Tulsa Medals All Six Boats at American Athletic Conference Championship; Finishes 2nd in the League

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Tulsa Medals All Six Boats at American Athletic Conference Championship; Finishes 2nd in the League

5/17/2015 12:45:00 PM | Rowing

By: Stephanie Hall

All six Tulsa boats earned medals, including one gold, four silver and one bronze, and the team finished second at the 2015 American Athletic Conference Championship at Mercer County Park in West Windsor, N.J.

"I am pretty happy with second place," Head Coach Kevin Harris said. "These women raced their hearts out today and it was very gratifying to see them step up and go after it. Hats off to UCF for the job they did. They had a tremendous season. They are a very good team, are well coached and we hope they have a great showing at the NCAAs."

"Through the generosity of Helen and Andy MacKay, we are able to take the team to the Women's Henley in England later this month," Harris said. "We are very appreciative of the MacKay's and are excited for this opportunity. We are also very thankful for the tremendous support from our athletic staff, boosters, fans, parents and alumni. The entire Golden Hurricane nation has been so supportive this entire season."

Kaitlyn Schneider, Rachel Perry, Rachel Parks, Adrianna Catalanotto and Christen Bianchi turned in a gold medal finish with a time of 8:05.25 in the 3^rd Varsity 4+, defeating Temple, UConn and UCF.

"The 3^rd Varsity 4+ dominated their race and put us ahead points-wise for most of the day," Harris said. "They have been working hard and it paid off today because they are conference champions. I am very proud of them."

The Varsity 8+ claimed the silver medal with a time of 6:41.83, trailing UCF by seven seconds, but topping Sacramento State, SMU, San Diego State and Villanova.

"Heading into the Eights, we were leading the conference, but when the 2^nd Varsity 8+ finished second, the Varsity 8+ knew they needed to take first for the title," Harris said. "UCF was stronger today. Both teams got faster from last month, but hats off to them. We are happy to be coming home with a trophy and medals."

Betsy Govig, Hannah Emnett, Kristin Palilionis, Jerusha Blankenship and Allison Kiefer raced the Varsity 4+ to a silver medal finish with a time of 7:40.78 in the Grand Final. The Golden Hurricane trailed Sacramento State by five seconds, but topped Temple, UCF, San Diego State and SMU.

"The Varsity 4+ just couldn't make up the difference off the start, but they did a good job to finish second," Harris said.

The 2^nd Varsity 4+, which consisted of Angela Metzler, Jamie Roloff, Lindsay Crute, Abigail Elggren and Paige Hibbard, also posted a second-place mark in the Grand Final in a time of 7:49.42. TU was seven seconds behind UCF, but finished ahead of Sacramento State, UConn and Temple.

"The 2^nd Varsity 4+ was third in the last 500, but Sacramento State caught a crab and we capitalized on it and sprinted through for the silver medal," Harris said. "They did a fantastic job."

In the 2^nd Varsity 8+, TU turned in a time of 6:51.28 to finish behind UCF by six seconds. The Hurricane was faster than Sacramento State, Temple, UConn and San Diego State.

TU's 3^rd Varsity 8+ was third in the Grand Final, trailing Temple and UConn, but finishing ahead of UCF.

For their efforts this season, Sarah Ringler and Emalia Seto were named to the American Athletic Conference first team, while Hannah Emnett and Jamie Roloff were tabbed to the second team.

Team Results
1. UCF - 198
2. Tulsa – 189
3. Sacramento State – 160
4. Temple – 107
5. SMU – 91
6. San Diego State – 88
7. UConn – 70
8. Villanova - 52

Varsity 4+ Time Trial
1. Sacramento State – 7:03.52
2. Tulsa – 7:13.67
3. San Diego State – 7:19.98
4. Temple – 7:20.83
5. UCF – 7:24.43
6. SMU – 7:25.55
7. Villanova – 7:28.38
8. UConn – 7:32.16

Varsity 4+ Grand Final
1. Sacramento State – 7:35.96
2. Tulsa – 7:40.78
3. Temple – 7:41.56
4. UCF – 7:46.04
5. San Diego State – 7:52.28
6. SMU – 8:00.44

Varsity 4+
Betsy Govig
Hannah Emnett
Kristin Palilionis
Jerusha Blankenship
Allison Kiefer

2^nd Varsity 4+ Time Trial
1. Tulsa – 7:19.94
2. Sacramento State – 7:20.29
3. UCF – 7:21.20
4. Temple – 7:26.94
5. UConn – 7:33.10
6. San Diego State – 7:33.14
7. Villanova – 7:39.96
8. SMU – 8:32.43

2^nd Varsity 4+ Grand Final
1. UCF – 7:42.02
2. Tulsa – 7:49.42
3. Sacramento State – 7:54.05
4. UConn – 7:55.88
5. Temple – 8:17.36

2^nd Varsity 4+
Angela Metzler
Jamie Roloff
Lindsay Crute
Abigail Elggren
Paige Hibbard

3^rd Varsity 4+ Time Trial
1. Tulsa – 7:35.31
2. Temple – 7:45.80
3. UCF – 7:50.89
4. UConn – 7:52.82

3^rd Varsity 4+ Grand Final
1. Tulsa – 8:05.25
2. Temple – 8:08.15
3. UConn – 8:17.82
4. UCF – 8:19.65

3^rd Varsity 4+
Kaitlyn Schneider
Rachel Perry
Rachel Parks
Adrianna Catalanotto
Christen Bianchi

Varsity 8+ Time Trial
1. UCF – 6:12.51
2. Sacramento State – 6:20.85
3. Tulsa – 6:20.98
4. SMU – 6:21.87
5. San Diego State – 6:26.53
6. Villanova – 6:30.91
7. Temple – 6:31.13
8. UConn – 6:33.63

Varsity 8+ Grand Final
1. UCF – 6:34.25
2. Tulsa – 6:41.83
3. Sacramento State – 6:45.14
4. SMU – 6:48.49
5. San Diego State – 6:55.29
6. Villanova – 6:59.80

Varsity 8+
Marcia Vidaurri
Maria Gearing
Hannah Vissers
Lauren Vander Hoeven
Skylar Luttjehuizen
Emily Farrar
Jennifer Casson
Phoebe Mulligan
Emalia Seto