#12 Women's Rowing Readies For Big Ten Championships

Saturday, May 16

Indianapolis, Ind.

Rutgers University

Big Ten Championships

Women's rowing at the 2026 Big Ten Invitational on Lake Natoma in Gold River, California in April

#12 Women's Rowing Readies For Big Ten Championships

May 14 | Women's Rowing

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The #12 Rutgers women's rowing team is off to the 2026 Big Ten Championships being held at Eagle Creek Reservoir in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The top three finishers from each of Saturday's heats will advance to the Grand Finals on Sunday, while the five remaining boats will compete in the Petite Finals.

Saturday heats will stream on B1G+ and Sunday's finals will air live on the Big Ten Network with Dean Linke, Grace Latz, and Mandi Kowal calling the action.

ABOUT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Saturday - Heats
9:14 a.m. - Fourth Varsity 8
9:38 a.m. - Third Varsity 8
10:02 a.m. - Third Varsity 4
10:26 a.m. - Second Varsity 4
10:50 a.m. - First Varsity 4
11:14 a.m. - Second Varsity 8
11:38 a.m. - First Varsity 8

Sunday - Finals
9:02 a.m. - Fourth Varsity 8 Petite
9:14 a.m. - Fourth Varsity 8 Final
9:26 a.m. - Third Varsity 8 Petite
9:38 a.m. - Third Varsity 8 Final
9:50 a.m. - Third Varsity 4 Petite
10:02 a.m. - Third Varsity 4 Final
10:14 a.m. - Second Varsity 4 Petite
10:26 a.m. - Second Varsity 4 Final
10:38 a.m. - First Varsity 4 Petite
10:50 a.m. - First Varsity 4 Final
11:02 a.m. - Second Varsity 8 Petite
11:14 a.m. - Second Varsity 8 Final
11:38 a.m. - First Varsity 8
12:15 p.m. - Awards Ceremony

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP SCORING

Race:	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th
Varsity 8	132	120	108	96	84	72	60	48	36	24	12
Second Varsity 8	88	80	72	64	56	48	40	32	24	16	8
Varsity 4	44	40	36	32	28	24	20	16	12	8	4
Second Varsity 4	33	30	27	24	21	18	15	12	9	6	3
Third Varsity 8	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2
Third Varsity 4	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2
Fourth Varsity 8	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

CRCA TOP 25 POLL

1.	Tennessee
2.	Texas
3.	Stanford
4.	Washington
5.	Yale
6.	Cal
7.	Princeton
8.	Virginia
9.	Brown
10.	Syracuse
11.	UCF
12.	Rutgers
13.	Duke
14.	Miami
15.	Alabama
16.	Ohio State
17.	Michigan
18.	UCLA
19.	Dartmouth
20.	Oregon State
21.	Harvard-Radcliffe
22.	Pennsylvania
23.	North Carolina
24.	Columbia
25.	Oklahoma

RUTGERS IN THE POLLS

Week Ten (May 12) - #12
Week Nine (May 5) - #12
Week Eight (Apr. 28) - #12
Week Seven (Apr. 21) - #12
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 CHAMPIONSHIPS

Rutgers women's rowing scored its best Big Ten Championships result in team history with a second-place team finish last season.

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.

The Varsity 8, which includes returning Scarlet Knights Lily Wood, Chiara Saccomando and Louise Dinard, 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 Second Varsity 4, including Abigail Franks, Sofia Ulinski and Elizabeth Steron, was also within a few strokes of No. 2 Washington, earning silver just 1.6 seconds behind the Huskies.

The Second Varsity 8 was six seconds behind Washington, while the Varsity 4 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, including Wood picking up first team honors and Saccomando with second team honors.

BIG TEN BOATS OF THE WEEK

Nine Rutgers boats have earned Big Ten Boat of the Week distinction this season, led by the Varsity 4, picking up the honor four times. It marks the most weekly conference honors for the Scarlet Knights after seven boats picked up honors last season.

The Varsity 4 and Third Varsity 4 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.

Varsity 4 Doc Hoseas AM Results 1. #3 Yale - 7:24.5 2. #8 Rutgers - 7:25.0 3. #16 Penn - 7:39.2

Varsity 4 Doc Hosea AM Lineup
4: Abigail Franks
3: Kathryn Koleto
2: Jazmine Ingall
1: Lowri Cawdell
Coxswain: Elizabeth Steron

Varsity 4 Doc Hosea PM Lineup 1. #8 Rutgers - 7:21.9 2. #12 Syracuse - 7:29.6

Varsity 4 Doc Hosea PM Lineup
4: Abigail Franks
3: Izzy Johnson
2: Jazmine Ingall
1: Lowri Cawdell
Coxswain: Elizabeth Steron

Third Varsity 4 Doc Hosea AM Results 1. #8 Rutgers A - 7:28.6 2. #8 Rutgers B - 7:32.0 3. #3 Yale - 8:18.1 4. #12 Syracuse - 8:21.1

Third Varsity 4 Doc Hosea AM Lineup
4: Bridget Moore
3: Karen Kirkorian
2: Elizabeth Enriquez
1: Madeline Crumley
Coxswain: Megan Pruitt

Third Varsity 4 Doc Hosea PM Results 1. #8 Rutgers A - 7:31.1 2. #8 Rutgers B - 7:44.7 3. #12 Syracuse - 8:25.3

Third Varsity 4 Doc Hosea PM Lineup
4: Bridget Moore
3: Karen Kirkorian
2: Elizabeth Enriquez
1: Seher Talukdar
Coxswain: Ashley Lo

The Varsity 4 and Third Varsity 4 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.

Varsity 4 Ivy League Invite AM Results
1. #7 Virginia – 8:00.488
2. #9 Brown – 8:01.888
3. #11 Rutgers – 8:03.580

Varsity 4 Ivy League Invite PM Results
1. #11 Rutgers – 7:58.919
2. #6 Princeton – 8:09.811
3. Cornell – 8:35.733

Varsity 4 Ivy League Invite AM & PM Lineup
4: Mary Ciardiello
3: Juliann Northrop
2: Kathryn Koleto
1: Elizabeth Enriquez
Coxswain: Ashley Lo

Third Varsity 4 Ivy League Invite AM Results
1. #11 Rutgers A – 8:38.128
2. #7 Virginia – 8:52.180
3. #11 Rutgers B - 8:57.108

Third Varsity 4 Ivy League Invite AM Lineup
4: Shea Callahan
3: Madeline Baird
2: Samantha Bianco
1: Eda Erkan
Coxswain: Lindsey Eattock

Third Varsity 4 Ivy League PM Results
1. #11 Rutgers A – 8:05.496
2. #11 Rutgers B – 8:23.84
3. Cornell – 8:51.322

Third Varsity 4 Ivy League Invite PM Lineup
4: Samantha Bianco
3: Madeline Crumley
2: Devin Sutch
1: Eda Erkan
Coxswain: Lindsey Eattock

Both the Varsity 4 and Third Varsity earned conference honors for a third time following the Big Ten Invitational. Rutgers' First Varsity Four picked up a first, second and third place finish, while the Scarlet Knights' Third Varsity 4 captured victories in two of its three races, including an upset win over #1 Stanford.

The Varsity 4 was the top boat across the finish line, besting #16 Ohio State and #20 UCLA, along with Notre Dame and San Diego in session I. RU held a 12.407-second margin of victory over the runner-up Buckeyes. Rutgers took second in Session III, finishing behind top-ranked Stanford. As runner-ups, the Scarlet Knights crossed 6.623 seconds ahead of third-place Oregon State and placed in front of #23 Indiana and Iowa. Session III, less than 4.437 seconds separating Rutgers from #1 Stanford and #5 Washington. The Scarlet Knights placed third, only 4.437 seconds behind the top-ranked Cardinal and 1.860 seconds behind the runner-up Huskies.

The Third Varsity 4 picked up its first win in Session I, topping #20 UCLA, Minnesota, #16 Ohio State and San Diego. The Scarlet Knights clocked in 3.788 seconds ahead of the Bruins for the victory. Session II saw Rutgers finish 7.891 seconds ahead of the top-ranked Stanford and also cross the finish line ahead of #16 Ohio State, Oregon State and Iowa. RU took third place in Session II behind #5 Washington and #1 Stanford, but finished in front of #9 Cal and #17 Michigan. The Scarlet Knights were behind the runner-up Cardinal by less than a four-second margin.

Varsity 4 B1G Invite – Session I Results
1. #12 Rutgers – 7:06.421
2. #16 Ohio State – 7:18.828
3. #20 UCLA – 7:21.418
4. Notre Dame – 7:34.018
5. San Diego – 7:37.378

Varsity 4 B1G Invite Session I Lineup
4: Madeline Baird
3: Audrey White
2: Eda Erkan
1: Elizabeth Enriquez
Coxswain: Ashley Lo

Varsity 4 B1G Invite Session II Results
1. #1 Stanford – 7:02.545
2. #12 Rutgers – 7:15.287
3. Oregon State – 7:21.910
4. #23 Indiana – 7:32.140
5. Iowa – 7:37.217

Varsity 4 B1G Invite Session II Lineup
4: Mary Ciardiello
3: Audrey White
2: Eda Erkan
1: Elizabeth Enriquez
Coxswain: Ashley Lo

Varsity 4 B1G Invite Session III Results
1. #1 Stanford – 6:59.848
2. #5 Washington – 7:02.393
3. #12 Rutgers – 7:04.253
4. #9 California – 7:08.351
5. #17 Michigan – 7:09.926

Varsity 4 B1G Invite Session III Lineup
4: Audrey White
3: Kathryn Koleto
2: Elizabeth Enriquez
1: Eda Erkan
Coxswain: Ashley Lo

Third Varsity 4 Big Ten Invite Session I Results
1. #12 Rutgers – 7:19.788
2. #20 UCLA – 7:22.576
3. Minnesota – 7:34.601
4. #16 Ohio State – 7:38.941
5. San Diego – 8:02.178

Third Varsity 4 Big Ten Invite Session I Lineup
4: Sierra Smith
3: Devin Sutch
2: Izzy Johnson
1: Samantha Bianco
Coxswain: Lindsey Eattock

Third Varsity 4 Big Ten Invite Session II Results
1. #12 Rutgers – 7:20.948
2. #1 Stanford – 7:28.839
3. #16 Ohio State – 7:38.393
4. Oregon State – 7:42.838
5. Iowa – 7:54.681

Third Varsity 4 Big Ten Invite Session II Lineup
4: Izzy Johnson
3: Katie Balint
2: Sierra Smith
1: Devin Sutch
Coxswain: Lindsey Eattock

Third Varsity 4 Big Ten Invite Session III Results
1. #5 Washington – 7:13.842
2. #1 Stanford – 7:24.042
3. #12 Rutgers – 7:27.905
4. #9 California – 7:31.837
5. #17 Michigan – 7:33.295

Third Varsity 4 Big Ten InviteSession III Lineup
4: Izzy Johnson
3: Katie Balint
2: Sierra Smith
1: Devin Sutch
Coxswain: Lindsey Eattock

Three Scarlet Knights boats earned Big Ten Boat of the Week in RU's final performance prior to the Big Ten Championship at the Women's Eastern Sprints on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Massachusetts in early May.

The Varsity 4 helped Rutgers to two of its 10 victories as the prelims saw the Scarlet Knights on top with a nearly 10-second margin of victory over Columbia, UConn, Cornell and URI to advance to the grand final. In the grand final, RU came ahead of two ranked programs, besting #23 Dartmouth by 6.240 seconds, as well as topping third-place #9 Brown.

The Second Varsity 8 won its prelim heat and was runner-up in the grand final. In the grand final, RU had a close finish with #9 Brown and was narrowly edged by 1.122 seconds. The Scarlet Knights topped #21 Harvard-Radcliffe by 7.949 seconds and placed ahead of #23 Dartmouth, Northeastern and BU. In prelim racing, the Scarlet Knights came out on top in their heat with a nearly eight-second victory over the #23 Big Green and ahead of Cornell, Boston College and UConn.

The Third Varsity 8 also picked up two of Rutgers' 10 victories at the Women's Eastern Sprints. The Scarlet Knights claimed a grand final victory as they clocked in 5.302 seconds ahead of second-place #23 Dartmouth and also prevailed by 7.258 seconds over #21 Harvard-Radcliffe, as well as Columbia, Northeastern and Cornell. RU won its preliminary heat to qualify for the grand final by nearly 4 seconds over Northeastern and #23 Dartmouth, as well as BU, Boston College, UMass and Temple.

Varsity 4 Eastern Sprints Preliminary Heat Results
1. #12 Rutgers – 7:12.042
2. Columbia – 7:22.188
3. UConn – 7:30.798
4. Cornell – 7:32.688
5. URI – 7:38.204

Varsity 4 Eastern Sprints Grand Final Results
1. #12 Rutgers – 7:11.517
2.#23 Dartmouth – 7:17.757
3. #9 Brown – 7:18.179
4. Boston College – 7:24.733
5. Columbia – 7:25.559
6. BU – 7:27.081

Varsity 4 Lineup
4: Audrey White
3: Mary Ciardiello
2: Juliann Northrop
1: Hannah Roetger
Coxswain: Ashley Lo

Second Varsity 8 Eastern Sprints Preliminary Heat Results
1. #12 Rutgers – 6:21.776
2. #23 Dartmouth – 6:29.997
3. Cornell – 6:41.937
4. Boston College – 6:45.247
5. UConn – 6:54.204

Second Varsity 8 Eastern Sprints Grand Final Results
1. #9 Brown – 6:18.088
2. #12 Rutgers - 6:19.210
3. #21 Harvard-Radcliffe – 6:27.158
4. #23 Dartmouth – 6:27.612
5. Northeastern – 6:32.636
6. BU – 6:32.854

Second Varsity 8 Lineup
8: Liepa Kazlas
7: Louise Dinard
6: Izzy Johnson
5: Madeline Galesi
4: Fallon DeWitt
3: Elizabeth Enriquez
2: Kathryn Koleto
1: Jazmine Ingall
Coxswain: Megan Pruitt

Third Varsity 8 Eastern Sprints Preliminary Heat Results
1. #12 Rutgers – 6:38.603
2. Northeastern – 6:42.507
3. #23 Dartmouth – 6:46.699
4. BU – 6:50.109
5. Boston College – 6:50.135
6. UMass – 7:2.618
7. Temple – 7:39.463

Third Varsity 8 Eastern Sprints Grand Final Results
1. #12 Rutgers – 6:34.864
2. #23 Dartmouth – 6:40.166
3. #21 Harvard-Radcliffe – 6:42.122
4. Columbia – 6:45.488
5. Northeastern – 6:49.240
6. Cornell – 6:50.372

Third Varsity 8 Lineup
8: Natalie Hammond
7: Satiana Alvarez
6: Krissy Xavier
5: Holly Stoker
4: Isabel Corbett
3: Anna Eizhvertin
2: Nina Rozek
1: Kelsey Lavelle
Coxswain: Charlotte Weaver

ABOUT THE SCARLET KNIGHTS

At Doc Hosea back on March 29 on the Cooper River in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, the morning session saw RU's Third Varsity 4 A boat take first while the B boat placed second against both #3 Yale and #12 Syracuse. 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.

Continuing the season at the Ivy League Invitational on April 11 in Princeton, New Jersey upstream on the Raritan River, 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.

The Scarlet Knights were last in action at the Big Ten Invitational on Lake Natoma in Gold River, California on April 18-19.

On day one, RU captured eight victories, including the Scarlet Knights' Third Varsity 4 with a first-place finish over #1 Stanford. The Third Varsity 4 finished 7.891 seconds ahead of the top-ranked Cardinal to lead the Scarlet Knights in the afternoon session, also crossing the finish line ahead of #16 Ohio State, Oregon State and Iowa. The day one morning session saw RU race to six first-place finishes. The Second Varsity 8, First Varsity 4, Second Varsity 4, Third Varsity 4 and Third Varsity 8 all crossed ahead of #16 Ohio State and #20 UCLA. The Fourth Varsity 8 also led the Scarlet Knights to victory in front of #9 Cal and #17 Michigan. The Second Varsity had the RU's largest margin of victory in the morning, besting runner-up #20 UCLA by 12.287 seconds. In addition to the Third Varsity 4's win in the afternoon over the top-ranked Cardinal, Rutgers' Fourth Varsity 8 posted a win, topping #16 Ohio State, Iowa and #23 Indiana, finishing ahead of the Buckeyes by 10.700 seconds.

Day two saw Rutgers claim a runner-up finish in the Fourth Varsity 8 crossing behind #5 Washington and ahead of #17 Michigan and #9 California. The First Varsity 4 and Third Varsity 4, meanwhile, both took third in their respective heats. The First Varsity 4 came in 4.407 seconds behind #1 Stanford and were edged by #5 Washington by 1.760 seconds for second, while the Third Varsity 4 were just behind runner-up #1 Stanford by 3.863 seconds with #5 Washington taking first place. Both boats topped #9 California and #17 Michigan.

In their last competition prior to the Big Ten Championship, Rutgers placed third at the Women's Eastern Sprints on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Massachusetts, winning 10 of its 12 races. Grand final racing opened with the Third Varsity 4 as Rutgers' B boat dominated the field, outrowing teammates from the A boat by 16.621 seconds and was also in front of Cornell, #23 Dartmouth, Holy Cross, and #21 Harvard-Radcliffe. The Fourth Varsity 8 also finished with a commanding lead in its victory, crossing the finish line 15.227 seconds better than runner-up Northeastern. The Second Varsity 4 picked up its grand final victory, besting #23 Dartmouth with an 8.134-second margin of victory and ahead of third-place Columbia and fourth-place #9 Brown. The First Varsity 4 finished ahead of two ranked programs to come in 6.240 seconds ahead of #23 Dartmouth and third-place #9 Brown. The Third Varsity 8 also claimed a grand final victory, clocking in 5.302 seconds ahead of second-place #23 Dartmouth and also prevailed over #21 Harvard-Radcliffe. Rounding out the afternoon grand final appearances were the Second Varsity 8 with a runner-up performance and the Varsity 8 placing sixth.The Second Varsity 8 had a close finish with #9 Brown and were narrowly edged by 1.122 seconds.

UP NEXT

The 2026 NCAA Division I Rowing Championship selections will be announced on Tuesday, May 19 at 5 p.m. The NCAA Championships will take place May 29-31 at Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Gainesville, Georgia.

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