Michigan State opens its 2023 rowing season this weekend at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida for the Sunshine State Invitational. It's the first of two straight weekends in Sarasota for the Spartans.
It is a landmark season for the Spartan rowing program, as it celebrates the 25th anniversary of Michigan State sponsoring rowing as a varsity sport, as well as acknowledging the 50th anniversary of Title IX. Kim Chavers is the third head coach in program history and she begins her fourth season at the helm.
Sunshine State Invitational Live Results
Nathan Benderson Park hosts the Sunshine State Invitational this weekend as well as the Big Ten Invitational next weekend (April 7-8). The venue was the host site of the NCAA Rowing Championships in 2018, 2021, and 2022.
MSU will field seven boats in the Sunshine State Regatta: two varsity eights, three varsity fours, and a pair of novice eights. Racing begins on Friday afternoon at 3:20 pm with a pair of heats in the varsity fours, with racing going off on 10-minute centers, and then again on Saturday morning at 7:45. The Spartans are one of two Big Ten entries in the regatta, along with Wisconsin; they will line up with boats from UCF, Miami (FL), Stetson, Jacksonville, Tulsa, Kansas State, Drexel, Louisville, North Carolina, West Virginia, Kansas, and Old Dominion.
The Spartans enter the season with four graduate or fifth-year students and three seniors – Emily Carless, Kendall Carlin, Ella Kubas, Victoria Mills, Mackenzie Rugg, Molly Stothard, and Olivia Tolkinen. MSU also rosters 17 juniors, 19 sophomores, and 29 freshmen.
Spartan rowing has dedicated three brand-new shells for the 2023 campaign. The Olivia Long '23 makes its racing debut this weekend for the varsity eight. The boat was dedicated last fall in memory of Long, who passed away from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident prior to her junior campaign. Two brand-new varsity four shells were dedicated in November: the Molon Labe (dedicated by the Class of 2024), is the shell for the varsity four, and the Grand Legacy, (dedicated by the Class of 2004), is the boat for the second varsity four.
Sunshine State Invitational – Division I Women's Racing Schedule
Friday
3:20 pm - Second Varsity Four (two heats)
4:00 pm – Varsity Four (two heats)
4:40 pm – Third Varsity Eight/Novice Eight (two heats)
5:20 pm – Second Varsity Eight (two heats)
5:40 pm – Varsity Eights (two heats)
Saturday
8 am – Varsity Eight B Final
8:10 am – Varsity Eight A Final
8:40 am – Second Varsity Eight B Final
8:50 am – Second Varsity Eight A Final
9:20 am – Third Varsity Eight/Novice Eight B Final
9:30 am – Third Varsity Eight/Novice Eight A Final
10:00 am – Varsity Four B Final
10:10 am – Varsity Four A Final
10:30 am – Second Varsity Four B Final
10:40 am – Second Varsity Four A Final
Spartan Lineups
Varsity 8+
C: Lizzie Johnston; S: Sophia Ring; 7: Maya Elbaranes; 6: Freya Engel; 5: Carolynn Garner; 4: Sabrina Gottschalk; 3: Alice Bradley; 2: Molly Stothard; B: Danielle Carlson
Second Varsity 8+
C: Ellise Flessland; S: Lucy Botting; 7: Victoria Mills; 6: Julie Armstrong; 5: Emily Carless; 4: Kendall Carlin; 3: Olivia Portner; 2: Claudia Kingma; B: Madisen Holtz
Varsity 4+
C: Sophia Stauffer; S: Lily Devereaux; 3: Delaney Davis; 2: Ella Kubas; B: Anna Drnkova
Second Varsity 4+ (A)
C: Kendall Gonya; S: Abby Marek; 3: Elena Agioti; 2: Kat Borders; B: Breanna Berry
Third Varsity 4+ (Racing as Second Varsity 4+ (B)
C: Grace Thomas; S: Mackenzie Rugg; 3: Kaylie Wright; 2: Olivia Tolkinen; B: Ella Harrell
Novice Eight (Racing as Third Varsity 8+ (A)
C: Kate Galazin; S: Jayden Schmaltz; 7: Haley Rinehart; 6: Lillian Davidson-Walshe; 5: Sophia Parker; 4: Ava Woodard; 3: Alaina Roush; 2: Jillian Cox; B: Eryn Rose
Second Novice Eight (Racing as Third Varsity 8+ (B)
C: Erin Swartz; S: Danielle Edington; 7: Olivia Behovitz; 6: Margaret Daiber; 5: Logan Hibbard; 4: Lauren Droska; 3: Elizabeth Vance; 2: Kaleigh Yunker; B:Nora Roche
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It is a landmark season for the Spartan rowing program, as it celebrates the 25th anniversary of Michigan State sponsoring rowing as a varsity sport, as well as acknowledging the 50th anniversary of Title IX. Kim Chavers is the third head coach in program history and she begins her fourth season at the helm.
Sunshine State Invitational Live Results
Nathan Benderson Park hosts the Sunshine State Invitational this weekend as well as the Big Ten Invitational next weekend (April 7-8). The venue was the host site of the NCAA Rowing Championships in 2018, 2021, and 2022.
MSU will field seven boats in the Sunshine State Regatta: two varsity eights, three varsity fours, and a pair of novice eights. Racing begins on Friday afternoon at 3:20 pm with a pair of heats in the varsity fours, with racing going off on 10-minute centers, and then again on Saturday morning at 7:45. The Spartans are one of two Big Ten entries in the regatta, along with Wisconsin; they will line up with boats from UCF, Miami (FL), Stetson, Jacksonville, Tulsa, Kansas State, Drexel, Louisville, North Carolina, West Virginia, Kansas, and Old Dominion.
The Spartans enter the season with four graduate or fifth-year students and three seniors – Emily Carless, Kendall Carlin, Ella Kubas, Victoria Mills, Mackenzie Rugg, Molly Stothard, and Olivia Tolkinen. MSU also rosters 17 juniors, 19 sophomores, and 29 freshmen.
Spartan rowing has dedicated three brand-new shells for the 2023 campaign. The Olivia Long '23 makes its racing debut this weekend for the varsity eight. The boat was dedicated last fall in memory of Long, who passed away from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident prior to her junior campaign. Two brand-new varsity four shells were dedicated in November: the Molon Labe (dedicated by the Class of 2024), is the shell for the varsity four, and the Grand Legacy, (dedicated by the Class of 2004), is the boat for the second varsity four.
Sunshine State Invitational – Division I Women's Racing Schedule
Friday
3:20 pm - Second Varsity Four (two heats)
4:00 pm – Varsity Four (two heats)
4:40 pm – Third Varsity Eight/Novice Eight (two heats)
5:20 pm – Second Varsity Eight (two heats)
5:40 pm – Varsity Eights (two heats)
Saturday
8 am – Varsity Eight B Final
8:10 am – Varsity Eight A Final
8:40 am – Second Varsity Eight B Final
8:50 am – Second Varsity Eight A Final
9:20 am – Third Varsity Eight/Novice Eight B Final
9:30 am – Third Varsity Eight/Novice Eight A Final
10:00 am – Varsity Four B Final
10:10 am – Varsity Four A Final
10:30 am – Second Varsity Four B Final
10:40 am – Second Varsity Four A Final
Spartan Lineups
Varsity 8+
C: Lizzie Johnston; S: Sophia Ring; 7: Maya Elbaranes; 6: Freya Engel; 5: Carolynn Garner; 4: Sabrina Gottschalk; 3: Alice Bradley; 2: Molly Stothard; B: Danielle Carlson
Second Varsity 8+
C: Ellise Flessland; S: Lucy Botting; 7: Victoria Mills; 6: Julie Armstrong; 5: Emily Carless; 4: Kendall Carlin; 3: Olivia Portner; 2: Claudia Kingma; B: Madisen Holtz
Varsity 4+
C: Sophia Stauffer; S: Lily Devereaux; 3: Delaney Davis; 2: Ella Kubas; B: Anna Drnkova
Second Varsity 4+ (A)
C: Kendall Gonya; S: Abby Marek; 3: Elena Agioti; 2: Kat Borders; B: Breanna Berry
Third Varsity 4+ (Racing as Second Varsity 4+ (B)
C: Grace Thomas; S: Mackenzie Rugg; 3: Kaylie Wright; 2: Olivia Tolkinen; B: Ella Harrell
Novice Eight (Racing as Third Varsity 8+ (A)
C: Kate Galazin; S: Jayden Schmaltz; 7: Haley Rinehart; 6: Lillian Davidson-Walshe; 5: Sophia Parker; 4: Ava Woodard; 3: Alaina Roush; 2: Jillian Cox; B: Eryn Rose
Second Novice Eight (Racing as Third Varsity 8+ (B)
C: Erin Swartz; S: Danielle Edington; 7: Olivia Behovitz; 6: Margaret Daiber; 5: Logan Hibbard; 4: Lauren Droska; 3: Elizabeth Vance; 2: Kaleigh Yunker; B:Nora Roche
Rowing Begins 2023 Season in Sarasota - Michigan State University Athletics
East Lansing -- Michigan State opens its 2023 rowing season this weekend at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida for the Sunshine State Invitational. It's
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