Texas Rowing Concludes Competition at Princeton Chase

PRINCETON, N.J. – Texas wrapped up a busy weekend of racing Sunday afternoon at the Princeton Chase, a nearly three-mile race on Princeton’s Lake Carnegie.

The Longhorns collected their top finish of the regatta from their first varsity four boat, which placed 14^th in the 29-entry event.  The boat featuring coxswain Kenna Harris, stroke Katie Trovato, Sara Walton, Victoria Bujala and Rachel Smith placed 14^th in 17 minutes, 50.738 seconds.

Texas began its race weekend Saturday at the Head of the Colorado on Lady Bird Lake, where UT’s varsity and novice squads claimed one win apiece.

Texas closes out its fall season next weekend at the two-day (Nov. 2-3) Head of the Hooch in Chattanooga, Tenn.

 

Princeton Chase

Texas Results

1V8 – 27^th place, 16:06.369

Coxswain: Kenna Harris

Stroke: Melanie Eckert

Jessica Smith

Gia Doonan

Casey Redman

Olivia Nail

Pippa Loveard

Kim Gorcyca

April Brown

 

2V8 – 28^th place, 16:10.472

Coxswain: Emily Walker

Stroke: Katie Trovato

Sara Walton

Victoria Bujala

Rachel Smith

Sofia Arend

Angela Bumstead

Abbey Wilkowski

Carmen Hargis-Villanueva

 

Varsity Open 4+

1V4 – 14^th place, 17:50.738

Coxswain: Kenna Harris

Stroke: Katie Trovato

Sara Walton

Victoria Bujala

Rachel Smith

 

2V4 – 27^th place, 18:32.373

Coxswain: Emily Walker

Stroke: Sofia Arend

Angela Bumstead

Kathryn Hemmert

Schyler Gilmour