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Photo by: David Kaplan
Gophers Shine as Hosts Saturday in Twin Cities 2K
5/2/2026 5:00:00 PM | Rowing
Eleven race wins in two sessions at Lake Phalen
ST. PAUL - Minnesota rowing closed an impressive day on the waters of Lake Phalen at the Twin Cities 2K behind 11 first-place performances. The action took place over two sessions Saturday in St. Paul, Minn., and was the first time it has hosted a regatta in a decade.
The Golden Gophers welcomed Iowa, Kansas, and Wisconsin, to the Twin Cities for seven boat classes and battled a strong headwind on a course slightly shorter than a standard 2,000 meters. The Maroon and Gold walked away with six race wins in the morning action before claiming five more victories during the finals in the afternoon session.
Racing head-to-head against the Hawkeyes for the first four heats, Minnesota picked up a win across all four crews, highlighted by a dominating 11-second victory by the First Varsity Eight boat that opened the regatta and set the tone with the fastest finish of the day. It was a closer fight between the Second Varsity Eight boats with the Gophers edging their rivals by just 2.4 seconds.
Following three-consecutive wins from the Maroon and Gold's Varsity Fours, the Fourth Varsity Eight crew secured another 10-plus-second win, this time finishing ahead of both Iowa and Wisconsin to end the opening session.
After a lunch break, the afternoon started in a similar fashion for Minnesota as its top crew was not affected by the changing conditions and cruised to another powerful performance. The next race proved to be the closest of the day for the Maroon and Gold as the Second Varsity Eight boat covered the course less than one second ahead of the Hawkeyes, while all four crews were within 10 seconds of each other.
The First Varsity Four followed with another commanding effort to secure its second win and the Second Varsity Four needed a strong surge to the finish line for a narrow victory. The Gophers placed second in the next two races, both by less than two seconds, before capping the home event thanks to a victorious effort from their Fourth Varsity Eight crew in decisive fashion.
Minnesota's Session 1 Results
1V8 Heat 1
1. Minnesota - 6:12.16
2. Iowa - 6:23.36
2V8 Heat 1
1. Minnesota - 6:22.80
2. Iowa - 6:25.2
1V4 Heat 1
1. Minnesota - 7:04.07
2. Iowa - 7:13.45
2V4 Heat 1
1. Minnesota - 7:07.8
2. Iowa - 7:11.0
3V4 Heat 1
1. Minnesota - 7:17.5
2. Iowa - 7:25.1
3. Wisconsin - 7:27.1
3V8/1N8 Heat 1
1. Iowa - 6:32.1
2. Minnesota - 6:34.5
4V8 Heat 1
1. Minnesota - 6:40.1
2. Iowa - 6:51.3
3. Wisconsin - 7:00.9
Minnesota's Session 2 Results
1V8 Finals
1. Minnesota - 6:19.4
2. Kansas - 6:29.72
3. Iowa - 6:34.15
4. Wisconsin - 6:49.07
2V8 Finals
1. Minnesota - 6:36.4
2. Iowa - 6:37.36
3. Wisconsin - 6:45.49
4. Kansas - 6:46.0
1V4 Finals
1. Minnesota - 7:14.6
2. Iowa - 7:23.24
3. Wisconsin - 7:29.55
4. Kansas - 7:31.23
2V4 Finals
1. Minnesota - 7:35.57
2. Iowa - 7:38.38
3. Kansas - 7:45.97
4. Wisconsin - 7:46.92
3V4 Finals
1. Iowa - 7:28.7
2. Minnesota - 7:29.8
3. Wisconsin - 7:38.2
3V8/1N8 Finals
1. Kansas - 6:57.84
2. Minnesota - 6:59.26
3. Iowa - 7:03.49
4. Wisconsin - 7:04.59
4V8 Finals
1. Minnesota - 7:01.3
2. Iowa - 7:11.83
3. Wisconsin - 7:28.7
Minnesota's Lineup
1V8 - Ashley Ohlemacher (cox), Sophia Pirigyi, Manon Field, Kimberly Klassen, Lexi Schimnowski, Alexa Mueller, Emilie Rish, Madeline Fincham, Nuala Macfarlane
2V8 - Radhika Ajmera (cox), Emily Franke, Alexa Fauson, Martyna Rzeznik, Paige Keller, Chloe Petersen, Emma Herstad, Eleni Charalampidou-Layton, Nena Papaterpou
3V8/1N8 - Katherine Bixby (cox), Mary Jane DeWeerdt, Audrey Zimmerman, Lexi Storey, Sienna Hubbard, Kayla Pearce, Victoria Knoll, Courtney Hislop, Madison Corn
4V8 - Devon Torgerson (cox), Marina Filas, Sydney Leston, Julia Channell, Maggie Berrett, Gabby Pertzborn, Erika Schick, Sydney Loehrl, Maud Grobben
1V4 - Shelby Kaplan (cox), Danna Strohstack, Peyton Miller, Kylie Mong, McCall Motz
2V4 - Annika Maiorino (cox), Nathalie Müller, Caroline Johnson, Jaden Deutscher, Abby Schroeder
3V4 - Tammy Nguyen (cox), Ellison Northrop-Kiel, Josefine Freltoft, Viktoria Lapikof, Elsie Belina
Coach Strodel's Comments
"There are so many people that made today! To start, our facility and support staff created a top-notch race course and environment. Being able to have a home event for our athletes to perform in front of their family, supporters and Twin Cities community members gave everyone an incredible sense of pride," Head Coach Alicea Strodel said. "Lastly, our athletes raced with purpose and had great performances. I'm grateful to everyone who made this home race a success. Thank you all!"
Up Next
The Gophers have two weeks to train for their final test of the 2025-26 season as they get ready for the Big Ten Conference Championship which will be held May 16-17 at the Indianapolis Rowing Center in Indianapolis, Ind., with live coverage available on B1G+.
The Golden Gophers welcomed Iowa, Kansas, and Wisconsin, to the Twin Cities for seven boat classes and battled a strong headwind on a course slightly shorter than a standard 2,000 meters. The Maroon and Gold walked away with six race wins in the morning action before claiming five more victories during the finals in the afternoon session.
Racing head-to-head against the Hawkeyes for the first four heats, Minnesota picked up a win across all four crews, highlighted by a dominating 11-second victory by the First Varsity Eight boat that opened the regatta and set the tone with the fastest finish of the day. It was a closer fight between the Second Varsity Eight boats with the Gophers edging their rivals by just 2.4 seconds.
Following three-consecutive wins from the Maroon and Gold's Varsity Fours, the Fourth Varsity Eight crew secured another 10-plus-second win, this time finishing ahead of both Iowa and Wisconsin to end the opening session.
After a lunch break, the afternoon started in a similar fashion for Minnesota as its top crew was not affected by the changing conditions and cruised to another powerful performance. The next race proved to be the closest of the day for the Maroon and Gold as the Second Varsity Eight boat covered the course less than one second ahead of the Hawkeyes, while all four crews were within 10 seconds of each other.
The First Varsity Four followed with another commanding effort to secure its second win and the Second Varsity Four needed a strong surge to the finish line for a narrow victory. The Gophers placed second in the next two races, both by less than two seconds, before capping the home event thanks to a victorious effort from their Fourth Varsity Eight crew in decisive fashion.
Minnesota's Session 1 Results
1V8 Heat 1
1. Minnesota - 6:12.16
2. Iowa - 6:23.36
2V8 Heat 1
1. Minnesota - 6:22.80
2. Iowa - 6:25.2
1V4 Heat 1
1. Minnesota - 7:04.07
2. Iowa - 7:13.45
2V4 Heat 1
1. Minnesota - 7:07.8
2. Iowa - 7:11.0
3V4 Heat 1
1. Minnesota - 7:17.5
2. Iowa - 7:25.1
3. Wisconsin - 7:27.1
3V8/1N8 Heat 1
1. Iowa - 6:32.1
2. Minnesota - 6:34.5
4V8 Heat 1
1. Minnesota - 6:40.1
2. Iowa - 6:51.3
3. Wisconsin - 7:00.9
Minnesota's Session 2 Results
1V8 Finals
1. Minnesota - 6:19.4
2. Kansas - 6:29.72
3. Iowa - 6:34.15
4. Wisconsin - 6:49.07
2V8 Finals
1. Minnesota - 6:36.4
2. Iowa - 6:37.36
3. Wisconsin - 6:45.49
4. Kansas - 6:46.0
1V4 Finals
1. Minnesota - 7:14.6
2. Iowa - 7:23.24
3. Wisconsin - 7:29.55
4. Kansas - 7:31.23
2V4 Finals
1. Minnesota - 7:35.57
2. Iowa - 7:38.38
3. Kansas - 7:45.97
4. Wisconsin - 7:46.92
3V4 Finals
1. Iowa - 7:28.7
2. Minnesota - 7:29.8
3. Wisconsin - 7:38.2
3V8/1N8 Finals
1. Kansas - 6:57.84
2. Minnesota - 6:59.26
3. Iowa - 7:03.49
4. Wisconsin - 7:04.59
4V8 Finals
1. Minnesota - 7:01.3
2. Iowa - 7:11.83
3. Wisconsin - 7:28.7
Minnesota's Lineup
1V8 - Ashley Ohlemacher (cox), Sophia Pirigyi, Manon Field, Kimberly Klassen, Lexi Schimnowski, Alexa Mueller, Emilie Rish, Madeline Fincham, Nuala Macfarlane
2V8 - Radhika Ajmera (cox), Emily Franke, Alexa Fauson, Martyna Rzeznik, Paige Keller, Chloe Petersen, Emma Herstad, Eleni Charalampidou-Layton, Nena Papaterpou
3V8/1N8 - Katherine Bixby (cox), Mary Jane DeWeerdt, Audrey Zimmerman, Lexi Storey, Sienna Hubbard, Kayla Pearce, Victoria Knoll, Courtney Hislop, Madison Corn
4V8 - Devon Torgerson (cox), Marina Filas, Sydney Leston, Julia Channell, Maggie Berrett, Gabby Pertzborn, Erika Schick, Sydney Loehrl, Maud Grobben
1V4 - Shelby Kaplan (cox), Danna Strohstack, Peyton Miller, Kylie Mong, McCall Motz
2V4 - Annika Maiorino (cox), Nathalie Müller, Caroline Johnson, Jaden Deutscher, Abby Schroeder
3V4 - Tammy Nguyen (cox), Ellison Northrop-Kiel, Josefine Freltoft, Viktoria Lapikof, Elsie Belina
Coach Strodel's Comments
"There are so many people that made today! To start, our facility and support staff created a top-notch race course and environment. Being able to have a home event for our athletes to perform in front of their family, supporters and Twin Cities community members gave everyone an incredible sense of pride," Head Coach Alicea Strodel said. "Lastly, our athletes raced with purpose and had great performances. I'm grateful to everyone who made this home race a success. Thank you all!"
Up Next
The Gophers have two weeks to train for their final test of the 2025-26 season as they get ready for the Big Ten Conference Championship which will be held May 16-17 at the Indianapolis Rowing Center in Indianapolis, Ind., with live coverage available on B1G+.
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