University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Set for B1G Rowing Championships
5/15/2015 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
MINNEAPOLIS - The University of Minnesota rowing team heads to the 2015 Big Ten Championships on Saturday, May 16 and Sunday May 17, in Indianapolis, Ind. The Golden Gophers will compete at Eagle Creek Park as the Indianapolis Rowing Center hosts the event. Results for the event can be found on bigten.org, while live updates will be available on twitter at @BigTenChamps.
BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS ON BTN
BTN will broadcast the 2015 Big Ten Rowing Championships on tape delay Sunday, May 24 at 5 p.m. CT.
B1G CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE
Saturday, May 16
4 p.m. First Novice Eights Heat 1
4:10 p.m. First Novice Eights Heat 2
4:20 p.m. First Varsity Fours Heat 1
4:30 p.m. First Varsity Fours Heat 2
4:45 p.m. Second Varsity Eights Heat 1
4:55 p.m. Second Varsity Eights Heat 2
5:05 p.m. First Varsity Eights Heat 1
5:15 p.m. First Varsity Eights Heat 2
Sunday, May 17
8 a.m. Second Novice Eights FINAL
8:10 a.m. First Novice Eights Petite Final
8:20 a.m. First Novice Eights FINAL
8:40 a.m. Third Varsity Fours FINAL
9 a.m. Second Varsity Fours FINAL
9:10 a.m. First Varsity Fours Petite Final
9:20 a.m. First Varsity Fours FINAL
9:30 a.m. Second Varsity Eights Petite Final
9:40 a.m. Second Varsity Eights FINAL
9:50 a.m. First Varsity Eights Petite Final
10:05 a.m. First Varsity Eights FINAL
BIG TEN POINT SYSTEM
The Big Ten Championship is based on a point system. Each team will earn points by its placing in an event. The First Varsity Eight will receive the most points. The winner of the 1V8 race will earn 72 points, followed by the second-place team with 63 points and so on. The full breakdown of points is listed below:
Event Points (From first to last)
1st Varsity Eight 72, 63, 54, 45, 36, 27, 18, 9
2nd Varsity Eight 48, 42, 36, 30, 24, 18, 12, 6
1st Varsity Four 24, 21, 18, 15, 12, 9, 6, 3
2nd Varsity Four 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
3rd Varsity Four 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
1st Novice Eight 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
2nd Novice Eight 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
B1G BOAT OF THE WEEK
The Gophers' 1V8 was named the B1G Boat of the Week for the first time since 2013 on March 17 after picking up a pair of victories at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite against UCF, Oklahoma, Michigan State, Tennessee and Alabama.
IN THE POLLS
Six Big Ten teams are ranked or receiving votes in the latest national poll, led by Ohio State, which is ranked No. 1. Wisconsin is No. 8, followed by No. 12 Michigan and No. 13 Indiana. Iowa and Minnesota are receiving votes in the poll. The Gophers ranked as high as No. 19 in the poll this season on April 8.
GOPHERS' HISTORY AT BIG TENS
Minnesota started competition in the Big Ten Championships back in 2001 when it became a varsity program. Minnesota won its first Big Ten Championship in 2007, winning four of six races to score 150 points. Michigan and Ohio State have the most Big Ten titles with five, followed by Michigan State with three and the Gophers and Wisconsin with one. Here's a breakdown of the Gopher team finishes:
Year Big Ten Finish
2001 Sixth (18 points)
2002 Fifth (78 points)
2003 Sixth (61 points)
2004 Fifth (78 points)
2005 Fifth (73 points)
2006 Second (121 points)
2007 First, Big Ten Champions (150 points)
2008 Fourth (104 points)
2009 Sixth (59 points)
2010 Fifth (66 points)
2011 Fifth (68 points)
2012 Fifth (77 points)
2013 Fifth (72 points)
2014 Sixth (55 points)
MINNESOTA'S B1G EVENT CHAMPIONS
Minnesota has had 10 event champions since 2001. Although the Gophers haven't won a First Varsity Eight, the Second Varsity Eight walked away with a title championship in 2007. It was the same year the Gophers won the national title in the 2V8 at the NCAA Championships in Tennessee. The Gophers have also won two events in the Varsity Four (2006 and 2007) and three in the Second Varsity Four (2006, 2007 and 2010). The Gophers' novice boats have flourished as well, winning three in the 1N8 (2004, 2005 and 2007), while another one in the 2N8 (2006).
MINNESOTA LINEUPS
1V8:
Coxswain Taylor Gainey, Kylie Andersen, Jessica Flakne, Lynn Hodnett, Rebecca Braak, Lisa Weeks, Sara Scarbro, Tabitha Andelin, Kersten Schwanz
2V8:
Coxswain Armonia Balch, Brianna Boileau, Anna Greene, Haley Bagley, Madison Koch, Lauren Miller, Mari Sundbo, Catherine Ahrens, McKenzie Lukacs
1V4:
Coxswain Meredith Kelly, Joyce Jollands, Lauren Gonsalves, Caleigh Hensley, Sonia Dunkelbarger
2V4:
Coxswain Alyssa Chu-Tom, Erica Fealko, Kalley McMenomy, Anna Cruse, Emily Stock
3V4:
Coxswain Maddii Shaughnessy, Miranda Forrest, Allison Martinez, Allison Sterneman, Emily Appold
1N8:
Coxswain Abbey Hauser, Liz Palmi, Mary Fischer, Kortney Luedloff, Jenna Namyst, Lauren Pieczykolan, Kristina Swanson, Maura Dahl, Maggie Bieber
2N8:
Coxswain Abi Lundstrom, Vanessa Johnston, Kristen Cox, Cassie Walters, Elizabeth Schneider, Lindsay Breidenbach, Marcie Israelson, Bailey Larsen, Emily Engelbrecht-Wiggans
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