Gophers Earn B1G Boat of the Week Recognition

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The University of Minnesota’s First Varsity Eight crew was named one in every of two Big Ten Conference Boat of the Week honorees due to its efficiency on the Rocky Top Invite final weekend.

The skilled boat led by junior coxswain Ashley Ohlemacher featured two senior captains (Manon Field, Nuala Macfarlane), 5 different juniors (Kimberly Klassen, Alexa Mueller, Sophia Pirigyi, Emilie Rish, Lexi Schimnowski), and one sophomore (Madeline Fincham).

The Golden Gophers shined through the semifinal race from Oak Ridge, Tenn., early Saturday morning as they upset a pair of nationally-ranked opponents, No. 14 Penn and No. 25 USC, advancing to the ‘A’ last. The crew used a robust second half of the race to register its quickest time of the regatta’s three classes, erasing a three-second deficit to rally previous Penn by a half second, protecting the two,000-meter course in 6:36.341.

The boat turned in a fifth-place end to shut the occasion and helped Minnesota place sixth amongst a loaded area that competed on Melton Hill Lake.

Almost precisely one 12 months in the past, the Maroon and Gold noticed its First Varsity Four crew safe B1G Boat of the Week for its efficiency on the Big 12/Big Ten Double Duel, whereas that is the primary weekly award of the 2025-26 marketing campaign for Minnesota. The choice extends a streak of three-straight years a Gophers’ boat has been honored by the convention.