No. 9 Indiana Finishes Fifth At Big Ten Championships

Sunday, May 16

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Big Ten Championships

No. 9 Indiana Finishes Fifth At Big Ten Championships

5/16/2021 2:02:00 PM | Women's Rowing

Full Results

INDIANAPOLIS – The Novice 8 picked up a medalist honor as it finished third overall while the No. 9 Indiana Hoosiers finished fifth at the Big Ten Championships at Eagle Creek Park on Sunday.

KEY MOMENTS

The Novice 8 started the day off for the Hoosiers in a gritty race that came down to a photo finish for third place. Indiana pushed in the final 500 meters to edge out Wisconsin with a time of 6:59.140.
The Third Varsity 4 and Second Varsity 4 turned in sixth place and eighth place finishes, respectively, while the Varsity 4 came in fourth with a time of 7:33.906
In the Varsity 8s, the Hoosiers came in sixth overall in the Second Varsity 8 and fifth in the Varsity 8 with a time of 6:41.892.
Indiana collected 87 total points towards the team scoring, coming in fifth place overall.
A trio of Hoosiers earned All-Big Ten honors, including graduate student Abigail Bogovich who was named to the First Team while junior Ella Cunningham earned a spot on the Second Team and junior Ruby Leverington was the team's Sportsmanship Award honoree.

RESULTS

N8
1. Michigan - 6:46.444
2. Ohio State - 6:48.626
3. Indiana - 6:59.140
4. Wisconsin - 6:59.158
5. Iowa - 7:05.544
6. Minnesota - 7:09.079
7. Michigan St. - 7:21.564
8. Rutgers - 7:48.096

3V4
1. Michigan - 7:24.468
2. Rutgers - 7:38.576
3. Wisconsin - 7:51.776
4. Ohio State - 7:57.584
5. Indiana - 8:14.614
6. Iowa - 8:26.086
7. Michigan St. - 8:56.896

2V4
1. Michigan - 7:26.420
2. Ohio State - 7:38.984
3. Rutgers - 7:41.220
4. Wisconsin - 7:48.750
5. Minnesota - 7:58.672
6. Michigan St - 8:03.894
7. Iowa - 8:07.448
8. - Indiana - 8:09.584

1V4
1. Michigan - 7:20.540
2. Ohio State - 7:22.204
3. Rutgers - 7:30.732
4. Indiana - 7:33.906
5. Minnesota - 7:43.640
6. Wisconsin - 7:45.281
7. Iowa - 7:52.374
8. Michigan St. - 8:04.884

2V8
1. Michigan - 6:37.713
2. Ohio State - 6:39.527
4. Rutgers - 6:40.327
5. Minnesota - 6:53.814
6. Indiana - 6:54.605
7. Iowa – 6:57.131
Michigan St. – 7:13.581

V8
1. Michigan - 6:25.744
2. Rutgers - 6:27.184
3. Ohio State - 6:29.472
4. Wisconsin - 6:40.340
5. Indiana - 6:41.892
6. Minnesota – 6:44.922
7. Iowa – 6:47.056
8. Michigan St. – 6:54.560

TEAM RESULTS

Michigan – 191
Ohio State – 158
Rutgers – 143
Wisconsin – 116
Indiana – 87
Minnesota – 80
Iowa – 55
Michigan St. – 30

QUOTABLE
Freshman Madi Anderson, Novice 8
On the third-place finish and what worked well out on the water…
"We definitely have been working on getting out blades in the water and driving down the legs. I think those technique changes that we made helped for our success, but also the confidence and trust we have for each other. We went into this race knowing that we had a chance to medal. I think that attitude brought us to the finish line."

On the race overall and where you thought you made the biggest push…
"We definitely started off very strong and we were with the boats in the front, and around the middle part we were neck and neck with Wisconsin, but then they made a move. We realized we had to respond to that move. So, I think towards the end, especially our sprint, the last 250 meters we were back and forth. They had a seat then we had a seat. The last 250 and last 100, we had to go, and that resulted in the photo finish. It's the last stroke where we gave it our all. We had a harder last stroke, and that's what gave us the finish."

On how it feels to go out on a high note after a season of unknown…
"It feels like it's all worth it. As we came off the water, as we said it was all worth it. We were on cloud nine. That last moment when we realized we crossed the finish, although it was a photo finish, our coxswain knew where she was with the other boat. It's that feeling of all that hard work was worth it, and that is what got us across the finish line."

Freshman Niamh Monk, First Varsity 4
What was it like out on the water and what did you like from your boat today?
"The race was super controlled today, lovely water. We couldn't ask for anything more. We came out of the block a lace quarter break hold and we set into our rhythm. It was comfortable, so we are super stoked."

On the conditions being ideal for racing…
"100 percent. We couldn't ask for anything more. We are really happy with the weather today."

On what the race provided for you in preparation for the NCAA Tournament…
"We are a young crew, in terms of only being together for a couple of weeks, so we took that as a positive. We haven't really raced many crews with this line up, so we thought they wouldn't see where we are coming from with this line up. We wanted to get out there and have a super controlled race knowing that we are going forward into NCAA's."

LINEUPS
Varsity 8: Katherine Nelson (coxswain), Abigail Bogovich, Madison Wright, Ella Cunningham, Piper Maaka, Maggie Bornhorst, Victoria Vicory, Catherine Ryan, Ruby Leverington
2^nd Varsity 8: Jessica Bastos (coxswain), Drew Harris, Sophia Carmosino, Avery Thorpe, Madison Callaway, Ara Cowper, Rosie Munro, Sophie McCartin, Sophie Bowden
Varsity 4: Elise Baker (coxswain), Niamh Monk, Millie Guida, Kaylynn Scher, Erin Heapy
2^nd Varsity 4: Paige Ohrvall (coxswain), Paige Pucel, Larissa Moffat, Lauren Butts, Halle Welch
3^rd Varsity 4: Audrey Sexton (coxswain, Olivia Seifert, Whitney Walker, Brittany Fuller, Sarah Congress
Novice 8: Rachael Galet (coxswain), Madeline Anderson, Abbey Armstrong, Megan Mills, Lili Toledano, Sofia Sperduto, Emma Dillon, Chloe Jacobi, Daphne Burgis

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will wait on the NCAA Championships selection set for Tuesday, May 18.

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