Williams, (2) Becca Pritchard, (bow) Lexi Heyerly, (cowswain) Bailey Daniels.

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