Indiana University Athletics
Rowing Opens Spring at No. 14 in Coaches Poll
3/15/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Rowing
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana Rowing team checked in at No. 14 in the Collegiate/USRowing Coaches Poll - presented by Pocock Rowing Shells, which was released on March 11. The Hoosiers open the spring portion of their schedule on March 21 against Dartmouth in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
The Hoosiers, led by 2014 National Coach of the Year Steve Peterson, are the third-highest ranked Big Ten team, trailing No. 1 Ohio State and No. 6 Michigan. Wisconsin (15) is the only other Big Ten program in the poll this week.
As a team, the 2014 season was the most successful in school history. The Hoosiers advanced to the NCAA Championships for the first time in program history and finished 11th. Indiana spent most the season ranked No. 13 in the CRCA/USRowing Coaches poll and ended the 2014 slate ranked No. 11. The Hoosiers finished fourth at the Big Ten Championships, the program's best finish at the championships.
Dickensheets was named First Team All-Big Ten, while Alice Wright and Karly Kikkert were named Second Team All-Big Ten. Wright was also honored as Big Ten Freshman of the Year, the program's first individual league honor. IU's Varsity 8 and Second Varsity 8 medaled in their events at the league championships for the first time in program history.
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