The Stanford women's rowing team has won the 2022 Pac-12 conference championships with a near-sweep of all events raced:
1st place: 1V8+, V4+, 3V8+, N8+
2nd place: 2V8+ (behind Washington by 1.67 seconds)
Race results here: http://results.regattatiming.com/backoff...raceId=546
In the novice eight, kal was the early leader at 500m, about 2.1 seconds up over third-place Stanford. kal faltered badly over the remainder of the race, allowing Washington to take the lead. Stanford trailed Washington by a full second at the 500m but made up about half a second at the 1000m mark and the 1500m mark to nip Washington at the line by...0.04 seconds. Truly a race of great fortitude to come from behind steadily for the last-second win!
In the third varsity eight, Stanford took an early two-second lead at 500m over Washington and steadily increased the lead in blue-collar fashion to 3.19 seconds at the finish line. This was also a race requiring steely resolve, as Washington would not let Stanford break free through most of the race.
In the varsity four, Stanford trailed Washington by about a half second at 500m. At 1000m, Stanford had reversed the margin to a half second up over Washington. At 1500m, Stanford was about a half-length up over Washington (1.81 sec), and crossing the finish line, Stanford had broken free, winning by a margin of 4.586 seconds. Their last 500m split was faster than their second 500m split--what a great effort to shut the door on the Huskies.
In the second varsity eight, Stanford trailed Washington by roughly 1.3, 2, 1.8, and 1.67 sec at each of the 500m marks. It was a great effort to not let a strong Washington boat get away, but Stanford couldn't make up that early deficit.
In the varsity eight, Stanford claimed an early half-second lead over Washington at 500m and gradually extended it to 2.7, 4, and 5.65 seconds over the subsequent 500m points.
This marks only the second time in program history where Stanford has won their conference (first in 2014; they finished 4th at NCAAs). Last year, Stanford finished second to Washington at the Pac-12s but then earned second place at NCAAs behind Texas (three-way points tie with Washington and Texas broken by first varsity eight finish).
Last year at NCAAs, Stanford's three boats stormed their way to their respective grand finals, placing first in their heats and semifinals (with the exception of the 2V8+, which advanced to the grand final nonetheless behind Texas). All three Stanford boats placed second in their finals: behind Texas in the 1V8+, and behind Washington in both the 2V8+ and V4+. The Stanford race strategy was gutsy and appeared something akin to "burn hard early for the lead, and hold off the field." It nearly worked; between the three boats, their margins back from first place were all within 1-1.5 seconds. Not bad for a program that really only started practicing together during winter quarter, when most other teams had the fall to begin work.
This year, Stanford returns a large cohort of its rowers and is looking to dethrone Texas (returning 75% of their rowers), who has had a typically superb spring racing schedule, beating Big 10 champion Ohio State, Ivy League 1V8+ winner Princeton, Big 10 runner-up Michigan, and ACC champion Virginia. Stanford has likewise beaten Ohio State, Michigan, and Virginia this season, and the Cardinal also hold a victory over Ivy League team points champion Brown.
The top six seeds for each event are as follow:
All 22 seedings can be found here:
https://www.ncaa.com/news/rowing/article...-announced
After the Big Row vs. kal was canceled this month (due to covid issues in the Stanford boathouse), there were some lingering questions about whether Stanford's fitness had been affected. The Pac-12 championship shows that Stanford is at least better than they were last year relative to the west coast. The NCAA regatta, however, is quite unforgiving: three races (if you're lucky) in three days to determine a champion, versus the conference championship format of single race finals for all events. Sarasota, FL is likewise an unforgiving mess of humidity and heat, on the opposite coast coast from comparatively temperate Palo Alto. The team will need to acclimate and adjust to a much earlier time zone.
The regatta begins Friday.
1st place: 1V8+, V4+, 3V8+, N8+
2nd place: 2V8+ (behind Washington by 1.67 seconds)
Race results here: http://results.regattatiming.com/backoff...raceId=546
In the novice eight, kal was the early leader at 500m, about 2.1 seconds up over third-place Stanford. kal faltered badly over the remainder of the race, allowing Washington to take the lead. Stanford trailed Washington by a full second at the 500m but made up about half a second at the 1000m mark and the 1500m mark to nip Washington at the line by...0.04 seconds. Truly a race of great fortitude to come from behind steadily for the last-second win!
In the third varsity eight, Stanford took an early two-second lead at 500m over Washington and steadily increased the lead in blue-collar fashion to 3.19 seconds at the finish line. This was also a race requiring steely resolve, as Washington would not let Stanford break free through most of the race.
In the varsity four, Stanford trailed Washington by about a half second at 500m. At 1000m, Stanford had reversed the margin to a half second up over Washington. At 1500m, Stanford was about a half-length up over Washington (1.81 sec), and crossing the finish line, Stanford had broken free, winning by a margin of 4.586 seconds. Their last 500m split was faster than their second 500m split--what a great effort to shut the door on the Huskies.
In the second varsity eight, Stanford trailed Washington by roughly 1.3, 2, 1.8, and 1.67 sec at each of the 500m marks. It was a great effort to not let a strong Washington boat get away, but Stanford couldn't make up that early deficit.
In the varsity eight, Stanford claimed an early half-second lead over Washington at 500m and gradually extended it to 2.7, 4, and 5.65 seconds over the subsequent 500m points.
This marks only the second time in program history where Stanford has won their conference (first in 2014; they finished 4th at NCAAs). Last year, Stanford finished second to Washington at the Pac-12s but then earned second place at NCAAs behind Texas (three-way points tie with Washington and Texas broken by first varsity eight finish).
Last year at NCAAs, Stanford's three boats stormed their way to their respective grand finals, placing first in their heats and semifinals (with the exception of the 2V8+, which advanced to the grand final nonetheless behind Texas). All three Stanford boats placed second in their finals: behind Texas in the 1V8+, and behind Washington in both the 2V8+ and V4+. The Stanford race strategy was gutsy and appeared something akin to "burn hard early for the lead, and hold off the field." It nearly worked; between the three boats, their margins back from first place were all within 1-1.5 seconds. Not bad for a program that really only started practicing together during winter quarter, when most other teams had the fall to begin work.
This year, Stanford returns a large cohort of its rowers and is looking to dethrone Texas (returning 75% of their rowers), who has had a typically superb spring racing schedule, beating Big 10 champion Ohio State, Ivy League 1V8+ winner Princeton, Big 10 runner-up Michigan, and ACC champion Virginia. Stanford has likewise beaten Ohio State, Michigan, and Virginia this season, and the Cardinal also hold a victory over Ivy League team points champion Brown.
The top six seeds for each event are as follow:
| I EIGHTS | II EIGHTS | FOURS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Texas | 1 Texas | 1 Texas |
| 2 Princeton | 2 Yale | 2 Stanford |
| 3 Stanford | 3 Washington | 3 Princeton |
| 4 Brown | 4 Stanford | 4 Ohio State |
| 5 Yale | 5 Brown | 5 Washington |
| 6 Ohio State | 6 Pennsylvania | 6 Brown |
https://www.ncaa.com/news/rowing/article...-announced
After the Big Row vs. kal was canceled this month (due to covid issues in the Stanford boathouse), there were some lingering questions about whether Stanford's fitness had been affected. The Pac-12 championship shows that Stanford is at least better than they were last year relative to the west coast. The NCAA regatta, however, is quite unforgiving: three races (if you're lucky) in three days to determine a champion, versus the conference championship format of single race finals for all events. Sarasota, FL is likewise an unforgiving mess of humidity and heat, on the opposite coast coast from comparatively temperate Palo Alto. The team will need to acclimate and adjust to a much earlier time zone.
The regatta begins Friday.
