#RowIU Takes 13th-Place at NCAA Championships

Saturday, May 26

Sarasota, FL

7:30 AM

Indiana University

NCAA

5/26/2018 10:42:00 AM | Women's Rowing

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Indiana’s 1V4 earns highest individual finish since 2014

SARASOTA, Fla. – Indiana's rowing team completed their weekend at the 2018 NCAA Rowing Championships with 60 points and a 13^th-place team finish at Nathan Benderson Park. Two of the three IU crews exceeded their initial seeds, led by a top-10 finish from the first varsity four boat.

The Hoosiers' first varsity eight grabbed 12^th-place after taking sixth in their petite final, while the second varsity eight earned fourth-place in the C final for a 16th-place finish overall.

Indiana's first varsity eight crew launched the day's events at the break of dawn, earning a sixth-place finish in their A/B semifinals with a time of 6:59.021. They followed that afternoon with a time of 6:44.318 to earn a 12^th-place overall finish, two spots above their initial seed.

A season of solid performances continued for the varsity four boat, despite the tougher conditions in the water, with a fifth-place finish at 7:26.260 in their A/B semifinals. The Hoosiers won a battle in the final sprint with Washington State, crossing the line a half second before the Cougars' boat.

In the varsity four petite final, the Hoosiers kept the composure that guided them throughout the weekend. They went stroke-for-stroke with Iowa and Washington State through the first quarter and pulled away from both, crossing the line at 7:21.549 for a 10^th-place finish. That's the highest finish by a Hoosier four-woman crew since 2014 and—like their counterparts in the first varsity eight—an improved result from their preliminary seeding.

Indiana wrapped the morning session on a high note with a courageous effort from the second varsity eight, taking second-place in their C/D semifinals while pushing Southern California from wire-to-wire. The Hoosiers finished each split only a second behind the Trojan boat and crossed the finish line less than two seconds after USC. The tandem put ten seconds between their finishes and Navy's third-place result.

The second varsity eight crew returned to the course Saturday afternoon and sealed a 16^th-place finish in their group, taking fourth in the C final with a time of 6:38.329.

Final Team Standings
1. California – 130
2. Washington – 128
3. Texas – 115
4. Stanford – 104
5. Virginia – 104
6. Ohio State – 101
7. Michigan – 95
8. Yale – 93
9. Princeton – 92
10. Brown – 70
11. Iowa – 69
12. Southern California – 67
13. Indiana – 60
14. Washington State – 57
15. Wisconsin – 52
16. Syracuse – 52
17. Navy – 31
18. Gonzaga – 30
19. Northeastern – 26
20. UCF – 22
21. Rhode Island – 14
22. Jacksonville – 6

First Varsity Eight
Coxswain: Morgan McKay
8. Madison Wright
7. Emily Schutzman
6. Abigail Armstrong
5. Emily Wasz
4. Antonia Frappell
3. Allison Spencer
2. Siena Patty
1. Hilary Shinnick

Second Varsity Eight
Coxswain: Leah Jade Hughes
8. Jordan Miller
7. Maddie Pierce
6. Elizabeth Saunders
5. Lauren Woodgate
4. Abigail Bogovich
3. Maggie Bornhorst
2. Rosie Munro
1. Paige Spiller

Varsity Four
Coxswain: Madison Chaplin
4. MC Webb
3. Elizabeth Meinzer
2. Elle Eichorst
1. Connie Brahm

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