Tulsa Rowers Take on Three Top-12 Teams in First Day of Racing at Lake Natoma Invitational

Saturday, April 13

Gold River, Calif.

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Lake Natoma Invitational

Tulsa Rowers Take on Three Top-12 Teams in First Day of Racing at Lake Natoma Invitational

4/13/2019 8:05:00 PM | Rowing

The Tulsa rowing team faced three top-12 teams in the first day of racing at the Lake Natoma Invitational in Gold River, Calif.

"I thought the team had some really good racing today," Head Coach Kevin Harris said. "Our goal was to jump in and take these teams on and I think we've done that pretty successfully. It is nice to see us improving against some of the best teams out there. We are going to go out tomorrow and continue to improve, which is our goal, to leave California better than we arrived."

In the morning races, the Golden Hurricane took on California, ranked second in the latest CRCA/USRowing poll, as well as Notre Dame.

Tulsa turned in a time of 6:40.58 in the Varsity 8+ race, as California crossed the finish line in 6:23.2 and Notre Dame posted a time of 6:37.19. The 2^nd Varsity 8+ race finished in the same order with California (6:25.9), Notre Dame (6:38.99) and Tulsa (6:46.61), as did the Varsity 4+ with California (7:06.5), Notre Dame (7:16.35) and Tulsa (7:23.62).

In the afternoon, TU faced third-ranked Stanford and 12^th-ranked Southern California. Stanford earned a top finish in the Varsity 8+, 2^nd Varsity 8+ and Varsity 4+, while USC was second in all three events. The Golden Hurricane was third in a time of 6:34.4 in the Varsity 8+, while posting a time of 6:49.8 in the 2^nd Varsity 8+ and a time of 7:34.0 in the Varsity 4+.

In Tulsa's only race in the 2^nd Varsity 4+, Sacramento State posted a top time of 7:43.2, while TU was second (7:55.1) and Gonzaga (7:57.5) finished third.

The regatta concludes on Sunday as TU races Sacramento State and Miami. For live results, follow along here. https://twitter.com/natomainvite

Varsity 8+
1. California – 6:23.2
2. Notre Dame – 6:37.19
3. Tulsa – 6:40.58

Varsity 8+
1. Stanford – 6:15.9
2. Southern California – 6:20.3
3. Tulsa – 6:34.4

Varsity 8+
Sam Barber
Helen Leigh
Ellie Russell
Becky Coleman
Veronique Ulrich
Elizabeth McCabe
Elisa Vandersloot
Karen Undset
Sarolta Papp

2^nd Varsity 8+
1. California – 6:25.9
2. Notre Dame – 6:38.99
3. Tulsa – 6:46.61

2^nd Varsity 8+
1. Stanford – 6:30.07
2. Southern California – 6:39.5
3. Tulsa – 6:49.8

2^nd Varsity 8+
Madison Bickle
Sophia Camara
Bobbi Forster
Daniela Fusco-House
Julia Olawumi
Julia Herrel
Nicole Workman
Taylah Eder
Sydney Pirkle

Varsity 4+
1. California – 7:06.5
2. Notre Dame – 7:16.35
3. Tulsa – 7:23.62

Varsity 4+
1. Stanford – 7:16.3
2. Southern California – 7:31.5
3. Tulsa – 7:34.0

Varsity 4+
Katie Shin
Paige Hallam
Madeline Oleksiak
Alessia Ruggiu
Mikala Burns

2^nd Varsity 4+
1. Sacramento State – 7:43.2
2. Tulsa – 7:55.1
3. Gonzaga – 7:57.5

2^nd Varsity 4+
Lindsey Smith
Nichole Backus
Amy Pitzel
Meredith Galloway
Cloee Graham