Saturday, April 18
Gold River, Calif.
8:00 AM
Rutgers University
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Big Ten Invitational
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#12 Women's Rowing Set For Big Ten Invitational
Apr 17 | Women's Rowing
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The #12 Rutgers women's rowing team heads out west for the Big Ten Invitational on Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19 on Lake Natoma in California State Park in Gold River, California.
Joining the Scarlet Knights at the Big Ten Invitational are #9 Cal, Gonzaga, #23 Indiana, Iowa, #17 Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Notre Dame, #16 Ohio State, Oregon State, Sacramento State, San Diego, Stanford, #20 UCLA, USC, #5 Washington, Washington State and Wisconsin.
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Video: Saturday | Sunday - B1G+
Live Results: Here Now
Spectator Directions: 1912 Hazel Avenue, Gold River, CA 95670
Session I - Saturday Morning (All Times ET)
12:50 p.m. – Second Varsity 4 (Rutgers, Notre Dame, Ohio State, San Diego, UCLA)
1:00 p.m. - Varsity 4 (Rutgers, Notre Dame, Ohio State, San Diego, UCLA)
1:10 p.m. - Second Varsity 8 (Rutgers, Notre Dame, Ohio State, San Diego, UCLA)
1:20 p.m. - Varsity 8 (Rutgers, Notre Dame, Ohio State, San Diego, UCLA)
2:10 pm - Third Varsity 4 (Rutgers, Minnesota, Ohio State, San Diego, UCLA)
2:20 p.m. - Third Varsity 8 (Rutgers, Ohio State, Minnesota, UCLA)
Session II - Saturday Afternoon (All Times ET)
6:10 p.m. - Third Varsity 4 (Stanford, Rutgers, Oregon State, Ohio State, Iowa)
6:20 p.m. - Third Varsity 8 (Stanford, Rutgers, Indiana, Iowa)
6:30 p.m. - Fourth Varsity 8 (Stanford, Rutgers, Ohio State, Indiana, Iowa)
7:40 p.m. - Second Varisty 4 (Stanford, Rutgers, Oregon State, Indiana, Iowa)
7:50 p.m. - Varsity 4 (Stanford, Rutgers, Oregon State, Indiana, Iowa)
8:00 p.m. - Second Varsity 8 (Stanford, Rutgers, Oregon State, Indiana, Iowa)
8:10 p.m. - Varsity 8 4 (Stanford, Rutgers, Oregon State, Indiana, Iowa)
Session III - Sunday Morning (All Times ET)
11:00 a.m. - Second Varsity 4 (Washington, Stanford, Rutgers, California, Michigan)
11:08 a.m. - Varsity 4 (Washington, Stanford, Rutgers, California, Michigan)
11:16 a.m. - Second Varsity 8 (Washington, Stanford, Rutgers, California, Michigan)
11:24 a.m. - Varsity 8 (Washington, Stanford, Rutgers, California, Michigan)
1:08 p.m. - Third Varsity 4 ( Washington, Stanford, Rutgers, California, Michigan)
1:16 p.m. - Third Varsity 8 (Washington, Stanford, Rutgers, California, Michigan)
1:24 p.m. - Fourth Varsity 8 (Washington, Stanford, Rutgers, California, Michigan)
Rutgers won eight races over the first two sessions and another five in session III for a total of 13 victories at the 2025 Big Ten Invitational, held last year at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida.
The Second Varsity 4 paced the Scarlet Knights with a win in each of the first two sessions, dominating No. 7 Brown in the morning by 11+ seconds and outracing No. 6 Tennessee by 5+ seconds in the afternoon.
Four of Rutgers' six wins in session I came against #7 Brown (V8, 2V8, V4, 2V4), while the Third Varsity 4 beat out Minnesota and Wisconsin and the Fourth Varsity 8 finished ahead of runner-up Michigan State by 13+ seconds.
The Third Varsity 8 joined the Second Varsity 4 with a win in the afternoon, beating out #12 Michigan by seven seconds
In session III, the Varsity 8, 2nd Varsity 8, Varsity 4, Second Varsity 4, and Third Varsity 4 all won their races. The Varsity 8, Second Varsity 8, Varisty 4 and Second Varsity 4 all beat out #16 Duke, #17 Oregon State, #21 Indiana, and #24 USC. The Third Varsity 4 was victorious over #12 Michigan and #14 Ohio State.
The Third Varsity 8 was runner-up to #6 Tennessee, while the Fourth Varsity 8 was third behind Michigan and Ohio State.
Rutgers' Varsity 4 and Third Varsity 4 have each won Big Ten Boat of the Week twice this season.
The two boats picked up their first weekly awards following their performances at the Doc Hosea Invitational on the Cooper River in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. In the morning session at Doc Hosea, the Varsty 4 placed second and was only 0.5 seconds behind the first-place boat from #3 Yale and outstroked #16 Penn by 14.2 seconds. In the afternoon, the Scarlet Knight Varsity 4 earned the victory, edging #12 Syracuse by 7.7 seconds. The Third Varsity 4, meanwhile, won both sessions at Doc Hosea. In the morning, RU outpaced #3 Yale by 49.5 seconds and #12 Syracuse by 52.5 seconds. Later in the day, the Scarlet Knights met up again with Orange and bested #12 Syracuse with a 54.2-second margin of victory.
Doc Hosea AM Lineup - Varsity 4+
4: Abigail Franks
3: Kathryn Koleto
2: Jazmine Ingall
1: Lowri Cawdell
Coxswain: Elizabeth Steron
Doc Hosea PM Lineup - Varsity 4+
4: Abigail Franks
3: Izzy Johnson
2: Jazmine Ingall
1: Lowri Cawdell
Coxswain: Elizabeth Steron
Doc Hosea AM Lineup - Varsity 4+ A
4: Bridget Moore
3: Karen Kirkorian
2: Elizabeth Enriquez
1: Madeline Crumley
Coxswain: Megan Pruitt
Doc Hosea PM Lineup - 3rd Varsity 4+ A
4: Bridget Moore
3: Karen Kirkorian
2: Elizabeth Enriquez
1: Seher Talukdar
Coxswain: Ashley Lo
The two boats again picked up conference honors following the Ivy League Invitational on the Raritan River in Princeton, New Jersey. Rutgers' Varsity 4 won its race against #6 Princeton and was neck-and-neck with #7 Virginia and #9 Brown with only a three-second margin between the three boats. The Scarlet Knights came in 1.692 seconds behind runner-up #9 Brown and 3.092 seconds behind first-place #7 Virginia. They also finished ahead of the sixth-ranked Tigers in the afternoon, coming together for a 10.892-second margin of victory. RU's Third Varsity 4A won both its races at the Ivy League Invitational. In the morning, the Scarlet Knights finished ahead of both #7 Virginia and #9 Brown coming in first place with a 14.052 margin of victory over #7 Virginia. They also placed first in the afternoon, crossing 18.344 seconds ahead of their B counterparts and 45.826 seconds in front of Cornell.
Ivy League Invite AM & PM Lineup - Varsity 4+
4: Mary Ciardiello
3: Juliann Northrop
2: Kathryn Koleto
1: Elizabeth Enriquez
Coxswain: Ashley Lo
Ivy League Invite AM Lineup - Third Varsity 4A
4: Shea Callahan
3: Madeline Baird
2: Samantha Bianco
1: Eda Erkan
Coxswain: Lindsey Eattock
Ivy League Invite PM Lineup - Third Varsity 4A
4: Samantha Bianco
3: Madeline Crumley
2: Devin Sutch
1: Eda Erkan
Coxswain: Lindsey Eattock
Rutgers opened the 2026 season at the Doc Hosea Invitational against #3 Yale, #12 Syracuse and #16 Penn back on March 29 and last weekend was in action at the Ivy League Invitational on the Raritan River in Princeton, New Jersey.
At Doc Hosea, the morning session saw RU's Third Varsity 4 A boat take first while the B boat placed second against both the Bulldogs and Orange. The Varsity 8, Second Varsity 8, Varsity 4, Second Varsity 4, Third Varsity 8 and Fourth Varsity 8 all had runner-up performances. The Varsity 4, Third Varsity 4 and Third Varsity 8+ all picked up victories over Syracuse in the afternoon.
Just down the road at last weekend's Ivy League Invitational, the Third Varsity 4 captured a win over #7 Virginia and #9 Brown and the Varsity 4 and Second Varsity 4 took home victories over #6 Princeton. Additionally, the Third Varsity 4 captured a dominant win over Cornell by nearly 46 seconds.
Rutgers women's rowing will travel to the Women's Sprints in Worcester, Massachusetts on Sunday, May 3.
Follow Rutgers women's rowing on Facebook, X and Instagram.
Joining the Scarlet Knights at the Big Ten Invitational are #9 Cal, Gonzaga, #23 Indiana, Iowa, #17 Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Notre Dame, #16 Ohio State, Oregon State, Sacramento State, San Diego, Stanford, #20 UCLA, USC, #5 Washington, Washington State and Wisconsin.
| ABOUT THE INVITE |
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Video: Saturday | Sunday - B1G+
Live Results: Here Now
Spectator Directions: 1912 Hazel Avenue, Gold River, CA 95670
Session I - Saturday Morning (All Times ET)
12:50 p.m. – Second Varsity 4 (Rutgers, Notre Dame, Ohio State, San Diego, UCLA)
1:00 p.m. - Varsity 4 (Rutgers, Notre Dame, Ohio State, San Diego, UCLA)
1:10 p.m. - Second Varsity 8 (Rutgers, Notre Dame, Ohio State, San Diego, UCLA)
1:20 p.m. - Varsity 8 (Rutgers, Notre Dame, Ohio State, San Diego, UCLA)
2:10 pm - Third Varsity 4 (Rutgers, Minnesota, Ohio State, San Diego, UCLA)
2:20 p.m. - Third Varsity 8 (Rutgers, Ohio State, Minnesota, UCLA)
Session II - Saturday Afternoon (All Times ET)
6:10 p.m. - Third Varsity 4 (Stanford, Rutgers, Oregon State, Ohio State, Iowa)
6:20 p.m. - Third Varsity 8 (Stanford, Rutgers, Indiana, Iowa)
6:30 p.m. - Fourth Varsity 8 (Stanford, Rutgers, Ohio State, Indiana, Iowa)
7:40 p.m. - Second Varisty 4 (Stanford, Rutgers, Oregon State, Indiana, Iowa)
7:50 p.m. - Varsity 4 (Stanford, Rutgers, Oregon State, Indiana, Iowa)
8:00 p.m. - Second Varsity 8 (Stanford, Rutgers, Oregon State, Indiana, Iowa)
8:10 p.m. - Varsity 8 4 (Stanford, Rutgers, Oregon State, Indiana, Iowa)
Session III - Sunday Morning (All Times ET)
11:00 a.m. - Second Varsity 4 (Washington, Stanford, Rutgers, California, Michigan)
11:08 a.m. - Varsity 4 (Washington, Stanford, Rutgers, California, Michigan)
11:16 a.m. - Second Varsity 8 (Washington, Stanford, Rutgers, California, Michigan)
11:24 a.m. - Varsity 8 (Washington, Stanford, Rutgers, California, Michigan)
1:08 p.m. - Third Varsity 4 ( Washington, Stanford, Rutgers, California, Michigan)
1:16 p.m. - Third Varsity 8 (Washington, Stanford, Rutgers, California, Michigan)
1:24 p.m. - Fourth Varsity 8 (Washington, Stanford, Rutgers, California, Michigan)
| CRCA TOP 25 POLL |
| 1 | Stanford University |
| 2. | University of Texas |
| 3. | Yale University |
| 4. | University of Tennessee |
| 5. | University of Washington |
| 6. | Princeton University |
| 7. | Brown University |
| 8. | University of Virginia |
| 9. | University of California, Berkeley |
| 10. | Syracuse University |
| 11. | University of Central Florida |
| 12. | Rutgers University |
| 13. | University of Alabama |
| 14. | Duke University |
| 15. | University of Miami |
| 16. | Ohio State University |
| 17. | University of Michigan |
| 18. | Harvard-Radcliffe |
| 19. | University of Pennsylvania |
| 20. | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 21. | University of North Carolina |
| 22. | Dartmouth College |
| 23. | Indiana University |
| 24. | University of Oklahoma |
| 25. | Columbia University |
| RUTGERS IN THE POLLS |
- Week Six (Apr. 14) - #12
- Week Five (Apr. 7) - #11
- Week Four (Mar. 31) - #11
- Week Three (Mar. 24) - #8
- Week Two (Mar. 17) - #8
- Week One (Mar. 10) - #8
- Preseason (Mar. 3) - #9
| LAST TIME AT THE BIG TEN INVITATIONAL |
Rutgers won eight races over the first two sessions and another five in session III for a total of 13 victories at the 2025 Big Ten Invitational, held last year at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida.
The Second Varsity 4 paced the Scarlet Knights with a win in each of the first two sessions, dominating No. 7 Brown in the morning by 11+ seconds and outracing No. 6 Tennessee by 5+ seconds in the afternoon.
Four of Rutgers' six wins in session I came against #7 Brown (V8, 2V8, V4, 2V4), while the Third Varsity 4 beat out Minnesota and Wisconsin and the Fourth Varsity 8 finished ahead of runner-up Michigan State by 13+ seconds.
The Third Varsity 8 joined the Second Varsity 4 with a win in the afternoon, beating out #12 Michigan by seven seconds
In session III, the Varsity 8, 2nd Varsity 8, Varsity 4, Second Varsity 4, and Third Varsity 4 all won their races. The Varsity 8, Second Varsity 8, Varisty 4 and Second Varsity 4 all beat out #16 Duke, #17 Oregon State, #21 Indiana, and #24 USC. The Third Varsity 4 was victorious over #12 Michigan and #14 Ohio State.
The Third Varsity 8 was runner-up to #6 Tennessee, while the Fourth Varsity 8 was third behind Michigan and Ohio State.
| BIG TEN BOATS OF THE WEEK |
Rutgers' Varsity 4 and Third Varsity 4 have each won Big Ten Boat of the Week twice this season.
The two boats picked up their first weekly awards following their performances at the Doc Hosea Invitational on the Cooper River in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. In the morning session at Doc Hosea, the Varsty 4 placed second and was only 0.5 seconds behind the first-place boat from #3 Yale and outstroked #16 Penn by 14.2 seconds. In the afternoon, the Scarlet Knight Varsity 4 earned the victory, edging #12 Syracuse by 7.7 seconds. The Third Varsity 4, meanwhile, won both sessions at Doc Hosea. In the morning, RU outpaced #3 Yale by 49.5 seconds and #12 Syracuse by 52.5 seconds. Later in the day, the Scarlet Knights met up again with Orange and bested #12 Syracuse with a 54.2-second margin of victory.
Doc Hosea AM Lineup - Varsity 4+
4: Abigail Franks
3: Kathryn Koleto
2: Jazmine Ingall
1: Lowri Cawdell
Coxswain: Elizabeth Steron
Doc Hosea PM Lineup - Varsity 4+
4: Abigail Franks
3: Izzy Johnson
2: Jazmine Ingall
1: Lowri Cawdell
Coxswain: Elizabeth Steron
Doc Hosea AM Lineup - Varsity 4+ A
4: Bridget Moore
3: Karen Kirkorian
2: Elizabeth Enriquez
1: Madeline Crumley
Coxswain: Megan Pruitt
Doc Hosea PM Lineup - 3rd Varsity 4+ A
4: Bridget Moore
3: Karen Kirkorian
2: Elizabeth Enriquez
1: Seher Talukdar
Coxswain: Ashley Lo
The two boats again picked up conference honors following the Ivy League Invitational on the Raritan River in Princeton, New Jersey. Rutgers' Varsity 4 won its race against #6 Princeton and was neck-and-neck with #7 Virginia and #9 Brown with only a three-second margin between the three boats. The Scarlet Knights came in 1.692 seconds behind runner-up #9 Brown and 3.092 seconds behind first-place #7 Virginia. They also finished ahead of the sixth-ranked Tigers in the afternoon, coming together for a 10.892-second margin of victory. RU's Third Varsity 4A won both its races at the Ivy League Invitational. In the morning, the Scarlet Knights finished ahead of both #7 Virginia and #9 Brown coming in first place with a 14.052 margin of victory over #7 Virginia. They also placed first in the afternoon, crossing 18.344 seconds ahead of their B counterparts and 45.826 seconds in front of Cornell.
Ivy League Invite AM & PM Lineup - Varsity 4+
4: Mary Ciardiello
3: Juliann Northrop
2: Kathryn Koleto
1: Elizabeth Enriquez
Coxswain: Ashley Lo
Ivy League Invite AM Lineup - Third Varsity 4A
4: Shea Callahan
3: Madeline Baird
2: Samantha Bianco
1: Eda Erkan
Coxswain: Lindsey Eattock
Ivy League Invite PM Lineup - Third Varsity 4A
4: Samantha Bianco
3: Madeline Crumley
2: Devin Sutch
1: Eda Erkan
Coxswain: Lindsey Eattock
| ABOUT THE SCARLET KNIGHTS |
Rutgers opened the 2026 season at the Doc Hosea Invitational against #3 Yale, #12 Syracuse and #16 Penn back on March 29 and last weekend was in action at the Ivy League Invitational on the Raritan River in Princeton, New Jersey.
At Doc Hosea, the morning session saw RU's Third Varsity 4 A boat take first while the B boat placed second against both the Bulldogs and Orange. The Varsity 8, Second Varsity 8, Varsity 4, Second Varsity 4, Third Varsity 8 and Fourth Varsity 8 all had runner-up performances. The Varsity 4, Third Varsity 4 and Third Varsity 8+ all picked up victories over Syracuse in the afternoon.
Just down the road at last weekend's Ivy League Invitational, the Third Varsity 4 captured a win over #7 Virginia and #9 Brown and the Varsity 4 and Second Varsity 4 took home victories over #6 Princeton. Additionally, the Third Varsity 4 captured a dominant win over Cornell by nearly 46 seconds.
| UP NEXT |
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