Spartan Crews Complete Sarasota 2K Regatta

Saturday, March 28

Nathan Benderson Park; Sarasota, Fla.

Michigan State University

Sarasota 2K

3/28/2026 2:48:00 PM | Women's Rowing

East Lansing Mich, -- Michigan State wrapped up its opening weekend of rowing in Sarasota on Saturday, with four of five crews competing in Petite Finals at the Sarasota 2K. Racing at Nathan Benderson Park started early Saturday, just after 8 am.

Complete Final Results

The varsity eight finished fifth in the petite final in the final race of the day for MSU. The Spartans finished behind fourth-place Boston College, clocking 7:07.56, but had an open-water margin over Kansas. The Second Varsity Eight was sixth in the petite final, in a time of 7:32.19. MSU was in contact with both Tulsa and Kansas at the finish, about three seats back. The Varsity Four race featured MSU and Drexel vying for third place. At the finish, the Spartans crossed the line in 8:40.59, as both crews were open water over fifth-place High Point.

MSU's novice eight (3V) was third in the Petite Final of that boat class. Miami took the win in the race, with Jacksonville just over a length over the Spartans at the finish, with MSU clocking in a time of 7:33.15.

MSU's second varsity four produced a fourth-place finish in the petite final 7:49.34, nearly in a dead heat with third-place Jacksonville – the Spartans were 0.4 seconds behind the Dolphins at the finish. Both Jacksonville and MSU were in contact with second-place Drexel (7:45.68) SMU won the race, a length ahead of the Dragons.

The Spartans are back on the water next Saturday at Eastern Michigan. The squads will race on Ford Lake in Ypsilanti.

Sarasota 2k - Complete MSU Weekend Results

Varsity Eight
Semifinal Heat: 1- UCF 6:28.29; 2 - Iowa 6:40.54; 3 - Michigan State 6:40.75; 4 - UMass 6:41.72; 5-Jacksonville 6:49.58; 6- Albany 6:57.76; 7-          West Virginia 7:06.13
Petite Final: 1 Louisville 7:01.17; 2 -UMass 7:02.26; 3-Tulsa 7:03.75; 4- Boston College 7:06.08; 5- Michigan State 7:07.56; 6-Kansas 7:14.68

Second Varsity Eight
Semifinal Heat: 1- UCF 6:37.83; 2 - Iowa 6:49.80; 3- UMass 6:58.62; 4- Michigan State 7:01.13; 5- Jacksonville 7:01.14; 6- West Virginia 7:15.04; 7 - Albany          7:21.48
Petite Final: 1-Louisville 7:23.75; 2 - Boston College 7:25.11; 3-UMass 7:25.74; 4- Tulsa 7:30.13; 5- Kansas 7:30.73; 6-Michigan State 7:32.19.

Third Varsity Eight/Novice Eight
Semifinal Heat: 1- Dartmouth 6:55.04; 2- Miami 6:59.18; 3- Kansas 7:03.96; 4- Michigan State 7:13.77 ; 5- Kansas State 7:40.78
Petite Final: 1-Miami 7:21.58; 2- Jacksonville 7:27.62; 3- Michigan State 7:33.15; 4- Kansas State 7:44.15

Varsity Four
Semifinal Heat: 1 - UCF 7:25.71; 2 - Iowa 7:37.72; 3- UMass 7:49.70; 4 - Jacksonville 7:55.30; 5- West Virginia 7:56.55; 6- Michigan State 8:06.24; 7- Albany 8:37.36
Third Level Final: 1- Louisville 8:24.17; 2- West Virginia 8:30.74; 3- Drexel 8:39.49 4- Michigan State 8:40.59; 5- High Point 8:53.88; 6- Old Dominion 9:00.93 7- Albany 9:22.37

Second Varsity Four
Semifinal Heat: 1-Dartmouth 7:43.50; 2- Louisville 7:48.57; 3-Drexel 7:54.59; 4- Michigan State 8:03.59; 5- High Point 8:29.20
Petite Final:    1- Southern Methodist 7:41.54; 2- Drexel 7:45.68 3- Jacksonville 7:48.94; 4- Michigan State 7:49.34; 5- Tulsa 7:55.96; 6- West Virginia 8:00.97

SUNSHINE STATE INVITATIONAL LINEUPS:
1V8: B- Susie Schulz, 2-Jillian Cox, 3- Lillian Davidson-Walshe, 4-Ava Getzloff, 5-Maddie Kieft, 6-Ruby Vanden Boom, 7-Alice Bradley, S- Ava Woodard C- Kate Heinecke
2V8: B- Emily Crofut, 2-Lia Pollock, 3-Mary Shkrabiuk, 4- Elsa Patten, 5- Sophia Parker, 6- Hayden Rapaport, 7- Alaina Roush, S - Jayden Schmaltz, C- Jillian Lynch
3V8: B- Lillian Smith, 2- Vanessa Goc, 3- Riley Grant, 4- Sevyn Donovan, 5- Megan Grzywacz, 6- Analise Chelotti, 7- Alexa Thurman, S- Elizabeth Magai-Townsend, C - Haley Barabas
1V4: B- Mariana Dellavecchia, 2- Gabriella Myers, 3-Kylie Hinderliter, S - Braeden Tokar, C-Kate Galazin
2V4: B- Maggie Potter, 2- Julia Griese, 3- Jane Toner, S- Megan Gibbons, C- Haley Sornig