INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – No. 7 Rutgers rowing scored its best Big Ten Championships result in team history with a second-place team finish on Sunday at Eagle Creek Park.
 
The Scarlet Knights earned a medal in all seven races while compiling 239 points, led by six silver medals by the Varsity 8, 2nd Varsity 8, Varsity 4, 2nd Varsity 4, 3rd Varsity 4, and 3rd Varsity 8. No. 2 Washington won every race and the Big Ten Championships title with 264 points.
 
The V8 closed the championship regatta with the most exciting race of the weekend, finishing second to No. 2 Washington by less than a second with the highest point total of the weekend on the line. Earlier, the 2V4 was also within a few strokes of No. 2 Washington, earning silver just 1.6 seconds behind the Huskies.
 
The 2V8 was six seconds behind Washington, while the V4 was in contact with the Husky boat throughout their race, finishing second with a 3.3-second margin.
 
Five Scarlet Knights from the Varsity 8 earned All-Conference awards for their efforts at the championship regatta. Hannah Heideveld, Lily Wood, and Lauren Andersen have been named All-Big Ten First Team, while Chiara Saccomando and Elli Arbogast have earned All-Big Ten Second Team. Madison Cancro has earned the team's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
 
The Scarlet Knights will look to earn an at-large bid to the 2025 NCAA Championships, which will be announced during the selection special on Tues., May 20 at 5 p.m. on ncaa.com.

RESULTS

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TEAM RESULTS

Rank	Team	Points
1st	Washington	264
2nd	Rutgers	239
3rd	Michigan	212
4th	Indiana	158
5th	Ohio State	135
6th	USC	131
7th	Minnesota	127
8th	Michigan State	125
9th	UCLA	72
10th	Iowa	66
11th	Wisconsin	53

LINEUPS (stroke to bow, coxswain last)
1st 8+
8: Elli Arbogast
7: Kate Pitzel
6: Hannah Heideveld
5: Lily Wood
4: Chiara Saccomando
3: Lauren Andersen
2: Ruby Hatfield
1: Louise Dinard
Coxswain: Victoria Grieder

2nd 8+
8: Olivia Elliott
7: Mary Ciardiello 
6: Jazmine Ingall
5: Beatrice Colclough
4: Elizabeth Enriquez
3: Vanessa Karayiannis
2: Emily Szopa
1: Ciara Butler
Coxswain: Maxine Prawl

1st 4+
4: Femke de Witt
3: Louise Liemberg
2: Olenka Moran
1: Olivia Cook
Coxswain: Meghan Mangan

2nd 4+
4: Abigail Franks
3: Julia Galesi
2: Catherine Garvey
1: Sofia Ulinski
Coxswain: Elizabeth Steron

3rd 4+
4: Katharina Dowlin
3: Julia Kennedy
2: Karolina Matracz
1: Madison Cancro
Coxswain: Alesandra Chester

3rd 8+
8: Maddie Baird
7: Ainsley Bedford
6: Samantha Bianco
5: Eda Erkan
4: Bridget Moore
3: Liepa Kazlas
2: Devin Sutch 
1: Lindsay Gledhill
Coxswain: Ashley Lo

4th 8+
8. Charlotte Thomas
7. Emma Ferreira
6. A'mya Dill-El
5. Breylan Petka
4. Holland Engel
3. Mariam Abdo
2. Katie Balint
1. Julia Rhodes
Coxswain: Lindsey Eattock