Michigan
Princeton, Brown
Wolverines to Battle Princeton, Brown on Saturday
3/22/2018 9:18:00 AM | Rowing
» This weekend's event comes on the heels of the first Big Ten Boat of the Week award delivered from the conference, and U-M's first varsity eight took home the first such honor of the season.
» The Class of 1987 Regatta is an annual affair at Princeton, with the Tigers holding a 19-12 all-time series edge on Brown.
» Races will be streamed live on the Ivy League Network (membership required) and results will be available on Row2k.com.
THIS WEEK
Saturday, March 24 -- at Princeton (Princeton, N.J.), 9 a.m.
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The University of Michigan rowing team continues its challenging early season slate this weekend in Princeton, New Jersey, to face off with Ivy League powers Princeton and Brown. For those two schools, this will also be a battle for The Class of 1987 Trophy, which is at stake in their shared rivalry for the 32nd consecutive year.
Races will be held on Lake Carnegie beginning at 9 a.m. The full race schedule is listed below.
9:00 a.m. - B and C Fours
9:20 a.m. - A Fours
9:40 a.m. - Second Varsity Eights
10 a.m. - First Varsity Eights (Class of 1987 Cup)
10:20 a.m. - Third Varsity Eights
Michigan will send three crews to compete, which include the first and second varsity eights and one varsity four.
Michigan's novice program will also be competing this weekend, as it sends boats to the Griggs Reservoir on the Scioto River in Ohio. The OSU Buckeyes will play host for this weekend's events.
U-M's full lineups are listed below.
Varsity Lineups
1V8:Â Alexis Jones (coxswain), Shayla Lamb, Tayla-May Bentley, Kendall Brewer, Kathryn Grotto, Meghan Hinkle, Victoria Glunt, Annika Hoffmann, Flick Cain
2V8: Charlotte Powers (coxswain), Kalia Krichko, Caroline Hendershot, Kathleen Peng, Madison Byrd, Anahera Nin, Grace Collins, Kate Burns, Perry Bower
1V4: Rachel Fanning, Emma Luniewicz, Grace Gagliardi, Rae Oleshansky, Erika Yasuda (coxswain)Â
THINGS TO KNOW
• While this weekend's races represent a season-opener for the host Tigers of Princeton, U-M has one weekend of competition under its belt already. Last Saturday and Sunday (March 17-18), the Wolverines put forth an impressive rust-busting effort at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational.
• The first and second varsity eight boats went undefeated at the Cardinal Invite, as they won three races against fast competition such as Yale, Virginia, Wisconsin and others. Altogether, U-M won eight of 12 possible races.
• The 1V8 boat was rewarded for its effort when it was named Big Ten Boat of the Week on Tuesday (March 19).
• Five true freshmen debuted last weekend: Annika Hoffmann (1V8), Kate Burns (2V8), Megan Hinkle (2V8), Emma Luniewicz (2V8, 1V4) and Grace Collins (1V4) all made debuts.
• Former novice program rowers who made debuts last weekend with the varsity program include: junior Perry Bower (2V8) and sophomores Tate Aronstein (2V4), Madison Byrd (2V8), Charlotte Powers (2V8), Sadie Staudacher (2V4, 1V4) and Madeleine Schneider (2V4). Aronstein also rowed in a varsity boat at the Head of the Charles last fall.
• This year's roster features four captains leading the way for the Maize and Blue: seniors Kendall Brewer and Rae Oleshansky, junior Meghan Gutknecht and sophomore Tayla-May Bentley.
• Among the differences for the Wolverines this season will be a new home on campus: the South Campus Performance Complex is home to over two-thirds of Michigan student-athletes and includes the rowing program, and contains space for nine teams overall in the 280,000-square-foot facility, which also holds Michigan's first indoor rowing tank.
• U-M returns 14 student-athletes from its 2017 NCAA Championships roster, including Pocock All-Americans Kendall Brewer (2016 second team; 2017 first team) and Kalia Krichko (2017 first team).
• For a more detailed outlook on the 2018 season, from identifying returning contributors to a schedule breakdown, check out our season preview.
A LOOK AHEAD
Saturday, March 31 -- vs. Clemson, Duke, Ohio State (Columbus, Ohio), 9 a.m./1 p.m.
Tweet of the Week
.@umichrowing 1V8+ wins #B1GRow Boat of the Week honors after posting a pair of first-place finishes at Louisville's Cardinal Invitational in Oak Ridge, Tenn. | https://t.co/S7C4sZdYI5
— Big Ten Conference (@bigten) March 20, 2018
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