Competing alongside four nationally ranked teams, including three of the top six programs in the nation, LMU rowing made strides in the right direction over the weekend at the Lake Natoma Invitational hosted by Sacramento State and #3 California.

LMU, which competed in the Varsity 8, 2 Varsity 8 and Varsity 4, began the weekend competing against #6 Stanford and WCC-rival San Diego on Saturday morning before squaring off against #3 Cal and Gonzaga on Saturday afternoon in the same races.

Finishing the weekend paired with Sacramento State and Rhode Island, the Lions turned in their best finish on Sunday morning as the Varsity 8 won its race with a time of 6:50.9, topping Rhode Island in second at 6:53.3.

Complete results can be found by clicking this link, or visiting Row2K.com/Results.

"We had a great opportunity and privilege to compare ourselves with some of the best in the nation," LMU rowing head coach Dr. Vaclav Kacir said. "It was a great learning experience for the team. As a team, we had a great performance Saturday afternoon, and then on Sunday morning, the varsity eight took a great next step by winning their last race."

Cal won the Lake Natoma Invitational with 52 total points, just ahead of #2 Brown and Stanford with 46 points.

LMU will now prepare for the Western Intercollegaite Rowing Association Championships on April 25 and 26.

LMU LINEUPS
Varsity 8:
C. Emma Wright
8- Louisa Del Valle
7- Kim Ehntholt
6- Briar Murphy
5- Toni Boteva
4- Kristel Tohu
3- Mireia Ros
2- Jessica Kegel
1- Clara Brackbill

2V:
C- Carys Quezada
8- Ciara Campbell
7- Silvia Torsellini
6- Paulina Lindstedt
5- Numa Dorling
4- Monica Weaser
3- Madison Hodgkins
2- Karina Yalcin
1- Janayna Sobrosa

4+ Race 1
C- Kim Caroe
4- Emily Harris
3- Mary Kate Reid
2- Marie Bliss
1- Ashley Brown

4+ Race 2
C- Kim Caroe
4- Ashley Brown
3- Mary Kate Reid
2- Marie Bliss
1- Kathryn Courson

4+ race 3
C- Kim Caroe
4- Ashley Brown
3- Mary Kate Reid
2- Marie Bliss
1- Jessica Burns