Rowing Advances Three Boats To Grand Finals At ACC Championship

Friday, May 15

Raleigh, N.C.

8 a.m.

North Carolina

ACC Championships

Rowing Advances Three Boats To Grand Finals At ACC Championship

May 15, 2026 | Women's Rowing

RALEIGH, N.C. – On day one of rowing action at the ACC Championship on Lake Wheeler, No. 23 North Carolina advanced three boats to Saturday's grand finals, all while setting multiple season-best times in a stacked field.

"Today was a solid day for the program with 3 of 5 crews earning spots in grand finals. We had a lot of close races with very fast teams which was great to see that we are certainly pointing in the right direction," said head coach Erin Neppel. "Kudos also to our spare pair who won the pairs race - it's the first time we have entered and it was awesome they got to experience that! Tomorrow we anticipate a lot of very close, fast races where it is anyone's game. Looking forward to it."

Starting the morning strong, the 3V8 sped off to a time of 6:35.3 to finish second and punch its ticket to tomorrow's grand finals.

Despite posting its fastest time of the year at 6:21.6, the V8 crew finished fourth overall in a stacked field and moved on to the petite finals.

Setting another season-best, the 2V8 earned a time of 6:26.3 in its heat to place fourth and will race in tomorrow's petite finals.

The day of fast times continued as the V4 also raced off to its best time of the year at 7:13.9 to clinch a third-place finish and move on to the grand finals.

Wrapping the day on a high note, the 2V4 crew bested Duke in its heat with a time of 7:18.5 to finish third and earn a spot in the grand finals.

Championship Saturday is slated to kick off at 8:05 a.m. from Lake Wheeler as Carolina hopes to earn multiple podium finishes. All action on the water can be caught on ACC Network Extra.

The 2026 ACC Rowing Championship is a non-ticketed event. Admission is free for fans planning to attend.

THE FIELD
Boston College, No. 6 California, Clemson, No. 13 Duke, Louisville, No. 14 Miami, No. 23 North Carolina, Notre Dame, SMU, No. 3 Stanford, No. 10 Syracuse, No. 8 Virginia

FRIDAY RESULTS
3V8
1.California – 6:34.6
2.UNC – 6:35.3
3.Miami – 6:47.7

V8
1.Stanford – 6:07.5
2.Syracuse – 6:15.2
3.Duke – 6:19.7
4.UNC – 6:21.6

2V8
1.Virginia – 6:14.2
2.California – 6:22.2
3.Duke – 6:24.0
4.UNC – 6:26.3

V4
1.California – 7:03.4
2.Virginia – 7:04.1
3.UNC – 7:13.9

2V4
1.California – 7:12.4
2.Virginia – 7:13.8
3.UNC – 7:18.5

SATURDAY SCHEDULE
8:15 a.m. – 3V8 – Grand Final
8:40 a.m. – 2V4 – Grand Final
9:05 a.m. – V4 – Grand Final
9:20 a.m. – 2V8 – Petite Final
9:45 a.m. – V8 – Petite Final

LINEUPS
V8
Coxswain: Alix de Saint-Aignan
Stroke: Maya Schultz
Seven Seat: Lindsey Troftgruben
Six Seat: Sydney Hebert
Five Seat: Mimi Brown
Four Seat: Harper Keen
Three Seat: Cam Howard
Two Seat: Anni Stamer
Bow: Carmen Sagues

2V8
Coxswain: Katelyn Hawley
Stroke: Evie Wells
Seven Seat: Teagan Kleckley
Six Seat: Gabby Postiglione
Five Seat: Maria Anayiotou
Four Seat: Kate Hendershott
Three Seat: Ella Gusick
Two Seat: Anna Lily Laborde
Bow: Sydney Tuck

3V8
Coxswain: Mary Evelyn Pearce
Stroke: Alice Clark
Seven Seat: Candela Cappa
Six Seat: Sarah Fox
Five Seat: Julia Bucknavage
Four Seat: Mia Dansby
Three Seat: Sarah Knox Harper
Two Seat: Ella Malafa
Bow: Lizzie Hall

V4
Coxswain: Virginia Floyd
Stroke: Molly Dansby
Three Seat: Chloe Gaither
Two Seat: Lili DeMarco
Bow: Katelyn Johnson

2V4
Coxswain: Gracie Keyt
Stroke: Seren Page
Three Seat: Caroline Leahy
Two Seat: Dayle Snively
Bow: Ayda Suing