Saturday, April 26
Bloomington, Ind.
9 a.m.
Indiana University
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16th Annual Dale England Cup
No. 17 Indiana Wins Eighth Straight Dale England Cup Title
4/26/2025 3:43:00 PM | Women's Rowing
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Winning all three scoring races, No. 17-ranked Indiana rowing captured its eighth consecutive Dale England Cup title Saturday (April 26) at the Dale England Rowing Center on Lake Lemon.
Indiana scored the maximum 54 points at its home facility to defeat Michigan State and Notre Dame – both earning 27 points – in the team race. It is IU's ninth Dale England Cup championship in 16 years of the event.
Following a strong performance the previous weekend at the Big Ten Invitational, Indiana's Varsity Eight won its race in a time of 7:26.7, outpacing MSU by 4.6 seconds and the Fighting Irish by 15 seconds. The top Hoosier boat improved its head-to-head record to 16-5.
Indiana honored 12 seniors following the trophy presentation: Abbey Armstrong, Delaney Bailey, Maggie Cheever, Lilly Gintert, Jania Hackett, Lily Haupt, Clare Hunsberger, Phoebe Inall, Yael Kiser, Mikayla Messinger, Annabel Oertel, Grace Sappington
RESULTS
LINEUPS
V8: Lilly Gintert (coxswain), Annabel Oertel (stroke), Nico Daly, Maddison Shanks, Phoebe Inall, Abbey Armstrong, Lilly Murphy, Laura McCabe, Grace Sappington (bow)
2V8: Rebecca Baker (coxswain), Lily Haupt (stroke), Rea Kearns, Grace Langridge, Clare Hunsberger, Caroline Schrieber, Cat Madden, Bridgette Sutton, Mikayla Messinger (bow)
V4: Grace Newton (stroke), Alison Nieder, Charlotte Rozzi, Yael Kiser, Olivia Mencias (coxswain)
2V4: Ava Olson (stroke), Olivia Luban, Chelsie Lindauer, Jania Hackett, Molly Boutwell (coxswain)
3V4: Payton Dilger (stroke), Delaney Bailey, Allie Beth Currier, Averi Weninger, Paige Riley (coxswain)
N8: Hannah Thomas (coxswain), Ava Harwood (stroke), Bailey Klein, Lucy Tait, Elena Knecht, Abigail Willham, Kaylee Mulligan, Kylie Lick, Kaisa Hinkle (bow)
2N8: Vivian Flapan (coxswain), Mallory Kixmiller (stroke), Caroline Gauer, Daniella Mandel, Sahara Geyer, Emma Gunn, Ava Rippetoe, Violet Chamberlain, Sia Grewal (bow)
UP NEXT
Indiana will race for the third consecutive weekend as it travels to Seattle for the prestigious Windermere Cup, hosted by Big Ten newcomer Washington next Saturday (May 3).
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#NeverDaunted
Indiana scored the maximum 54 points at its home facility to defeat Michigan State and Notre Dame – both earning 27 points – in the team race. It is IU's ninth Dale England Cup championship in 16 years of the event.
Following a strong performance the previous weekend at the Big Ten Invitational, Indiana's Varsity Eight won its race in a time of 7:26.7, outpacing MSU by 4.6 seconds and the Fighting Irish by 15 seconds. The top Hoosier boat improved its head-to-head record to 16-5.
Indiana honored 12 seniors following the trophy presentation: Abbey Armstrong, Delaney Bailey, Maggie Cheever, Lilly Gintert, Jania Hackett, Lily Haupt, Clare Hunsberger, Phoebe Inall, Yael Kiser, Mikayla Messinger, Annabel Oertel, Grace Sappington
RESULTS
| V8 1. Indiana - 7:26.7 (27 pts) 2. Michigan State - 7:31.3 (18) 3. Notre Dame - 7:41.7 (9) |
| 2V8 1. Indiana - 7:36.7 (18 pts) 2. Notre Dame - 7:42.3 (12) 3. Michigan State - 7:47.4 (6) |
| V4 1. Indiana - 8:21.3 (9 pts) 2. Notre Dame - 8:26.2 (6) 3. Michigan State - 8:30.4 (3) |
| 2V4 1. Notre Dame - 8:38.4 2. Indiana - 8:53.5 3. Michigan State - 9:10.9 |
| 3V4 1. Notre Dame - 8:38.9 2. Indiana - 8:56.1 |
| N8 1. Notre Dame - 7:44.6 2. Michigan State - 8:05.0 3. Indiana - 8:32.6 |
| 2N8 1. Michigan State - 8:25.0 2. Notre Dame - 8:36.1 3. Indiana - 8:48.0 |
LINEUPS
V8: Lilly Gintert (coxswain), Annabel Oertel (stroke), Nico Daly, Maddison Shanks, Phoebe Inall, Abbey Armstrong, Lilly Murphy, Laura McCabe, Grace Sappington (bow)
2V8: Rebecca Baker (coxswain), Lily Haupt (stroke), Rea Kearns, Grace Langridge, Clare Hunsberger, Caroline Schrieber, Cat Madden, Bridgette Sutton, Mikayla Messinger (bow)
V4: Grace Newton (stroke), Alison Nieder, Charlotte Rozzi, Yael Kiser, Olivia Mencias (coxswain)
2V4: Ava Olson (stroke), Olivia Luban, Chelsie Lindauer, Jania Hackett, Molly Boutwell (coxswain)
3V4: Payton Dilger (stroke), Delaney Bailey, Allie Beth Currier, Averi Weninger, Paige Riley (coxswain)
N8: Hannah Thomas (coxswain), Ava Harwood (stroke), Bailey Klein, Lucy Tait, Elena Knecht, Abigail Willham, Kaylee Mulligan, Kylie Lick, Kaisa Hinkle (bow)
2N8: Vivian Flapan (coxswain), Mallory Kixmiller (stroke), Caroline Gauer, Daniella Mandel, Sahara Geyer, Emma Gunn, Ava Rippetoe, Violet Chamberlain, Sia Grewal (bow)
UP NEXT
Indiana will race for the third consecutive weekend as it travels to Seattle for the prestigious Windermere Cup, hosted by Big Ten newcomer Washington next Saturday (May 3).
Follow Indiana Rowing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#NeverDaunted
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