Sunday, May 19
Devils Lake, Wis.
Michigan State University
vs
Big Ten Championships
Michigan State's second varsity eight placed fifth at Sunday's Big Ten Championships
Photo by: Tom Lynn
Rowing Places Seventh in Loaded Big Ten Championships Field
5/19/2019 2:43:00 PM | Women's Rowing
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- In a regatta featuring six ranked programs and two more receiving votes, Michigan State took seventh place (67 points) at the 2019 Big Ten Rowing Championships at Devil's Lake State Park on Sunday, May 19. In placing seventh, Michigan State placed higher than Minnesota who was the top team receiving votes in the latest CRCA/USRowing Coaches Top 20 Poll.
A replay of the event will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network on Sunday, May 26, at 11 a.m. ET for all fans that were unable to watch live.
No. 5-ranked Michigan was the overall Big Ten champion on Sunday with 186 points, earning themselves an automatic bid in the NCAA Championships field. No. 6 Ohio State placed second with 171 points, followed by No. 11 Wisconsin (109), No. 14 Rutgers (107), No. 15 Indiana (98), No. 12 Iowa (78), Michigan State, and Minnesota (48).
MSU's second novice eight was the highest placing Spartan boat of the morning (fourth), followed by the second varsity eight which took fifth, and the first varsity eight who finished in sixth.
"All the boats raced really well today, I was proud of all of them," said Michigan State head coach Matt Weise. "There were a couple of really tight races today in the 1V and the 2V and I wish we would've been able to pull in front of Wisconsin in both of those. Overall they had great performances and it was best racing I think they've had all season. Can't ask for more than that on a championship day, you need to race your best and I think we had that today."
After weather forced a change in schedule, Sunday's regatta opened with the varsity eight in the first race of the day where Michigan State finished with a time of 6:35.124 to take sixth in the Big Ten.
The second varsity eight crossed the finish line in 6:42.497 to take fifth in the Big Ten, and was just narrowly defeated by Wisconsin who finished .210 seconds quicker.
In the fours, Michigan State took eighth in the first varsity four with a time of 7:46.879 and the second varsity four was seventh with a time of 7:56.061.
Both of Michigan State's novice eight boats turned in season-best times on Sunday with the first novice eight finishing in 7:04.233 and the second novice eight nearly turning in a sub-seven-minute time of 7:01.529.
UP NEXT
Michigan State will learn the fate of the remainder of its season on Tuesday, May 21 during the NCAA Championships selection show, which will be streamed online at 5:00 p.m. ET on ncaa.com. Michigan received the Big Ten's automatic berth into the 22-crew field that's headed to Indianapolis for the NCAA Championships, with additional Big Ten crews hoping for an at-large bid. At the NCAA championships, team's race a varsity eight, second varsity eight, and varsity four.
2019 Big Ten Championship • Baraboo, Wis. • May 19, 2019
TEAM SCORES: 1. Michigan 186; 2. Ohio State 171; 3. Wisconsin 109; 4. Rutgers 107; 5. Indiana 98; 6. Iowa 78; 7. Michigan State 67; 8. Minnesota 46
Varsity Eight: 1. Michigan 6:22.012; 2. Ohio State 6:24.504; 3. Iowa 6:26.614; 4. Rutgers 6:28.472; 5. Wisconsin 6:31.934; 6. Michigan State 6:35.124; 7. Indiana 6:36.894; 8. Minnesota 6:36.914
Second Varsity Eight: 1. Michigan 6:30.479; 2. Ohio State 6:35.079; 3. Indiana 6:39.971; 4. Wisconsin 6:42.287; 5. Michigan State 6:42.497; 6. Rutgers 6:43.569; 7. Minnesota 6:43.871; 8. Iowa 6:54.113
Varsity Four: 1. Ohio State 7:17.351; 2. Michigan 7:19.003; 3. Indiana 7:23.147; 4. Wisconsin 7:28.423; 5. Rutgers 7:32.507; 6. Iowa 7:36.667; 7. Minnesota 7:38.059; 8. Michigan State 7:46.879
Second Varsity Four: 1. Michigan 7:30.616; 2. Rutgers 7:34.542; 3. Ohio State 7:38.942; 4. Indiana 7:40.900; 5. Minnesota 7:42.318; 6. Wisconsin 7:46.420; 7. Michigan State 7:56.061; 8. Iowa 8:01.275
Novice Eight: 1. Michigan 6:37.253; 2. Ohio State 6:40.677; 3. Indiana 6:41.039; 4. Wisconsin 6:46.351; 5. Rutgers 6:48.671; 6. Minnesota 6:55.135; 7. Michigan State 7:04.233; 8. Iowa 7:24.263
Second Novice Eight: 1. Ohio State 6:50.423; 2. Wisconsin 6:53.183; 3. Michigan 6:58.407; 4. Michigan State 7:01.529; 5. Rutgers 7:02.037; 6. Minnesota 7:16.513; 7. Iowa 7:37.361
First Team All-Big Ten
Abby Bogovich, Indiana
Contessa Harold, Iowa
Victoria Glunt, Michigan
Katie Grotto, Michigan
Caroline Hendershot, Michigan
Meaghan Faucher, Michigan State
Addie Morris, Minnesota
Alessandra Montesano, Ohio State
Lexie Nothdurft, Ohio State
Sarah Johanek, Rutgers
Sarah Gibbons, Wisconsin
Second Team All-Big Ten
Madison Wright, Indiana
Hannah Greenlee, Iowa
Hunter Koenigsfeld, Iowa
Tayla-May Bentley, Michigan
Madison Byrd, Michigan
Madelyn Bagley, Michigan State
Rylie Wargo, Minnesota
Leonie Heuer, Ohio State
Ida Kruse, Ohio State
Ella Toa, Rutgers
Alicia Evans, Wisconsin
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
Maggie Bornhorst, Indiana
Faith Wieland, Iowa
Catie Olson, Michigan
Clare Sutka, Michigan State
Sarah Reimann, Minnesota
Willow Wahlers, Ohio State
Olivia Maxton, Rutgers
Jane Merriman, Wisconsin
A replay of the event will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network on Sunday, May 26, at 11 a.m. ET for all fans that were unable to watch live.
No. 5-ranked Michigan was the overall Big Ten champion on Sunday with 186 points, earning themselves an automatic bid in the NCAA Championships field. No. 6 Ohio State placed second with 171 points, followed by No. 11 Wisconsin (109), No. 14 Rutgers (107), No. 15 Indiana (98), No. 12 Iowa (78), Michigan State, and Minnesota (48).
MSU's second novice eight was the highest placing Spartan boat of the morning (fourth), followed by the second varsity eight which took fifth, and the first varsity eight who finished in sixth.
"All the boats raced really well today, I was proud of all of them," said Michigan State head coach Matt Weise. "There were a couple of really tight races today in the 1V and the 2V and I wish we would've been able to pull in front of Wisconsin in both of those. Overall they had great performances and it was best racing I think they've had all season. Can't ask for more than that on a championship day, you need to race your best and I think we had that today."
After weather forced a change in schedule, Sunday's regatta opened with the varsity eight in the first race of the day where Michigan State finished with a time of 6:35.124 to take sixth in the Big Ten.
The second varsity eight crossed the finish line in 6:42.497 to take fifth in the Big Ten, and was just narrowly defeated by Wisconsin who finished .210 seconds quicker.
In the fours, Michigan State took eighth in the first varsity four with a time of 7:46.879 and the second varsity four was seventh with a time of 7:56.061.
Both of Michigan State's novice eight boats turned in season-best times on Sunday with the first novice eight finishing in 7:04.233 and the second novice eight nearly turning in a sub-seven-minute time of 7:01.529.
UP NEXT
Michigan State will learn the fate of the remainder of its season on Tuesday, May 21 during the NCAA Championships selection show, which will be streamed online at 5:00 p.m. ET on ncaa.com. Michigan received the Big Ten's automatic berth into the 22-crew field that's headed to Indianapolis for the NCAA Championships, with additional Big Ten crews hoping for an at-large bid. At the NCAA championships, team's race a varsity eight, second varsity eight, and varsity four.
2019 Big Ten Championship • Baraboo, Wis. • May 19, 2019
TEAM SCORES: 1. Michigan 186; 2. Ohio State 171; 3. Wisconsin 109; 4. Rutgers 107; 5. Indiana 98; 6. Iowa 78; 7. Michigan State 67; 8. Minnesota 46
Varsity Eight: 1. Michigan 6:22.012; 2. Ohio State 6:24.504; 3. Iowa 6:26.614; 4. Rutgers 6:28.472; 5. Wisconsin 6:31.934; 6. Michigan State 6:35.124; 7. Indiana 6:36.894; 8. Minnesota 6:36.914
Second Varsity Eight: 1. Michigan 6:30.479; 2. Ohio State 6:35.079; 3. Indiana 6:39.971; 4. Wisconsin 6:42.287; 5. Michigan State 6:42.497; 6. Rutgers 6:43.569; 7. Minnesota 6:43.871; 8. Iowa 6:54.113
Varsity Four: 1. Ohio State 7:17.351; 2. Michigan 7:19.003; 3. Indiana 7:23.147; 4. Wisconsin 7:28.423; 5. Rutgers 7:32.507; 6. Iowa 7:36.667; 7. Minnesota 7:38.059; 8. Michigan State 7:46.879
Second Varsity Four: 1. Michigan 7:30.616; 2. Rutgers 7:34.542; 3. Ohio State 7:38.942; 4. Indiana 7:40.900; 5. Minnesota 7:42.318; 6. Wisconsin 7:46.420; 7. Michigan State 7:56.061; 8. Iowa 8:01.275
Novice Eight: 1. Michigan 6:37.253; 2. Ohio State 6:40.677; 3. Indiana 6:41.039; 4. Wisconsin 6:46.351; 5. Rutgers 6:48.671; 6. Minnesota 6:55.135; 7. Michigan State 7:04.233; 8. Iowa 7:24.263
Second Novice Eight: 1. Ohio State 6:50.423; 2. Wisconsin 6:53.183; 3. Michigan 6:58.407; 4. Michigan State 7:01.529; 5. Rutgers 7:02.037; 6. Minnesota 7:16.513; 7. Iowa 7:37.361
First Team All-Big Ten
Abby Bogovich, Indiana
Contessa Harold, Iowa
Victoria Glunt, Michigan
Katie Grotto, Michigan
Caroline Hendershot, Michigan
Meaghan Faucher, Michigan State
Addie Morris, Minnesota
Alessandra Montesano, Ohio State
Lexie Nothdurft, Ohio State
Sarah Johanek, Rutgers
Sarah Gibbons, Wisconsin
Second Team All-Big Ten
Madison Wright, Indiana
Hannah Greenlee, Iowa
Hunter Koenigsfeld, Iowa
Tayla-May Bentley, Michigan
Madison Byrd, Michigan
Madelyn Bagley, Michigan State
Rylie Wargo, Minnesota
Leonie Heuer, Ohio State
Ida Kruse, Ohio State
Ella Toa, Rutgers
Alicia Evans, Wisconsin
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
Maggie Bornhorst, Indiana
Faith Wieland, Iowa
Catie Olson, Michigan
Clare Sutka, Michigan State
Sarah Reimann, Minnesota
Willow Wahlers, Ohio State
Olivia Maxton, Rutgers
Jane Merriman, Wisconsin
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