Ohio State’s First Varsity Eight Named B1G Boat of the Week – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/21/2015 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
April 21, 2015
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State first varsity eight was named Big Ten Boat of the Week for the second time this season on Tuesday after posting a 3-0 record over the weekend at the Clemson Invitational.
The 1V8 – Chloe Meyer, Aina Cid Centelles, Anna Ralph, Stephanie Williams, Ashley Bauer, Sarah K. Davis, Catherine Shields, Holly Norton and coxswain Sami Jurofsky – moved its record to 9-0 on the season and 21-0 since the start of the 2014 campaign with three victories over two days of competition.
OSU opened the regatta on Saturday morning with a time of 6:25.7 to win a seven-boat race, finishing four seconds clear of No. 4 Virginia and six seconds ahead of 12th-ranked Indiana. The Scarlet and Gray would also win a six-boat race in the evening session on Saturday, crossing the line in 6:21.8, seven seconds ahead of No. 10 Washington State.
Ohio State closed the weekend Sunday morning with a time of 6:23.5 to win a seven-boat race. OSU finished 10 seconds faster than No. 16 UCLA and 12 seconds ahead of Cornell.
First Varsity Eight Results at Clemson
Saturday Morning
1. Ohio State 6:25.7
2. Virginia 6:29.7
3. Indiana 6:31.6
4. Harvard 6:37.5
5. Syracuse 6:40.2
6. UCLA 6:46.0
7. Dartmouth 7:03.0
Saturday Evening
1. Ohio State 6:21.8
2. Washington State 6:28.8
3. Syracuse 6:33.6
4. Louisville 6:42.5
5. Bucknell 6:47.7
6. Tennessee 6:52.3
7. Penn 6:58.7
Sunday Morning
1. Ohio State 6:23.5
2. UCLA 6:33.1
3. Cornell 6:35.6
4. Clemson 6:40.4
5. Louisville 6:45.5
6. Tennessee 6:51.5
7. Michigan State 6:53.9
Up Next
Ohio State hosts No. 11 Michigan, Michigan State and Syracuse April 25 on the Scioto River at Griggs Reservoir. Races begin at 10:30 a.m. ET.
