BETHEL, Ohio – Rutgers rowing concluded the 2024 season 14th in the country, highlighted by a 10th-place finish by the Scarlet Knights' Varsity 4 boat, a 14th-place for the 2nd Varsity 8, and 15th for the Varsity 8 at the NCAA Championships at Harsha Lake. RU combined for 55 points during championship weekend, one more point and one more place ahead of their 2023 team finish.
The Varsity 4 scored its best national finish since placing 9th in 2022. Racing in Sunday's petite final, the Scarlet Knights were fighting with Syracuse for the final two spots in the race at the halfway, 1,00-meter mark. RU picked up the intensity and finished strong, passing No. 11 Pennsylvania over the latter half of the race and finishing in fourth nearly five seconds ahead of them. Michigan, Brown, and California finished ahead of Rutgers for national places 7-9.
The 2nd Varsity 8 led their C final at the 500 and 1,000-meter checkpoints before Syracuse pulled just a seat or two ahead down the stretch for a 1.1-second margin of victory at the line. Rutgers matched its 14th-place finish from last spring, finishing second in their C final ahead of Duke, Indiana, Gonzaga, and Boston U.
The Varsity 8 wrapped its season in 15th place in the country with a third-place showing the C final on Sunday. The fast race had contact between all six boats, with Rutgers touching both Virginia and Indiana throughout the 2,000 meter race course. Virginia won 3.8 second aheads of RU, followed by Indiana, as Rutgers placed ahead of Duke, Gonzaga, and Northeastern.
Competing in their fifth consecutive NCAA Championships, the Scarlet Knights entered the national regatta with 14 of the 23 athletes from last year's national championships returning. The Varsity 4's 10th place finish bettered its seed of 13 at the NCAA Championships.
Gallery: (6-1-2024) Rowing NCAA Championships 2024
TEAM STANDINGS
RESULTS
Varsity 4 - Petite Final
| Place |
Lane |
Entry |
500M |
1000M |
1500M |
Raw Time |
Final Time |
Margin |
Participants |
| 1 |
3 |
Michigan (Madeson Scott)
|
01:44.150
|
03:32.744
(01:48.594)
|
05:21.697
(01:48.953)
|
07:13.916
(01:52.219)
|
07:13.916
Raw 07:13.916
|
- |
- Lillian Gregory (Cox)
- Madeson Scott (4)
- Gabrielle Graves (3)
- Carla Russell (2)
- Emily Nelson (1)
|
| 2 |
5 |
Brown (Ann Herring)
|
01:45.140
|
03:37.220
(01:52.080)
|
|
07:16.342
(03:39.122)
|
07:16.342
Raw 07:16.342
|
02.426 |
- Summer Balla-Kellett (Cox)
- Ann Herring (4)
- Audrey Roche (3)
- Ava Rothmeyer (2)
- Ellie Knight (1)
|
| 3 |
4 |
California (Miya Meskis)
|
01:47.200
|
03:35.782
(01:48.582)
|
05:25.293
(01:49.511)
|
07:17.558
(01:52.265)
|
07:17.558
Raw 07:17.558
|
03.642 |
- Charley Griffiths (Cox)
- Miya Meskis (4)
- Zoe McKernan (3)
- MaryKate McDermott (2)
- Megan Culbert (1)
|
| 4 |
2 |
Rutgers (Margaret Kane)
|
01:48.470
|
03:39.176
(01:50.706)
|
|
07:18.372
(03:39.196)
|
07:18.372
Raw 07:18.372
|
04.456 |
|
| 5 |
6 |
Pennsylvania (Maya Spunberg)
|
01:48.550
|
03:37.886
(01:49.336)
|
|
07:23.156
(03:45.270)
|
07:23.156
Raw 07:23.156
|
09.240 |
- Ella Valencia (Cox)
- Maya Spunberg (4)
- Emma Gray (3)
- Silvia Harrop-Lopez (2)
- Jordan Reed (1)
|
| 6 |
1 |
Syracuse (Sarah Haney)
|
01:47.480
|
03:39.318
(01:51.838)
|
|
07:25.334
(03:46.016)
|
07:25.334
Raw 07:25.334
|
11.418 |
- Chloe Van de Meulebroecke (Cox)
- Sarah Haney (4)
- Lauren Coop (3)
- Minaya Bishop (2)
- Haley Uliasz (1)
|
2nd Varsity 8 - C final
| Place |
Lane |
Entry |
500M |
1000M |
1500M |
Raw Time |
Final Time |
Margin |
Participants |
| 1 |
2 |
Syracuse (Elizabeth Vogt)
|
01:38.860
|
03:19.538
(01:40.678)
|
04:58.618
(01:39.080)
|
06:38.430
(01:39.812)
|
06:38.430
Raw 06:38.430
|
- |
- April Serrano-Jimenez (Cox)
- Elizabeth Vogt (8)
- Kaitlyn Dennis (7)
- Alice McNeill (6)
- Lena Radke (5)
- Aicha Abdelaziz (4)
- Charlotte Ebel (3)
- Grace Loveridge (2)
- Margaret Sweeney (1)
|
| 2 |
4 |
Rutgers (Chiara Saccomando)
|
01:38.120
|
03:19.194
(01:41.074)
|
04:59.438
(01:40.244)
|
06:39.564
(01:40.126)
|
06:39.564
Raw 06:39.564
|
01.134 |
|
| 3 |
5 |
Duke (Brenna Morley)
|
01:37.660
|
03:20.344
(01:42.684)
|
05:01.335
(01:40.991)
|
06:42.843
(01:41.508)
|
06:42.843
Raw 06:42.843
|
04.413 |
- Ithika Senthilnathan (Cox)
- Brenna Morley (8)
- Mollie Nicol (7)
- Francesca Morland (6)
- Noelle Fuchs (5)
- Elizabeth May (4)
- Sophie Gower (3)
- Chelsea Proutt (2)
- Irene Ulitsky (1)
|
| 4 |
3 |
Indiana (Sofia Sperduto)
|
01:37.590
|
03:19.980
(01:42.390)
|
05:01.926
(01:41.946)
|
06:44.815
(01:42.889)
|
06:44.815
Raw 06:44.815
|
06.385 |
- Lilly Gintert (Cox)
- Sofia Sperduto (8)
- Maddison Shanks (7)
- Lily Haupt (6)
- Phoebe Inall (5)
- Niamh Monk (4)
- Clare Hunsberger (3)
- Lilly Murphy (2)
- Caroline Schrieber (1)
|
| 5 |
1 |
Gonzaga (Marjane Rivat)
|
01:40.360
|
03:24.768
(01:44.408)
|
05:08.457
(01:43.689)
|
06:51.444
(01:42.987)
|
06:51.444
Raw 06:51.444
|
13.014 |
- Giovanna Consiglio (Cox)
- Marjane Rivat (8)
- Katherine Stenning (7)
- Quinn Elsenbast (6)
- Leah Manzo-McCottry (5)
- Madison Reed (4)
- Erin Monfredini (3)
- Cassidy Parr (2)
- Olivia Feistner (1)
|
| 6 |
6 |
Boston (Ada Giraldo)
|
01:40.890
|
03:27.222
(01:46.332)
|
05:19.164
(01:51.942)
|
06:55.149
(01:35.985)
|
06:55.149
Raw 06:55.149
|
16.719 |
- Trisha Jaggi (Cox)
- Ada Giraldo (8)
- Hannah Look (7)
- Grace Brown (6)
- Viktoria Zruttova (5)
- Sally Thoden (4)
- Lilly McSweeney (3)
- Reagan Lynch (2)
- Bianca Saffirio (1)
|
Varsity 8 - C final
| Place |
Lane |
Entry |
500M |
1000M |
1500M |
Raw Time |
Final Time |
Margin |
Participants |
| 1 |
5 |
Virginia (Lauren Jochims)
|
01:35.760
|
03:14.036
(01:38.276)
|
04:52.355
(01:38.319)
|
06:27.421
(01:35.066)
|
06:27.421
Raw 06:27.421
|
- |
- Nora Grabcheski (Cox)
- Lauren Jochims (8)
- Catherine Williams (7)
- Jenna Hajji (6)
- Skylar Morrison (5)
- Kate Kelly (4)
- Eva Frohnhofer (3)
- Kelsey Gems (2)
- Meagan Goldsmith (1)
|
| 2 |
4 |
Indiana (Megan Mills)
|
01:35.360
|
03:13.766
(01:38.406)
|
04:51.929
(01:38.163)
|
06:28.693
(01:36.764)
|
06:28.693
Raw 06:28.693
|
01.272 |
- Katherine Nelson (Cox)
- Megan Mills (8)
- Bowden Emily (7)
- Sophie Bowden (6)
- Piper Maaka (5)
- Nico Daly (4)
- Annabel Oertel (3)
- Isabel Velasquez (2)
- Abbey Armstrong (1)
|
| 3 |
3 |
Rutgers (Kate Pitzel)
|
01:37.260
|
03:14.646
(01:37.386)
|
04:52.747
(01:38.101)
|
06:31.225
(01:38.478)
|
06:31.225
Raw 06:31.225
|
03.804 |
|
| 4 |
2 |
Duke (Chloe Zollman)
|
01:35.620
|
03:15.352
(01:39.732)
|
04:54.116
(01:38.764)
|
06:34.051
(01:39.935)
|
06:34.051
Raw 06:34.051
|
06.630 |
- Audrey Kline (Cox)
- Chloe Zollman (8)
- ellen ulitsky (7)
- Magdelena Mills (6)
- NIamh Comerford (5)
- Kathryn Nash (4)
- Florine Lijesen (3)
- Nora Conaty (2)
- Lauren Brandmeyer (1)
|
| 5 |
1 |
Gonzaga (Ella Beck)
|
01:37.630
|
03:17.334
(01:39.704)
|
04:58.297
(01:40.963)
|
06:36.761
(01:38.464)
|
06:36.761
Raw 06:36.761
|
09.340 |
- Lula Macey (Cox)
- Ella Beck (8)
- Amanda Triebensee (7)
- Camille Ruhlin-Hicks (6)
- Isabella Barstow (5)
- Hannah Cooney (4)
- Molly Hess (3)
- Edie Benson (2)
- Katelyn Sierhuis (1)
|
| 6 |
6 |
Northeastern (Isla Bathgate)
|
01:36.540
|
03:18.696
(01:42.156)
|
05:02.369
(01:43.673)
|
06:38.497
(01:36.128)
|
06:38.497
Raw 06:38.497
|
11.076 |
- Camille Arnold-Mages (Cox)
- Isla Bathgate (8)
- Jordan Hillyard (7)
- Lexi Fulton (6)
- Iris Cotrupi (5)
- Grace Theobald (4)
- Julia Halbreich (3)
- Firinne Rolfe (2)
- Heather Taylor (1)
|
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