UCF’s 1V4+ won two races at the Sarasota 2K, helping the Knights sweep the event for the second consecutive year, to secure Big 12 Boat of the Week honors.
The Knights captured their heat with a time of 7:25.71, a full 12 seconds over second-placed Iowa, then captured the grand final with a time of 7:41.06, beating out Dartmouth by over four seconds. The boat consisted of two rowers, Kesha Bruinette and Amber Tulloch, who competed in the same boat last year as it finished a program-high 13th at NCAAs. They were joined by coxswain Vianna Smith, Olivia Werner and Sophia Keller in the boat.
The Knights swept all five grand finals at the Sarasota 2k for the second consecutive year and bumped up to a program-high 12th in the most recent CRCA poll. It is UCF’s second consecutive boat of the week honor.
UCF 1V4+
- Vianna Smith, coxswain, McLean, Virginia, Sophomore
- Kesha Bruinette, 4, London, England, Sophomore
- Olivia Werner, 3, Greenwood, Indiana, Freshman
- Sophia Keller, 2, Edgewater, Maryland, Senior
- Amber Tulloch, 1, Melbourne, Australia, Junior
Big 12 Boat of the Week
March 18: UCF 1V8+
April 1: UCF 1V4+