SARASOTA, Fla. – No. 17 Rutgers rowing concluded competition on Saturday at the second annual Big Ten Invitational at Nathan Benderson Park.

The Scarlet Knights posted six second place finishes on Saturday, with all seven races won by a CRCA Top 10 teams. The 3rd Varsity 4 and 2nd Novice 8 both beat out boats from No. 8 Ohio State to take second in their events. The Novice 8, again racing up with the 3rd Varsity 8's, topped No. 18 Tennessee while finishing third, just nine seconds off the pace set by race winner No. 8 Ohio State. 

The 2nd Varsity 4 grabbed an exciting second place result, coming in just a half-second ahead of Wisconsin in a photo finish.

Rutgers' NCAA Championship boats all dropped time on Saturday from Friday's sessions. The Varsity 8 turned in their fastest race in 6:22.655 placing second behind No. 7 Brown. The 2nd Varsity 8 came across in a weekend-best 6:33.114, also in second to No. 7 Brown. The Varsity 4 finished Rutgers' weekend with a second place showing in their best time - 7:21.432 - also behind No. 7 Brown.

The stacked-field event previewed the site of the NCAA Championships course in May and features nine teams in the 16-team field with a CRCA national ranking heading into the weekend. All eight Big Ten Conference programs are in attendance - Iowa, No. 20 Indiana, No. 6 Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, No. 8 Ohio State, No. 17 Rutgers, and Wisconsin - and join No. 7 Brown, Dartmouth, No. 10 Duke, Notre Dame, No. 2 Stanford, No. 18 Tennessee, No. 12 Virginia, and Washington State. Additionally, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan State, and Notre Dame are receiving votes in the CRCA Week 5 national poll.

Rutgers returns to action next weekend on Saturday, April 23 at No. 4 Princeton and joined by defending national champion and No. 1 ranked Texas. Racing begins at 8 a.m. on Lake Carnegie.

LINEUPS (stroke to bow, coxswain last)
Varsity 8
Femke Paulis
Sorcha O'Donnell
Hannah Heideveld
Olivia Maxton
Luisa Neerschulte
Erin Miners
Sophia Catuogno
Lauren Sanchez
Emily Mahaffy

2^nd Varsity 8
Christina Pender
Gabriele Bagdonas
Rosemarijn Luteijn
Molly Hopping
Megan Evans
Ellen White
Hannah Meade
Emily Meade
Victoria Grieder

Varsity 4
Jordan Policari
Margaret Kane
Tanisha Franke
Libby Snyder
Emily O'Neill

2^nd Varsity 4
Meaghan Schneid
Julia Kennedy
Karin Brandner
Taylor Ralston
Julia Hoff

3^rd Varsity 4
Olivia Coffey
Claire Ciardiello
Alaina Feaster
Maggie Nickel
Stephanie Welsh

Novice 8
Vanessa Karayiannis
Lauren Andersen
Elli Arbogast
Catherine Garvey
Julia Galesi
Johanna Murphy
Jordan Barr
Catherine Montgomery
Anne Rudawski

2nd Novice 8
Karlie Johnson
Natalie Davis
Emma Paxton
Elize Starr
Zoe Merold
Kaitlin Zajac
Sydney Fishkin
Aida Fong
Megan Cherichello


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