Michigan
Eastern Michigan
U-M Sweeps Scrimmage against Eastern Michigan
9/17/2017 12:37:00 PM | Rowing
» The team raced four 3,000-meter pieces this morning on Belleville Lake.
» The Wolverines lined up three different eights boats for the team's first test of the fall season.
» U-M now enters a week free of competition before hosting Ohio State on Sunday, Oct. 1.
Site: Belleville, Mich. (Belleville Lake)
U-M Team Result: Non-scoring
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Oct. 1 -- vs. Ohio State (Belleville Lake), 10 a.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan rowing program hosted Eastern Michigan in a four-piece set scrimmage on Sunday (Sept. 17), going head-to-head with the Eagles on the waters of Belleville Lake.
Having only been in classes since Tuesday, Sept. 5, the Maize and Blue were looking to make today's races a collective rust-buster, providing a chance to get back on the water in a competitive atmosphere.
Sunday's event marked an early-season evaluation opportunity for the staff as well as a chance for the new lineups to gain racing experience together for the first time this season. Four separate eight boats competed in 3,000-meter races, with U-M finishing one-two-three in all four sets.
The first place-finishing boat was coxed by Alexis Jones in the first two pieces and Jillian Zull in the later pieces, with Meghan Gutknecht in stroke seat during all four pieces. That boat timed 11:03.2 in its fastest piece of the day and 11:09.0 in the second-morning piece.
"Getting on the water in a competitive atmosphere was a good experience for several of our younger athletes today," said head coach Mark Rothstein. "We feel we have plenty of clay to work with on this team, and now we need to work together to mold the right sculpture by next May."
U-M is back on the water in two weekends, racing Ohio State at Belleville Lake on Sunday, Oct. 1, at 10 a.m.
Pieces 1-4
Piece 1
U-M CB1 -- 11:03.2
U-M CB2 -- 11:37.4
U-M CB3 -- 11:47.1
Eastern Michigan -- 11:53.9
Piece 2
U-M CB1 -- 11:09.0
U-M CB2 -- 11:40.0
U-M CB3 -- 12:11.0
Eastern Michigan -- 12:41.5
Piece 3
U-M CB1 -- 11:12.3
U-M CB2 -- 11:42.7
U-M CB3 -- 12:16.2
Eastern Michigan -- 12:41.5
Piece 4
U-M CB1 -- 11:33.3
U-M CB2 -- 12:17.1
U-M CB3 -- 13:15.0
Eastern Michigan -- 12:46.4
Michigan Crews
First and Second Pieces
CB1:Â Alexis Jones (coxswain), Meghan Gutknecht, Tayla-May Bentley, Kathryn Grotto, Victoria Del Valle, Anneka Allard, Kate Burns, Rae Oleshansky, Flick CainÂ
CB2: Kat Boyle (coxswain), Sadie Staudacher, Emily Krebs, Madeline Schneider, Allyson Eggleton, Nora Epler, Emma Dietz, Catherine Olson, Joesi Krieger
CB3: Erika Yasuda (coxswain), Emma Luniewicz, Tate Aronstein, Victoria Glunt, Grace Collins, Megan Hinkle, Allie Stellon, Anahera Nin and Perry Bower
Third and Fourth Pieces
CB1:Â Jillian Zull (coxswain), Meghan Gutknecht, Flick Cain, Kathryn Grotto, Victoria Del Valle, Anneka Allard, Kate Burns, Rae Oleshansky, Emma LuniewiczÂ
CB2: Sophia Gordon (coxswain), Sadie Staudacher, Emily Krebs, Taylor Toudouze, Allyson Eggleton, Haley Zapolski, Lilia Duncan, Caroline Yeh, Joesi Krieger
CB3: Amy Zhang (coxswain), Anahera Nin, Tate Aronstein, Victoria Glunt, Grace Collins, Megan Hinkle, Allie Stellon, Catherine Olson and Perry Bower
Tweet of the Day
It was great to get back out on the water in a competitive atmosphere this morning!
— Michigan Rowing (@umichrowing) September 17, 2017
Mini-movie from our Sunday Scrimmage with EMU. ?? ? pic.twitter.com/tj5mhkjjwh
Players Mentioned
