No. 23 Indiana Through Day One at Big Ten Invite

Saturday, April 18

Sacramento, Calif.

Indiana University

Big Ten Invitational

No. 23 Indiana Through Day One at Big Ten Invite

4/18/2026 9:18:00 PM | Women's Rowing

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 23 Indiana rowing battled through two sessions of racing Saturday (April 18), the first of two days at the Big Ten Invitational on Lake Natoma in Sacramento, California.

Indiana posted a solid morning, as four of its six boats took second place finishes in four-boat races. In the morning's Varsity Eight, Second Varsity Eight and Varsity Four races, IU only trailed No. 9-ranked Cal and outpaced both Minnesota and Washington State. Both the 2V8 and V4 crews showed great closing speed to hold off late charges from the Golden Gophers, the latter getting the better of a photo finish by seven tenths.

Indiana's 3V8 crew had perhaps the race of the day for the program with its own second place finish in the morning. The Hoosiers rallied late in the race to gain touch with the No. 5-ranked Washington crew, and they maintained it through the finish line. The Huskies won in a time of 6:42.321, just 2.6 ahead of IU's boat. That battle gave Indiana a significant length of water ahead of the next two boats, finishing nearly 11 seconds ahead of Wisconsin (6:55.634) and nearly 25 seconds in front of Michigan State (7:09.754).

The afternoon proved a greater challenge for IU's crews, as the top four crews raced in five-boat heats that included No. 1-ranked Stanford, No. 12 Rutgers, Oregon State and Iowa. Indiana finished fourth, beating Iowa in each race.

The Hoosiers will rest and recover for one more session Sunday. Indiana will set out 11:32 a.m. ET, starting with the 2V4.

RESULTS

Friday	Saturday
V8 1. Cal - 6:12.154 2. Indiana - 6:23.854 3. Minnesota - 6:26.631 4. Washington State - 6:39.899	V8 1. Stanford - 6:11.663 2. Rutgers - 6:22.295 3. Oregon State - 6:27.053 4. Indiana - 6:33.075 5. Iowa - 6:39.180
2V8 1. Cal - 6:24.677 2. Indiana - 6:36.622 3. Minnesota - 6:38.497 4. Washington State - 6:41.454	2V8 1. Stanford - 6:12.330 2. Rutgers - 6:30.102 3. Oregon State - 6:40.657 4. Indiana - 6:45.855 5. Iowa - 6:48.237
V4 1. Cal - 7:12.024 2. Indiana - 7:17.229 3. Minnesota - 7:17.996 4. Washington State - 7:26.424	V4 1. Stanford - 7:02.545 2. Rutgers - 7:15.287 3. Oregon State - 7:21.910 4. Indiana - 7:32.140 5. Iowa - 7:37.217
2V4 1. Cal - 7:16.430 2. Minnesota - 7:27.025 3. Indiana - 7:28.033 4. Washington State - 7:46.120	2V4 1. Stanford - 7:10.527 2. Rutgers - 7:11.200 3. Oregon State - 7:27.867 4. Indiana - 7:37.310 5. Iowa - 7:39.185
3V8 1. Washington - 6:42.321 2. Indiana - 6:44.966 3. Wisconsin - 6:55.634 4. Michigan State - 7:09.754	3V8 1. Stanford - 6:42.395 2. Rutgers - 6:48.365 3. Indiana - 6:54.332 4. Iowa - 7:02.662
4V8 1. Washington - 6:38.258 2. UCLA - 6:44.320 3. Ohio State - 6:50.388 4. Minnesota - 7:07.423 5. Wisconsin - 7:10.740 6. Indiana - 7:17.995	4V8 1. Rutgers - 6:50.350 2. Ohio State - 7:01.120 3. Iowa - 7:08.868 4. Indiana - 7:30.718

LINEUPS
V8: Rebecca Baker (coxswain), Laura McCabe (stroke), Lilly Murphy, Maddison Shanks, Nico Daly, Paris Miller, Elena Knecht, Ella Barr, Grace Langridge (bow)
2V8: Olivia Mencias (coxswain), Caroline Schrieber, Grace Newton, Bridgette Sutton, Lily Curnow, Alison Nieder, Natiela Vatamaniuc, Charlotte Rozzi, Frances McCorkle
V4: Averi Weninger (stroke), Ava Harwood, Kristina Noje, Olivia Luban, Evelyn Tabor (coxswain)
2V4: Lucy Tait (stroke), Estelle Verner, Abby Willham, Chelsie Lindauer, Hannah Thomas (coxswain)
3V8: Sarah Black (coxswain), Bella Wahl (stroke), Paityn Thomas, Ellie Mason, Lauren Baker, Lily Smith, Izzy Marcotte, Emma Gregg, Lacy Hancock (bow)
4V8: Libby McMahon (coxswain), Krista Valle-Morales (stroke), Lara Summerfield, Lucia Noecker, Addy Myers, Katherine Allen, Sophia Carpenter, Madi Russ, Lainy White (bow)

REMAINING SCHEDULE
11:32 a.m. – 2V4 (vs. Oregon State, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State)
11:40 a.m. – V4 (vs. Oregon State, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State)
11:48 a.m. – 2V8 (vs. Oregon State, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State)
11:56 a.m. – V8 (vs. Oregon State, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State)
12:40 p.m. – 3V8 (vs. Michigan State, Ohio State, USC)
12:48 p.m. – 4V8 (vs. Ohio State, Minnesota, UCLA, Iowa, Wisconsin)

UP NEXT
Indiana will race in the third of three session Sunday starting at 11:32 a.m. ET.

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