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Photo by: David Kaplan
Strong Battle for Minnesota on Day One of B1G Championships
5/17/2025 11:30:00 AM | Rowing
Four Gophers boats advance to Sunday's Grand Finals
INDIANAPOLIS - The Minnesota rowing team battled all morning for a strong performance during day one of competition Saturday at the 2025 Big Ten Conference Rowing Championships in Indianapolis, Ind.
Facing windy conditions on the waters at Eagle Creek Park, the Golden Gophers saw four of their seven boats finish in the top three of their respective heats, which earned an automatic spot in the Grand Finals set for Sunday morning live on Big Ten Network.
In the second race of the regatta Saturday, the Maroon and Gold's Second Varsity Eight entered as the eighth seed and narrowly edged Indiana and Michigan State by less than two seconds. Their time of 6:48.071 resulted in a second-place effort in the heat, the highest finish of the day for Minnesota.
As they have done all season long, the First Varsity Four put together another impressive performance on the water and raced to third place. The 2,000-meter course was covered in 7:29.691 to qualify the crew for Sunday's Grand Finals.
The Second Varsity Four made it three-straight, top-three races for the Gophers as the boat fought through increasing surface winds to notch its spot in the Grand Finals behind a time of 7:37.525.
Getting a taste of its first conference championship, the First Novice Eight/Third Varsity Eight boat from the Maroon and Gold surged as a group to surpass UCLA over the final 200 meters and secure the third-place effort in a time of 7:08.023.
Saturday Heat Results
1V8 Heat 2
1. Rutgers - 6:25.764
2. Michigan - 6:30.170
3. Michigan State - 6:35.551
4. Minnesota - 6:42.910
5. USC - 6:46.127
2V8 Heat 1
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
1V4 Heat 1
1. Washington - 7:20.474
2. Ohio State - 7:27.241
3. Minnesota - 7:29.691
4. USC - 7:31.009
5. Michigan State - 7:50.462
6. Wisconsin - 7:51.623
2V4 Heat 1
1. Washington - 7:27.679
2. Ohio State - 7:34.583
3. Minnesota - 7:37.525
4. UCLA - 7:40.788
5. Michigan State - 7:57.117
6. Iowa - 8:22.007
3V4 Heat 1
1. Washington - 7:31.611
2. Ohio State - 7:41.812
3. USC - 7:56.018
4. Minnesota - 7:59.144
5. Wisconsin - 8:09.235
1N8/3V8 Heat 2
1. Rutgers - 6:59.061
2. Ohio State - 7:06.863
3. Minnesota - 7:08.023
4. UCLA - 7:10.239
5. Iowa - 7:13.440
2N8/4V8 Heat 1
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
Minnesota Lineup
1V8 - Radhika Ajmera (cox), Anna Stephenson, Josefine Freltoft, Manon Field, Tallulah Sweet, Paige Keller, Morgan Zahner, Emilie Rish, Madeline Fincham
2V8 - Ashley Ohlemacher (cox), Ella Saunders, Kimberly Klassen, Katy Isackson-Papp, Martyna Rzeznik, Lexi Schimnowski, Alexa Mueller, Nena Papaterpou, Kat Johanns
1V4 - Annika Maiorino (cox), Jaden Deutscher, Nuala Macfarlane, Sophia Pirigyi, Emily Franke
2V4 - Misha Shah (cox), Viktoria Lapikof, Abby Schroeder, Peyton Miller, Nathalie Müller
3V4 - Shelby Kaplan (cox), Ellison Northrop-Kiel, Jackie Wethington, Marina Filas, Haley Campain
1N8 - Lily Knopp (cox), Lexie Wyman, Emma Herstad, Julia Channell, Sydney Leston, Kylie Mong, Danna Strohsack, Chloe Petersen, McCall Motz
2N8 - Devon Torgerson (cox), Gabby Pertzborn, Addie Peterson, Ashley Harvey, Maddie Mockenhaupt, Elsie Belina, Caroline Johnson, Alexa Fauson, Erika Schick
Minnesota's Sunday Schedule by Lane Assignment (times listed in CT, subject to change)
8:02 a.m. - 2N8/4V8 Petite Finals (vs. Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana)
8:38 a.m. - 1N8/3V8 Grand Finals (vs. Michigan State, Ohio State, Washington, Rutgers, Michigan)
8:50 a.m. - 3V4 Petite Finals (vs. Iowa, UCLA, Wisconsin)
9:26 a.m. - 2V4 Grand Finals (vs. Michigan, Washington, Rutgers, Ohio State, USC)
9:50 a.m. - 1V4 Grand Finals (vs. Michigan, Washington, Rutgers, Ohio State, Indiana)
10:14 a.m. - 2V8 Grand Finals (vs. Indiana, Michigan, Washington, Rutgers, USC)
10:26 a.m. - 1V8 Petite Finals (vs. UCLA, USC, Wisconsin, Iowa)
Coach Strodel's Comments
"Our goal today was to secure spots in the grand final," Head Coach Alicea Strodel said. "This was a new format for the championship with the addition of three schools. Four of our boats will be competing in the grand final tomorrow. The remaining three boats are going to the petites with the fastest qualifying times in their groups. Tomorrow is the true test, but I believe in our training and our athletes. Go Gophs!"
Up Next
Minnesota closes the 2025 B1G Rowing Championships with day two set for Sunday morning from the Indianapolis Rowing Center at Eagle Creek Park. Fans can watch the action live on Big Ten Network beginning at 8 a.m. (CT) or follow live results via HereNow.
Facing windy conditions on the waters at Eagle Creek Park, the Golden Gophers saw four of their seven boats finish in the top three of their respective heats, which earned an automatic spot in the Grand Finals set for Sunday morning live on Big Ten Network.
In the second race of the regatta Saturday, the Maroon and Gold's Second Varsity Eight entered as the eighth seed and narrowly edged Indiana and Michigan State by less than two seconds. Their time of 6:48.071 resulted in a second-place effort in the heat, the highest finish of the day for Minnesota.
As they have done all season long, the First Varsity Four put together another impressive performance on the water and raced to third place. The 2,000-meter course was covered in 7:29.691 to qualify the crew for Sunday's Grand Finals.
The Second Varsity Four made it three-straight, top-three races for the Gophers as the boat fought through increasing surface winds to notch its spot in the Grand Finals behind a time of 7:37.525.
Getting a taste of its first conference championship, the First Novice Eight/Third Varsity Eight boat from the Maroon and Gold surged as a group to surpass UCLA over the final 200 meters and secure the third-place effort in a time of 7:08.023.
Saturday Heat Results
1V8 Heat 2
1. Rutgers - 6:25.764
2. Michigan - 6:30.170
3. Michigan State - 6:35.551
4. Minnesota - 6:42.910
5. USC - 6:46.127
2V8 Heat 1
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
1V4 Heat 1
1. Washington - 7:20.474
2. Ohio State - 7:27.241
3. Minnesota - 7:29.691
4. USC - 7:31.009
5. Michigan State - 7:50.462
6. Wisconsin - 7:51.623
2V4 Heat 1
1. Washington - 7:27.679
2. Ohio State - 7:34.583
3. Minnesota - 7:37.525
4. UCLA - 7:40.788
5. Michigan State - 7:57.117
6. Iowa - 8:22.007
3V4 Heat 1
1. Washington - 7:31.611
2. Ohio State - 7:41.812
3. USC - 7:56.018
4. Minnesota - 7:59.144
5. Wisconsin - 8:09.235
1N8/3V8 Heat 2
1. Rutgers - 6:59.061
2. Ohio State - 7:06.863
3. Minnesota - 7:08.023
4. UCLA - 7:10.239
5. Iowa - 7:13.440
2N8/4V8 Heat 1
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
Minnesota Lineup
1V8 - Radhika Ajmera (cox), Anna Stephenson, Josefine Freltoft, Manon Field, Tallulah Sweet, Paige Keller, Morgan Zahner, Emilie Rish, Madeline Fincham
2V8 - Ashley Ohlemacher (cox), Ella Saunders, Kimberly Klassen, Katy Isackson-Papp, Martyna Rzeznik, Lexi Schimnowski, Alexa Mueller, Nena Papaterpou, Kat Johanns
1V4 - Annika Maiorino (cox), Jaden Deutscher, Nuala Macfarlane, Sophia Pirigyi, Emily Franke
2V4 - Misha Shah (cox), Viktoria Lapikof, Abby Schroeder, Peyton Miller, Nathalie Müller
3V4 - Shelby Kaplan (cox), Ellison Northrop-Kiel, Jackie Wethington, Marina Filas, Haley Campain
1N8 - Lily Knopp (cox), Lexie Wyman, Emma Herstad, Julia Channell, Sydney Leston, Kylie Mong, Danna Strohsack, Chloe Petersen, McCall Motz
2N8 - Devon Torgerson (cox), Gabby Pertzborn, Addie Peterson, Ashley Harvey, Maddie Mockenhaupt, Elsie Belina, Caroline Johnson, Alexa Fauson, Erika Schick
Minnesota's Sunday Schedule by Lane Assignment (times listed in CT, subject to change)
8:02 a.m. - 2N8/4V8 Petite Finals (vs. Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana)
8:38 a.m. - 1N8/3V8 Grand Finals (vs. Michigan State, Ohio State, Washington, Rutgers, Michigan)
8:50 a.m. - 3V4 Petite Finals (vs. Iowa, UCLA, Wisconsin)
9:26 a.m. - 2V4 Grand Finals (vs. Michigan, Washington, Rutgers, Ohio State, USC)
9:50 a.m. - 1V4 Grand Finals (vs. Michigan, Washington, Rutgers, Ohio State, Indiana)
10:14 a.m. - 2V8 Grand Finals (vs. Indiana, Michigan, Washington, Rutgers, USC)
10:26 a.m. - 1V8 Petite Finals (vs. UCLA, USC, Wisconsin, Iowa)
Coach Strodel's Comments
"Our goal today was to secure spots in the grand final," Head Coach Alicea Strodel said. "This was a new format for the championship with the addition of three schools. Four of our boats will be competing in the grand final tomorrow. The remaining three boats are going to the petites with the fastest qualifying times in their groups. Tomorrow is the true test, but I believe in our training and our athletes. Go Gophs!"
Up Next
Minnesota closes the 2025 B1G Rowing Championships with day two set for Sunday morning from the Indianapolis Rowing Center at Eagle Creek Park. Fans can watch the action live on Big Ten Network beginning at 8 a.m. (CT) or follow live results via HereNow.
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