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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The home stretch of the spring rowing season has officially arrived for the Jacksonville Dolphins. After a full season of racing in the Sunshine State, JU will make its first of three scheduled trips north for the Knecht Cup Regatta in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.<\/p>\n
Crews from dozens of different schools around the country will gather along the Cooper River in the outskirts of Philadelphia in one of the biggest college rowing events of the year so far. The event will be live streamed on the Knecht Cup YouTube page, link available HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Dolphins will send four crews up north for the weekend of racing: the first and second Varsity Four and the first and second Varsity Eight. Saturday’s racing will feature qualifying heats before the full slate of semifinals and finals on Sunday.<\/p>\n Jacksonville’s schedule starts at 10:32 AM Saturday morning as the second Varsity Four competes in Heat Five alongside Old Dominion, UMass and Delaware. At 11 AM, the first Varsity Four will compete in Heat three against Robert Morris, Embry-Riddle, Sacred Heart and Bryant.<\/p>\n The first Varsity Four is the one event conducting its semifinals on Saturday night. Top two finishers in each heat — plus the top six additional times — will qualify for one of three semifinal heats starting at 5:01 PM Saturday. Top times from Saturday night’s semifinals will qualify for the petite final (9:57 AM) or final (10:04 AM).<\/p>\n For the second Varsity Four, the best time in each heat will qualify for the final at 9:50 AM, with each runner up in Saturday’s heats qualifying for the petite final at 9:43 AM Sunday.<\/p>\n In the second Varsity Eight, Jacksonville will compete at 2:27 PM in Heat Two. The Dolphins will compete against La Salle, Colgate, Lehigh and Old Dominion. The semifinals start the day of racing on Sunday, opening at 7:30 AM. The petite final runs at 11:35 AM and the main final at 11:42 AM Sunday.<\/p>\n The first Varsity Eight starts its weekend in Heat Two at 4:12 PM on Saturday. JU will go toe-to-toe with Connecticut, St. Josephs, Lehigh and Boston College. The top two finishers in each heat plus the top six additional times will qualify for one of three semifinals starting at 7:51 AM Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n Third and fourth-place finishers from each semifinal will qualify for the petite final at 12:40 PM Sunday before the grand final amongst the top two finishers in each semifinal. The final is slated for 12:47 PM.<\/p>\n Lineups First Varsity Four Second Varsity Eight First Varsity Eight
\nSecond Varsity Four
\nStroke – Joely Lewis<\/a>
\n2 – Sam Keough<\/a>
\n3 – Ellie Carik<\/a>
\nBow – Chloe Cooke<\/a>
\nCoxswain – Xitllali Guerrero<\/a><\/p>\n
\nStroke – Leah Nirenberg<\/a>
\n2 – Kendyl Baron<\/a>
\n3 – Caris Landis<\/a>
\nBow – Izzy Allison<\/a>
\nCoxswain – Jenefer Clarke<\/a><\/p>\n
\nStroke – Kennedy Rowley<\/a>
\n2 – Cat Geiger-Costa<\/a>
\n3 – Emma Domingo<\/a>
\n4 – Nyah Lam<\/a>
\n5 – Peyton Joyner<\/a>
\n6 – Lura Johnson<\/a>
\n7 – Mackenzie Shealy<\/a>
\nBow – Victoria Corbett<\/a>
\nCoxswain – Delaney Ferguson<\/a><\/p>\n
\nStroke – Milena Willcox<\/a>
\n2 – Sophia Scarboro<\/a>
\n3 – Liz Sauter<\/a>
\n4 – Tayte Swenson<\/a>
\n5 – Teagan Castleberry<\/a>
\n6 – Amy Downing<\/a>
\n7 – Holly Rosser<\/a>
\nBow – Anne Geurts<\/a>
\nCoxswain – Kayla Pelletier<\/a><\/p>\n