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U-M to Host Louisville on Senior Day
4/26/2018 12:00:00 PM | Rowing
» Sunday's races mark the final regular-season event of the 2018 season for U-M before the postseason, which begins with the Big Ten Championships on May 13.
» U-M will honor its nine departing seniors with a Senior Day celebration at the conclusion of races.
» This marks the fifth consecutive season in which U-M has hosted Louisville for its regular-season finale.
THIS WEEK
Sunday, April 29 -- Belleville at 9 a.m.
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The No. 7-ranked University of Michigan rowing program welcomes the Louisville Cardinals to Belleville Lake for U-M's Senior Day Celebration.
Michigan will compete with a full lineup -- six crews -- including the first and second varsity eights, three varsity fours and the first novice eight.
The Wolverines will wrap up the 2018 regular season with this weekend's races. Preparations are already under way for the program's postseason run. The Big Ten Championships are first on that schedule, two Sundays from this one (May 13).
Races are set to begin at 9 a.m. this weekend, with the last race of the day scheduled for 10:15. The full schedule is listed below:
SCHEDULE OF RACES
9 a.m. -- 3V8/1N8
9:15 a.m. -- 3V4/4V4
9:30 a.m. -- 2V4
9:45 a.m. -- 1V4
10 a.m. -- 2V8
10:15 a.m. -- 1V8
Michigan's lineups are listed below:
1V8: Charlotte Powers (coxswain), Victoria Glunt, Kendall Brewer, Kate Burns, Shayla Lamb, Flick Cain, Caroline Hendershot, Kalia Krichko, Meghan Gutknecht
2V8: Alexis Jones (coxswain), Annika Hoffmann, Emma Luniewicz, Perry Bower, Kathryn Grotto, Megan Hinkle, Grace Gagliardi, Madison Byrd, Kathleen Peng
1V4: Madeleine Schneider, Rae Oleshansky, Rachel Fanning, Grace Collins, Erika Yasuda (coxswain)
2V4: Emily Krebs, Lilia Duncan, Abby Vare, Anahera Nin, Lily Miller (coxswain)
3V4: Tate Aronstein, Haley Zapolski, Allie Stellon, Emma Dietz, Marissa Gabriel (coxswain)
4V4: Catherine Olson, Joesi Krieger, Maurgan Lee, Maddie Rycenga, Amy Zhang (coxswain)Â
THINGS TO KNOW
• U-M returns to row at home after the most recent competition week saw the team travel to Lake Las Vegas to compete. This marks the final event of the regular season for the Wolverines, who will prepare for the postseason upon the conclusion of this weekend's races.
• Sunday's regatta also marks a Senior Day celebration for the Maize and Blue. Michigan will honor its nine departing seniors: Kendall Brewer, Flick Cain, Mollie Fox, Alexis Jones, Kalia Krichko, Rae Oleshansky, Kathleen Peng, Abby Vare and Haley Zapolski.
• Seniors and their families will be honored at the conclusion of events with P.A. recognition and a photo opportunity near the launch area of the Belleville Lake Boathouse.
• This weekend's event comes after the fifth release of the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) poll for the 2018 season, and U-M has earned a No. 7 ranking in this week's edition, moving up one spot from last week.
• U-M's ranking is aided by a solid showing against top-ranked Washington and No. 3-ranked Texas its last time out, rowing on Lake Las Vegas two weekends ago (April 14). The 2V8 had the program's best finish with a second-place showing.
• U-M honored more than 500 student-athletes at the U-M Academic Honors and Awards Banquet on Monday (April 9). The rowing program featured 64 student-athletes to receive Academic Athletic Achievement recognition, while junior Rebecca Joyce was named the recipient of the Let's Go Do Award for Civic Engagement.
• Senior coxswain Alexis Jones was announced earlier this month as one of four recipients of the Bonderman Fellowship, a prestigious honor awarded to four graduating U-M LS&A seniors which affords them the opportunity to travel the world for eight months on a $20,000 stipend. More information here.
• Junior Rachel Fanning was the subject of the latest article in the popular Scholar Stories series on MGoBlue.com. Read her full article, which details her hopes of heading to Hollywood to help build a more diverse movie industry upon graduation.
A LOOK AHEAD
Sunday, May 13-- Big Ten Championship in Indianapolis, Ind., TBD
Friday, May 25 – NCAA Championship in Sarasota, FLA., TBD
Tweet of the Week
Back at work this week with one last race at Belleville Lake on our minds. Senior Day this Sunday! #RowBlue pic.twitter.com/TqUKYGsokx
— Michigan Rowing (@umichrowing) April 23, 2018
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