Friday, March 28
Sarasota, Florida
Michigan State University
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Sunshine State Invitational
Photo by: Matthew Mitchell
Spartans Begin 2025 Season in Sarasota
3/28/2025 11:58:00 AM | Women's Rowing
East Lansing, Mich. - Michigan State rowing officially begins its 2025 racing season this weekend as it heads to Sarasota for a two-day Sunshine State Invitational.Â
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The complete schedule can be found at https://www.crewtimer.com/regatta/r14351, which will also have live results. The races will also be featured on a webstream at https://www.rhstv.com/event?id=2080.Â
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The Spartans will field four eights and pair of fours, racing a total of 46 athletes. A total of 17 women's teams will compete over the two-day event, with Iowa the only other Big Ten entry. Other crews include Kansas, UMass, Alabama, Kansas State, Old Dominion, Tulsa, Dartmouth, High Point, West Virginia, Boston College, Miami, Jacksonville, Louisville, UCF, and North Carolina. Â
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Head coach Stacey Rippetoe is in her second season at the helm of Michigan State's program after returning to East Lansing in the summer of 2023. She is aided by four assistant coaches: Annie Cantu, Nicole Marek, Kayla Romo and McKenzie Vaughn.   Cantu and Marek both rowed for MSU as undergrads.Â
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Racing begins on Friday at 2 pm with time trials in the NCAA boats (varsity eight, second varsity eight, and varsity four), with the results feeding into heats.  Heats in the second varsity four (three) begin at 2:50 pm, followed by the third eights, in which MSU will have a pair of entries. The NCAA boats begin their heats at 4:30 pm with three heats of fours, followed by the second eights and then wrapping with the varsity eights, which begin at 5:50 pm.Â
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There will also be men's IRA races at the regatta, featuring crews from Washington, Harvard, Brown, Yale, and Northeastern.  Â
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Spartan Lineups – Sunshine State Invitational (March 28-29)
1V8-  B- Kaleigh Yunker, 7-Jillian Cox, 6-Maddie Kieft, 5-Freya Engel, 4-Alice Bradley, 3-Sabrina Gottschalk, 2-Ella McKenzie, S- Ugne Rudaityte C- Sam Thoma
2V8- B- Jayden Schmaltz, 7-Lucy Botting, 6-Kaylie Wright, 5-Lillian Davidson-Walshe, 4- Ruby Vanden Boom, 3-Lily Devereaux, 2-Ava Woodard, S-Alaina Roush,C- Kendall Gonya
3V8- B- Jane Toner, 7- Â Julia Griese, 6- Susie Schulz, 5- Ava Getzloff, 4- Braeden Tokar, 3- Hayden Rapaport, 2- Lily Flader, S- Kaari Peecher, C - Ellie Pollion
4V8- B-Hope Hoedel, 7- Analise Chelotti, 6- Maddie Lloyd, 5- Paige Sorensen, 4- Ashlynn Anderson 3- Karina Mitrius, 2- Ava Bucholz, S- Mya Bretzke, C- Haley Barabas
1V4- B- Felice Orth, 3- Sarah Lawrence, 2-Sophie Parker, S - Georgi Hedberg, C-Kate Galazin
2V4- B- Elise Ciantar, 3- Emily Crofut, 2- Â Kendyl Baron, S- Haley Rinehart, C- Grace Thomas
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The complete schedule can be found at https://www.crewtimer.com/regatta/r14351, which will also have live results. The races will also be featured on a webstream at https://www.rhstv.com/event?id=2080.Â
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The Spartans will field four eights and pair of fours, racing a total of 46 athletes. A total of 17 women's teams will compete over the two-day event, with Iowa the only other Big Ten entry. Other crews include Kansas, UMass, Alabama, Kansas State, Old Dominion, Tulsa, Dartmouth, High Point, West Virginia, Boston College, Miami, Jacksonville, Louisville, UCF, and North Carolina. Â
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Head coach Stacey Rippetoe is in her second season at the helm of Michigan State's program after returning to East Lansing in the summer of 2023. She is aided by four assistant coaches: Annie Cantu, Nicole Marek, Kayla Romo and McKenzie Vaughn.   Cantu and Marek both rowed for MSU as undergrads.Â
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Racing begins on Friday at 2 pm with time trials in the NCAA boats (varsity eight, second varsity eight, and varsity four), with the results feeding into heats.  Heats in the second varsity four (three) begin at 2:50 pm, followed by the third eights, in which MSU will have a pair of entries. The NCAA boats begin their heats at 4:30 pm with three heats of fours, followed by the second eights and then wrapping with the varsity eights, which begin at 5:50 pm.Â
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There will also be men's IRA races at the regatta, featuring crews from Washington, Harvard, Brown, Yale, and Northeastern.  Â
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Spartan Lineups – Sunshine State Invitational (March 28-29)
1V8-  B- Kaleigh Yunker, 7-Jillian Cox, 6-Maddie Kieft, 5-Freya Engel, 4-Alice Bradley, 3-Sabrina Gottschalk, 2-Ella McKenzie, S- Ugne Rudaityte C- Sam Thoma
2V8- B- Jayden Schmaltz, 7-Lucy Botting, 6-Kaylie Wright, 5-Lillian Davidson-Walshe, 4- Ruby Vanden Boom, 3-Lily Devereaux, 2-Ava Woodard, S-Alaina Roush,C- Kendall Gonya
3V8- B- Jane Toner, 7- Â Julia Griese, 6- Susie Schulz, 5- Ava Getzloff, 4- Braeden Tokar, 3- Hayden Rapaport, 2- Lily Flader, S- Kaari Peecher, C - Ellie Pollion
4V8- B-Hope Hoedel, 7- Analise Chelotti, 6- Maddie Lloyd, 5- Paige Sorensen, 4- Ashlynn Anderson 3- Karina Mitrius, 2- Ava Bucholz, S- Mya Bretzke, C- Haley Barabas
1V4- B- Felice Orth, 3- Sarah Lawrence, 2-Sophie Parker, S - Georgi Hedberg, C-Kate Galazin
2V4- B- Elise Ciantar, 3- Emily Crofut, 2- Â Kendyl Baron, S- Haley Rinehart, C- Grace Thomas
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