IU Selected for Second-Straight NCAA Championship
5/21/2024 5:55:00 PM | Women's Rowing
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Rowing will return to the NCAA Rowing Championship for the second straight season and eight time in 10 full seasons. The 22-team field was announced during the NCAA selection show on Tuesday (May 21).
The Hoosiers will race among the nation's best May 31-June 2 at East Fork State Parl in Bethel, Ohio. The competition includes the Varsity Eight, Second Varsity Eight and Varsity Four crews.
IU essentially clinched its at-large bid with a program-record second place finish at the 2024 Big Ten Championships on Sunday. The seven boats combined for the program's highest-ever medal tally – posting two silver and two bronze performances.
"I'm excited for them," IU head rowing coach Steve Peterson said. "They've worked hard, and the results at Big Tens show that. I think the big thing for these guys is that we set out with some pretty lofty goals and the next one was getting to the NCAA Championship and performing there as well. I'm proud of them.
"One of the biggest things that helped us get to where we are now is the depth of the team. In some ways, it's a shame that only three boats get to go to the NCAA Championship because it takes the whole team to get us there. That was one of the things that's improved over the last handful of years is the depth of the team. Some of the freshmen, novices on the team have been stepping up and helping score points for us at Big Tens. To see us performing and coming in second is more of a sign of all the athletes working together."
The committee rated Indiana as the No. 12 seed in both the Varsity Eight and Second Varsity Eight competitions. The Varsity Four is the No. 14 seed in the field.
Both the V8 and 2V8 crews have been named Big Ten Boat of the Week this season and medaled at the Big Ten Championships. IU's top boat took silver, finishing just one second behind champion Michigan, and owns a 23-7 head-to-head record this season. The 2V8 earned a bronze medal and is 20-11 on the year. Indiana's Varsity Four placed fourth at Big Tens behind three ranked crews, but 12 seconds faster than fifth-place Iowa, and has a 21-9 mark.
Indiana returned to the NCAA Championship for the first time since 2019 last season and finished No. 17 nationally.
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The Hoosiers will race among the nation's best May 31-June 2 at East Fork State Parl in Bethel, Ohio. The competition includes the Varsity Eight, Second Varsity Eight and Varsity Four crews.
IU essentially clinched its at-large bid with a program-record second place finish at the 2024 Big Ten Championships on Sunday. The seven boats combined for the program's highest-ever medal tally – posting two silver and two bronze performances.
"I'm excited for them," IU head rowing coach Steve Peterson said. "They've worked hard, and the results at Big Tens show that. I think the big thing for these guys is that we set out with some pretty lofty goals and the next one was getting to the NCAA Championship and performing there as well. I'm proud of them.
"One of the biggest things that helped us get to where we are now is the depth of the team. In some ways, it's a shame that only three boats get to go to the NCAA Championship because it takes the whole team to get us there. That was one of the things that's improved over the last handful of years is the depth of the team. Some of the freshmen, novices on the team have been stepping up and helping score points for us at Big Tens. To see us performing and coming in second is more of a sign of all the athletes working together."
The committee rated Indiana as the No. 12 seed in both the Varsity Eight and Second Varsity Eight competitions. The Varsity Four is the No. 14 seed in the field.
Both the V8 and 2V8 crews have been named Big Ten Boat of the Week this season and medaled at the Big Ten Championships. IU's top boat took silver, finishing just one second behind champion Michigan, and owns a 23-7 head-to-head record this season. The 2V8 earned a bronze medal and is 20-11 on the year. Indiana's Varsity Four placed fourth at Big Tens behind three ranked crews, but 12 seconds faster than fifth-place Iowa, and has a 21-9 mark.
Indiana returned to the NCAA Championship for the first time since 2019 last season and finished No. 17 nationally.
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