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Gophers End B1G Rowing Championships in Seventh
5/18/2025 12:30:00 PM | Rowing
Pair of Petite Finals wins for 'U'
INDIANAPOLIS - The Golden Gophers ended the 2025 Big Ten Conference Rowing Championships in seventh place Sunday from the Indianapolis Rowing Center in Indianapolis, Ind. The First Varsity Four crew turned in Minnesota's highest finish of the day as it raced to fifth in the Grand Finals.
It was a dominating start to the morning at Eagle Creek Park for the Maroon and Gold's Second Novice Eight/Fourth Varsity Eight. The crew had a clean start and built an open-water lead early in the race on the way to a Petite Finals victory in a time of 6:57.375, more than 10 seconds ahead of the next finishers, Iowa and Wisconsin.
Originally seeded 10th, the First Novice Eight/Third Varsity Eight boat reached the Grand Finals where it turned in a sixth-place performance. The Third Varsity Four crew followed by winning the Petite Finals, leading from start to finish on the 2,000-meter course and cruised to a 14-second win before the Second Varsity Four ended the Grand Finals in sixth.
The best performance of the championships for Minnesota came in the First Varsity Four race as the crew posted a time of 7:06.390 to place fifth. The Gophers' Second Varsity Eight battled to finish sixth in the Grand Finals that vaulted the team score before the First Varsity Eight boat capped the regatta, narrowly edging Wisconsin by less than one second, to place second in the Petite Finals.
Following the action on the water, Minnesota junior captain Manon Field was named to the All-Big Ten First Team, while sophomore Josefine Freltoft landed on the All-Big Ten Second Team. Sophomore Sophia Pirigyi earned the B1G Sportsmanship Award during the final ceremony at Eagle Creek Park.
Final Standings
1. Washington - 264 points
2. Rutgers - 239 points
3. Michigan - 212 points
4. Indiana - 158 points
5. Ohio State - 135 points
6. USC - 131 points
7. Minnesota - 127 points
8. Michigan State - 125 points
9. UCLA - 72 points
10. Iowa - 66 points
11. Wisconsin - 53 points
Sunday Results
2N8/4V8 Petite Finals
1. Minnesota - 6:57.375 (5 points)
2. Iowa - 7:08.096
3. Wisconsin - 7:10.201
4. Indiana - 7:32.067
1N8/3V8 Grand Finals
1. Washington - 6:31.866
2. Rutgers - 6:35.294
3. Ohio State - 6:38.353
4. Michigan - 6:39.500
5. Michigan State - 6:43.986
6. Minnesota - 6:45.045 (12 points)
3V4 Petite Finals
1. Minnesota - 7:26.430 (5 points)
2. Wisconsin - 7:40.172
3. UCLA - 7:42.110
4. Iowa - 7:52.461
2V4 Grand Finals
1. Washington - 6:58.341
2. Rutgers - 6:59.955
3. Michigan - 7:07.133
4. USC - 7:14.860
5. Ohio State - 7:15.859
6. Minnesota - 7:20.919 (12 points)
1V4 Grand Finals
1. Washington - 6:53.520
2. Rutgers - 6:56.865
3. Michigan - 6:57.741
4. Ohio State - 7:02.355
5. Minnesota - 7:06.390 (21 points)
6. Indiana - 7:17.747
2V8 Grand Finals
1. Washington - 6:11.674
2. Rutgers - 6:17.615
3. Michigan - 6:23.804
4. Indiana - 6:32.005
5. USC - 6:32.685
6. Minnesota - 6:33.719 (36 points)
1V8 Petite Finals
1. USC - 6:24.544
2. Minnesota - 6:28.023 (36 points)
3. Wisconsin - 6:28.862
4. Iowa - 6:29.198
5. UCLA - 6:29.456
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, Martyna Rzeznik, Katy Isackson-Papp, Kimberly Klassen, 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
First Team All-Big Ten
Aisha Rocek, Washington
Zola Kemp, Washington
Marilou Duvernay-Tardif, Washington
Hannah Heideveld, Rutgers
Lily Wood, Rutgers
Lauren Andersen, Rutgers
Katie Easton, Michigan
Gabrielle Graves, Michigan
Annabel Oertel, Indiana
Lilly Murphy, Indiana
Sabrina Gottschalk, Michigan State
Leandra Hogrefe, Ohio State
Annabel Aron, USC
Manon Field, Minnesota
Sophia Gruenling, Wisconsin
Orla Cuffe, Iowa
Second Team All-Big Ten
Megan Lee, Washington
Cillian Mullen, Washington
Sophie Houston, Washington
Chiara Saccomando, Rutgers
Elli Arbogast, Rutgers
Leia Till, Michigan
Amy Newton, Michigan
Nico Daly, Indiana
Maddie Kieft, Michigan State
Ugne Rudaityte, Michigan State
Amelia Boes, Ohio State
Ellie Brindle, Ohio State
Alex DeLisle, USC
Josefine Freltoft, Minnesota
Kylie Magnus, Wisconsin
Kaija Frassrand, UCLA
Sportsmanship Award Honorees
Lily Haupt, Indiana
Natalie Maher, Iowa
Ally Blomquist, Michigan
Sam Thoma, Michigan State
Sophia Pirigyi, Minnesota
Rose Biddulph, Ohio State
Madison Cancro, Rutgers
Danielle DeFrancisci, UCLA
Chiara Meakin, USC
Olivia Hay, Washington
Macy Mosner, Wisconsin
Coach Strodel's Comments
"Today was a good team effort and as a result we had a competitive regatta," Head Coach Alicea Strodel said. "Our team depth really carried us and our athletes took a lot of pride in their racing. Thank you to all the seniors that have helped push Gopher Rowing forward and are leaving the team in a better place than they found it."
Up Next
Minnesota awaits its postseason fate as it looks to earn an at-large bid into the 2025 NCAA Rowing Championships set for May 30-June 1 in West Windsor, N.J. The NCAA Division I selection show is scheduled to air on NCAA.com Tuesday, May 20 at 4 p.m. (CT) where a total of 22 programs will be selected with nine automatic qualifiers and 13 at-large bids.
It was a dominating start to the morning at Eagle Creek Park for the Maroon and Gold's Second Novice Eight/Fourth Varsity Eight. The crew had a clean start and built an open-water lead early in the race on the way to a Petite Finals victory in a time of 6:57.375, more than 10 seconds ahead of the next finishers, Iowa and Wisconsin.
Originally seeded 10th, the First Novice Eight/Third Varsity Eight boat reached the Grand Finals where it turned in a sixth-place performance. The Third Varsity Four crew followed by winning the Petite Finals, leading from start to finish on the 2,000-meter course and cruised to a 14-second win before the Second Varsity Four ended the Grand Finals in sixth.
The best performance of the championships for Minnesota came in the First Varsity Four race as the crew posted a time of 7:06.390 to place fifth. The Gophers' Second Varsity Eight battled to finish sixth in the Grand Finals that vaulted the team score before the First Varsity Eight boat capped the regatta, narrowly edging Wisconsin by less than one second, to place second in the Petite Finals.
Following the action on the water, Minnesota junior captain Manon Field was named to the All-Big Ten First Team, while sophomore Josefine Freltoft landed on the All-Big Ten Second Team. Sophomore Sophia Pirigyi earned the B1G Sportsmanship Award during the final ceremony at Eagle Creek Park.
Final Standings
1. Washington - 264 points
2. Rutgers - 239 points
3. Michigan - 212 points
4. Indiana - 158 points
5. Ohio State - 135 points
6. USC - 131 points
7. Minnesota - 127 points
8. Michigan State - 125 points
9. UCLA - 72 points
10. Iowa - 66 points
11. Wisconsin - 53 points
Sunday Results
2N8/4V8 Petite Finals
1. Minnesota - 6:57.375 (5 points)
2. Iowa - 7:08.096
3. Wisconsin - 7:10.201
4. Indiana - 7:32.067
1N8/3V8 Grand Finals
1. Washington - 6:31.866
2. Rutgers - 6:35.294
3. Ohio State - 6:38.353
4. Michigan - 6:39.500
5. Michigan State - 6:43.986
6. Minnesota - 6:45.045 (12 points)
3V4 Petite Finals
1. Minnesota - 7:26.430 (5 points)
2. Wisconsin - 7:40.172
3. UCLA - 7:42.110
4. Iowa - 7:52.461
2V4 Grand Finals
1. Washington - 6:58.341
2. Rutgers - 6:59.955
3. Michigan - 7:07.133
4. USC - 7:14.860
5. Ohio State - 7:15.859
6. Minnesota - 7:20.919 (12 points)
1V4 Grand Finals
1. Washington - 6:53.520
2. Rutgers - 6:56.865
3. Michigan - 6:57.741
4. Ohio State - 7:02.355
5. Minnesota - 7:06.390 (21 points)
6. Indiana - 7:17.747
2V8 Grand Finals
1. Washington - 6:11.674
2. Rutgers - 6:17.615
3. Michigan - 6:23.804
4. Indiana - 6:32.005
5. USC - 6:32.685
6. Minnesota - 6:33.719 (36 points)
1V8 Petite Finals
1. USC - 6:24.544
2. Minnesota - 6:28.023 (36 points)
3. Wisconsin - 6:28.862
4. Iowa - 6:29.198
5. UCLA - 6:29.456
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, Martyna Rzeznik, Katy Isackson-Papp, Kimberly Klassen, 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
First Team All-Big Ten
Aisha Rocek, Washington
Zola Kemp, Washington
Marilou Duvernay-Tardif, Washington
Hannah Heideveld, Rutgers
Lily Wood, Rutgers
Lauren Andersen, Rutgers
Katie Easton, Michigan
Gabrielle Graves, Michigan
Annabel Oertel, Indiana
Lilly Murphy, Indiana
Sabrina Gottschalk, Michigan State
Leandra Hogrefe, Ohio State
Annabel Aron, USC
Manon Field, Minnesota
Sophia Gruenling, Wisconsin
Orla Cuffe, Iowa
Second Team All-Big Ten
Megan Lee, Washington
Cillian Mullen, Washington
Sophie Houston, Washington
Chiara Saccomando, Rutgers
Elli Arbogast, Rutgers
Leia Till, Michigan
Amy Newton, Michigan
Nico Daly, Indiana
Maddie Kieft, Michigan State
Ugne Rudaityte, Michigan State
Amelia Boes, Ohio State
Ellie Brindle, Ohio State
Alex DeLisle, USC
Josefine Freltoft, Minnesota
Kylie Magnus, Wisconsin
Kaija Frassrand, UCLA
Sportsmanship Award Honorees
Lily Haupt, Indiana
Natalie Maher, Iowa
Ally Blomquist, Michigan
Sam Thoma, Michigan State
Sophia Pirigyi, Minnesota
Rose Biddulph, Ohio State
Madison Cancro, Rutgers
Danielle DeFrancisci, UCLA
Chiara Meakin, USC
Olivia Hay, Washington
Macy Mosner, Wisconsin
Coach Strodel's Comments
"Today was a good team effort and as a result we had a competitive regatta," Head Coach Alicea Strodel said. "Our team depth really carried us and our athletes took a lot of pride in their racing. Thank you to all the seniors that have helped push Gopher Rowing forward and are leaving the team in a better place than they found it."
Up Next
Minnesota awaits its postseason fate as it looks to earn an at-large bid into the 2025 NCAA Rowing Championships set for May 30-June 1 in West Windsor, N.J. The NCAA Division I selection show is scheduled to air on NCAA.com Tuesday, May 20 at 4 p.m. (CT) where a total of 22 programs will be selected with nine automatic qualifiers and 13 at-large bids.
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