Notre Dame Rowing Four-Seat Boats Highlight Big Ten Invitational Effort

The University of Notre Dame rowing team completed competition at the Big Ten Invitational in Sarasota, Florida, on Saturday, April 20. The two-day regatta was highlighted by the Irish four-seat boats, with the 1V4 and 2V4 each winning two out of three races over the weekend. 

The 1V4 capped the competition with a win over Alabama, UCF, Iowa and Wisconsin on Sunday morning. 

The Irish return to action next weekend in Princeton, New Jersey, and will face Princeton, Columbia and Northeastern in a four-team regatta. 

A full recap of the Irish at the Big Ten Invitational:   

First Varsity Eight (1V8)

Allison Fick, Margaret Newell, Christina Steinki, Isalina Colsman, Avery Ericksen, Natalie Hoefer, Neev Gamble, Keelin Klocke, coxswain Elise Jones

Friday AM

1. Minnesota 6:32.173
2. Iowa 6:34.633
3. Notre Dame 6:35.525
4. Oklahoma 6:41.072

Friday PM

1. Indiana 6:37.146
2. Notre Dame 6:42.667
3. Michigan State 6:47.796
4. SMU 6:50.308

Saturday AM

1. UCF 6:33.537
2. Alabama 6:36.212
3. Iowa 6:36.834
4. Notre Dame 6:38.991
5. Wisconsin 6:42.760

Second Varsity Eight (2V8) 

Maya Fister, Lindsay Falk, Elsa Bixby, Courtney French, Eleanor Walsh, Victoria Gordon-Brown, Lily Crook, Molly Hackett, coxswain Annmarie Wallis

Friday AM

1. Iowa 6:47.853
2. Notre Dame 6:48.780
3. Oklahoma 6:52.974
4. Minnesota 6:54.071

Friday PM

1. Indiana 6:44.602
2. Michigan State 6:56.543
3. Notre Dame 6:56.766
4. SMU 6:59.070

Saturday AM

1. Alabama 6:43.018
2. UCF 6:45.291
3. Iowa 6:49.904
4. Notre Dame 6:50.397
5. Wisconsin 6:52.073

Third Varsity Eight (3V8)

Claire Macy, Esther Prantil-Evans, Clodagh McEvoy-Johnston, Elizabeth Tessen, Lena Meyer, Michaela Carroll, Christina Henning, Grace Taylor, coxswain Joyce Kang

Friday AM

1. Notre Dame 6:59.442
2. Oklahoma 7:02.342
3. Minnesota 67:04.151
4. Iowa 7:10.338

Friday PM 

1. Indiana 7:00.313
2. Notre Dame 7:03.658
3. Michigan State 7:21.534

Saturday AM

1. Alabama 6:52.238
2. Indiana 6:55.278
3. Rutgers 6:56.969
4. Notre Dame 7:03.100

First Varsity Four (1V4) 

Sara Louser, Julia Clavi, Scarlett Quinn, Morgan Rice, coxswain Grace Collins

Friday AM

1. Notre Dame 7:29.258
2. Iowa 7:36.521
3. Minnesota 7:41.957
4. Oklahoma 7:46.795

Friday PM

1. Indiana 7:29.779
2. Notre Dame 7:31.090
3. SMU 7:50.474
4. Michigan State 7:56.070

Saturday AM

1. Notre Dame 7:22.470
2. Alabama 7:25.471
3. UCF 7:27.423
4. Iowa 7:35.729
5. Wisconsin 7:42.084

Second Varsity Four (2V4)

Grace Hartzell, Grayson Conway, Emma Hopsicker, Audrey Burri, coxswain Margaret Abbot–

Friday AM

1. Notre Dame 7:32.357
2. Iowa 7:37.758
3. Minnesota 7:38.287
4. Oklahoma 7:52.665

Friday PM

1. Notre Dame 7:42.917
2. Indiana 7:48.545
3. Michigan State 7:50.278

Saturday AM

1. Iowa 7:29.590
2. UCF 7:34.159
3. Notre Dame 7:36.083
4. Wisconsin 7:36.518
5. Alabama 7:38.328