INDIANAPOLIS – The Wisconsin women's openweight rowing program finished the 2023 Big Ten Rowing Championships with a sixth-place team finish at Eagle Creek Park on Sunday.

UW's novice eight raced best compared to its Big Ten competition with a third-place finish in its race. Ohio State captured the event title in 6:47.566, with Michigan second in 6:48.712 and the Badgers third in 6:58.768.

UW's second novice eight finished just out of the medals in fourth place, under three-tenths of a second behind third-place Indiana.

UW's top boat in the varsity races proved to be the second varsity eight, which took fifth place.

Overall, Michigan captured the team title and the automatic NCAA championships bid with 174 points. The Badgers placed sixth with 75 team points.

In addition, a trio of Badgers were honored by the Big Ten. Senior Katherine Breen earned 2023 First Team All-Big Ten honors, while senior Susie Bruce earned second-team honors. Sophia Henshue was also named UW's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner.

Straight from the Shore
Head Coach Bebe Bryans
"We were really pleased with the performances today. We were hoping to finish a little bit higher, but we were up against teams that were just a little bit better than we were. Looking at the seedings, we were able to be at or better than our seed in everything except for one race. We got our first novice eight back on the podium. Good to see an eight back up there."

On the staff 
"I want to thank my staff, as always, for being so confident, so kind and so good with the athletes. Super shout out to Monica Whitehouse for coaching up those freshmen. It's a big task with a lot of people and she's a warrior, just like her women."

2023 Big Ten Rowing Championships
Sunday, May 14, 2023
Indianapolis
Eagle Creek Park
2000 Meters

Team Results
1. Michigan, 174 points; 2. Ohio State, 169; 3. Indiana, 137; 4. Rutgers, 131; 5. Iowa, 90; 6. Wisconsin, 75; 7. Minnesota, 50; 8. Michigan State, 37

Varsity Eight
1. Michigan, 6:21.292; 2. Indiana, 6:25.565; 3. Ohio State, 6:25.837; 4. Rutgers, 6:26.231; 5. Iowa, 6:31.339; 6. Minnesota, 6:35.884; 7. Wisconsin, 6:38.837; 8. Michigan State, 6:40.953
UW Lineup - Coxswain Paula Filios, Katherine Breen, Susie Bruce, Kylie Magnus, Brandi Gueths, Oona Zilavy, Kendra Davis, Sky Teegen, Tassneem Arafa
 
Second Varsity Eight
1. Ohio State, 6:34.230; 2. Michigan, 6:37.571; 3. Rutgers, 6:42.721; 4. Indiana, 6:43.477; 5. Wisconsin, 6:49.677; 6. Iowa, 6:55.096; 7. Minnesota, 7:00.647; 8. Michigan State, 7:05.387
UW Lineup - Coxswain Lindsey Meyer, Grace Belson, Rebecca Sands, Anna Ardito, Sophia Ortega, Jaclyn Garwood, Nora Byrne, Sophia Henshue, Julia DiNapoli
 
Varsity Four
1. Michigan, 7:18.086; 2. Ohio State, 7:20.152; 3. Rutgers, 7:21.296; 4. Iowa, 7:31.193; 5. Indiana, 7:32.316; 6. Wisconsin, 7:33.595; 7. Michigan State, 7:43.124; 8. Minnesota, 8:01.016
UW Lineup - Coxswain Alexandra Bogner, Genevieve Whitehead, Lizzy Hanemann, Georgia Morrow, Masa Bezbradica
 
Second Varsity Four
1. Ohio State, 7:25.276; 2. Rutgers, 7:28.759; 3. Indiana, 7:32.646; 4. Iowa, 7:38.163; 5. Michigan, 7:38.682; 6. Wisconsin, 7:46.661; 7. Minnesota, 7:55.886; 8. Michigan State, 7:58.575
UW Lineup - Coxswain Caitlin Cowan, Mara Cassidy, Macy Mosner, Josefina Laznickova, Ana Magana Campos
 
Novice Eight
1. Ohio State, 6:47.566; 2. Michigan, 6:48.712; 3. Wisconsin, 6:58.768; 4. Indiana, 6:59.310; 5. Michigan State, 7:06.151; 6. Rutgers, 7:10.845; 7. Iowa, 7:14.590; 8. Minnesota, 7:20.909
UW Lineup - Coxswain Elisabeth Wu, Sophia Gruenling, Jacki Szelagowski, Grace Fragakis, Anna Mueller, Marian Cracraft, Anne Thornton, Kira Funk, Jordan Morrissey
 
Second Novice Eight
1. Michigan, 6:54. 903; 2. Ohio State, 6:54.991; 3. Indiana, 7:11.931; 4. Wisconsin, 7:12.193; 5. Rutgers, 7:19.385; 6. Michigan State, 7:22.812; 7. Iowa, 7:26.797
UW Lineup - Coxswain Mara Zwicker, Ella Peterson, Allie Swietlik, Claire Poremba, Daphne Koutsoukos, Eva McKinley, Jordan Roethel, Leah Wolfe, Morgan Forbes
 
Third Varsity Four
1. Rutgers, 7:33.440; 2. Ohio State, 7:38.135; 3. Michigan, 7:42.332; 4. Iowa, 7:46.987; 5. Indiana, 7:48.748; 6. Michigan State, 7:57.710; 7. Minnesota, 8:01.213; 8. Wisconsin, 8:10.440
UW Lineup - Coxswain Sarah Chan, Katelyn Mamrick, Victoria Dugan, Jadyn Schensky, Evelyn Schauer