CLEMSON, S.C. – No. 17 Harvard-Radcliffe heavyweight crew finished action at the Clemson Invitational Sunday morning at Lake Hartwell. The varsity eight wrapped competition with a third-place finish in the final session.
No. 4 Ohio State clocked a time of 6:34.7 in the heat, followed by No. 14 Washington State (6:41.8). The Black and White posted its best placement of the weekend with a time of 6:45.1.
Saturday, the varsity eight went up against three ranked teams, clocking a time of 6:55.2. The Black and White finished fifth overall, nearly a length behind San Diego. No. 8 Texas won the heat with a time of 6:44.3. Radcliffe posted a third-place finish in the second session, finishing just one seat off UCLA's pace (6:30.1) with a time of 6:30.5. Indiana won the event with a time of 6:29.0.
Radcliffe's second varsity was one second behind Louisville on the final day, ranking fourth with a time of 7:01.7. On day one, the 2V matched that placement in the first race with a time of 7:10.3. Michigan won the event in 6:55.3, followed by Texas and Syracuse. The Black and White finished three seats ahead of Oregon State (7:11.6). In the second session of the day, Radcliffe clocked a faster time at 6:41.3, placing sixth overall.
The Black and White posted a second-place finish for the third time on the weekend, trailing Ohio State by just 0.5 of a second. Radcliffe's varsity four also tallied the best result of day one, clocking a time of 7:47.0 in the first session to finish second. Michigan won the race in 7:44.7. The Black and White crossed one seat ahead of Texas (7:47.3) and Syracuse ranked fourth in the event. The V4 again placed second in the afternoon, posting a time of 7:20.4, just 2.4 seconds off the Orange pace.
Radcliffe finishes the regular season with a dual meet at Yale next weekend.
Varsity Eight
Katie Felshiem (coxswain), Sofia Donnecke (stroke), Freddie Archibald (7), Lauren Tracey (6), Kelsey Barolak (5), Abba Parker (4), Mary Carmack (3), Katherine Playfair (2), Zabie Elmgren (bow)
Sunday
1. Ohio State 6:34.7
2. Washington State 6:41.8
3. Radcliffe 6:45.1
4. San Diego 6:49.5
5. Louisville 6:50.4
6. UCF 6:57.0
7. Cornell 7:03.9
Saturday
1. No. 8 Texas 6:44.3
2. No. 10 Michigan 6:48.0
3. No. 19 Syracuse 6:50.4
4. RV San Diego 6:51.8
5. No. 17 Radcliffe 6:55.2
6. Oregon St 6:59.3
Session 2
1. Indiana 6:29.0
2. UCLA 6:30.1
3. Radcliffe 6:30.5
4. Syracuse 6:33.5
5. Louisville 6:35.3
6. Penn 6:37.3
7. Clemson 6:40.6
Second Varsity
Helen Eisenach (coxswain), Hannah Osborn (stroke), Erica Holmes (7), Bella Benduski (6), Maeve Hoffstot (5), Heidi Nocka (4), Laura Bleeke (3), Hailey Novis Sophia Young (bow)
Sunday
1. Ohio State 6:44.8
2. Washington State 6:53.0
3. Louisville 7:00.7
4. Radcliffe 7:01.7
5. San Diego 7:04.3
6. Cornell 7:10.4
7. UCF 7:24.5
Saturday
1. Michigan 6:55.3
2. Texas 6:59.5
3. Syracuse 7:03.7
4. Radcliffe 7:10.3
5. Oregon St 7:11.6
6. San Diego 7:14.3
Session 2
1. Indiana 6:33.0
2. Syracuse 6:33.6
3. Louisville 6:34.8
4. UCLA 6:35.9
5. Penn 6:39.6
6. Radcliffe 6:41.3
7. Clemson 6:44.0
Varsity Four
Anna Jaysing (coxswain), Emma Nealis (4), Corinne Bozzini (3), Teresa Rokos (2), Erin Slatery (1)
1. Ohio St 7:36.5
2. Radcliffe 7:37.0
3. Louisville 7:41.8
4. San Diego 7:42.
5. Washington St 7:43.2
6. Cornell 7:57.2
7. UCF 8:08.2
1. Michigan 7:44.7
2. Radcliffe 7:47.0
3. Texas 7:47.3
4. Syracuse 7:50.4
5. San Diego 7:52.2
6. Oregon St 8:14.9
Session 2
1. Syracuse 7:18.0
2. Radcliffe 7:20.4
3. UCLA 7:24.4
4. Louisville 7:25.3
5. Clemson 7:32.4
6. Indiana 7:38.3
7. Penn 7:40.8
