Sunday, May 19
Baraboo, WI
10 a.m.
Indiana University
vs
Big Ten Championships
No. 14 Indiana Captures Program-Record Big Ten Finish
5/19/2024 6:09:00 PM | Women's Rowing
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 14-ranked Indiana rowing collected its best-ever medal count to earn a program-record second place finish at the 2024 Big Ten Rowing Championships Sunday (May 19) at Devil's Lake State Park in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
The Hoosiers totaled 144 points thanks to silver medal performances from the Varsity Eight and Novice Eight crews as well as bronze medals from the Second Varsity Eight and Second Varsity Four boats. IU outscored No. 13 Rutgers (137 points), and No. 12 Ohio State (121) in the team standings. Michigan's 189 points captured the conference title. Indiana improved from third place – its previous standard – a year ago.
Senior Piper Maaka repeated as a first-team All-Big Ten athlete, joined by freshman Nico Daly. Senior Abbey Armstrong and graduate student Annabel Oertel were named second-team All-Big Ten honorees. Freshman Lilly Murphy was named IU's recipient of the Sportsmanship Award.
IU's Varsity Eight took silver for the second consecutive season, tying the program-record conference finish in a dramatic race. The Hoosiers kept touch with Michigan throughout the race, and a late charge nearly won the title but ran out of room – Indiana finished just one second behind the top boat.
"Racing today with these women was electric!" Maaka said. "With lots of competition across the board in this conference, it was such a great feeling to push others' expectations of what it means to be an IU rower. We are so proud to have made program history as the Big Ten runner-up, excited to move forward to greater opportunities in Cincinnati for the NCAA Championships, and grateful to all our novices for a great season."
In the N8 race, IU and Rutgers traded the second-place spot for the first 1,000 meters before the Hoosiers made a move within 500 meters of the finish line. Minnesota joined the medal conversation with a surge in the final 250 meters, but IU held the Gophers off through the finish with a time of 6:42.437.
"In preparation for the race, our boat asked ourselves every day this year who is going to be the toughest on the water," freshman Cat Madden said. "We made sure it was always going to be us, and it paid off today."
The Hoosiers were part of the elite three in the 2V8 race, finishing in 6:22.677 behind Michigan (6:15.038) and Rutgers (6:19.616). IU crossed five seconds in front of fourth-place Wisconsin (6:27.726) and the rest of the field.
"Though the result wasn't what we aimed for, we left it all out there," graduate student Aidan McIntyre said. "I'm proud to be a part of the highest finishing Hoosier team in history and excited to have two weeks to regroup and come back stronger."
"We have put in the work and proved in our results all year that we were here to compete," senior Sofia Sperduto said. "We all knew that we had the chance to come in and do something special today, and I think that's exactly what we did. I am proud of this team and excited to get back to work for the NCAA Championships."
Indiana finished just 25 hundredths of a second behind Michigan in the Second Varsity Four race in a time of 7:12.361, surging in the final 500 meters after keeping touch with the Wolverines through the first two segments of the race. Rutgers also caught late speed, but the Hoosiers kept their spot to earn the medal position.
"I am so proud to be a Hoosier," senior Lili Toledano said. "We have worked every day for this moment, and I'm so proud of my teammates for finishing the highest IU ever has at the Big Ten Championships! My boat had a great race, and I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to row with my best friends for the last time and show everyone what the Hoosiers are all about!"
RESULTS
LINEUPS
V8: Katherine Nelson (coxswain), Megan Mills (stroke), Emily Bowden, Sophie Bowden, Piper Maaka, Nico Daly, Annabel Oertel, Isabel Velasquez, Abbey Armstrong (bow)
2V8: Lilly Gintert (coxswain), Sofia Sperduto (stroke), Maddison Shanks, Lily Haupt, Phoebe Inall, Niamh Monk, Clare Hunsberger, Lilly Murphy, Caroline Schrieber (bow)
V4: Aidan McIntyre (stroke), Avery Thorpe, Mikayla Messinger, Yael Kiser, Paige Ohrvall (coxswain)
2V4: Jania Hackett (stroke), Lili Toledano, Maggie Cheever, Anya Hardwick, Lydia Casiano (coxswain)
3V4: Payton Dilger (stroke), Frances McCorkle, Chelsie Lindauer, Maggie Cheever, Kat Nagler (coxswain)
N8: Rebecca Baker (coxswain), Grace Newton (stroke), Ava Olson, Delaney Bailey, Mia Brehm, Olivia Luban, Averi Weninger, Josie Rolfes, Cat Madden (bow)
2N8: Stella Abodeely (coxswain), Bella Shirley (stroke), Emily Kerce, Reagan Horn, Ava Beatty, Summer Stogsdill, Ana Quinn, Aspen Villas, Helena Black (bow)
UP NEXT
The NCAA will announce its 22-team field for the 2023 NCAA Rowing Championships on Tuesday, May 21, at 5 p.m. ET on its website. The three-day championship event is scheduled for May 31-June 2 on Harsha Lake in Bethel, Ohio.
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The Hoosiers totaled 144 points thanks to silver medal performances from the Varsity Eight and Novice Eight crews as well as bronze medals from the Second Varsity Eight and Second Varsity Four boats. IU outscored No. 13 Rutgers (137 points), and No. 12 Ohio State (121) in the team standings. Michigan's 189 points captured the conference title. Indiana improved from third place – its previous standard – a year ago.
Senior Piper Maaka repeated as a first-team All-Big Ten athlete, joined by freshman Nico Daly. Senior Abbey Armstrong and graduate student Annabel Oertel were named second-team All-Big Ten honorees. Freshman Lilly Murphy was named IU's recipient of the Sportsmanship Award.
IU's Varsity Eight took silver for the second consecutive season, tying the program-record conference finish in a dramatic race. The Hoosiers kept touch with Michigan throughout the race, and a late charge nearly won the title but ran out of room – Indiana finished just one second behind the top boat.
"Racing today with these women was electric!" Maaka said. "With lots of competition across the board in this conference, it was such a great feeling to push others' expectations of what it means to be an IU rower. We are so proud to have made program history as the Big Ten runner-up, excited to move forward to greater opportunities in Cincinnati for the NCAA Championships, and grateful to all our novices for a great season."
In the N8 race, IU and Rutgers traded the second-place spot for the first 1,000 meters before the Hoosiers made a move within 500 meters of the finish line. Minnesota joined the medal conversation with a surge in the final 250 meters, but IU held the Gophers off through the finish with a time of 6:42.437.
"In preparation for the race, our boat asked ourselves every day this year who is going to be the toughest on the water," freshman Cat Madden said. "We made sure it was always going to be us, and it paid off today."
The Hoosiers were part of the elite three in the 2V8 race, finishing in 6:22.677 behind Michigan (6:15.038) and Rutgers (6:19.616). IU crossed five seconds in front of fourth-place Wisconsin (6:27.726) and the rest of the field.
"Though the result wasn't what we aimed for, we left it all out there," graduate student Aidan McIntyre said. "I'm proud to be a part of the highest finishing Hoosier team in history and excited to have two weeks to regroup and come back stronger."
"We have put in the work and proved in our results all year that we were here to compete," senior Sofia Sperduto said. "We all knew that we had the chance to come in and do something special today, and I think that's exactly what we did. I am proud of this team and excited to get back to work for the NCAA Championships."
Indiana finished just 25 hundredths of a second behind Michigan in the Second Varsity Four race in a time of 7:12.361, surging in the final 500 meters after keeping touch with the Wolverines through the first two segments of the race. Rutgers also caught late speed, but the Hoosiers kept their spot to earn the medal position.
"I am so proud to be a Hoosier," senior Lili Toledano said. "We have worked every day for this moment, and I'm so proud of my teammates for finishing the highest IU ever has at the Big Ten Championships! My boat had a great race, and I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to row with my best friends for the last time and show everyone what the Hoosiers are all about!"
RESULTS
| V8 1. Michigan - 6:17.859 2. Indiana - 6:18.879 3. Ohio State - 6:20.306 4. Rutgers - 6:21.029 5. Minnesota - 6:31.818 6. Michigan State - 6:33.221 7. Wisconsin - 6:34.736 8. Iowa - 6:35.576 |
| 2V8 1. Michigan - 6:15.038 2. Rutgers - 6:19.616 3. Indiana - 6:22.677 4. Wisconsin - 6:27.726 5. Minnesota - 6:33.997 6. Michigan State - 6:36.510 7. Ohio State - 6:39.432 8. Iowa - 6:39.682 |
| V4 1. Michigan - 7:00.649 2. Ohio State - 7:03.416 3. Rutgers - 7:07.813 4. Indiana - 7:11.529 5. Iowa - 7:23.880 6. Wisconsin - 7:26.972 7. Michigan State - 7:31.053 8. Minnesota - 7:32.411 |
| 2V4 1. Ohio State - 7:07.616 2. Michigan - 7:12.120 3. Indiana - 7:12.361 4. Rutgers - 7:13.857 5. Iowa - 7:20.764 6. Minnesota - 7:27.970 7. Wisconsin - 7:32.978 8. Michigan State - 7:41.010 |
| 3V4 1. Rutgers - 7:15.358 2. Michigan - 7:18.949 3. Ohio State - 7:21.371 4. Wisconsin - 7:22.430 5. Iowa - 7:38.360 6. Indiana - 7:46.655 7. Michigan State - 7:47.559 8. Minnesota - 8:02.597 |
| N8 1. Michigan - 6:42.437 2. Indiana - 6:45.530 3. Minnesota - 6:47.488 4. Rutgers - 6:48.448 5. Iowa - 6:51.704 6. Ohio State - 6:51.906 7. Michigan State - 6:57.042 8. Wisconsin - 7:00.474 |
| 2N8 1. Michigan - 6:46.798 2. Iowa - 6:49.510 3. Ohio State - 6:52.076 4. Minnesota - 6:55.263 5. Rutgers - 6:58.500 6. Michigan State - 7:02.213 7. Wisconsin - 7:06.714 8. Indiana - 8:14.811 |
LINEUPS
V8: Katherine Nelson (coxswain), Megan Mills (stroke), Emily Bowden, Sophie Bowden, Piper Maaka, Nico Daly, Annabel Oertel, Isabel Velasquez, Abbey Armstrong (bow)
2V8: Lilly Gintert (coxswain), Sofia Sperduto (stroke), Maddison Shanks, Lily Haupt, Phoebe Inall, Niamh Monk, Clare Hunsberger, Lilly Murphy, Caroline Schrieber (bow)
V4: Aidan McIntyre (stroke), Avery Thorpe, Mikayla Messinger, Yael Kiser, Paige Ohrvall (coxswain)
2V4: Jania Hackett (stroke), Lili Toledano, Maggie Cheever, Anya Hardwick, Lydia Casiano (coxswain)
3V4: Payton Dilger (stroke), Frances McCorkle, Chelsie Lindauer, Maggie Cheever, Kat Nagler (coxswain)
N8: Rebecca Baker (coxswain), Grace Newton (stroke), Ava Olson, Delaney Bailey, Mia Brehm, Olivia Luban, Averi Weninger, Josie Rolfes, Cat Madden (bow)
2N8: Stella Abodeely (coxswain), Bella Shirley (stroke), Emily Kerce, Reagan Horn, Ava Beatty, Summer Stogsdill, Ana Quinn, Aspen Villas, Helena Black (bow)
UP NEXT
The NCAA will announce its 22-team field for the 2023 NCAA Rowing Championships on Tuesday, May 21, at 5 p.m. ET on its website. The three-day championship event is scheduled for May 31-June 2 on Harsha Lake in Bethel, Ohio.
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