Complete Results

SARASOTA, Fla. – Rhode Island used strong performances from each of its three boats on the final day of competition to place 21st in the team standings at the 2022 NCAA Women's Rowing Championship.

The Rams finished with 15 team points, putting them one spot ahead of Jacksonville (7 points) in the team standings. Texas repeated as the women's national champion, winning a tiebreaker with Stanford based on the finish in the Varsity 8+ final. Both schools finished with 124 team points, but Texas beat Stanford by just under five seconds to clinch the team title.

Rounding out the top five in the team standings were Princeton (118), Washington (112) and Yale (102).  
 
Rhode Island's Varsity 8+ team of coxswain Ellie McGee, stroke Anna Sampson, Julia Fortin, Hailey Pardi, Emily Drappeau, Nicole Jones, Kathy Zeglen, Jennae Alexander and Catie Castle competed in the D Final against No. 19 Northeastern, No. 20 Boston University and No. 22 Jacksonville. The Rams got off to a slow start, falling behind the other three boats in the first 500 meters.

However, with a strong surge over the second half of the course, Rhode Island overtook Jacksonville and established an opener-water advantage down the stretch. The Rams applied pressure on Northeastern as well, but they could not quite catch the Huskies, finishing third in the race and 21st in the flight. Boston University won the race with a dominant performance.
 
In a thrilling Second Varsity 8+ D Final, Rhode Island went against Gonzaga, Jacksonville and Northeastern. Rhody jumped out early and led through the first 500 meters before Gonzaga used a strong surge to take the lead. While the Bulldogs extended their lead throughout the remainder of the race, Rhody's team of coxswain Danielle Swan, stroke Emily Olin, Sam Gumprecht, Emory Caswell, Kat Gillies, Elizabeth Greason, Morgan Cody, Tinsley Copeland and Josephine Grady went bow-to-bow with Northeastern.

The Rams held on, crossing the finish line less than one second ahead of Northeastern. Rhody posted a time of 7:01.865, compared to Northeastern's time of 7:02.637. With the finish, the 2V8+ boat for URI placed 20th in its flight for the fourth straight appearance at the NCAA Championship. URI's 2V8+ boat had its second-fastest time of the championship on Sunday, nearly matching its opening heat time of 7:01.394.
 
In the Varsity 4+ flight, URI's team of coxswain Caitlyn Muteru, stroke Sammie Gorecki, Alexis Moore, Sarah Pecoraro and Olivia Kowalski went up against Northeastern, Boston University and Jacksonville. Northeastern jumped out early and established open water over the field by the midpoint of the course.

Rhode Island used a strong push in the third quarter of the race to create their own open water lead over Jacksonville and BU. Rhody secured 20th place in the flight, matching the school's second-best finish in the V4+ at the NCAA Championship, which happened in 2016. URI's best finish was in 2019, when it took 19^th in the flight.
 
Rhode Island has placed 21 st in each of its six NCAA Championship appearances.

Rhode Island Sunday Results
Finals
Varsity 8+
D Final
19. Boston University – 6:39.290
20. Northeastern – 6:46.209
21 Rhode Island – 6:49.790
22 Jacksonville – 6:55.040
 
Second Varsity 8+
D Final
19. Gonzaga – 6:56.523
20. Rhode Island – 7:01.865
21. Northeastern – 7:02.637
22. Jacksonville – 7:06.215
 
Varsity 4+
D Final
19. Northeastern – 7:37.620
20. Rhode Island – 7:42.200
21. Boston University – 7:45.572
22. Jacksonville – 7:47.324
 
2022 Women's Rowing Championship
Final Standings
1. Texas - 124*
2. Stanford – 124*
3. Princeton - 118
4. Washington – 112
5. Yale – 102
6. California – 101
7. Brown – 100
8. Ohio State - 99
9. Virginia - 82
10. Michigan - 73
11. Penn - 72*
12. SMU - 72*
13. Rutgers - 64
14. Oregon State - 52
15. USC - 47
16. Duke - 45
17. Syracuse - 41
18. Gonzaga - 28
19. Boston University - 23
20. Northeastern - 17
21. Rhode Island - 15
22. Jacksonville - 7

Rhode Island Lineups
Varsity 8+
Cox     Ellie McGee
Stroke  Anna Sampson
7 Seat  Julia Fortin
6 Seat  Hailey Pardi
5 Seat  Emily Drappeau
4 Seat  Nicole Jones
3 Seat  Kathy Zeglen
2 Seat  Jennae Alexander
Bow    Catie Castle

Second Varsity 8+
Cox     Danielle Swan
Stroke  Emily Olin
7 Seat  Sam Gumprecht
6 Seat  Emory Caswell
5 Seat  Kat Gillies
4 Seat  Elizabeth Greason
3 Seat  Morgan Cody
2 Seat  Tinsley Copeland
Bow    Josephine Grady
 
Varsity 4+A
Cox     Caitlyn Muteru
Stroke Sammie Gorecki
3 Seat  Alexis Moore
2 Seat  Sarah Pecoraro
Bow    Olivia Kowalski