Friday, March 28
Sarasota, Florida
Michigan State University
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Sunshine State Invitational
Rowing Opens Season With Promising Results in Sarasota
3/29/2025 5:26:00 PM | Women's Rowing
East Lansing, Mich. -- Michigan State opened the 2025 season in Sarasota, Florida over the weekend, and came away with some promising results for its young, developing crews.
The Spartans had three of its six boats in A finals, just missed a podium finish in the varsity eight and won the petite final in the third varsity eight/novice eight.
The NCAA boats all began racing on Friday with time trials to set up the semifinal heats. In the varsity eight, the Spartans won their semifinal by a half a length over Miami and open water over Alabama. In the A final on Sunday, the Spartans were a length off the pace of first-place finisher UCF, but just four seats behind third-place North Carolina.
In the second varsity eight, MSU was half a length off of North Carolina in the semifinal heat to take second place and advance into the A final. In that race, the Spartans were sixth in a competitive field that saw second through fifth place finish within a 1.22 seconds. The Spartans were clocked in 6:48.24 to take sixth place.
The two novice eight boats both raced in the third varsity eight races, with MSU's B entry clocked in 7:28.97 to take third in the semis, ahead of Kansas State and the Spartans' A boat. In the A final, the second Spartan entry finished fifth in a time of 7:11.03, while the Spartans won the B final in a time of 7:12.79.
Both of MSU's fours raced in the B finals on Sunday after fourth-place finishes in the semifinal heats. The V4 was clocked in a time of 7:32.60 to take second behind Alabama on Sunday, while the 2V4 was fourth behind Alabama, Boston College and Louisville in a time of 7:52.46.
The Spartans will be back in action next Saturday (April 5) at Eastern Michigan.
Varsity Eight
Semifinal Heat: 1- Michigan State 6:40.31; 2- Miami 6:42.46; 3- Alabama 6:46.33; 4- Kansas 6:51.56; 5- Jacksonville 7:00.71; 6- Old Dominion 7:01.84
"A" Final: 1- UCF 6:27.05; 2- Dartmouth 6:29.97; 3- North Carolina 6:30.58; 4- Michigan State 6:32.55; 5- Iowa 6:34.18; 6- Miami 6:37.01
Second Varsity Eight
Semifinal Heat: 1- North Carolina 7:00.04; 2- Michigan State 7:02.44; 3- Iowa 7:05.56; 4- UMass 7:26.28; 5- Jacksonville 7:33.50
"A" Final: 1- UCF 6:34.61; 2- Dartmouth 6:42.56; 3- North Carolina 6:43.00; 4- Alabama 6:43.39; 5- Miami 6:43.78; 6- Michigan State 6:48.24
Third Varsity Eight/Novice Eight
Semifinal Heat: 1- UCF 7:14.65; 2- Miami A 7:24.47; 3- Michigan State B 7:28.97; 4- Kansas State 7:36.51; 5- Michigan State A 7:37.82
"B" Final: 1- Michigan State A 7:12.79; 2- Kansas State 7:19.36; 3- Alabama 7:20.00; 4- Jacksonville 7:44.83
Fourth Varsity Eight/Second Novice Eight
Semifinal Heat: 1- UCF 7:14.65; 2- Miami A 7:24.47; 3- Michigan State B 7:28.97; 4- Kansas State 7:36.51; 5- Michigan State A 7:37.82
"A" Final: 1- UCF 6:52.58; 2- Dartmouth 7:00.80; 3- Miami A 7:01.91; 4- Kansas 7:09.56; 5- Michigan State B 7:11.03; 6- Miami B 7:25.80
Varsity Four
Semifinal Heat: 1- Kansas State 7:33.41; 2- Miami 7:34.32; 3- Alabama 7:35.20; 4- Michigan State 7:42.21; 5- West Virginia 8:13.15; 6- Old Dominion 8:22.59
"B" Final: 1- Alabama 7:25.97; 2- Michigan State 7:32.60; 3- Jacksonville 7:40.59; 4- Louisville 7:42.99; 5- UMass 7:46.37; 6- Boston College 7:47.52
Second Varsity Four
Semifinal Heat: 1- Miami 7:53.77; 2- Kansas 8:04.89; 3- Louisville 8:05.85; 4. Michigan State 8:08.02; 5- Alabama B 8:09.54
"B" Final: 1- Alabama A 7:42.51; 2- Boston College 7:49.95; 3- Louisville 7:51.27; 4- Michigan State 7:52.46; 5- Kansas State 7:56.58; 6- Old Dominion 8:13.02
Spartan Lineups
1V8- B- Kaleigh Yunker, 2-Jillian Cox, 3-Maddie Kieft, 4-Freya Engel, 5-Alice Bradley, 6-Sabrina Gottschalk, 7-Ella McKenzie, S- Ugne Rudaityte C- Sam Thoma
2V8- B- Jayden Schmaltz, 2-Lucy Botting, 3-Kaylie Wright, 4-Lillian Davidson-Walshe, 5- Ruby Vanden Boom, 6-Lily Devereaux, 7-Ava Woodard, S-Alaina Roush,C- Kendall Gonya
3V8- B- Jane Toner, 2- Julia Griese, 3- Susie Schulz, 4- Ava Getzloff, 5- Braeden Tokar, 6- Hayden Rapaport, 7- Lily Flader, S- Kaari Peecher, C - Ellie Pollion
4V8- B-Hope Hoedel, 2- Analise Chelotti, 3- Maddie Lloyd, 4- Paige Sorensen, 5- Ashlynn Anderson, 6- Karina Mitrius, 7- Ava Bucholz, S- Mya Bretzke, C- Haley Barabas
1V4- B- Felice Orth, 2- Sarah Lawrence, 3-Sophie Parker, S - Georgina Hedberg, C-Kate Galazin
2V4- B- Elise Ciantar, 2- Emily Crofut, 3- Kendyl Baron, S- Haley Rinehart, C- Grace Thomas
The Spartans had three of its six boats in A finals, just missed a podium finish in the varsity eight and won the petite final in the third varsity eight/novice eight.
The NCAA boats all began racing on Friday with time trials to set up the semifinal heats. In the varsity eight, the Spartans won their semifinal by a half a length over Miami and open water over Alabama. In the A final on Sunday, the Spartans were a length off the pace of first-place finisher UCF, but just four seats behind third-place North Carolina.
In the second varsity eight, MSU was half a length off of North Carolina in the semifinal heat to take second place and advance into the A final. In that race, the Spartans were sixth in a competitive field that saw second through fifth place finish within a 1.22 seconds. The Spartans were clocked in 6:48.24 to take sixth place.
The two novice eight boats both raced in the third varsity eight races, with MSU's B entry clocked in 7:28.97 to take third in the semis, ahead of Kansas State and the Spartans' A boat. In the A final, the second Spartan entry finished fifth in a time of 7:11.03, while the Spartans won the B final in a time of 7:12.79.
Both of MSU's fours raced in the B finals on Sunday after fourth-place finishes in the semifinal heats. The V4 was clocked in a time of 7:32.60 to take second behind Alabama on Sunday, while the 2V4 was fourth behind Alabama, Boston College and Louisville in a time of 7:52.46.
The Spartans will be back in action next Saturday (April 5) at Eastern Michigan.
Varsity Eight
Semifinal Heat: 1- Michigan State 6:40.31; 2- Miami 6:42.46; 3- Alabama 6:46.33; 4- Kansas 6:51.56; 5- Jacksonville 7:00.71; 6- Old Dominion 7:01.84
"A" Final: 1- UCF 6:27.05; 2- Dartmouth 6:29.97; 3- North Carolina 6:30.58; 4- Michigan State 6:32.55; 5- Iowa 6:34.18; 6- Miami 6:37.01
Second Varsity Eight
Semifinal Heat: 1- North Carolina 7:00.04; 2- Michigan State 7:02.44; 3- Iowa 7:05.56; 4- UMass 7:26.28; 5- Jacksonville 7:33.50
"A" Final: 1- UCF 6:34.61; 2- Dartmouth 6:42.56; 3- North Carolina 6:43.00; 4- Alabama 6:43.39; 5- Miami 6:43.78; 6- Michigan State 6:48.24
Third Varsity Eight/Novice Eight
Semifinal Heat: 1- UCF 7:14.65; 2- Miami A 7:24.47; 3- Michigan State B 7:28.97; 4- Kansas State 7:36.51; 5- Michigan State A 7:37.82
"B" Final: 1- Michigan State A 7:12.79; 2- Kansas State 7:19.36; 3- Alabama 7:20.00; 4- Jacksonville 7:44.83
Fourth Varsity Eight/Second Novice Eight
Semifinal Heat: 1- UCF 7:14.65; 2- Miami A 7:24.47; 3- Michigan State B 7:28.97; 4- Kansas State 7:36.51; 5- Michigan State A 7:37.82
"A" Final: 1- UCF 6:52.58; 2- Dartmouth 7:00.80; 3- Miami A 7:01.91; 4- Kansas 7:09.56; 5- Michigan State B 7:11.03; 6- Miami B 7:25.80
Varsity Four
Semifinal Heat: 1- Kansas State 7:33.41; 2- Miami 7:34.32; 3- Alabama 7:35.20; 4- Michigan State 7:42.21; 5- West Virginia 8:13.15; 6- Old Dominion 8:22.59
"B" Final: 1- Alabama 7:25.97; 2- Michigan State 7:32.60; 3- Jacksonville 7:40.59; 4- Louisville 7:42.99; 5- UMass 7:46.37; 6- Boston College 7:47.52
Second Varsity Four
Semifinal Heat: 1- Miami 7:53.77; 2- Kansas 8:04.89; 3- Louisville 8:05.85; 4. Michigan State 8:08.02; 5- Alabama B 8:09.54
"B" Final: 1- Alabama A 7:42.51; 2- Boston College 7:49.95; 3- Louisville 7:51.27; 4- Michigan State 7:52.46; 5- Kansas State 7:56.58; 6- Old Dominion 8:13.02
Spartan Lineups
1V8- B- Kaleigh Yunker, 2-Jillian Cox, 3-Maddie Kieft, 4-Freya Engel, 5-Alice Bradley, 6-Sabrina Gottschalk, 7-Ella McKenzie, S- Ugne Rudaityte C- Sam Thoma
2V8- B- Jayden Schmaltz, 2-Lucy Botting, 3-Kaylie Wright, 4-Lillian Davidson-Walshe, 5- Ruby Vanden Boom, 6-Lily Devereaux, 7-Ava Woodard, S-Alaina Roush,C- Kendall Gonya
3V8- B- Jane Toner, 2- Julia Griese, 3- Susie Schulz, 4- Ava Getzloff, 5- Braeden Tokar, 6- Hayden Rapaport, 7- Lily Flader, S- Kaari Peecher, C - Ellie Pollion
4V8- B-Hope Hoedel, 2- Analise Chelotti, 3- Maddie Lloyd, 4- Paige Sorensen, 5- Ashlynn Anderson, 6- Karina Mitrius, 7- Ava Bucholz, S- Mya Bretzke, C- Haley Barabas
1V4- B- Felice Orth, 2- Sarah Lawrence, 3-Sophie Parker, S - Georgina Hedberg, C-Kate Galazin
2V4- B- Elise Ciantar, 2- Emily Crofut, 3- Kendyl Baron, S- Haley Rinehart, C- Grace Thomas
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