Tulsa Wins Varsity 8+ ‘A’ and 2nd Varsity 8+ Petite Final at Sunshine State Invitational

Saturday, April 1

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Tulsa Wins Varsity 8+ ‘A’ and 2nd Varsity 8+ Petite Final at Sunshine State Invitational

4/1/2023 2:23:00 PM | Rowing

SARASOTA, Fla. – Tulsa's Varsity 8+ boat claimed the overall title in the 'A' finale and Tulsa's 2nd Varsity 8+ boat won the Petite Final of the Sunshine State Invitational Saturday morning at the Nathan Benderson Park.

"Overall, it is a really promising set of results. There were a lot of great teams at this event, so to be this competitive is an excellent reflection of the progress the athletes have made and you can start to see the team really believing in themselves," said Tulsa Head Coach Brandon Campbell.

Tulsa's Varsity 8+ team clocked a time of 6:29.49 to out-distance second-place Miami's time of 6:31.15 by :01.66. Drexel, Louisville, Wisconsin, Michigan State, UCF and North Carolina rounded out the eight-team field. The Varsity 8+ boat consisted of Isabella Musollino, Anna Shaw, Becky Coleman, Emily Bell, Karen Undset, Darya Vyrupayeva, Madlen Markova, Ermioni Lamprianidou and Johanna Kristof.

In the 2nd Varsity 8+ Petite Final, the Hurricane also captured the victory in a time of 6:44.95, more than six seconds faster than second-place Jacksonville. The 2nd Varsity 8+ boat was raced by Paloma Probart, Robine Van Doorn, Sarolta Papp, Katherine Stenning, Ivanina Petrova, Iffy Marinos, Kristina Harris, Letizia Susenna, Helena Gutzmer.

Tulsa's Varsity 4+ placed fourth in the Grand Final with a time of 7:23.20, finishing behind Wisconsin (7:13.46), Michigan State and UCF. Mary Grace Wilson, Vanja Bogdanovic, Bobbi Forster, Cali Campbell and Kyra VanderWeele raced the Varsity 4+ boat for the Hurricane.

Tulsa will be back in action April 15 against Michigan State, Miami and Temple in East Lansing, Michigan.

Varsity 8+ 'A' Final
1. Tulsa - 6:29.49
2. Miami - 6:31.15
3. Drexel - 6:34.79
4. Louisville - 6:35.53
5. Wisconsin - 6:35.95
6. Michigan State - 6:41.30
7. UCF - 6:41.58
8. North Carolina - 6:46.86

Varsity 8+
Isabella Musollino
Anna Shaw
Becky Coleman
Emily Bell
Karen Undset
Darya Vyrupayeva
Madlen Markova
Ermioni Lamprianidou
Johanna Kristof

2nd Varsity 8+ 'B' Final
1. Tulsa - 6:44.95
2. Jacksonville - 6:51.53
3. West Virginia - 6:55.54
4. Kansas State - 7:04.35
5. Stetson - 7:09.83
6. Old Dominion - 7:21.94

2nd Varsity 8+
Paloma Probart
Robine Van Doorn
Sarolta Papp
Katherine Stenning
Ivanina Petrova
Iffy Marinos
Kristina Harris
Letizia Susenna
Helena Gutzmer

Varsity 4+ 'A' Final
1. Wisconsin - 7:13.46
2. Michigan State - 7:18.65
3. UCF - 7:19.73
4. Tulsa - 7:23.20
5. Kansas - 7:24.30
6. Jacksonville - 7:25.33
7. Kansas State - 7:29.39
8. Miami - 7:37.68

Varsity 4+
Mary Grace Wilson
Vanja Bogdanovic
Bobbi Forster
Cali Campbell
Kyra VanderWeele