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Ruthie Lacy

Stars haul in two gold medals in Dad Vail Regatta

OCU places in five events at Schuylkill River

5/14/2022 10:34:00 PM

PHILADELPHIA – Oklahoma City University's Ruthie Lacy took the women's collegiate single, while the Stars became victorious in the men's collegiate double in the Dad Vail Regatta on Saturday on the Schuylkill River. 

Oklahoma City collected third place in the men's heavyweight four, fourth in the men's collegiate single and sixth place in the men's pair in the 82nd edition of the Dad Vail Regatta, billed as the largest collegiate regatta in North America. 

Lacy, a sophomore from Oklahoma City, seized the Dave McCormick Trophy with her time of 7 minutes, 47.306 seconds. Lacy entered into exclusive company with previous Dad Vail women's collegiate single champions from OCU, Kathryn Schiro (2011) and Liz Mathews (2013, '14 and '15).  

OCU's Taylor Broussard and Dawson Rogers grabbed the gold medal in the men's collegiate double. The Stars turned in the winning time of 6:51.946. 

The Stars came in third in the men's heavyweight four with their mark of 6:20.380. Boris Dimitrijevic, Nicola Uveric, Aidan Moriarty, Andrija Simeunovic and coxswain Sarah Tyree manned OCU's boat. OCU had been the champions in the event the previous two years. 

Rogers, a senior from Dallas, finished the race for the Lou McCormick Trophy in 7:37.057, good for fourth in the men's collegiate single. Broussard and Jack Austin teamed to clock a time of 7:47.475 in the race for the Neggard Cup, which goes to the winner of the men's pair event.  

The Stars aim for more accolades in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships on June 3-5 in Princeton, N.J. 

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