Wolverines to Host Louisville, Iowa for Senior Day

Sunday, May 2

Belleville, Mich.

9:00 AM

Michigan

Iowa, Louisville

(Michigan Photography)

4/29/2021 11:04:00 AM | Rowing

By: Chad Shepard

» U-M's regular season comes to a close on Sunday at Belleville Lake during the team's annual Senior Day regatta.
» After a weekend off competition, the Wolverines are playing host for a six-race event, the team's second time hosting this spring.
» Fans are not permitted, but races and the post-event Senior Day ceremony will be streamed on Instagram.

THIS WEEK

Sunday, May 2 -- vs. Iowa, Louisville (Belleville, Mich.), 9 a.m.
TV: Instagram | Live Video | Boathouse Info | Visitor's Guide

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 5-ranked University of Michigan rowing team will end its 2021 regular-season campaign with a Senior Day regatta on Sunday (May 2) on Belleville Lake. The Wolverines will host Louisville and Iowa for the single-session morning event.

After the conclusion of races, U-M's seniors will be honored with a celebration to be live streamed on the team's Instagram page.

The lone session of racing will begin at 9 a.m., and U-M will compete first varsity eight, second varsity eight, first varsity four, second varsity four, third varsity four and a combined first novice eight/third varsity four event for six total races.

Sunday's format will begin with novice races and will conclude with the varsity boats, ending with the first varsity eight (1V8).

Race Schedule:

9 a.m. -- 1N8/3V4
9:15 a.m. -- 3V4
9:30 a.m -- 2V4
9:45 a.m. -- 1V4
10 a.m. -- 2V8
10:15 a.m. -- 1V8

See Visitor's Guide for lane assignments

Michigan Lineup
1V8: Charlotte Powers (coxswain), Julia Gehlert, Ariana Shokoohi, Kate Burns, Noa Sreden, Elena Collier-Hezel, Paige Badenhorst, Zara Collisson, Emma Luniewicz

2V8: Alexandra Gabel (coxswain), Lillian Mei, Victoria Cooke, Delaney Evans, Megan Hinkle, Lauren Benitez, Abigail Dent, Tara Flaherty, Sarah McKay

1V4: Kathryn Ward, Madelyn Ball, Taylor Toudouze, Haven Essien, Ainslie Evans (coxswain)

2V4: Lauren Sickmiller, Ally Eggleton, Lara Vanderbilt, Jeri Rhodes, Darien Moses (coxswain)

3V4: Annika Ehrlacher, Kendra Sanders, Caroline McGee, Hadley Camp, Eliese Hornberger-Rocco (coxswain)

1N8: Faith Bridgeman (coxswain), Isabel Mezei, Brooke Gietzen, Katie Lucken, Julia Casey, Olivia McMullen, Ashley Veldheer, Chloe Pulick, Olivia Krum

2N8: Caitlin Dusenbury (coxswain), Lily Pence, Lauren Langley, Olivia Olk, Sophie Rallis, Hawthorne Haywood, Molly Maloy, Kate Kikilo, Brooke Harrison

Things to Know

• This event marks the conclusion of the regular season, but preparations have already begun for the spring championships run with the Big Ten Championships (May 16) on the horizon.

• U-M sits at No. 5 in the CRCA/USRowing Coaches' Poll, moving up from recent weeks. The Wolverines have the second-best ranking of any Big Ten program. Rutgers is ranked fourth.

• Overall, the Big Ten has an impressive six teams ranked in the top 20 nationally, including No. 4 Rutgers, No. 5 Michigan, No. 8 Ohio State, No. 10 Indiana, No. 14 Minnesota and No. 20 Wisconsin. U-M's 1V8 has wins over four of those teams this spring (U-M has not raced Minnesota), plus then-ranked No. 16 Iowa and Michigan State.

• The Wolverines' top boat also has picked up victories over No. 9 Tennessee, No. 16 SMU, No. 18 Washington State, No. 20 Syracuse, Notre Dame, and Louisville this spring.

• Last time on the water, the Wolverines raced in Ohio at the Big Ten vs. ACC Regatta, and U-M's varsity eights took a big step forward. Both boats beat Syracuse, Tennessee and Iowa, and placed second to Virginia (beating Ohio State), and Rutgers (beating Washington State) across three races.

• The U-M varsity fours swept the weekend, winning all nine races. Besides losses to Texas (April 10), the 2V4 and 3V4 have not lost, and the 1V4 avenged its only other loss (on opening weekend vs. No. 7 Virginia) later in the spring.

• The Big Ten conference announced last week that the venue for the Big Ten Championships has been moved from Baraboo, Wis., to Indianapolis, Ind., at the Indianapolis Rowing Center. Fan information is forthcoming.

A Look Ahead

Sunday, May 2 -- at Big Ten Championships (Indianapolis, Ind.), TBA