Princeton, UBC Top Their Fields in Collegiate Weekend Racing

For many collegiate rowing programs, the Princeton 3-Mile Chase caps off the fall season and this year the host, Princeton University, took home several titles. On the international scene, the University of British Columbia had several first-place finishes at the Canadian University Rowing Championship.

The morning began on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, New Jersey with Princeton’s A entry winning the men’s heavyweight eight in 12:10.95. The second-place finisher, University of Pennsylvania’s A boat came in with a time of 12:16.26. Princeton also claimed a win in round two of the event with a time of 12:57.49 ahead of University of Wisconsin, with a raw time of 12:58.56.

The Tigers also won the women’s eight. In the second flight of the event Rutgers University took the lead in 14:56.16, two seconds ahead of Princeton’s A entry.

In Victoria, British Columbia the University of Victoria hosted the Canadian University Rowing Championship on Elk Lake. In the marquee event of the regatta, the men’s and women’s eight, the visiting University of British Columbia won across the board. UBC finished 1,850M in 5:31.56, which was three seconds ahead of the second place Western University crew. The racing on the women’s side came down to a once-second margin. UBC’s winning crew with a time of 6:17.03 was just ahead of the University of Victoria second place crew.

“It was one of the most exciting races I think I’ve ever been a part of, so I’m stoked,” said Gaby Worobec, UBC’s seven seat. “We talked about getting the momentum—and that’s something that our cox is really good at asking for. When we had the momentum, we capitalized on it.”

“Historically UBC is not a sprinting crew,” added Gabby Yarema, stroke seat. “We came into this saying we’re going to show our sprint and if that wasn’t one of the best ways to do it I don’t know what is.”

Watch Sunday’s finals, medal ceremonies, and athlete interviews on the University of Victoria’s YouTube channel. Full results can be found here.

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