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IU Rowing Earns Two Wins on Opening Day at Oak Ridge
3/19/2022 6:48:00 PM | Women's Rowing
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – Indiana rowing set its season in motion Saturday (March 19) in the first day of the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational.
KEY MOMENTS
RESULTS
LINEUPS
Morning Session
1V8: Rachael Galet (coxswain), Sophie McCartin (stroke), Piper Maaka, Laura Feinson, Phoebe Inall, Ella Cunningham, Niamh Monk, Catherine Ryan, Ruby Leverington (bow)
2V8: Katherine Nelson (coxswain), Sophie Bowden (stroke), Sophie Carmosino, Madison Callaway, Victoria Vicory, Kaylynn Scher, Erin Heapy, Sofia Sperduto, Libby Krueger (bow)
1V4: Paige Ohrvall (coxswain), Madeline Anderson, Lili Toledano, Megan Mills, Avery Thorpe (bow)
2V4: Jessica Bastos (coxswain), Jayna Dolfi (stroke), Emma Dillon, Olivia Seifert, Chloe Jacobi (bow)
1N8: Lenora LoFrisco (coxswain), Maggie Cheever (stroke), Abbey Drake, Ellie Pedersen, Brice Biediger, Lily Haupt, Clare Hunsberger, Alyse Franklin, Ainslie Vanneste
2N8: Lilly Gintert (coxswain), Sadie Lucas (stroke), Jillian Skor, Jessie Dyer, Mayah Love, Jania Hackett, Marikate Morrison, Hallie Utsler, Reagan Walhof
Evening Session
1V8: Katherine Nelson (coxswain), Sophie McCartin (stroke), Piper Maaka, Laura Feinson, Phoebe Inall, Ella Cunningham, Niamh Monk, Catherine Ryan, Ruby Leverington (bow)
2V8: Rachael Galet (coxswain), Sophie Bowden, Sophie Carmosino, Madison Callaway, Victoria Vicory, Kaylynn Scher, Erin Heapy, Sofia Sperduto, Libby Krueger (bow)
1V4: Sam Little (coxswain), Madeline Anderson (stroke), Lili Toledano, Megan Mills, Avery Thorpe (bow)
2V4: Elise Baker (coxswain), Jayna Dolfi (stroke), Emma Dillon, Olivia Seifert, Chloe Jacobi (bow)
1N8: Lilly Gintert (coxswain), Sadie Lucas (stroke), Jillian Skor, Lily Haupt, Clare Hunsberger,
Ellie Pedersen, Abbey Drake, Maggie Cheever, Brice Biediger (bow)
2N8: Gwennie Foley (coxswain), Alyse Franklin (stroke), Ainslie Vanneste, Jessie Dyer, Mayah Love, Ivie Skube, Marikate Morrison, Emma Inman, Reagan Walhof (bow)
LIVE STATS
UP NEXT
The Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational will conclude Sunday (March 20) with a third and final session coming in the morning. Indiana's Sunday schedule is below.
Sunday Morning – March 20
9:30 a.m. – V8 (vs. Alabama, Notre Dame, Yale)
9:38 a.m. – V4 (vs. Alabama, Notre Dame, Yale)
9:54 a.m. – 4V8/2N8 (vs. Tennessee, Wisconsin, Navy)
10:02 a.m. – 2V8 (vs. Alabama, Notre Dame, Yale)
10:10 a.m. – 2V4 (vs. Alabama, Notre Dame, Yale)
10:18 a.m. – 3V8/N8 (vs. Alabama, Notre Dame)
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KEY MOMENTS
- Indiana finished top-two in five of its six races during the morning session. The Hoosiers out-raced No. 17 Wisconsin in five of those races and No. 20 Tennessee once. In five races, Indiana trailed only No. 14 Duke.
- IU improved significantly in the evening session, winning two races: the First Varsity 8 and Second Varsity 8. Indiana's 1V8 win came in a photo finish as the Hoosiers edged out Navy by just over a second.
- After lineup adjustments between sessions, the Hoosiers improved times in all six races. IU's greatest adjustment came in the First Novice 8 as IU dropped 23 seconds from its morning time. Indiana's four varsity boats each cut at least seven seconds.
RESULTS
| Morning Results | Evening Results |
| 2N8 1. Navy - 7:04.938 2. Indiana - 7:12.237 3. Wisconsin - 7:16.082 4. Tennessee - 7:24.366 |
1V8 1. Indiana - 6:16.778 2. Navy - 6:17.896 3. Notre Dame -6:18.857 4. Louisville - 6:18.979 |
| 1V8 1. Duke - 6:20.264 2. Indiana - 6:26.551 3. Clemson - 6:27.978 4. Wisconsin - 6:30.250 |
1V4 1. Navy - 7:01.267 2. Notre Dame - 7:06.620 3. Indiana - 7:14.902 4. Louisville - 7:16.853 |
| 1V4 1. Duke - 7:15.865 2. Indiana - 7:19.810 3. Clemson - 7:20.737 4. Wisconsin - 7:22.268 |
2N8 1. Navy - 6:40.894 2. Wisconsin - 6:59.053 3. Tennessee - 7:02.895 4. Indiana – 7:03.505 |
| 1N8 1. Duke – 6:44.73 2. Wisconsin – 6:51.893 3. Clemson – 7:04.147 4. Indiana – 7:10.419 |
2V8 1. Indiana - 6:25.034 2. Navy - 6:28.552 3. Louisville - 6:33.002 4. Notre Dame - 6:37.519 |
| 2V8 1. Duke - 6:28.901 2. Indiana - 6:31.924 3. Clemson - 6:37.710 4. Wisconsin – 6:29.543 |
2V4 1. Notre Dame - 7.16.976 2. Navy - 7:18.813 3. Indiana - 7:27.132 4. Louisville - 7:40.692 |
| 2V4 1. Duke - 7:18.716 2. Indiana - 7:35.116 3. Wisconsin - 7:36.571 4. Wisconsin (3V4) - 7:46.288 |
1N8
1. Navy - 6:40.942 2. Indiana - 6:47.140 3. Notre Dame - 7:03.120 |
LINEUPS
Morning Session
1V8: Rachael Galet (coxswain), Sophie McCartin (stroke), Piper Maaka, Laura Feinson, Phoebe Inall, Ella Cunningham, Niamh Monk, Catherine Ryan, Ruby Leverington (bow)
2V8: Katherine Nelson (coxswain), Sophie Bowden (stroke), Sophie Carmosino, Madison Callaway, Victoria Vicory, Kaylynn Scher, Erin Heapy, Sofia Sperduto, Libby Krueger (bow)
1V4: Paige Ohrvall (coxswain), Madeline Anderson, Lili Toledano, Megan Mills, Avery Thorpe (bow)
2V4: Jessica Bastos (coxswain), Jayna Dolfi (stroke), Emma Dillon, Olivia Seifert, Chloe Jacobi (bow)
1N8: Lenora LoFrisco (coxswain), Maggie Cheever (stroke), Abbey Drake, Ellie Pedersen, Brice Biediger, Lily Haupt, Clare Hunsberger, Alyse Franklin, Ainslie Vanneste
2N8: Lilly Gintert (coxswain), Sadie Lucas (stroke), Jillian Skor, Jessie Dyer, Mayah Love, Jania Hackett, Marikate Morrison, Hallie Utsler, Reagan Walhof
Evening Session
1V8: Katherine Nelson (coxswain), Sophie McCartin (stroke), Piper Maaka, Laura Feinson, Phoebe Inall, Ella Cunningham, Niamh Monk, Catherine Ryan, Ruby Leverington (bow)
2V8: Rachael Galet (coxswain), Sophie Bowden, Sophie Carmosino, Madison Callaway, Victoria Vicory, Kaylynn Scher, Erin Heapy, Sofia Sperduto, Libby Krueger (bow)
1V4: Sam Little (coxswain), Madeline Anderson (stroke), Lili Toledano, Megan Mills, Avery Thorpe (bow)
2V4: Elise Baker (coxswain), Jayna Dolfi (stroke), Emma Dillon, Olivia Seifert, Chloe Jacobi (bow)
1N8: Lilly Gintert (coxswain), Sadie Lucas (stroke), Jillian Skor, Lily Haupt, Clare Hunsberger,
Ellie Pedersen, Abbey Drake, Maggie Cheever, Brice Biediger (bow)
2N8: Gwennie Foley (coxswain), Alyse Franklin (stroke), Ainslie Vanneste, Jessie Dyer, Mayah Love, Ivie Skube, Marikate Morrison, Emma Inman, Reagan Walhof (bow)
LIVE STATS
- Live results are available on HereNow.com.
UP NEXT
The Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational will conclude Sunday (March 20) with a third and final session coming in the morning. Indiana's Sunday schedule is below.
Sunday Morning – March 20
9:30 a.m. – V8 (vs. Alabama, Notre Dame, Yale)
9:38 a.m. – V4 (vs. Alabama, Notre Dame, Yale)
9:54 a.m. – 4V8/2N8 (vs. Tennessee, Wisconsin, Navy)
10:02 a.m. – 2V8 (vs. Alabama, Notre Dame, Yale)
10:10 a.m. – 2V4 (vs. Alabama, Notre Dame, Yale)
10:18 a.m. – 3V8/N8 (vs. Alabama, Notre Dame)
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