Four Hoosier Crews Make Big Ten Grand Finals

Saturday, May 17

Indianapolis, Ind.

8 a.m.

Indiana University

Big Ten Rowing Championships

5/17/2025 2:30:00 PM | Women's Rowing

INDIANAPOLIS – No. 16-ranked Indiana rowing kicked off its weekend at the 2025 Big Ten Rowing Championships advancing four of its crews to grand finals during Saturday (May 17) morning's opening session at the Indianapolis Rowing Center on the Eagle Creek Reservoir.

IU's Varsity Eight, Second Varsity Eight, Varsity Four and Third Varsity Four crews finished top three in its heats to qualify for Sunday's top six racing. The Second Varsity Four, Novice Eight and Second Novice Eight will hope to maximize scoring out of the petite finals.

Sunday's racing is slated to start a 9 a.m. ET. Fans can watch the action on the B1G+ digital platform or follow along with live results at HereNow.com.

Indiana only trailed No. 2-ranked Washington in its Varsity Eight heat, defeating Ohio State and three more crews soundly to place second in Saturday's race. The Buckeyes looked to be making a move at the 500-meter mark within two seconds of IU, but the Hoosiers found their rhythm and extend their lead to 5.5 seconds when they reached the finish line.

IU's 2V8 heat provided perhaps the greatest intrigue Saturday, producing an exciting race for the second and third place positions. It was Minnesota that came in second in 6:48.071 with Indiana and Michigan State chasing. In a photo finish, the Hoosiers held off MSU by two tenths of a second with a time of 6:49.785, just good enough to grab the last grand final spot.

IU's V4 earned a third place finish, 4.3 seconds ahead of UCLA and 9.6 seconds ahead of Iowa, only trailing No. 7 Rutgers and No. 10 Michigan. It was a similar story for the 3V4, though it built a 15-second margin over UCLA and a 20-second ahead of Iowa.

RESULTS

V8
1. Washington - 6:25.602
2. Indiana - 6:33.990
3. Ohio State - 6:39.497
4. Wisconsin - 6:45.044
5. Iowa - 6:46.040
6. UCLA - 6:53.628

2V8
1. Washington - 6:35.483
2. Minnesota - 6:48.071
3. Indiana - 6:49.785
4. Michigan State - 6:49.988
5. UCLA - 6:51.447
6. Wisconsin - 7:05.106

V4
1. Rutgers - 7:21.251
2. Michigan - 7:27.198
3. Indiana - 7:35.750
4. UCLA - 7:40.067
5. Iowa - 7:45.013

2V4
1. Rutgers - 7:28.995
2. Michigan - 7:31.910
3. USC - 7:38.171
4. Indiana - 8:03.004
5. Wisconsin - 8:23.992

3V4
1. Rutgers - 7:32.637
2. Michigan - 7:40.621
3. Indiana - 8:13.694
4. UCLA - 8:28.961
5. Iowa - 8:34.052

N8
1. Washington - 7:01.592
2. Michigan - 7:09.896
3. Michigan State - 7:19.789
4. USC - 7:23.854
5. Wisconsin - 7:26.278
6. Indiana - 7:42.987

2N8
1. Washington - 7:17.349
2. Rutgers - 7:27.400
3. UCLA - 7:27.746
4. Minnesota - 7:34.291
5. Indiana - 8:22.954

REMAINING SCHEDULE
Sunday (All time eastern)
9:02 a.m. – 2N8 Petite Final (vs. Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin)
9:26 a.m. – N8 Petite Final (vs. Iowa, USC, UCLA, Wisconsin)
10:02 a.m. – 3V4 Grand Final (vs. USC, Michigan, Washington, Rutgers, Ohio State)
10:14 a.m. – 2V4 Petite Final (vs. Iowa, Wisconsin, UCLA, MSU)
10:50 a.m. – V4 Grand Final (vs. Minnesota, Michigan, Washington, Rutgers, Ohio State)
11:14 a.m. – 2V8 Grand Final (vs. Michigan, Washington, Rutgers, Minnesota, USC)
11:38 a.m. – V8 Grand Final (vs. Ohio State, Michigan, Washington, Rutgers, MSU)

SCORING MATRIX
Event         1st    2nd   3rd    4th    5th    6th    7th    8th    9th    10th 11th
V8              99     90     81     72     63     54     45     36     27     18     9
2V8            66     60     54     48     42     36     30     24     18     12     6
V4              33     30     27     24     21     18     15     12     9       6       3
2V4            22     20     18     16     14     12     10     8       6       4       2
3V4            22     20     18     16     14     12     10     8       6       4       2
N8              11     10     9       8       7       6       5       4       3       2       1
2N8            11     10     9       8       7       6       5       4       3       2       1

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, Kylie Lick, Elena Knecht, Lucy Tait, Catherine Williams, Abigail Willham, 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
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