MARINA DEL REY, Calif. – Stanford women's rowing won two of its three races in the season-opening regatta Saturday morning against UCLA and San Diego State at Ballona Creek.
The varsity eight won by open water with a time of 6:43.30 to highlight the morning, ahead of second-place UCLA (7:18.30) and San Diego State (7:29.00).
Stanford's second varsity eight came in second with a time of 7:08.56, two seconds behind UCLA (7:06.10) and 15 seconds ahead of San Diego State (7:23.78).
Stanford entered two boats in the varsity four, with the 'A' boat placing first with a time of 7:57.50. The Cardinal's 'B' boat finished in third with a time of 7:31.63, three seconds behind San Diego State (7:28.96).
The Cardinal will open its 2017 home schedule on March 31 and April 1 at Redwood Shores, hosting the Pac-12 Invitational.
Varsity Eight
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Coxswain | Leigh Warner |
| 8 | Elizabeth Sharis |
| 7 | Alison Rusher |
| 6 | Kaitlyn Kynast |
| 5 | Stephanie Grauer |
| 4 | Emily Delleman |
| 3 | Meg Saunders |
| 2 | Chase Sheply |
| Bow | Devin Norder |
Second Varsity Eight
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Coxswain | Madi Kist |
| 8 | Margaret Seaton |
| 7 | Sophia Lynn |
| 6 | Karli Kirk-Goerke |
| 5 | Grace McGinley |
| 4 | Anika Christofferson |
| 3 | India Robinson |
| 2 | Sarah Commesso |
| Bow | Abigail Tarquinio |
Varsity Four-A
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Coxswain | Alex Reeves |
| 4 | Elizabeth Sharis |
| 3 | Maria Kent |
| 2 | Nicole Schindler |
| 1 | Miranda Nykolyn |
Varsity Four-B
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Coxswain | Tassica Lim |
| 4 | Lindy Clute |
| 3 | Jade Thornton |
| 2 | Anja Zehfuss |
| 1 | Megan Cvitanovic |