No. 18 Indiana Wins Fifth Straight Dale England Cup

Saturday, April 30

Bloomington, Ind.

Indiana University

Dale England Cup

No. 18 Indiana Wins Fifth Straight Dale England Cup

4/30/2022 12:04:00 PM | Women's Rowing

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 18 Indiana rowing dominated for a fifth straight victory in its home event, the 13th annual Dale England Cup, Saturday (April 30) at the Dale England Rowing Center on Lake Lemon.

KEY MOMENTS

Indiana won five of six races Saturday, including all three scoring events. The Hoosiers totaled 72 points to capture first place in the team standings.
IU's Varsity 8 crew set a course record, finishing in 6:27.6 and 11.3 seconds ahead of runner-up Clemson (6:38.9). Indiana's top boat got out to a fast start to set itself apart from the field and didn't look back.
Indiana's 2V8, V4, N8 and 2N8 crews all secured winning results on Saturday. The 2V4 placed second in its event, just 1.7 seconds behind Notre Dame.
The Hoosiers welcomed fans to the Dale England Rowing Center for the first time since 2019.

RESULTS

1V8
1. Indiana - 6:27.6
2. Clemson - 6:38.9
3. Notre Dame - 6:41.7
4. Michigan State - 6:57.1

2V8
1. Indiana - 6:46.3
2. Clemson - 6:49.4
3. Notre Dame - 6:51.4
4. Michigan State - 6:56.5

1V4
1. Indiana - 7:24.8
2. Michigan State - 7:30.6
3. Clemson - 7:32.4
4. Notre Dame - 7:36.5

2V4
1. Notre Dame - 7:39.2
2. Indiana - 7:40.9
3. Michigan State - 7:50.8
4. Clemson - 7:52.7

1N8
1. Indiana - 6:58.5
2. Clemson - 7:03.1
3. Michigan State - 7:04.8
4. Notre Dame - 7:10.4

2N8
1. Indiana - 7:21.2
2. Michigan State - 7:22.4

TEAM RESULTS
1. Indiana – 72
2. Clemson – 51
3. Notre Dame – 33
4. Michigan State – 24

LINEUPS
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), Kaylynn Scher, Avery Thorpe, Madison Callaway, Sofia Sperduto, Victoria Vicory, Sophie Carmosino, Libby Krueger
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), Alyse Franklin, Ellie Pedersen, Clare Hunsberger, Maggie Cheever, Jillian Skor, Sadie Lucas, Reagan Walhof
2N8: Lilly Gintert (coxswain), Mayah Love, Jessie Dyer, Ainslie Vanneste, Abbey Drake, Hallie Utsler, Marikate Morrison, Jania Hackett, Emma Inman

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Steve Peterson
"I'm very excited about how it went today. Obviously winning the Dale England Cup for a fifth straight year, you can't be upset about that at all. But more importantly, I'm proud of how the athletes performed today. This is about preparing about the Big Ten Championships in two weeks, so we hope as we go through the year that we put together a race plan that's going to work to get us from start to finish as fast as possible. To see the athletes executing the way that we had hoped, doing the things that we had practiced, it just makes you feel good and gives you confidence. So, I think it was a great day, not only because we won a lot of the races, but because they executed the way that we have been practicing."

Senior Sophie McCartin (1V8)
On setting a course record…
"It's pretty cool to leave our mark on the lake and on the team as well. That was our plan going into the race, to break the record, and to execute that was cool."

On getting out to a fast start…
"Getting straight through everyone kind of in the first 250 was great. We didn't have to worry too much. We raced our own race and focused on ourselves and beating our own time."

On focus for Big Ten Championships…
"We just want to row our own race and go as fast as we can. We want to show the Big Ten what Indiana is made of."

UP NEXT
As the regular season ends, Indiana's focus turns to the Big Ten Championships in two weeks. The conference meet is set for Sunday, May 15, at the Indianapolis Rowing Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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