Indiana Rowing Wins Three of Four Races Friday

Friday, March 24

Bloomington, Ind.

5 p.m./8 a.m.

Indiana University

Double Dual

BLOOMINGTON, IN - March 24, 2023 - Abbey Armstrong, Mikayla Messinger, Erin Heapy, Sofia Sperduto, Phoebe Inall, Megan Mills, Lili Toledo, Sophie Carmosino and Paige Ohrvall of the Indiana Hoosiers during the invitational at Lake Lemon in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Dalton Wainscott

3/24/2023 7:37:00 PM | Women's Rowing

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In its first home competition of the season, Indiana rowing won three of four races against Minnesota and Tulsa at the Dale England Rowing Center on Lake Lemon. Friday (March 24) marked the first day of the two-day competition between the three team.

KEY MOMENTS

IU's Varsity 8 crew won with a time of 6:32.13, denying second place-finisher Tulsa (6:33.92).
Indiana's Second Varsity 8 crew also finished in first place with a time of 6:37.2, 13 seconds better than second place-finisher Minnesota (6:50.3).
Indiana's first win of the day came from its Varsity 4 crew, finishing in 7:29.23. This was the start of the Hoosiers winning three races in a row.

RESULTS

2V4

1. Tulsa – 7:42.2
2. Indiana – 7:42.69
3. Minnesota – 7:54.6
4. Indiana B – 7:58.15

1V4

1. Indiana – 7:29.23
2. Tulsa – 7:31.30
3. Minnesota – 7:49.56

2V8

1. Indiana – 6:37.2
2. Minnesota – 6:50.3
3. Tulsa – 7:00.88

1V8

1. Indiana – 6:32.13
2. Tulsa – 6:33.92
3. Minnesota – 6:42.11

LINEUPS
2V4: Maggie Cheever, Jania Hackett, Olivia Seifert, Bracie Phillips, Jessica Bastos
1V4: Ellie Pedersen, Avery Thorpe, Madeline Anderson, Yael Kiser, Lilly Gintert
2V8: Abbey Armstrong, Erin Heapy, Phoebe Inall, Lili Toledano, Paige Ohrvall, Mikayla Messinger, Sofia Sperduto, Megan Mills, Sophie Carmosino
1V8: Ruby Leverington, Emily Bowden, Clare Hunsberger, Piper Maaka, Katherine Nelson, Niamh Monk, Lily Haupt, Laura Feinson, Sophie Bowden

QUOTABLE

Graduate Sophie Carmosino (2V8)
On racing in cold and rainy conditions…
"We had a pretty strong tailwind. Tailwinds are pretty nice because they give us a little boost, and allows us to race a little quicker, but that means you really have to stay sharp. We really just had to tack along and be disciplined and with us to handle the weather."

On what really stood out about the team's performance today…
"This morning at practice, we made the decision to come back from break and a long week of training to stay focused and go for the course record. We came up short, but it gave us something to really chase after and I think we had a really good intentional mindset shift, so we really went after it this afternoon."

Junior Lili Toledano (2V8)
On being back at home at the Dale England Rowing Center…
"It feels really good. We practice on Lake Lemon every day, so it hits close to home to have other teams come and race us, and get after it."

On an extra edge to get the win today…
"Our Coach Grace (Lindberg) always tells us that 'We don't row for the name on our chest, we row for each other' our boat talked about that right before we started the race. We just worked together and that's why we won."

UP NEXT
Indiana will be back in action tomorrow for the second session of races of the Indiana Double Dual Regatta. There will be another four races between Indiana, Minnesota and Tulsa. The event will begin at 8:30 a.m.

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