SARASOTA, FL. – In the first competition under MSU Rowing Head Coach Stacey Rippetoe, all seven Spartan boats made finals and the 2V4 earned silver at the Sunshine State Invite Saturday.
"I thought the team did a good job making progress today," Rippetoe said. "We're really trying to establish what kind of racing we want to do this season and we need to focus on all the things that are controllable and nail those things down. I thought we did a really good job of that this weekend."
The Spartans finished fifth out of the field of 16 with 104 points, five points ahead of sixth-place Tulsa, one point behind fourth place North Carolina and 24 behind eventual overall competition winners Miami.
It was Michigan State's second varsity four that claimed the Spartans' first hardware of the season, finishing second in the 2V4 final in 7:25.85 on Saturday at Nathan Benderson Park. The Spartans finished eight seconds behind the race winners Iowa.
Two other boats, the third and fourth varsity eights just missed out on the podium, finishing fourth in both of their finals, posting season-opening times of 6:46.57 and 6:55.10 respectively. The fastest time of the day belonged to the varsity eight, who finished in 6:44.17.
Next, the Spartans head home for their lone duel of the season, a competition against the University of Michigan in Belleville, Michigan's Lake Belleville in a week's time on Saturday, April 6.
Complete Regatta Results
Michigan State Results
Varsity Eight:
Friday Prelim: 4th – 7:14.14
Saturday Final: 6th – 6:44.18
Second Varsity Eight:
Friday Prelim: 2nd – 7:16.93
Saturday Final: 4th – 6:46.57
Varsity Four (Varsity Four A):
Friday Prelim: 3rd – 7:49.44
Saturday Final: 8th – 7:28.17
Second Varsity Four (Varsity Four B):
Friday Prelim: 3rd – 8:08.25
Saturday Final: 2nd – 7:25.85
Third Varsity Four (Varsity Four C):
Friday Prelim: 4th – 8:16.81
Saturday Final: 6th – 7:52.00
Novice Eight (Racing in 3V8):
Friday Prelim: 3rd – 7:17.39
Saturday Final: 4th – 6:55.10
Second Novice Eight (Racing in 4V8):
Friday Prelim: 8th – 7:38.71
Saturday Final: 8th – 7:23.07
Lineups
Varsity 8+:
Coxswain – Lizzie Johnston, 8 – Jayden Schmaltz, 7 – Alice Bradley, 6 – Sabrina Gottschalk, 5 – Carolynn Garner, 4 – Ugne Rudaityte, 3 – Ella McKenzie, 2 – Jillian Cox, B – Maya Elbaranes
Second Varsity 8+:
Coxswain – Ellise Flessland, 8 – Sophia Ring, 7 – Sophia Parker, 6 – Ava Woodard, 5 – Ella Kubas, 4 – Freya Engel, 3 – Claudia Kingma, 2 – Abby Marek, B – Julie Armstrong
Varsity 4+:
Coxswain – Sophia Stauffer, 4 – Avery Rugg, 3 – Lucy Botting, 2 – Madisen Holtz, B – Lily Devereaux
Second Varsity 4+:
Coxswain – Kendall Gonya, 4 – Kaleigh Yunker, 3 – Kat Borders, 2 – Lillian Davidson-Walshe, B – Alaina Roush
Third Varsity 4+:
Coxswain – Grace Thomas, 4 – Kaylie Wright, 3 – Haley Rinehart, 2 – Isabelle Radakovich, B – Breanna Berry
Third Varsity 8+ (Novice):
Coxswain – Kate Heinecke, 8 – Georgi Hedberg, 7 – Lindsay Farrall, 6 – Ruby Vanden Boom, 5 – McKenna Reardon, 4 – Sarah Carlson, 3 – Reagan Korte, 2 – Kendyl Baron, B – Samantha Sweeney
Fourth Varsity 8+ (Novice):
Coxswain – Delaney Huiskens, 8 – Juliana Antovski, 7 – Emily Crofut, 6 – Avery Talley, 5 – Colleen Blackwood, 4 – Katie Delaney, 3 – Madylin Keigley, 2 – Kate Lillie, B – Sarah Wood
Recap courtesy of MSU Athletics.
"I thought the team did a good job making progress today," Rippetoe said. "We're really trying to establish what kind of racing we want to do this season and we need to focus on all the things that are controllable and nail those things down. I thought we did a really good job of that this weekend."
The Spartans finished fifth out of the field of 16 with 104 points, five points ahead of sixth-place Tulsa, one point behind fourth place North Carolina and 24 behind eventual overall competition winners Miami.
It was Michigan State's second varsity four that claimed the Spartans' first hardware of the season, finishing second in the 2V4 final in 7:25.85 on Saturday at Nathan Benderson Park. The Spartans finished eight seconds behind the race winners Iowa.
Two other boats, the third and fourth varsity eights just missed out on the podium, finishing fourth in both of their finals, posting season-opening times of 6:46.57 and 6:55.10 respectively. The fastest time of the day belonged to the varsity eight, who finished in 6:44.17.
Next, the Spartans head home for their lone duel of the season, a competition against the University of Michigan in Belleville, Michigan's Lake Belleville in a week's time on Saturday, April 6.
Complete Regatta Results
Michigan State Results
Varsity Eight:
Friday Prelim: 4th – 7:14.14
Saturday Final: 6th – 6:44.18
Second Varsity Eight:
Friday Prelim: 2nd – 7:16.93
Saturday Final: 4th – 6:46.57
Varsity Four (Varsity Four A):
Friday Prelim: 3rd – 7:49.44
Saturday Final: 8th – 7:28.17
Second Varsity Four (Varsity Four B):
Friday Prelim: 3rd – 8:08.25
Saturday Final: 2nd – 7:25.85
Third Varsity Four (Varsity Four C):
Friday Prelim: 4th – 8:16.81
Saturday Final: 6th – 7:52.00
Novice Eight (Racing in 3V8):
Friday Prelim: 3rd – 7:17.39
Saturday Final: 4th – 6:55.10
Second Novice Eight (Racing in 4V8):
Friday Prelim: 8th – 7:38.71
Saturday Final: 8th – 7:23.07
Lineups
Varsity 8+:
Coxswain – Lizzie Johnston, 8 – Jayden Schmaltz, 7 – Alice Bradley, 6 – Sabrina Gottschalk, 5 – Carolynn Garner, 4 – Ugne Rudaityte, 3 – Ella McKenzie, 2 – Jillian Cox, B – Maya Elbaranes
Second Varsity 8+:
Coxswain – Ellise Flessland, 8 – Sophia Ring, 7 – Sophia Parker, 6 – Ava Woodard, 5 – Ella Kubas, 4 – Freya Engel, 3 – Claudia Kingma, 2 – Abby Marek, B – Julie Armstrong
Varsity 4+:
Coxswain – Sophia Stauffer, 4 – Avery Rugg, 3 – Lucy Botting, 2 – Madisen Holtz, B – Lily Devereaux
Second Varsity 4+:
Coxswain – Kendall Gonya, 4 – Kaleigh Yunker, 3 – Kat Borders, 2 – Lillian Davidson-Walshe, B – Alaina Roush
Third Varsity 4+:
Coxswain – Grace Thomas, 4 – Kaylie Wright, 3 – Haley Rinehart, 2 – Isabelle Radakovich, B – Breanna Berry
Third Varsity 8+ (Novice):
Coxswain – Kate Heinecke, 8 – Georgi Hedberg, 7 – Lindsay Farrall, 6 – Ruby Vanden Boom, 5 – McKenna Reardon, 4 – Sarah Carlson, 3 – Reagan Korte, 2 – Kendyl Baron, B – Samantha Sweeney
Fourth Varsity 8+ (Novice):
Coxswain – Delaney Huiskens, 8 – Juliana Antovski, 7 – Emily Crofut, 6 – Avery Talley, 5 – Colleen Blackwood, 4 – Katie Delaney, 3 – Madylin Keigley, 2 – Kate Lillie, B – Sarah Wood
Recap courtesy of MSU Athletics.
