Michigan State University
Big Ten Championships
Novice Eights Shine, Medal at Big Ten Championships
5/17/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Rowing
East Lansing, Michigan ¬ Michigan State's novice eight won a bronze medal as the Spartans finished seventh as a team at the 2015 Big Ten rowing championships, held at Eagle Creek Reservoir in Indianapolis.
MSU's medal came from its novice eight, as it finished behind top-ranked Ohio State (7:10.296) and Wisconsin (7:11.460), which battled it out for the gold. The Spartans had a one-seat lead at the settle, and held a lead at the 500-meter mark, sitting bow to stern with Ohio State, which had a slight lead over the Badgers. The Buckeyes started to make their move in the 1000, and by the 1500, had a five-seat advantage on the Spartans, and the Badgers had also moved ahead to leave the Spartans in third. The two red boats went into the sprint neck-and neck, with the Buckeyes finishing three seats ahead of Wisconsin, which was five seats in front of MSU, which finished third in a time of 7:17.808, open water ahead of Indiana (7:26.615). The medalists include Rebecca Ubele (Zionsville, Indiana) Emily Tatge (Northville, Michigan), Krista Nicholson (Danbury, Connecticut), Lindsey Klei (Shelby Township, Michigan), Kassidy Higgins (Lake Orion, Michigan), Kealan Milles-Lucke (Howell, Michigan), Taylor Hentgen (Macomb, Michigan), Samantha Hahn (Perry, Michigan), and coxswain Sabrina Meo (Dexter, Michigan).
MSU's second novice eight finished fifth, crossing the line in 7:50.949; it was open water ahead of Iowa and Minnesota. The boats were fairly even after 250, but the Buckeyes had an open-water advantage over Indiana by the 500, as the Badgers pushed ahead of the Spartans to move into third place. By the midpoint, the Spartans had fallen back to fifth, but maintained contact with Michigan, Wisconsin, and Indiana as they waged a battle for second. The boats separated in the final 500, as Ohio State maintained its sizeable lead, Michigan moved out two seats over Wisconsin for second place, and the Spartans were moving on Indiana in fourth. The Wolverines held off the Badgers to take second, and Indiana held off the Spartans to finish fourth.
The second varsity eight didn't have the strongest start, battling Minnesota for fifth after the settle, behind Michigan which took the early lead with a two-seat margin over Indiana. By the midpoint of the race, the Wolverines held a five-seat lead over Wisconsin and Ohio State, which were in a dead heat chasing Michigan. The Buckeyes tried to move in on the Wolverines, and sat in second at the 1500, with Wisconsin closely behind; Indiana had fallen behind the pack at that point, but still maintained a lead over the Gophers and Spartans as the teams headed into the sprint. The teams finished in that order, as the Wolverines claimed the gold medal, with Ohio State and Wisconsin also earning medals. MSU was clocked
MSU's varsity eight was relegated to the petite final despite finishing faster in the semifinals than three of the four boats in the opposing heat on Saturday. The Spartans easily handled Rutgers by more than 28 seconds, crossing the line in 7:05.305, better than Iowa's sixth-place finish in the grand final by nearly 10 seconds. The varsity four also won its petite final by a similar margin over the Scarlet Knights, posting a time of 8:36.396.
2015 Big Ten Rowing Championship Results
Team Scores: 1. Ohio State (186); 2. Michigan (162); 3. Wisconsin (140); 4. Indiana (121); 5. Minnesota (88); 6. Iowa (79); 7. Michigan State (58); 8. Rutgers (24)
Race Results
Varsity Eight Grand Final: Ohio State 6:42.111; Michigan 6:44.893; Indiana 6:46.106; Wisconsin 6:55.221; Minnesota 7:01.131; Iowa 7:15.131
Varsity Eight Petite Final: Michigan State 7:05.305; Rutgers 7:32.583
Second Varsity Eight Grand Final: Michigan 6:59.608; Ohio State 7:02.290; Wisconsin 7:04.270; Indiana 7:09.383; Minnesota 7:10.565; Michigan State 7:19.715
Second Varsity Eight Petite Final: Iowa 7:15.423; Rutgers 7:43.951
Varsity Four Grand Final: Ohio State 7:52.172; Michigan 7:58.903; Wisconsin 8:02.479; Iowa 8:03.202; Indiana 8:12.304; Minnesota 8:32.739
Varsity Four Petite Final: Michigan State 8:36.396; Rutgers 9:02.861
Second Varsity Four Grand Final: Ohio State 7:52.172; Michigan 7:58.903; Wisconsin 8:02.479; Iowa 8:03.202; Indiana 8:12.304; Minnesota 8:32.739
Second Varsity Four Petite Final: Michigan State 8:36.396; Rutgers 9:02.861
Third Varsity Four Grand Final: Ohio State 8:10.198; Wisconsin 8:23.735; Iowa 8:36.356; Minnesota 8:54.809; Indiana 9:07.249; Michigan 9:47.393
Novice Eight Grand Final: Ohio State 7:10.296; Wisconsin 7:11.460; Michigan State 7:17.808; Indiana 7:26.615; Michigan 7:28.870; Iowa 7:35.415
Novice Eight Petite Final: Minnesota 7:53.639; Rutgers 8:15.795
Second Novice Eight Grand Final: Ohio State 7:27.064; Michigan 7:34.818; Wisconsin 7:34.923; Indiana 7:42.879; Michigan State 7:50.949; Iowa 8:08.044; Minnesota 8:52.983
First Team All-Big Ten: Mera Dickensheets, Indiana; Beth Baustian, Iowa; Jessica Eiffert, Michigan; Alexandra Spaulding, Michigan; Sarah Kovacs, Michigan State; Rebecca Braak, Minnesota; Ashley Bauer, Ohio State; Catherine Shields, Ohio State; Holly Norton, Ohio State; Langley Oudemans, Rutgers; Stephanie Malchine, Wisconsin
Second Team All-Big Ten: Becca Brougher, Indiana; Alice Wright, Indiana; Cristy Hartman, Iowa; Hannah Sherman, Michigan; Louisa Freeman, Michigan; Lori Comer, Michigan State; Lynn Hodnett, Minnesota; Sarah Davis, Ohio State; Aina Cid Centelles, Ohio State; Katie Dennis, Rutgers; Kristine Kammers, Wisconsin
Sportsmanship Award Nominees: Lindsey Barber, Indiana; Zoe Ribar, Iowa; Allison Boss, Michigan; Sarah Crosby, Michigan State; Brianna Boileau, Minnesota; Anna Ralph, Ohio State; Katie Dennis, Rutgers; Anne Rauschert, Wisconsin
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