WEST WINDSOR, N.J. - Success for the Jacksonville University women's rowing program can be measured in its journey. The Dolphins won their fourth consecutive Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship on Mercer Lake, and concluded their 2017 season on the same course Sunday morning in the NCAA Tournament.
Along the way, head coach Mike Lane was named the league's Coach of the Year and all three of their boats earned All-MAAC honors.
Competing against some of the nation's best crews, Jacksonville took the water against several top-10 teams like No. 3 Michigan, No. 4 Texas, No. 7 Princeton, No. 8 Stanford, and No. 10 Virginia, before racing in Sunday's D Finals. The third day of the national regatta saw Jacksonville finish fourth in each event.
Gonzaga clocked in before the others in the second varsity eight and varsity eight races where the Dolphins recorded times of 7:29.449 and 7:08.056, respectively.
Navy set the time to beat in the varsity four final with a mark of 7:44.770, and was followed by Central Florida (7:48.114), Massachusetts (8:00.247), and Jacksonville (8:13.580).
Washington swept all three grand finals to claim the national title.
Varsity Eight
Coxswain - Claire McLenna; 8 - Delaney Plunkett; 7- Sarah Goodman; 6 - Veronika Stasaityte; 5 - Stacey Price; 4 - Madison Boyer; 3 - Jessica Shipkowski; 2 - Meg Coyle; 1 - Victoria Tkacz
Second Varsity Eight
Coxswain - Lauren Whetzel; 8 - Sara Miller; 7 - Rochelle Martinez; 6 - Yailene Herrera; 5 - Jennifer Pavlik; 4 - Samantha Amadio; 3 - Nicole Martin; 2 - Alex Pulliam; 1 - Emily Woods
Varsity Four
Coxswain – Emily Niermann; 4 - Maddie Black; 3 – Katharina Dinsmore; 2 - Tori West; 1 - Alexis Feraco
RESULTS
V4: Navy (7:44.770), Central Florida (7:48.114), Massachusetts (8:00.247), Jacksonville (8:13.580)
2V8: Gonzaga (7:01.756), Navy (7:09.759), Massachusetts (7:14.629), Jacksonville (7:29.449)
1V8: Gonzaga (6:43.406), Massachusetts (6:49.054), Navy (6:50.819), Jacksonville (7:08.056)