SARASOTA, Fla. – Rutgers rowing claimed three race victories at the 2023 Big Ten Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Nathan Benderson Park against a stacked field of nationally ranked teams from the conference and across the region.
 
Friday saw the Scarlet Knights win the 2nd Varsity 4 and 3rd Varsity 4 with the 2V4 topping boats from No. 18 Tennessee and Minnesota, and the 3V4 outracing No. 15 SMU, RV Iowa, and No. 20 Indiana.
 
The 3rd Varsity 4 won again on Saturday over boats from No. 11 Ohio State, No. 13 Michigan, and No. 20 Indiana.
 
"This was a competitive weekend of racing and I am impressed with the way our entire team represented themselves on the race course," said head coach Justin Price. "With five weeks to go until the Big Ten Championship, we took some valuable steps forward in building our team. We have a determined, high-energy group with great competitive spirit, and we are looking forward to continuing to build momentum throughout the entire team as we move through the season."
 
Rutgers raced in 21 highly-competitive races against a field of 14 teams ranked or receiving votes in the latest CRCA Poll in the third annual Big Ten Invitational. The races were contested at Nathan Benderson Park, the site of the 2022 NCAA Championships.
 
The Varsity 8 turned in a second-place performance in the afternoon last Friday behind No. 2 Stanford and ahead of No. 18 Tennessee and Minnesota. The Varsity 4 also came in second in a close afternoon race four seconds behind No. 2 Stanford and in front of No. 18 Tennessee and Minnesota.
 
The 2nd Varsity 8 came in second on Saturday 4.4 seconds behind No. 15 SMU while beating out No. 20 Indiana and No. 12 Duke.
 
Results
Friday

 
Saturday


Lineups
Varsity 8 (Friday Morning)
8: Emma Waters
7: Lauren Andersen
6: Hannah Heideveld
5: Pepper Kolman
4: Annie Wertheimer
3: Heili Truumees
2: Ellen White
1: Chloe Couillens
Coxswain: Emily Mahaffy

Varsity 8 (Friday Afternoon & Saturday)
8: Emma Waters
7: Lauren Andersen
6: Hannah Heideveld
5: Pepper Kolman
4: Annie Wertheimer
3: Corina Coughlan 
2: Ellen White
1: Chloe Couillens
Coxswain: Emily Mahaffy

2nd Varsity 8 (Friday Morning)
8: Olivia Coffey
7: Gabriele Bagdonas
6: Rosemarijn Luteijn
5: Ruby Hatfield
4: Corina Coughlan
3: Libby Snyder
2: Megan Evans
1: Julia Kennedy
Coxswain: Victoria Grieder

2nd Varsity 8 (Friday Afternoon)
8: Olivia Coffey
7: Gabriele Bagdonas
6: Rosemarijn Luteijn
5: Ruby Hatfield
4: Heili Truumees
3: Libby Snyder
2: Megan Evans
1: Julia Kennedy
Coxswain: Victoria Grieder

2nd Varsity 8 (Saturday)
8: Olivia Coffey
7: Gabriele Bagdonas
6: Rosemarijn Luteijn
5: Ruby Hatfield
4: Megan Evans
3: Libby Snyder
2: Heili Truumees
1: Julia Kennedy
Coxswain: Victoria Grieder

Varsity 4 (All Sessions)
4: Molly Hopping
3: Tanisha Franke
2: Sofia Ulinski
1: Jana Tarabic
Coxswain: Alexis Nguyen

2nd Varsity 4 (Friday Morning)
4: Lauren O'Connor
3: Christina Pender
2: Taylor Ralston
1: Jule Boeckmann
Coxswain: Julia Hoff

2nd Varsity 4 (Friday Afternoon)
4: Margaret Kane
3: Kate Pitzel
2: Lauren O'Connor
1: Karin Brandner
Coxswain: Julia Hoff

2nd Varsity 4 (Saturday)
4: Margaret Kane
3: Kate Pitzel
2: Lauren O'Connor
1: Jule Boeckmann
Coxswain: Julia Hoff

3rd Varsity 4 (Friday Morning)
4: Margaret Kane
3: Kate Pitzel
2: Vanessa Karayiannis
1: Karin Brandner
Coxswain: Alesandra Chester

3rd Varsity 4 (Friday Afternoon)
4: Taylor Ralston
3: Christina Pender
2: Vanessa Karayiannis
1: Jule Boeckmann
Coxswain: Alesandra Chester

3rd Varsity 4 (Saturday)
4: Taylor Ralston
3: Karlie Johnson
2: Elli Arbogast
1: Karin Brandner
Coxswain: Alesandra Chester

Novice 8 (Friday Morning)
8: Megan Mallon
7: Seher Talukdar
6: Abigail Franks
5: Mary Ciardiello
4: Shea Callahan
3: Dina Vechnyak
2: Kelly Goodall
1: Ellery Benedict
Coxswain: Julia Ravenna

Novice 8 (Friday Afternoon)
8: Megan Mallon
7: Mary Ciardiello
6: Abigail Franks
5: Seher Talukdar
4: Shea Callahan
3: Dina Vechnyak
2: Kelly Goodall
1: Ellery Benedict
Coxswain: Julia Ravenna

Novice 8 (Saturday)
8: Megan Mallon
7: Mary Ciardiello
6: Abigail Franks
5: Seher Talukdar
4: Shea Callahan
3: Dina Vechnyak
2: Kelly Goodall
1: Ellery Benedict
Coxswain: Sofia Paxton

2nd Novice 8 (Friday Morning & Saturday)
8: Katie Ryan
7: Adrianna Latka
6: Sarah McMenamin
5: Amayah Melbourne
4: Katelyn Carbonaro
3: Brianna Clark
2: Danielle Dominguez
1: Esther Jang
Coxswain: Annabel Park

2nd Novice 8 (Friday Afternoon)
8: Katie Ryan
7: Brianna Clark
6: Sarah McMenamin
5: Amayah Melbourne
4: Katelyn Carbonaro
3: Adrianna Latka
2: Danielle Dominguez
1: Esther Jang
Coxswain: Sofia Paxton


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