Massachusetts Rowing Takes Part In The Knecht Cup

CHERRY HILL, N.J. – The University of Massachusetts rowing team took part in the 2025 Knecht Cup on the Cooper River over the weekend, with the Varsity 8 and Second Varsity 8 both placing eighth, the Varsity 4 finishing 10th and the Second Varsity 4 grabbing second place.

"The Knecht Cup gave us a chance to test our new line ups against 20-30 crews in each of the four events we entered," explained head coach Eric Carcich. "The weather held out and racing was fair across the board. With five weeks to go, we do feel like we progressed this weekend but we all know there is work to be done at every level. The team and staff are excited to head into this off week to build our speed and prepare for our race against our future MAC conference foes. Can't wait."

On Saturday, the Second Varsity 4 captured first place in its heat to advance to Sunday's final.

Also on Saturday, the Varsity 8 placed second in its heat and then fourth in a competitive afternoon semifinal. The Second Varsity 8 placed second in its heat to narrowly miss a top-three finish in the semifinal, coming in fourth. The Varsity 4 finished fourth in both its heat and semifinal.

The Second Varsity 4 then opened Sunday with a second-place finish in the final (8:03.35), just behind MIT (7:59.96).

The Massachusetts Varsity 8 (6:53.23), Second Varsity 8 (7:14.31) and Varsity 4 (8:25.08) boats took place in Petite Final races on Sunday en route to their Top-10 finishes overall.

Results

Massachusetts Lineups:

First Varsity 8
Cox: Ali Kolaga
8: Arden Ross
7: Sarah Happs
6: Zsofia Angyal
5: Sonya Mazrimas
4: Maddie Cockburn
3: Lauren Carpenter
2: Cielo Jacuzzi
1: Maeva Ginsberg-Klemmt

Second Varsity 8
Cox: AJ Prahl
8: Felicity Pye
7: Primrose Carrigan
6: Elle Decatur
5: Sarah Baule
4: Teagan Blue
3: Ruby Hodges
2: Heidi Biedenkapp
1: Bella Ross

Varsity 4
Cox: Amanda Scally
4: Hannah Glover
3: Sloane Yurcisin
2: Annika Wisdom
1: Gretta Anderson

Second Varsity 4
Cox: Sara LaVigna
4: Rylie Wake
3: Darcy Foreman
2: Tea Anzur
1: Phoebe Gallagher

Season Summary

Massachusetts opened the season by sending three boats to the Sarasota 2K on March 28-29. In the Petite Finals, UMass placed fifth in the Varsity Four (7:46.37) and sixth in both the Second Varsity 8 (7:12.10) and Varsity 8 (6:49.82).
The squad then took part in the Saint Joseph's Invitational at Overpeck Park on April 5. The Varsity 4 consisting of Amanda Scally, Felicity Pye, Gretta Anderson, Annika Wisdom and Bella Ross led the way by winning its afternoon final (8:03.376).

Next Up
Massachusetts will compete at the MAC Invitational on Saturday, April 26 in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

-- UMassAthletics.com --

Scoreboard

Players Mentioned

Gretta Anderson

Zsofia Angyal

Tea Anzur

Sarah Baule

Heidi Biedenkapp

Teagan Blue

Lauren Carpenter

Primrose Carrigan

Maddie Cockburn

Elle Decatur

Darcy Foreman

Phoebe Gallagher

Maeva Ginsberg-Klemmt

Hannah Glover

Sarah Happs

Ruby Hodges

Cielo Jacuzzi

Sonya Mazrimas

AJ Prahl

Felicity Pye

Arden Ross

Bella Ross

Amanda Scally

Rylie Wake

Annika Wisdom

Sloane Yurcisin

Scoreboard

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