Rowing Finds Success at Ohio State Regatta

Saturday, April 9

Columbus, Ohio

Michigan State University

OSU Regatta

4/9/2022 3:16:00 PM | Women's Rowing

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Michigan State rowing wrapped up racing at the Ohio State Regatta on Saturday afternoon, picking up four wins and three second-place finishes across the morning and afternoon sessions.

The Spartans raced seven boats at the regatta, five varsity crews and two slates of novice rowers. The novices won three of four races on Saturday, one in the morning and three in the afternoon. Michigan State's second varsity four crew won their race in the afternoon, while the first varsity four boat came in second in their race against Indiana and Oklahoma.

"We had a really strong day today, facing our first Big Ten competitors of the season," head coach Kim Chavers commented. "The novice eights and fours had a good showing, and it was great to see closer margins in our varsity races against other conference teams."

MSU started out the day strong with a second-place showing in the second novice/fourth varsity eight race, taking second place ahead of Indiana with a time of 7:28.4. In Michigan State's second race of the day, the novice eight crew went up against conference foe Indiana and Oklahoma, winning the race by a four-second margin. The Spartans finished in 7:15.3, trailed by Indiana who finished in 7:19.7.

In the afternoon session beginning at 1 p.m., the Spartans won back-to-back races with novice crews. The second novice crew cruised past host Ohio State and Indiana, winning the race in 7:23.8. The first novice eight boat followed up the win with a victory of their own over the Hoosiers, 7:15.8-7:24.2, MSU's largest margin of victory of the day.

The fourth and final Spartan victory of the day was in the second varsity four race. The crew of coxswain Kendall Gonya, Kat Borders, Emily Petrosky, Kiersten Korber and Morgan Jenzen beat Indiana's boat by over ten seconds, crossing the finish line at 7:48.1 ahead of the Hoosiers, who finished at 7:58.4.

Michigan State is back in action next weekend at the Big Ten Invitational in Sarasota, Florida. The regatta features a full slate of races on Friday, April 14 and Saturday, April 15 at Nathan Benderson Park.

LINEUPS:
Varsity Eight: C Lizzie Johnston, 8 Maya Elbaranes, 7 Ella McKenzie, 6 Molly Stothard, 5 Danielle Carlson, 4 Freya Engel 3 Amelia James, 2 Avery Rugg, B Kendall Carlin

Second Varsity Eight: C Ellise Flessland, 8 Lily Devereaux, 7 Victoria Mills, 6 Colby Orcutt, 5 Claudia Kingma, 4 Erica McIntee, 3 Sabrina Gottschalk, 2 Julie Armstrong, B Sophia Ring

Varsity Four: C Grace Thomas, 4 Eleni Agioti, 3 Lucie Roy, 2 Mackenzie Rugg, B Andrea Blanzy

Second Varsity Four: C Kendall Gonya, 4 Kat Borders, 3 Emily Petrosky, 2 Kiersten Korber, B Morgan Jenzen

Third Varsity Four: C Sophia Stauffer, 4 Lucy Botting, 3 Emily Carless, 2 Carolynn Garner, B Sara Hilburger

Novice Eight: C Chloe Senica, 8 Olivia Tolkinen, 7 Hannah Niederquell, 6 Olivia Portner, 5 Brynne U'Selis, 4 Addison Yeager, 3 Ella Harrell, 2 Rachel Eberhard, B Jackie Matthews

Second Novice Eight: C Samantha Thoma, 8 Delaney Davis, 7 Madi Drabik, 6 Kaylie Wright, 5 Kasey Matusik, 4 Alaina Rochert, 3 Madison Kragt (AM race) / Caroline Williams (PM race), 2 Abby Marek, B Paige Poulin

RESULTS:
9:00 a.m. Second Novice Eight: Ohio State 7:23.3, Michigan State 7:28.4, Indiana 7:31.8

9:10 a.m. Novice Eight: Michigan State 7:15.3, Indiana 7:19.7, Oklahoma 7:20.1

9:30 a.m. Third Varsity Four: Ohio State 8:01.8, Ohio State B 8:05.6, Michigan State 8:08.7

9:50 a.m. Second Varsity Four: Oklahoma 8:03.6, Indiana 8:05.3, Michigan State 8:06.6

10 a.m. Varsity Four: Indiana 7:42.6, Michigan State 7:45.4, Oklahoma 7:59.2

10:30 a.m. Second Varsity Eight: Indiana 6:50.6, Michigan State 7:07.5, Oklahoma 7:12.9

10:50 a.m. Varsity Eight: Indiana 6:37.2, Oklahoma 6:43.5, Michigan State 6:49.9

1 p.m. Second Novice Eight: Michigan State 7:23.8, Ohio State 7:33.7, Indiana 7:46.8

1:10 p.m. Novice Eight: Michigan State 7:15.8, Indiana 7:24.2

1:40 p.m. Third Varsity Four: Ohio State 7:49.8, Michigan State 8:00.4

1:50 p.m. Second Varsity Four: Michigan State 7:48.1. Indiana 7:58.4

2:10 p.m. Varsity Four: Indiana 7:41.8, Michigan State 7:45.9

2:30 p.m. Second Varsity Eight: Indiana 6:53.5, Michigan State 7:07.3

2:50 p.m. Varsity Eight: Indiana 6:42.2, Michigan State 6:51.00