Women's Rowing

UMass Captures Inaugural MAC Women’s Rowing Championship

YPSILANTI, Mich. – The University of Massachusetts captured the inaugural Mid-American Conference Women’s Rowing Championship on Saturday at Ford Lake, earning the league’s first-ever automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Women’s Rowing Championship.

The Minutewomen delivered a dominant performance throughout the day, winning all five championship races to total 36 team points. Delaware finished second with 27 points, while Temple placed third with 26 points. High Point (17), host Eastern Michigan (14), and Toledo (6) rounded out the team standings.

UMass opened the championship by winning the Women’s Varsity Eight (1V8+) Final with a time of 6:37.5, ahead of Temple (6:40.8) and Delaware (6:45.4). The Minutewomen followed with another victory in the Women’s Second Varsity Eight (2V8+) Final, crossing in 6:49.2.

In the Women’s Varsity Four (1V4+) Final, UMass continued its strong showing with a first-place finish in 7:25.7, narrowly edging Delaware’s 7:32.4. The Minutewomen later added wins in both the Women’s Third Varsity Eight (3V8+) and Women’s Second Varsity Four (2V4+) races to complete the championship sweep.

Delaware recorded runner-up finishes in the 1V4+, 2V4+, and 3V8+ races, while Temple posted second-place finishes in the 1V8+ and 3V8+ finals. High Point earned a third-place finish in the 1V4+ race, and Eastern Michigan placed second in the 3V8+ final.

With the conference title, UMass secures the MAC’s automatic berth to the 2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Rowing Championship, scheduled for May 29-31 in Gainesville, Ga.

Team Standings
1. UMass – 36
2. Delaware – 27
3. Temple – 26
4. High Point – 17
5. Eastern Michigan – 14
6. Toledo – 6

First Team All-MAC
Amanda Scally, UMass
Sarah Happs, UMass
Olivia Ollerenshaw, UMass
Antonia Gigacher, UMass
Sonya Mazrimas, UMass
Ava Tine, Delaware
Amari Randall, Delaware
Maeghan Leahy, Delaware
Samantha Schuberth, Temple

Second Team All-MAC
Kathleen Higgins, Delaware 
Anna Borg, Temple
Eve Keesecker, Temple
Anna Venditti, High Point
Audrey Houle, High Point
Abbi Lauth, Eastern Michigan
Bryah Moriarty, Eastern Michigan
Maggie Merriman, Toledo
Kamryn Stripp, Toledo