Lightweight women grand at Head of the Oklahoma

Saturday, October 1

Oklahoma City, OK

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Head of the Oklahoma

Lightweight women grand at Head of the Oklahoma

October 03, 2022 | Lightweight Rowing

UW hits the water in unique format with head racing, night sprints

By: Dylan Vander Sanden

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Wisconsin women's lightweight rowing program competed at the Head of the Oklahoma race this past weekend, and they did not disappoint.

On Saturday, the women's collegiate single sculls race kicked off the eventful weekend. Helena Ikenberry finished in ninth place with a time of 19:26.2.

In the women's open quadruple sculls, Grace DeNunzio, Madison Stack, Claire Friedlander and Helena Ikenberry led the Badgers to a by a minute and a half.

The women's collegiate four was up next, a race with a total of 31 entries.. Team A (Coxswain Claire Willett, Evelyn Payne, Alicia LeBars, Falcon Jaacks, Rianne Wagner) came in sixth place with a time of 16:00.0 and Team B (Coxswain Emma Collins, Morgan Gallagher, Aubrey Trimbach, Payton Tonnos, Hailey Carl) finished in 15th place with a time of 16;35.4.

The last race for the Badgers on the day was the women's collegiate eight, with 17 entries. Team A led by coxswain Emma Collins finished in an impressive 15:04.2 coming in fourth place. Team B had a time of 15:59.2 and came in 12th place.

Moving onto Sunday, the team dominated that women's collegiate pair race. All four of the Badger entries finished top five, with a total of 10 entries in the race. The A lineup composed of Alicia LeBars and Evelyn Payne finished in first place clocking a time of 17:47.7, and right behind them was Falcon Jaacks and Morgan Gallagher of team B coming in second place with a time of 17:56.6. Team C (Aubrey Trimbach and Camilla Darvin) came in third place with a time of 18:26.9 and Team D (Claire Carlson and Grace DeNunzio) finsished fitfh with a time of 19:48.7. Only Colorado got in the way of a perfect top four finish.

In the women's collegiate novice/frosh four, UW kept their momentum. A lineup composed of coxswain Emma Collins, Payton Tonnos, Hailey Carl, Nina Rau, and Maddy Stack clocked a time of 16:39.2, securing first place by almost two minutes.

The Badgers also competed in the Head of the Oklahoma's signature night sprints, racing 500 meters on Saturday evening.

Up Next:
The team returns to the water for the Head of the Charles Race on Oct. 22 and 23 in Boston.

Head of the Oklahoma
Oct. 1-2, 2022
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Oklahoma River

Women's Collegiate Eight (17 entries)
1. Alabama A, 14:48.6; 2. Oklahoma A, 14:50.3; 3. Alabama B, 14:54.0; 4. Wisconsin Lightweight A, 15:04.2…; 12. Wisconsin Lightweight B, 15:59.2

Women's Open/Collegiate Eight - 500 meters (6 entries)
1. Alabama A, 1:34.5; 2. Alabama B, 1:36.1; 3. Oklahoma, 1:38.8; 4. Wisconsin Lightweight A, 1:40.6; 5. Wisconsin Lightweight B, 1:47.3; 6. Oklahoma, 2:04.6
UW Lineup
A – Coxswain Emma Collins, Evelyn Payne, Alicia LeBars, Falcon Jaacks, Rianne Wagner, Aubrey Trimbach, Claire Friedlander, Camila Darvin, Payton Tonnos
B – Coxswain Claire Willett, Morgan Gallagher, Hailey Carl, Nina Rau, Madison Stack, Gracie Walker, Miranda Gilbertson, Grace DeNunzio, Olivia Foli

Women's Collegiate Four (31 Entries)
1. Tulsa, 15:35.1; 2. Alabama C, 15:49.5; 3. Alabama C, 15:53.6; 4. Kansas A, 15:54.5; 5. Alabama A, 15:57.3; 6. Wisconsin Lightweight A, 16:00.0…; 15. Wisconsin Lightweight B, 16:35.4

Women's Collegiate Four Sprint - 500 meters (6 entries)
1. Alabama, 1:45.4; 2. Wisconsin Lightweight A, 1:49.8; 3. Oklahoma, 1:53.8; 4. Oklahoma, 1:54.8; 5. Wisconsin Lightweight B, 1:56.2; 6. Colorado, 1:58.4
UW Lineup
A - Coxswain Claire Willett, Evelyn Payne, Alicia LeBars, Falcon Jaacks, Rianne Wagner
B – Coxswain Emma Collins, Morgan Gallagher, Aubrey Trimbach, Payton Tonnos, Hailey Carl

Women's Open Quadruple Sculls (5 entries)
1. Wisconsin Lightweight, 15:30.0; 2. Dallas, 17:01.1; 3. Wichita State, 19:25.7
UW Lineup – Grace DeNunzio, Madison Stack, Claire Friedlander, Helena Ikenberry

Women's Collegiate Single Sculls (10 entries)
1. Olahoma, 17:30.2; 2. Oklahoma City, 18:02.7; 3. Oklahoma, 18:18.4…; 9. Wisconsin Lightweight
UW Lineup - Helena Ikenberry

Women's Collegiate Pair (10 entries)
1. Wisconsin Lightweight A, 17:47.7; 2. Wisconsin Lightweight B, 17:56.6; 3. Wisconsin Lightweights C, 18:26.9; 4. Colorado, 19:10.9; 5. Wisconsin Lightweights D, 19:48.7
UW Lineup
A – Alicia LeBars, Evelyn Payne
B – Falcon Jaacks, Morgan Gallagher
C – Aubrey Trimbach, Camila Darvin
D – Olivia Foli, Grace DeNunzio

Women's Collegiate/Novice Four (8 entries)
1. Wisconsin Lightweight, 16:39.2; 2. Colorado, 18:31.4
UW Lineup – Coxswain Emma Collins, Payton Tonnos, Hailey Carl, Nina Rau, Maddy Stack

Women's Open Double Sculls Sprint – 500 meters (6 entries)
1. Oklahoma City HP Center, 1:50.2; 2. Wisconsin, 1:54.7
UW Lineup - Opitz, Helen Ikenberry