Hawkeyes Finish Ninth at Big Ten Championships

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – The University of Iowa rowing team finished the Big Ten Championships with 120 points, earning 9th place. This is the highest point total for the Hawkeyes under head coach Jeff Garbutt.

The highest finish of the day came from the 2V8 who placed 6 after advancing to the A final. This is the first time a Hawkeye boat has advanced to the A final in the expanded Big Ten Championship format. Iowa’s 3V4 had a dominate race winning the petite final with an open water advantage. Six Hawkeye boats met or beat their seeds this weekend.

Two Hawkeyes were honored with Big Ten Awards following the conclusion of racing. Sophomore Leah Nawrot was awarded First Team All-Big honors and junior Carissa Cochico earned Sportsmanship honors.

THE FIELD
No. 4 Washington won their second Big Ten Championship earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Rowing Championship. The Huskies finished with 350 points, winning 6 of 7 boat classes. No. 12 Rutgers finished in second with 322 points, the rest of the field shook out as follows: No. 16 Ohio State – 262, No. 17 Michigan – 255, No. 18 UCLA – 227, USC – 155, Indiana – 143, Minnesota – 142, Iowa – 120, Michigan State – 69 and Wisconsin – 57.

RESULTS
Minnesota took an early lead over the field with the Hawkeyes staying connected to the field. At the thousand-meter mark, Iowa had some water to make up heading into the second half of the race. Coming into the final sprint Iowa laid it all out to catch Michigan State.

Varsity Eight
1 Minnesota (6:43.66)
2 USC (6:44.89)
3 Michigan State (6:51.93)
4 Iowa (6:59.74)
5 Wisconsin (7:04.16)
Iowa: Carissa Cochico (cox), Scarlett Maleham, Ella Grove, Leah Nawrot, Beatrix Hearn, Poppy Brooke Turner, Soph Pepper, Annabel Rayner, Emma Rayner

Washington pulled to an early lead with the Hawkeyes staying connected to USC and Ohio State. USC made a move on Iowa and Ohio State to gain some separation. Heading into the final 1000-meters, Iowa began taking seats on Ohio State. In the final sprint,

II Varsity Eight
1 Washington (6:38.26)
2 Rutgers (6:43.91)
3 Michigan (6:47.32)
4 USC (6:51.95)
5 Ohio State (6:57.69)
6 Iowa (7:01.52)
Iowa: Taylor Arbuckle (cox), Lauren Bengtson, Catherine Finerty, Haley Hayes, Olivia Smothers, Meghan Harris, Andy Mills, Katie Proudlove, Isabelle DeLong

USC took an early lead over the field, with Iowa and Minnesota staying connected to the leader. Through the first 500-meters, the top three spots remained tight with little separation. Heading into the second half of the race, Iowa began to make a move to take a couple seats on USC. The Hawkeyes lengthened their lead over Minnesota but were unable to catch USC in the final 250-meters.

Varsity Four
1 USC (7:54.52)
2 Iowa (7:57.37)
3 Minnesota (8:01.28)
4 Wisconsin (8:08.84)
5 Michigan State (8:27.39))
Iowa: Kimberly Marquez (cox), Evan Schwickerath, Maddie Jones, Chloe Fortin, Kendall Doerr

USC took an early lead, but the Hawkeyes stayed connected to the leaders within the early meters. As Iowa began to settle into their race, they took a couple of seats on Wisconsin and Indiana. Iowa made a move in the middle meters to overtake Wisconsin and Indiana. Iowa prepped for their sprint in the last 500-meters to maintain their position and hold off the charge from Wisconsin.

II Varsity Four
1 USC (8:21.24)
2 Iowa (8:29.18)
3 Wisconsin (8:31.17)
4 Indiana (8:36.45)
5 Michigan State (8:51.80)
Iowa: Maddie Reid (cox), Issy Allen, Emma Tate, Karire Evans, Sidra Sakati

The Hawkeyes started strong and pulled out to an early lead over the field. At the 1000-meter mark, Iowa remained in the lead with an open water advantage over the field. USC made a move in the third part of the race to cut the lead that Iowa built. The Hawkeyes made a final push in the 250-meter sprint to maintain their open water lead over the field.

III Varsity Four
1 Iowa (8:28.87)
2 USC (8:35.31)
3 Wisconsin (8:47.29)
4 Michigan State (8:48.53)
Iowa: Olivia Brimeyer (cox), Brynn Storhoff, Laura Murphy, Grace Ryan, Grace Moller

Iowa got out to an early lead after the first 500. The rest of the field made a large move to overtake the Hawkeyes by the midpoint of the race. Iowa rallied to the finish line but could not close the gap.

III Varsity Eight
1 Wisconsin (7:56.51)
2 Minnesota (8:00.77)
3 Michigan State (8:13.94)
4 Iowa (8:28.77)
Iowa: Jordyn Gassmann (cox), Cait Quinn, Ava Adams, Elizabeth Stopak, Ryleigh McFarland, Maddy Stutler, Jadyn Pankow, Milly Short, Lena Jones

Washington took an early lead over the field, with the Hawkeyes staying connected to the field through the first 500-meters. Through the middle meters, Iowa began to battle with Ohio State, taking a seat lead at the halfway point. Coming into the red buoys, Ohio State was able to overtake the Hawkeyes in the final sprint.

IV Varsity Eight
1 Washington (6:52.82)
2 Rutgers (6:55.54)
3 Michigan (7:03.12)
4 UCLA (7:07.46)
5 Ohio State (7:14.18)
6 Iowa (7:18.43)
Iowa: Kynedi Humphrey (cox), Olivia Leschisin, Claire Shanley, Ava Garvey, Mikaela Mwangong Danika Richardson, Abbi Hoyt, Hannah Ryan, Olivia Sweeney

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH JEFF GARBUTT
“I am so excited for the future of Iowa rowing. We raced hard today and everyone showed up in the moment and performed at the highest level. I am proud of the 2V8 for getting valuable points for the team and finishing well above their seed. The 3V4 showed out as well, winning their heat with such strength. I am also incredibly thankful for the staff and managers that I get to coach alongside with. They helped to make this weekend seamless with all of the last-minute changes. This weekend we showed what it means to be a Hawkeye rower and I am looking forward to getting back on the water with them all!”