Irish Conclude ACC Rowing Championships

The 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Rowing Championship finished up at Lake Wheeler, North Carolina, on Saturday morning, May 16. The University of Notre Dame’s V4 and 2V4 both competed in the Grand Finals, taking sixth place respectively. The Irish 3V8 claimed a victory for the team, taking first in the Petite Final and the team finished in ninth place. 

The ACC Championship is one of the most competitive regattas in the country, featuring No. 3 Stanford, No. 6 California, No. 8 Virginia, No. 10 Syracuse, No. 13 Duke, No. 14 Miami FL, and No. 23 North Carolina from the latest Collegiate Rowing Coaches Poll presented by Pocock. 

Final Team Scores

1. Stanford, 132 points
2. Virginia, 118
3. California, 108
4. Syracuse, 103
5. Miami FL, 77
6. North Carolina, 75
7. Duke, 69
8. SMU, 47
9. Notre Dame, 37
10. Louisville, 35
11. Clemson, 29
12. Boston College, 25

Junior Emma Hopsicker, who sat in the fifth seat for the Varsity Eight in the ACC Championship, was selected to the All-ACC Third Team. 

Full Saturday Results for Notre Dame – 

Varsity Four

Nicolette Cottingham (coxswain), Amelia Haney, Julia Clavi, Lauren Marino, Molly Hackett

Grand Final

1. Stanford, 7:00.490
2. Virginia, 7:12.590
3. California, 7:14.690
4. Syracuse, 7:17.650
5. North Carolina, 7:28.090
6. Notre Dame, 7:31.570

Second Varsity Four

Samantha Hendrzak (coxswain), Grace Taylor, Morgan Rice, Caroline Knight, Elle Kilgannon

Grand Final

1. Stanford, 7:04.730
2. Syracuse, 7:15.490
3. California, 7:18.320
4. Virginia, 7:19.550
5. North Carolina, 7:29.800
6. Notre Dame, 7:40.610

Varsity Eight

Annmarie Wallis (coxswain), Sara Louser, Christina Steinki, Anna Kahl, Emma Hopsicker, Courtney French, Lily Crook, Caroline Johnson, Maya Fister

Petite Final

1. North Carolina, 6:27.740
2. SMU, 6:29.510
3. Clemson, 6:33.000
4. Louisville, 6:41.040
5. Boston College, 6:41.570
6. Notre Dame, 6:42.600

Second Varsity Eight

Margaret Abbott (coxswain), Scarlett Quinn, Claire Macy, Nora Barth, Grayson Conway, Christina Henning, Elizabeth Tessen, Reece McNutt, Madison Naman

Petite Final

1. North Carolina, 6:39.670
2. SMU, 6:41.550
3. Louisville, 6:48.930
4. Clemson, 6:49.710
5. Notre Dame, 6:51.960
6. Boston College, 6:59.290

Third Varsity Eight

Lily Frantantonio (coxswain), Lauren Jonlich, Lauren O’Grady, Nour Aboshady, Maeve McMahon, Julia Riley, Anna Scholtens, Rory Klocke, Lilly Keegan

Petite Final

1. Notre Dame, 6:55.220
2. Boston College, 6:58.010
3. Louisville, 6:59.600
4. Duke, 7:02.590
5. SMU, 7:13.870