Season Review: 2023-24 Michigan Rowing
6/26/2024 9:00:00 AM | Rowing
Big Ten Championships: 1st (189 points)
NCAA Championships: 7th (90 points)
The University of Michigan rowing program won its ninth Big Ten Championship and its second in a row on the way to the team's best finish at the NCAA Championships since 2021.
Below are season highlights from the 2023-24 season.
Regular Season
• Big Ten/ACC Challenge Yields Promising Results: Michigan's first real test of the season was the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in Columbus, Ohio (March 30). Racing against Duke and Virginia in championship boats, the Wolverines won three of four varsity eight races and five of six varsity four races.
• Speed Shown Early at Big Ten Invitational: The nation's premier event is the two-day Big Ten Invitational (April 19-20). This year's event saw the Wolverines race against six different programs that eventually qualified for the NCAA Championships. U-M strung together top-three finishes all weekend including a near-sweep (wins in six of seven events) on the second session of day two.
• Senior Day Celebrations: U-M raced against Texas (April 13) to close out the team's home schedule and celebrate Senior Day at Belleville Lake. Fifteen student-athletes were honored with their families on the dock at the conclusion of the day. Four-year athletes as part of this class helped win three Big Ten Championships for the Maize and Blue.
Postseason
• Emphatic Repeat at Big Ten Championships: Michigan dominated at the Big Ten Championships in Indianapolis, capturing the program's third title in the last four seasons. U-M had five gold-medal performances in seven boat classes and captured two silvers to score 189 of a possible 192 team points.
• Great Start at NCAA Championships: The Wolverines entered the national championship regatta as the 11th-ranked team, seeded 11th, 10th, and sixth across the first and second varsity eight and first varsity four events. U-M advanced through A/B semifinals on the first day with top-three finishes in all three events, setting themselves up for a great weekend as a team.
• Petite Finals Bring Big Finishes: Racing in three Petite Finals, the Maize and Blue brought its Wolverine speed to close out the championships in Ohio. The second varsity eight and varsity four boats both won their Petite Finals races and the first eight finished third. That meant two U-M boats (1V8, 2V8) outperformed their seeds, and resulted in the team's best finish (seventh) since 2021.
Honors and Awards
Zara
Collisson
Katie
Easton
Jana
Peachey
Annaka
Draaisma
Aubrey
Fitts
CRCA
All-America (Second Team): Zara Collisson, Katie Easton
Region 4 Coach of the Year: Mark Rothstein
Region 4 Staff of the Year: Liz Tuppen, Emily Sugiyama, Lauren Schmetterling, Fran Raggi, Rachel Rane, Katy Ward, Jack Miles
Big Ten Conference
All-Big Ten (First Team): Zara Collisson, Katie Easton, Jana Peachey
All-Big Ten (Second Team): Annaka Draaisma, Aubrey Fitts
Big Ten Athlete of the Year: Zara Collisson
Co-Big Ten Coach of the Year: Mark Rothstein
CSC
Academic All-District: Annaka Draaisma, Katie Easton
CRCA Scholar Athletes
Annaka Draaisma, Gr., Master of Management
Katie Easton, Jr., Public Health
Adelaide Lammers, Gr., Master of Mechanical Engineering
Gracie Landefeld, Jr., Industrial and Operations Engineering
Madeleine Lauriault, So., Political Science
Anna Muench, Jr., Psychology
Emily Nelson, Sr., Movement Science
Logan Roeder, So., Psychology, Spanish
Ariana Shokoohi, Gr., Biology, Health & Society
Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
Hunter Divinagracia, So., Political Science
Annaka Draaisma, Gr., Master of Management
Katie Easton, Jr., Public Health
Brooke Gietzen, Sr., Biomedical Engineering
Grace Hammis, So., LSA Undeclared
Grace Harte, So., Business Administration BBA
Megan Kleiner, Jr., English
Gracie Landefeld,Jr., Industrial & Operations Engineering
Madeleine Lauriault, So., Political Science
Alana Maffesoli, Jr., Cognitive Science & Linguistics
Sarah McKay, Sr., Applied Exercise Science
Rocky Morabito, Sr., Movement Science
Anna Muench, Jr., Psychology
Emily Nelson, Sr., Movement Science
Rachel Palaian, Sr., Biopsychology, Cognition, & Neuroscience
Isabela Pimentel, So., International Studies and Business Administration
Logan Roeder, So., Psychology & Spanish
Carla Russell, Jr., Applied Exercise Science
Ariana Shokoohi, Gr., Master of Movement Science
Madeline Tay, So., Architecture
Academic All-Big Ten
Ally Blomquist, So., Sport Management
Breonna Boyd, So., Business Administration BBA
Jenna Chaffin, So., Ecology, Evolution, & Biodiversity
Zara Collisson, Sr., Sociology
Annaka Draaisma, Gr., Master of Management
Katie Easton, Jr., Public Health
Delaney Evans, Sr., Biopsychology, Cognition, & Neuroscience
Brooke Gietzen, Sr., Biomedical Engineering Gabrielle Graves, Jr., Economics
Lillie Gregory, So., General Studies BGS
Grace Hammis, So., LSA Undeclared
Grace Harte, So., Business Administration BBA
Abby Hathaway, Jr., Computer Science
Sara Houben, So., LSA Undeclared
Emma Kerkau, So., Movement Science
Megan Kleiner, Jr., English
Adelaide Lammers, Gr., Master of Mechanical Engineering
Gracie Landefeld, Jr., Industrial & Operations Engineering
Lauren Langley, Sr., English
Madeleine Lauriault, So., Political Science
Lauren Lier, Jr., Sociology
Alana Maffesoli, Jr., Cognitive Science & Linguistics
Maddy Matos, Jr., LSA Undeclared
Sarah McKay, Sr., Applied Exercise Science
Olivia McMullen, Sr., Movement Science
Leah Miller, So., Biology, Health, & Society
Rocky Morabito, Sr., Movement Science
Anna Muench, Jr., Psychology
Emily Nelson, Sr., Movement Science
Bella Olsen, Sr., Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Rachel Palaian, Sr., Biopsychology, Cognition, & Neuroscience
Jana Peachey, So., LSA Undeclared
Isabela Pimentel, So., International Studies/Business Administration
Logan Roeder, So., Psychology & Spanish
Carla Russell, Jr., Applied Exercise Science
Thea Schley, So., LSA Undeclared
Ariana Shokoohi, Gr., Master of Movement Science
Madeline Tay, So., Architecture
Margaret Vander Woude, Sr., Cellular and Molecular Biomedical Science
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