Friday, April 15
Sarasota, Fla.
Indiana University
vs
Big Ten Invitational
No. 20 IU Closes Big Ten Invite with Two Wins
4/16/2022 4:08:00 PM | Women's Rowing
SARASOTA, Fla. – 20th-ranked Indiana rowing's First Varsity 8 and First Novice 8 boats each won on Saturday (April 16) to close IU's week at the challenging Big Ten Invitational at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida.
KEY MOMENTS
RESULTS
LINEUPS
Same Through Three Sessions
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 (stroke), Sophie Carmosino, Avery Thorpe, Madison Callaway, Sofia Sperduto, Victoria Vicory, Kaylynn Scher, Libby Krueger (bow)
1V4: Paige Ohrvall (coxswain), Erin Heapy (bow), Jayna Dolfi, Lili Toledano, Madeline Anderson (stroke)
2V4: Jessica Bastos (coxswain), Brynn Patrick (bow), Megan Mills, Emma Dillon, Chloe Jacobi (stroke)
1N8: Lenora LoFrisco (coxswain), Lily Haupt (stroke), Ellie Pedersen, Clare Hunsberger, Maggie Cheever, Jillian Skor, Sadie Lucas, Reagan Walhof (bow)
2N8: Lilly Gintert (coxswain), Ainslie Vanneste (stroke), Abbey Drake, Brice Biediger, Mayah Love, Jania Hackett, Jessie Dyer, Hallie Utsler, Marikate Morrison (bow)
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Steve Peterson
"I am extremely proud of how our team finished off this weekend's races. We challenged them to try to take the intensity up a notch for their races today, and they really did great. Starting with the First Novice 8 and followed up by the two Varsity 8's, I don't think those athletes could have raced any better today. It was impressive to see how they responded from their races yesterday to put together great races today.
"Now, as we told them, starts the real work. Last year we were in a similar situation. We came out of this weekend with good results but then did not perform well at Big Tens. We have four weeks to prepare for that, and I am confident they have learned their lesson from last year and are going to make the most of these last few weeks of the regular season."
Senior Catherine Ryan (1V8)
On the impact of winning Saturday's race…
"It was a solidifying win for our crew. We believed in our abilities, and that win was the chance to show everyone that we are here to make a mark this year. We were very happy with how we were able to establish a lead and hold it throughout the race."
On Saturday's victory…
"We had a strong start out of the blocks and were able to shift down to a very strong and aggressive base rhythm. Prior to the race we really emphasized having full trust in [coxswain Katherine Nelson], and she had an amazing race. She really used the other crews to keep us moving. Coming through the 1,000 we reset, made it our race and focused on being long on both ends of the stroke to have the most effective rhythm possible. Ultimately, the trust we have in each other gave us the ability to win."
On crew's mindset as the season progresses…
"We took the time as a crew to discuss what helped us win that race, and now we need to replicate that in practice and in our races going forward."
Senior Ella Cunningham (1V8)
On the impact of winning Saturday's race…
"Winning this last race was a solidifying moment to know that we are capable of whatever we set our minds to. The night before we said we are winning or we will die trying, which may seem extreme, but that's how bad we wanted it. And you have to want it more than the other crews."
On Saturday's victory…
"As soon as we got hands on, we were locked in and focused. Our warmup was well executed, and we got to the starting line early and were able to just take a minute to mentally prepare. Our bow pair did a phenomenal job getting our bow in the boot from the start. We made our move around the 750 mark and started to take seats.
"Around 500 seats to go, Duke started challenging us, but we were able to send it even harder with the legs and swing to bow and come out clean."
On crew's mindset as the season progresses…
"It's important to know that other teams are going to be working hard, fixing things and getting faster. From our win today, we should not be overlooked. We know what we need to work on and improve, but we also know what we do well as a whole boat. We just need to keep grinding it out and trust the process."
UP NEXT
Indiana will close its regular season hosting the Dale England Cup in two weeks. The Hoosiers will host Clemson, Michigan State and Notre Dame on Saturday, April 30, at the Dale England Rowing Center on Lake Lemon.
Follow Indiana Rowing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#GoIU
KEY MOMENTS
- Indiana earned two wins on Saturday to bring its weekend total to four. IU's First Varsity 8 and First Novice 8 each picked up victories in the final day. Four different IU boats won races during the weekend.
- Both of IU's Saturday wins came in photo finishes, decided within two seconds. In the 1V4 race, the Hoosiers went 6:23.2 to cross before No. 10 Duke (6:24.9), No. 18 Tennessee (6:29.8) and Minnesota (6:30.0).
- In the 1N8 contest, IU's 6:47.8 beat out conference foes Iowa (6:49.0), Michigan State (6:57.6) and Minnesota (7:05.1).
- All six Indiana boats dropped time between the Friday morning and Saturday sessions. The First Novice 8 crew had the greatest improvement, going 31.9 seconds better between its first and third races. Both Varsity 4 boats had 19-second improvements.
RESULTS
| Friday Morning | Friday Afternoon | Saturday |
| 1N8 1. Stanford - 6:46.6 2. Wisconsin - 7:03.6 3. Indiana - 7:19.7 |
2V4 1. Michigan - 7:19.1 2. Brown - 7:24.5 3. Notre Dame - 7:46.6 4. Indiana - 7:54.8 |
2N8 1. Michigan State - 7:01.2 2. Minnesota - 7:02.9 3. Indiana - 7:13.7 4. Iowa - 7:25.0 |
| 2N8 1. Michigan - 7:07.2 2. Wisconsin - 7:18.3 3. Indiana - 7:22.9 4. Iowa - 7:30.3 |
2N8 1. Michigan - 7:14.3 2. Rutgers - 7:18.2 3. Michigan State - 7:23.6 4. Indiana - 7:33.3 |
2V4 1. Minnesota - 7:25.0 2. Duke - 7:29.7 3. Indiana - 7:32.7 4. Tennessee - 7:45.1 |
| 2V4 1. Indiana - 7:52.1 2. Dartmouth - 7:56.0 3. Michigan State - 7:58.2 4. Tennessee - 8:23.4 |
1N8 1. Virginia - 6:54.9 2. Indiana - 7:14.1 3. Tennessee - 7:24.8 |
1N8 1. Indiana - 6:47.8 2. Iowa - 6:49.0 3. Michigan State - 6:57.6 4. Minnesota - 7:05.1 |
| 1V8 1. Tennessee - 6:31.3 2. Indiana - 6:32.5 3. Michigan State - 6:42.5 4. Dartmouth - 6:47.9 |
1V8 1. Brown - 6:25.3 2. Michigan - 6:26.1 3. Indiana - 6:41.2 4. Notre Dame - 6:46.3 |
1V8 1. Indiana - 6:23.2 2. Duke - 6:24.9 3. Tennessee - 6:29.8 4. Minnesota - 6:30.0 |
| 2V8 1. Tennessee - 6:45.7 2. Indiana - 6:49.5 3. Dartmouth - 6:54.4 4. Michigan State - 6:57.3 |
2V8 1. Brown - 6:36.7 2. Michigan - 6:46.2 3. Indiana - 6:54.3 4. Notre Dame - 7:03.3 |
2V8 1. Duke - 6:31.8 2. Indiana - 6:32.8 3. Tennessee - 6:39.1 4. Minnesota - 6:46.4 |
| 1V4 1. Indiana - 7:47.4 2. Dartmouth - 7:51.9 3. Michigan State - 7:58.1 4. Tennessee - 8:16.3 |
1V4 1. Michigan - 7:19.1 2. Brown - 7:24.2 3. Indiana - 7:41.2 4. Notre Dame - 7:52.7 |
1V4 1. Duke - 7:23.1 2. Indiana - 7:28.1 3. Minnesota - 7:49.5 4. Tennessee - 8:19.4 |
LINEUPS
Same Through Three Sessions
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 (stroke), Sophie Carmosino, Avery Thorpe, Madison Callaway, Sofia Sperduto, Victoria Vicory, Kaylynn Scher, Libby Krueger (bow)
1V4: Paige Ohrvall (coxswain), Erin Heapy (bow), Jayna Dolfi, Lili Toledano, Madeline Anderson (stroke)
2V4: Jessica Bastos (coxswain), Brynn Patrick (bow), Megan Mills, Emma Dillon, Chloe Jacobi (stroke)
1N8: Lenora LoFrisco (coxswain), Lily Haupt (stroke), Ellie Pedersen, Clare Hunsberger, Maggie Cheever, Jillian Skor, Sadie Lucas, Reagan Walhof (bow)
2N8: Lilly Gintert (coxswain), Ainslie Vanneste (stroke), Abbey Drake, Brice Biediger, Mayah Love, Jania Hackett, Jessie Dyer, Hallie Utsler, Marikate Morrison (bow)
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Steve Peterson
"I am extremely proud of how our team finished off this weekend's races. We challenged them to try to take the intensity up a notch for their races today, and they really did great. Starting with the First Novice 8 and followed up by the two Varsity 8's, I don't think those athletes could have raced any better today. It was impressive to see how they responded from their races yesterday to put together great races today.
"Now, as we told them, starts the real work. Last year we were in a similar situation. We came out of this weekend with good results but then did not perform well at Big Tens. We have four weeks to prepare for that, and I am confident they have learned their lesson from last year and are going to make the most of these last few weeks of the regular season."
Senior Catherine Ryan (1V8)
On the impact of winning Saturday's race…
"It was a solidifying win for our crew. We believed in our abilities, and that win was the chance to show everyone that we are here to make a mark this year. We were very happy with how we were able to establish a lead and hold it throughout the race."
On Saturday's victory…
"We had a strong start out of the blocks and were able to shift down to a very strong and aggressive base rhythm. Prior to the race we really emphasized having full trust in [coxswain Katherine Nelson], and she had an amazing race. She really used the other crews to keep us moving. Coming through the 1,000 we reset, made it our race and focused on being long on both ends of the stroke to have the most effective rhythm possible. Ultimately, the trust we have in each other gave us the ability to win."
On crew's mindset as the season progresses…
"We took the time as a crew to discuss what helped us win that race, and now we need to replicate that in practice and in our races going forward."
Senior Ella Cunningham (1V8)
On the impact of winning Saturday's race…
"Winning this last race was a solidifying moment to know that we are capable of whatever we set our minds to. The night before we said we are winning or we will die trying, which may seem extreme, but that's how bad we wanted it. And you have to want it more than the other crews."
On Saturday's victory…
"As soon as we got hands on, we were locked in and focused. Our warmup was well executed, and we got to the starting line early and were able to just take a minute to mentally prepare. Our bow pair did a phenomenal job getting our bow in the boot from the start. We made our move around the 750 mark and started to take seats.
"Around 500 seats to go, Duke started challenging us, but we were able to send it even harder with the legs and swing to bow and come out clean."
On crew's mindset as the season progresses…
"It's important to know that other teams are going to be working hard, fixing things and getting faster. From our win today, we should not be overlooked. We know what we need to work on and improve, but we also know what we do well as a whole boat. We just need to keep grinding it out and trust the process."
UP NEXT
Indiana will close its regular season hosting the Dale England Cup in two weeks. The Hoosiers will host Clemson, Michigan State and Notre Dame on Saturday, April 30, at the Dale England Rowing Center on Lake Lemon.
Follow Indiana Rowing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#GoIU
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