ACC Rowing Championship Final Results
CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson Rowing closed out the 2026 ACC Championships on Saturday with four petit final appearances and an individual conference honor, capping a two-day event that tested the Tigers against one of the deepest fields in conference rowing. Clemson finished 11th overall with 29 total points. Junior Rose Imbesi was named to the All-ACC Third Team.
The field included seven CRCA-ranked opponents in No. 3 Stanford, No. 6 California, No. 8 Virginia, No. 10 Syracuse, No. 13 Duke, No. 14 Miami, and No. 23 North Carolina
On the water, after qualifying all four boats into petite finals through Friday's preliminary heats, Clemson returned Saturday morning with the First Varsity Eight delivering the day's most competitive result. Coxed by Avery Goldknopf, the 1V8 finished third in the petite final at 6:33.000, the third-fastest time among all non-grand final boats, in a field that included North Carolina and SMU.
The Second Varsity Eight, coxed by Ava Quallen, placed fourth in its petit final at 6:49.710 — fifth-fastest among petit final competitors in the event. The First Varsity Four finished sixth in its petite final at 7:38.710, while the Second Varsity Four posted a fifth-place petite final result at 7:46.360.
Stanford swept the grand final titles across all five events, with Virginia and California collecting medals alongside them throughout the morning.
Boat-by-Boat Results
1V8 — First Varsity Eight
- Friday Heat 2: 4th of 6 — 6:21.480 (Virginia 1st at 6:04.100, California 2nd at 6:06.740, Miami 3rd at 6:17.640)
- Saturday Petit Final (Final 2): 3rd of 6 — 6:33.000 (North Carolina 1st at 6:27.740, SMU 2nd at 6:29.510)
- Overall by time: 9th fastest of all 1V8 entries
Lineup: Cox – Goldknopf | 8 – Mueller | 7 – Ericsson | 6 – Imbesi (All-ACC Third Team) | 5 – Dobson | 4 – Greving | 3 – Miller | 2 – Elizalde | Bow – Ream
2V8 — Second Varsity Eight
- Friday Heat 1: 5th of 6 — 6:38.560 (Stanford 1st at 6:13.990, Syracuse 2nd at 6:21.740, Miami 3rd at 6:27.320)
- Saturday Petit Final (Final 2): 4th of 6 — 6:49.710 (North Carolina 1st at 6:39.760, SMU 2nd at 6:41.550, Louisville 3rd at 6:48.930)
- Overall by time: 10th fastest of all 2V8 entries
Lineup: Cox – Quallen | 8 – Cochran | 7 – Upmeyer | 6 – Fernandez | 5 – Kavanagh | 4 – Tarzian | 3 – Riggio | 2 – Pitt | Bow – Hill
1V4 — First Varsity Four
- Friday Heat 2: 5th of 6 — 7:24.700 (California 1st at 7:03.480, Virginia 2nd at 7:04.190, North Carolina 3rd at 7:13.970)
- Saturday Petit Final (Final 2): 6th of 6 — 7:38.710 (Duke 1st at 7:24.790, Miami 2nd at 7:29.540, Boston College 3rd at 7:31.550)
- Overall by time: 12th fastest of all 1V4 entries
Lineup: Cox – Hampton | 4 – Odeen | 3 – Knight | 2 – Burke | Bow – Hogan
2V4 — Second Varsity Four
- Friday Heat 2: 5th of 6 — 7:36.700 (California 1st at 7:12.410, Virginia 2nd at 7:13.870, North Carolina 3rd at 7:18.530)
- Saturday Petit Final (Final 2): 5th of 6 — 7:46.360 (Duke 1st at 7:30.350, SMU 2nd at 7:38.700, Miami 3rd at 7:39.990)
- Overall by time: 11th fastest of all 2V4 entries
Lineup: Cox – DerGarabedian | 4 – Lee | 3 – Kerr | 2 – Okopny | Bow – White
Final Standings
- Stanford — 132 points
- Virginia — 118 points
- California — 108 points
- Syracuse — 103 points
- Miami — 77 points
- North Carolina — 75 points
- Duke — 69 points
- SMU — 47 points
- Notre Dame — 37 points
- Louisville — 35 points
- Clemson — 29 points
- Boston College — 25 points