Michigan
Big Ten Championships
Wolverines Take Third Place at 2010 Big Ten Championships
5/1/2010 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
May 1, 2010
Site: East Lansing, Mich. (Lake Ovid)
Event: Big Ten Championships
U-M Team Finish: 3rd Place of Seven Teams (111 Points)
Next U-M Event: Sat-Sun, May 15-16 -- at Central/South Region Sprints (Oak Ridge, Tenn.)
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's rowing team collected a third-place team finish at the 2010 Big Ten Conference Championships on Saturday (May 1) at Lake Ovid. U-M put three crews on the medal stand led by second-place finishes from the second varsity eight and the novice eight. The varsity four earned a bronze medal.
Wisconsin earned its first team title in dominating fashion, posting four first-place finishes, including wins in the second varsity eight and the varsity four, and won the title with 148 points. Michigan State (132 points) earned runner-up honors and the Wolverines took third place (111 points) for its third top-three finish in the last four years.
In the varsity eight grand final, Ohio State and Wisconsin were neck and neck heading into the final 250 meters and the Wolverines managed to cut into Ohio State's lead but could not pull it out late, finishing in fourth place, just three seconds behind Wisconsin and Ohio State. The Spartans took first.
In the second varsity eight, the Wolverines got a great start out of the gate and held an early lead through the first 500 meters. Wisconsin made a move and took a seat lead on the Wolverines, who battled back in the middle half of the race. The battle between Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio State for first place was very tight heading into the final 250, but the Badgers pulled it out, crossing the line with a time of 6:22.09, just two seconds ahead of the second-place Wolverines, who finished with at time of 6:24.99.
Michigan's first varsity four reached the medal stand by taking third place with a time of 7:24.99. The Wolverines looked good out of the gate, but top-seeded Wisconsin against showed its speed, taking a commanding lead at the 1,000-meter mark and maintained it throughout for first with a time of 7:15.13. U-M stayed even with Michigan State and Ohio State, but Michigan State started to pull away with about 500 meters remaining and crossed the line in second place with a time of 7:17.02, while Ohio State took fourth with at time of 7:30.83.
The Wolverine novice eight earned U-M's first medal of the afternoon with a second-place showing. The Wolverines started even with top-seeded Wisconsin through the first 500 meters, but the Badgers slowly pulled away late in the race to take the title with a time of 6:42.70. U-M kept it close and crossed the finish line in 6:45.12 to earn its second consecutive second-place finish. Michigan State placed third (6:53.37) and Indiana took fourth (7:04.92).
The second varsity four, competing in its second race this season, took fourth place with a time of 7:42.55. Top-seeded Minnesota took the boat title (7:25.65).
In the second novice eight, U-M started well, but Wisconsin's novices jumped out to an early lead at around the 1,000-meter mark and did not look back, winning in 6:53.10. U-M fell into a race for third with Michigan State, but the Wolverines crossed the line with a time of 7:12.26, just .13 behind the Spartans (7:12.13).
The Wolverine novices had a good start to the championships and advanced to the grand finals in both the first novice eight and second novice eight. In all, the Wolverines advanced each of their six boats to the grand finals in the morning session and won their heat in the varsity four. It is the second consecutive season U-M has advanced each boat to the grand finals. Michigan State and Wisconsin also advanced all its boats to the grand final.
The Big Ten Network will air the rowing championships live on May 16 at noon. Michigan will take next weekend off before heading to Oak Ridge, Tenn., for the Central/South Region Sprints, held May 15-16.
Final Team Standings
1. Wisconsin 148 2. Michigan State 132 3. MICHIGAN 111 4. Ohio State 105 5. Minnesota 66 6. Iowa 51 7. Indiana 30
Final Results
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Morning Heats First Novice Eight Heat 1 1. Wisconsin 6:43.00 2. Michigan State 6:44.94 3. Minnesota 7:35.30 4. Iowa 8:32.97 Heat 2 1. MICHIGAN 6:45.40 2. Indiana 6:49.47 3. Ohio State 6:49.95 |
Afternoon Finals Second Novice Eight Petite Final 1. Minnesota 7:21.06 2. Indiana 7:32.54 Grand Final 1. Wisconsin 6:53.10 2. Ohio State 6:59.21 3. Michigan State 7:12.13 4. MICHIGAN 7:12.26 |
U-M Lineups
First Varsity Eight: Margaret Deinek (coxswain), Melisa Ongun, Ashley Kroll, Adrienne Mecham, Emily Eiffert, Lindsey Healy, Natalie Eisermann, Lauren Schneider, Julia Darnton
Second Varsity Eight: Jennifer Entin (coxswain), Nellie Ruedig, Shannon Stief, Ariel Piotter, Cristina Felix, Felice Mueller, Kristen Henkels, Maggie Cooper, Katie Grossman
First Varsity Four: Erica Macke (coxswain), Sarah Gribler, Olivia Klipa, Paige Heil, Jordan Peek
Second Varsity Four: Taylor Day (coxswain), Nicole Dressler, Brittany Poston, Michaela Brown, April Newberry
Fist Novice Eight: Colleen Macke (coxswain), Kaitlin Cender, Cori Meinert, Jessie Rampton, Emily Reimnann, Rachael Minore, Becky Piks, Annie Fisher, Sam Scholl
Second Novice Eight: Jennifer Denike (coxswain), Rachel Christensen, Martha Alves, Lee Sova-Claypool, Kendall McSweeny, Danielle Prentice, Ellen vonFoerster, Sarah Kucemba, Amber Spears
All-Conference Teams
FIRST TEAM
Shifumi Terasara, Indiana
Sheila Rinozzi, Iowa
Ashley Kroll, Michigan
Emily Regan, Michigan State
MIchelle Mussett, Michigan State
Victoria Woodward, Michigan State
Charlotte Goldstein, Ohio State
Lucy Mulvey, Minnesota
Vicy Opitz, Wisconsin
Katy Haver, Wisconsin
SECOND TEAM
Andrea Wensits, Indiana
Jess Novack, Iowa
Adrienne Mecham, Michigan
Laura Cowal, Michigan State
Kellie LaPointe, Michigan State
Cassie Drozynski, Minnesota
Sara Wallace, Ohio State
Claudia Herpertz, Ohio State
Grace Latz. Wisconsin
Katie Hurtis, Wisconsin
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honorees (Announced May 5)
Katie Liston, Indiana
Megan Erickson,Iowa
Nellie Ruedig, Michigan
Megan Kursik, Michigan State
Jenna Schuder, Minnesota
Jill Mohr, Ohio State
Vicky Opitz, Wisconsin
Contact: Jessica Poole (734) 763-4423
