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Gophers Compete at Inaugural B1G Invitational
4/18/2021 3:14:00 PM | Rowing
The First Varsity Eight boat contributed three runner-up performances over the weekend.
BETHEL, Ohio – Competing against a power-packed field, the No. 17 Gopher rowing program returned to action this weekend at the inaugural B1G Invitational at Harsha Lake.
Saturday Morning Session
The Gophers started the competition with a second-place finish by the First Varsity Eight boat at 6:29.835 – finishing behind No. 7 Alabama and ahead of No. 9 Tennessee and No. 15 Wisconsin. The Second Varsity Eight added a third-place finish in front of the Badgers at 6:45.444 while the Gophers finished fourth in the remaining four morning races. The First Varsity Four boat came in at 7:43.957, the Second Varsity Four boat finished in 7:51.416, the First Novice Eight boat clocked a 7:02.743 and the Second Novice Eight boat finished at 7:26.823.
Saturday Afternoon Session
The afternoon session saw four second-place finishes for the No. 17 Gophers including a trio behind No. 12 Indiana. Minnesota picked up runner-up performances from the First Varsity Eight boat at 6:38.022, the Second Varsity Eight boat at 6:51.022, the Second Varsity Four boat at 8:01.112 and the First Novice Eight boat at 7:16.506. The First Varsity Four boat finished third in its race at 7:40.718 as did the Second Novice Eight boat at 7:29.524.
Sunday Session
Minnesota's First Varsity Eight and Second Varsity Eight boats led the way for the Gophers in the final session of the B1G Invitational with runner-up finishes behind No. 9 Tennessee. The First Varsity Eight boat clocked a time of 6:40.269, finishing less than a second behind Tennessee at 6:39.779 for its third runner-up performance of the weekend while the Second Varsity Eight boat finished in 6:49.389. Meanwhile, the Maroon & Gold added two third-place showings from the Second Varsity Four boat at 7:39.674 and the First Novice Eight boat at 7:03.562. The First Varsity Four boat finished fourth in its Sunday race at 7:39.154.
Quotes from Coach
"To start off, we want to thank Rutgers University and the Big Ten Conference for hosting this elite event. There were 13 nationally ranked rowing teams racing at Harsha Lake this weekend, including Minnesota. I am very proud of the way our team challenged, progressed and competed over the three races. Our V8 and 2V8 were able to close the gap, and in a couple outings, get our bowball ahead of very good teams.
We know that we still have work to do to continue to gain speed across all boat classes and reach our team's potential for the conference championship. Lastly I want to recognize our athletes and staff for continuing to learn, grow and row through a challenging year."
University of Minnesota Lineups
First Varsity Eight (Sat. AM): Cox) Megan Clark, 8) Lauren Burrows-Cheng, 7) Melissa Wiebke, 6) Sarah Von der Goltz, 5) Lindsay Eliasen, 4) Meg Messer, 3) Sarah Reimann, 2) Gabby Mullally, 1) Zoe Adam
First Varsity Eight (Sat. PM): Cox) Megan Clark, 8) Lauren Burrows-Cheng, 7) Melissa Wiebke, 6) Sarah Von der Goltz, 5) Lindsay Eliasen, 4) Meg Messer, 3) Sarah Reimann, 2) Gabby Mullally, 1) Zoe Adam
First Varsity Eight (Sun.): Cox) Megan Clark, 8) Lauren Burrows-Cheng, 7) Melissa Wiebke, 6) Sarah Von der Goltz, 5) Lindsay Eliasen, 4) Meg Messer, 3) Sarah Reimann, 2) Gabby Mullally, 1) Zoe Adam
Second Varsity Eight (Sat. AM): Cox) Isabella Bejaran, 8) Kirrali Schofield, 7) Kat Hetico, 6) EmmaJo Elder, 5) Erika Guenther, 4) Maddie Mainwood, 3) Harriet Haege, 2) Christina McBride, 1) Sarah Weyrauch
Second Varsity Eight (Sat. PM): Cox) Isabella Bejaran, 8) Kirrali Schofield, 7) Kat Hetico, 6) EmmaJo Elder, 5) Erika Guenther, 4) Maddie Mainwood, 3) Harriet Haege, 2) Christina McBride, 1) Sarah Weyrauch
Second Varsity Eight (Sun.): Cox) Isabella Bejaran, 8) Kirrali Schofield, 7) Kat Hetico, 6) EmmaJo Elder, 5) Erika Guenther, 4) Maddie Mainwood, 3) Harriet Haege, 2) Christina McBride, 1) Sarah Weyrauch
First Varsity Four (Sat. AM): Cox) Miranda Cyr, 4) Margot Crawley, 3) Stephanie Peller, 2) Whitney Holm, 1) Candan Yalman
First Varsity Four (Sat. PM): Cox) Miranda Cyr, 4) Margot Crawley, 3) Stephanie Peller, 2) Whitney Holm, 1) Candan Yalman
First Varsity Four (Sun.): Cox) Miranda Cyr, 4) Margot Crawley, 3) Stephanie Peller, 2) Whitney Holm, 1) Candan Yalman
Second Varsity Four (Sat. AM): Cox) Courtney Cochico, 4) Meade Avery, 3) Natalie Lorca, 2) Amanda Russell, 1) Maddie Motzel
Second Varsity Four (Sat. AM): Cox) Courtney Cochico, 4) Meade Avery, 3) Natalie Lorca, 2) Amanda Russell, 1) Maddie Motzel
Second Varsity Four (Sun.): Cox) Megan Sampson, 4) Meade Avery, 3) Natalie Lorca, 2) Amanda Russell, 1) Maddie Motzel
First Novice Eight (Sat. AM): Cox) Adelaide Hazen, 8) Vanessa Konynenbelt, 7) Meri Bosnic, 6) Grace Loescher, 5) Addie Guenther, 4) Annie Moen, 3) Kaia Hilgendorf-Rost, 2) Casey Wempner, 1) Mallory Garfield
First Novice Eight (Sat. PM): Cox) Adelaide Hazen, 8) Vanessa Konynenbelt, 7) Meri Bosnic, 6) Grace Loescher, 5) Addie Guenther, 4) Annie Moen, 3) Kaia Hilgendorf-Rost, 2) Casey Wempner, 1) Mallory Garfield
First Novice Eight (Sat. AM): Cox) Adelaide Hazen, 8) Vanessa Konynenbelt, 7) Meri Bosnic, 6) Natalie Doebler, 5) Addie Guenther, 4) Madeline Lange, 3) Brooke Bierbaum, 2) Mattea Johnson, 1) Mallory Garfield
Second Novice Eight (Sat. AM): Cox) Emma Cozzi, 8) Avery Kotrba, 7) Isabella Spitznagle, 6) Kendall Duepner, 5) Natalie Doebler, 4) Madeline Lange, 3) Cady Isom, 2) Mattea Johnson, 1) Brooke Bierbaum
Second Novice Eight (Sat. PM): Cox) Emma Cozzi, 8) Avery Kotrba, 7) Isabella Spitznagle, 6) Kendall Duepner, 5) Natalie Doebler, 4) Madeline Lange, 3) Cady Isom, 2) Mattea Johnson, 1) Brooke Bierbaum
Second Novice Eight (Sun.): Scratched
Up Next: Iowa Dual
The Maroon & Gold continue the 2021 season with a dual against Iowa in Iowa City on Saturday, April 24.
Saturday Morning Session
The Gophers started the competition with a second-place finish by the First Varsity Eight boat at 6:29.835 – finishing behind No. 7 Alabama and ahead of No. 9 Tennessee and No. 15 Wisconsin. The Second Varsity Eight added a third-place finish in front of the Badgers at 6:45.444 while the Gophers finished fourth in the remaining four morning races. The First Varsity Four boat came in at 7:43.957, the Second Varsity Four boat finished in 7:51.416, the First Novice Eight boat clocked a 7:02.743 and the Second Novice Eight boat finished at 7:26.823.
Saturday Afternoon Session
The afternoon session saw four second-place finishes for the No. 17 Gophers including a trio behind No. 12 Indiana. Minnesota picked up runner-up performances from the First Varsity Eight boat at 6:38.022, the Second Varsity Eight boat at 6:51.022, the Second Varsity Four boat at 8:01.112 and the First Novice Eight boat at 7:16.506. The First Varsity Four boat finished third in its race at 7:40.718 as did the Second Novice Eight boat at 7:29.524.
Sunday Session
Minnesota's First Varsity Eight and Second Varsity Eight boats led the way for the Gophers in the final session of the B1G Invitational with runner-up finishes behind No. 9 Tennessee. The First Varsity Eight boat clocked a time of 6:40.269, finishing less than a second behind Tennessee at 6:39.779 for its third runner-up performance of the weekend while the Second Varsity Eight boat finished in 6:49.389. Meanwhile, the Maroon & Gold added two third-place showings from the Second Varsity Four boat at 7:39.674 and the First Novice Eight boat at 7:03.562. The First Varsity Four boat finished fourth in its Sunday race at 7:39.154.
Quotes from Coach
"To start off, we want to thank Rutgers University and the Big Ten Conference for hosting this elite event. There were 13 nationally ranked rowing teams racing at Harsha Lake this weekend, including Minnesota. I am very proud of the way our team challenged, progressed and competed over the three races. Our V8 and 2V8 were able to close the gap, and in a couple outings, get our bowball ahead of very good teams.
We know that we still have work to do to continue to gain speed across all boat classes and reach our team's potential for the conference championship. Lastly I want to recognize our athletes and staff for continuing to learn, grow and row through a challenging year."
University of Minnesota Lineups
First Varsity Eight (Sat. AM): Cox) Megan Clark, 8) Lauren Burrows-Cheng, 7) Melissa Wiebke, 6) Sarah Von der Goltz, 5) Lindsay Eliasen, 4) Meg Messer, 3) Sarah Reimann, 2) Gabby Mullally, 1) Zoe Adam
First Varsity Eight (Sat. PM): Cox) Megan Clark, 8) Lauren Burrows-Cheng, 7) Melissa Wiebke, 6) Sarah Von der Goltz, 5) Lindsay Eliasen, 4) Meg Messer, 3) Sarah Reimann, 2) Gabby Mullally, 1) Zoe Adam
First Varsity Eight (Sun.): Cox) Megan Clark, 8) Lauren Burrows-Cheng, 7) Melissa Wiebke, 6) Sarah Von der Goltz, 5) Lindsay Eliasen, 4) Meg Messer, 3) Sarah Reimann, 2) Gabby Mullally, 1) Zoe Adam
Second Varsity Eight (Sat. AM): Cox) Isabella Bejaran, 8) Kirrali Schofield, 7) Kat Hetico, 6) EmmaJo Elder, 5) Erika Guenther, 4) Maddie Mainwood, 3) Harriet Haege, 2) Christina McBride, 1) Sarah Weyrauch
Second Varsity Eight (Sat. PM): Cox) Isabella Bejaran, 8) Kirrali Schofield, 7) Kat Hetico, 6) EmmaJo Elder, 5) Erika Guenther, 4) Maddie Mainwood, 3) Harriet Haege, 2) Christina McBride, 1) Sarah Weyrauch
Second Varsity Eight (Sun.): Cox) Isabella Bejaran, 8) Kirrali Schofield, 7) Kat Hetico, 6) EmmaJo Elder, 5) Erika Guenther, 4) Maddie Mainwood, 3) Harriet Haege, 2) Christina McBride, 1) Sarah Weyrauch
First Varsity Four (Sat. AM): Cox) Miranda Cyr, 4) Margot Crawley, 3) Stephanie Peller, 2) Whitney Holm, 1) Candan Yalman
First Varsity Four (Sat. PM): Cox) Miranda Cyr, 4) Margot Crawley, 3) Stephanie Peller, 2) Whitney Holm, 1) Candan Yalman
First Varsity Four (Sun.): Cox) Miranda Cyr, 4) Margot Crawley, 3) Stephanie Peller, 2) Whitney Holm, 1) Candan Yalman
Second Varsity Four (Sat. AM): Cox) Courtney Cochico, 4) Meade Avery, 3) Natalie Lorca, 2) Amanda Russell, 1) Maddie Motzel
Second Varsity Four (Sat. AM): Cox) Courtney Cochico, 4) Meade Avery, 3) Natalie Lorca, 2) Amanda Russell, 1) Maddie Motzel
Second Varsity Four (Sun.): Cox) Megan Sampson, 4) Meade Avery, 3) Natalie Lorca, 2) Amanda Russell, 1) Maddie Motzel
First Novice Eight (Sat. AM): Cox) Adelaide Hazen, 8) Vanessa Konynenbelt, 7) Meri Bosnic, 6) Grace Loescher, 5) Addie Guenther, 4) Annie Moen, 3) Kaia Hilgendorf-Rost, 2) Casey Wempner, 1) Mallory Garfield
First Novice Eight (Sat. PM): Cox) Adelaide Hazen, 8) Vanessa Konynenbelt, 7) Meri Bosnic, 6) Grace Loescher, 5) Addie Guenther, 4) Annie Moen, 3) Kaia Hilgendorf-Rost, 2) Casey Wempner, 1) Mallory Garfield
First Novice Eight (Sat. AM): Cox) Adelaide Hazen, 8) Vanessa Konynenbelt, 7) Meri Bosnic, 6) Natalie Doebler, 5) Addie Guenther, 4) Madeline Lange, 3) Brooke Bierbaum, 2) Mattea Johnson, 1) Mallory Garfield
Second Novice Eight (Sat. AM): Cox) Emma Cozzi, 8) Avery Kotrba, 7) Isabella Spitznagle, 6) Kendall Duepner, 5) Natalie Doebler, 4) Madeline Lange, 3) Cady Isom, 2) Mattea Johnson, 1) Brooke Bierbaum
Second Novice Eight (Sat. PM): Cox) Emma Cozzi, 8) Avery Kotrba, 7) Isabella Spitznagle, 6) Kendall Duepner, 5) Natalie Doebler, 4) Madeline Lange, 3) Cady Isom, 2) Mattea Johnson, 1) Brooke Bierbaum
Second Novice Eight (Sun.): Scratched
Up Next: Iowa Dual
The Maroon & Gold continue the 2021 season with a dual against Iowa in Iowa City on Saturday, April 24.
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