Beavers Post Solid Performance at Longhorn Invitational

Friday, April 26

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Longhorn Invitational

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Beavers Post Solid Performance at Longhorn Invitational

April 27, 2019 | Women's Rowing

By: Athletic Communications

AUSTIN, Texas – Five Oregon State crews raced against some of the top-ranked teams in the country at the Longhorn Invitational on Friday and Saturday along the shores of Walter E. Long Lake.

Despite a change in the original racing schedule due to concerns of dangerous winds on Saturday, all racing was completed by moving the heat racing to Friday evening.

"The team continues to learn so much from racing great teams from every region of the country," head coach Kate Maxim said. "These past two weeks have been invaluable development opportunities especially in light of how many freshmen we have in every single boat we raced. While there were some disappointing outcomes here and there, overall the team feels energized by the way they are racing, the new speeds they are achieving, and how that is happening in each boat from the 3V8 right on up to the V8."

"This weekend's racing confirmed that we are well within the competitive mix we have been aiming for, that this program is definitively on the rise and that we are in for some spectacular racing at the Pac-12 Championships in three weeks."

The Beavers' Varsity 8, ranked 18th in the nation and powered by Alina Hagstrom, Zoe Adamson, Mimi Ballinger, Eliza Adams, Katie Descheemaeker, Scout Sutton, Hannah Robinson and Holly Golightly under the direction of Bailey Daniels, was nudged out at the finish by No. 11 USC to finish second in Final B by just over one-tenth of a second. OSU turned in a time of 6-minutes, 28.596-seconds to the Trojans 6:28.454 on Saturday morning. Friday evening, the Beavers' top boat covered the course at Walter E. Long Lake in 6:32.970 to finish third behind No. 13 Iowa and No. 10 Virginia and ahead of No. 20 Oklahoma.

In the Second Varsity 8, OSU rowed to a third-place finish in its heat with a time of 6:49.610 pulling in ahead of Iowa and then rowed to a fourth-place finish in the B Final (6:59.211).

In the Varsity 4+ category, the Beavers' crew of Taylor Pereira, Becca Pritchard, Claire Diller and Gabriella Yakemow and coxed by AnnaRuth Neville, raced to third in their heat covering the course in 7:26.950. OSU went on to finish second in the B Final behind the Sooners with a time of 7:32.820.

Oregon State's Second Varsity 4+ used a second-place finish in its heat to advance to the A Final. The Beavers' time of 7:45.244 was good for a third in the final.

In the Novice 8, OSU raced to second on Friday finishing behind Texas and ahead of Notre Dame and Oklahoma with a time of 6:55.850 before finishing fourth in the A Final on Saturday morning.

Oregon State will be idle until May 19 when the Beavers will race at Pac-12 Championships in Gold River, Calif.

RESULTS:
Friday Heats
Varsity 8 – Heat 2
1 Iowa 6:25.600
2 Virginia 6:30.110
3 Oregon State 6:32.970
4 Oklahoma 6:39.130

Second Varsity 8 – Heat 2
1 Virginia 6:38.700
2 Oklahoma 6:46.080
3 Oregon State 6:49.610
4 Iowa 6:55.010

Varsity 4+ - Heat 2
1 Oklahoma 7:23.300
2 Iowa 7:25.660
3 Oregon State 7:26.950
4 Virginia 7:32.980

Second Varsity 4+ - Heat 2
1 Virginia – no time
2 Oregon State – no time
3 Iowa – no time

Novice 8 – Heat 1
1 Texas 6:40.850
2 Oregon State 6:55.850
3 Notre Dame 7:08.600
4 Oklahoma 7:15.020

Saturday Finals
Varsity 8 – Final B
1 USC 6:28.454
2 Oregon State 6:28.596
3 Notre Dame 6:36.708
4 Oklahoma 6:44.496

Second Varsity 8 – Final B
1 Oklahoma 6:48.697
2 USC 6:48.729
3 Notre Dame 6:50.333
4 Oregon State 6:59.211

Varsity 4+ - Final B
1 Oklahoma 7:28.210
2 Oregon State 7:32.820
3 USC 7:39.312
4 Notre Dame 7:43.634

Second Varsity 4+ - Final A
1 Virginia 7:33.996
2 Texas 7:35.808
3 Oregon State 7:45.244
4 Indiana 7:46.050

Novice 8 – Final A
1 Texas 7:01.294
2 Texas White 7:08.640
3 Texas Orange 7:15.720
4 Oregon State 7:22.146

Team Standings
Group 1
1 Texas 40
2 Virginia 35
3 Iowa 31
4 Indiana 26

Group 2
1 USC 38
2 Oklahoma 33
3 Oregon State 32
4 Notre Dame 29

LINEUPS:
Varsity Eight: (stroke) Alina Hagstrom, (7) Zoe Adamson, (6) Mimi Ballinger, (5) Eliza Adams, (4) Katie Descheemaeker, (3) Scout Sutton, (2) Hannah Robinson, (bow) Holly Golightly, (coxswain) Bailey Daniels.

Second Varsity Eight: (stroke) Shelby Larkin, (7) Sierra Bishop, (6) Amelia Sabin, (5) Maddie Vinson, (4) Maria-Christina Amundson, (3) Jane Smeins, (2) Emma Bernou, (bow) Abigail Watts, (coxswain) Cassy Lozano.

Varsity 4+: (stroke) Taylor Pereira, (3) Becca Pritchard, (2) Claire Diller, (bow) Gabriella Yakemow, (cowswain) AnnaRuth Neville.

Second Varsity 4+: (stroke) Anna Schulhoff, (3) Natalie Tercek, (2) Liz Matzdorf, (bow) Claire Williams, (coxswain) Jean Cook.

Novice 8: (stroke) Mackenzie Rice, (7) Marina Keller, (6) Bridget Larsen, (5) Bailey Dixon, (4) Grace Himango, (3) Hannah Walker, (2) Abbie Glickman, (bow – Friday) Grace Rossetti, (bow – Saturday) Hanna Eha, (coxswain) Anna Brousseau.

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