INDIANAPOLIS - The Wisconsin women's rowing team finished the 2025 Big Ten Rowing Championships with an 11th-place team finish on Sunday on Eagle Creek Lake.
All seven Badger boats competed in the petite final races. UW's third varsity four crew led the way, finishing in second place behind Minnesota in the petite final to come in eighth place overall in the event.
The varsity eight also finished top three in its petite final with a time of 6:28.862, less than a second behind Minnesota in second place, who had a time of 6:28.023. The varsity eight shaved an impressive 16 seconds off of their time from Saturday after it finished its semifinal heat with a time of 6:45.044.
Other boats increased their speed from Saturday's heats to Sunday's finals, with the varsity four finishing its final in 7:32.972, almost 19 seconds faster than its Saturday time of 7:51.623. The second varsity four improved its time from 8:23.922 on Saturday to 7:53.622, a 30-second difference, while the third varsity four improved from 8:09.235 to 7:40.172 in the finals.
The third varsity eight and fourth varsity eight also saw massive improvements between the two days. The 3V8 finished with a time of 6:59.222 on Sunday after finishing its Saturday heat with a time of 7:26.278 – 27 seconds of improvement. The 4V8 shaved off 34 seconds from its time between the two days, finishing with a time of 7:10.201 on Sunday, compared to 7:44.815 on Saturday.
Overall, Washington captured the team title and the automatic NCAA championships bid with 264 points after winning first place in all seven grand final races. The Badgers placed 11th with 53 team points.
In addition, three Badgers were honored by the Big Ten. Junior Sophia Gruenling earned 2025 First Team All-Big Ten honors, while senior Kylie Magnus earned second-team honors. Senior Macy Mosner was also named UW's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner for the second year in a row.
2025 Big Ten Championships
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Eagle Creek Park
Indianapolis
2000 meters
Team Scores
1. Washington, 264 points; 2. Rutgers, 239; 3. Michigan 212; 4. Indiana, 158; 5. Ohio State, 135; 6. USC, 131; 7. Minnesota, 127; 8. Michigan State, 125; 9. UCLA, 72; 10. Iowa, 66; 11. Wisconsin, 53
Varsity Eight (Petite Final - places 7-11)
1. USC, 6:24.544; 2. Minnesota, 6:28.023; 3. Wisconsin, 6:28.862; 4. Iowa, 6:29.198; 5. UCLA, 6:29.456
UW Lineup - Coxswain Nora Clements, Sophia Gruenling, Kylie Magnus, Oona Zilavy, Jordan Morrissey, Macy Mosner, Sophia Ortega, Madison Stack, Anna Mueller
Second Varsity Eight (Petite Final - places 7-11)
1. Michigan State, 6:33.436; 2. UCLA, 6:34.420; 3. Iowa, 6:40.464; 4. Wisconsin, 6:42.774; 5. Ohio State, 6:44.199
Coxswain Emma Hefner, Grace Fragakis, Morgan Jensema, Tristen Gallo, Jacki Szelagowski, Kira Funk, Jadyn Schensky, Evelyn Schauer, Josie Reeve
Varsity Four (Petite Final - places 7-11)
1. USC, 7:11.799; 2. Iowa, 7:20.869; 3. UCLA, 7:21.562; 4. Michigan State, 7:28.107; 5. Wisconsin, 7:32.972
Coxswain Chloe Powell, Kylie Silus, Aliza Korman, Ava Heinz, Lauren Braun
Second Varsity Four (Petite Final - places 7-11)
1. UCLA, 7:18.329; 2. Indiana, 7:28.123; 3. Michigan State, 7:33.942; 4. Iowa, 7:43.198; 5. Wisconsin, 7:53.622
Coxswain Ella Pierce, Ella Peterson, Fiona Campbell, Alex Spies, Eva McKinley
Third Varsity Four (Petite Final - places 7-10)
1. Minnesota, 7:26.430; 2. Wisconsin, 7:40.172; 3. UCLA, 7:42.110; 4. Iowa, 7:52.461
Coxswain Kylie Beauchamp, Harper Goshin, Marian Cracraft, Mara Cassidy, Darya Pronina
Third Varsity Eight/Novice Eight (Petite Final - places 7-11)
1. UCLA, 6:44.790; 2. Iowa, 6:49.289; 3. USC, 6:53.964; 4. Indiana, 6:54.143; 5. Wisconsin, 6:59.222
Coxswain Addison Bauer, Maggie Johnson, Gretchen Bedner, Ashley Grancorvitz, Kaisa Lindfors, Mikayla Beglinger, Celia Fujita, Cassie Nemecek, Lilia Graves
Fourth Varsity Eight/Second Novice Eight (Petite Final - places 7-10)
1. Minnesota, 6:57.375; 2. Iowa, 7:08.096; 3. Wisconsin, 7:10.201; 4. Indiana, 7:32.067
Coxswain Jamie Nick, Madison Branse, Piper Garcia Hall, Ella Solin, Gabrielle Kapke, Madison Grover, Anna Garrison, Kaitlyn Nelson, Siri Stolen
