Rowing Competes At Ohio State Spring Regatta

The University of Notre Dame rowing team faced its second competition of the 2026 season at the Ohio State Spring Regatta, held at the Griggs Reservoir in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, March 28. 

The five-team field was loaded with teams ranked in the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Top 25, including No. 11 Michigan, No. 21 Ohio State, No. 23 Alabama and No. 24 Oklahoma. The Irish competed well across all of the different boats on Saturday, including four second-place finishes in the morning session and a victory by the 3V4 in the afternoon races. 

Morning

1V8 

Annemarie Wallis (cox), Sara Louser, Lily Crook, Caroline Johnson, Emma Hopsicker, Elizabeth Tessen, Julia Clavi, Reece McNutt, Maya Fister

1. Oklahoma, 6:00.7
2. Michigan, 6:03.1
3. Notre Dame, 6:12.7

2V8

Margaret Abbott (cox), Claire Macy, Scarlett Quinn, Christina Steinki, Grayson Conway, Nora Barth, Anna, Kahl, Nour Aboshady, Courtney French

1. Michigan, 6:04.8
2. Notre Dame, 6:09.3
3. Oklahoma, 6:13.7

1V4

Nicolette Cottingham (cox), Molly Hackett, Morgan Rice, Lauren O’Grady, Christina Henning

1. Michigan, 6:46.9
2. Notre Dame, 6:50.9
3. Oklahoma, 6:57.7

2V4

Samantha Handrzak (cox), Lauren Marino, Elle Kilgannon, Caroline Knight, Lauren Jonlich

1. Michigan, 6:48.9
2. Oklahoma, 6:51.6
3. Notre Dame, 6:58.3

3V4

Joyce Kang (cox), Mary O’Shea, Jacqueline Buffery, Lilly Keegan, Rory Klocke

1. Michigan, 6:50.9
2. Notre Dame, 7:00.9

3V8

Lily Frantantonio (cox), Grace Taylor, Madison Naman, Maeve McMahon, Julia Riley, Olivia McPartlin, Delaney Caughey, Sophia Foad, Macy Baker

1. Michigan, 6:15.0
2. Oklahoma, 6:21.2
3. Notre Dame, 6:29.3

4V8

Chloe Bourneauf (cox), Eleanora Murer, Rose Cariello, Macyn Hattman, Kaya Melbourne, Shannon Gao, Helen Pols, Marie Golden, Mika Berger-Wills

1. Michigan, 6:23.8
2. Notre Dame, 6:30.6
3. Ohio State, 6:34.1
4. Oklahoma, 6:48.8

Afternoon

1V8

Annemarie Wallis (cox), Caroline Johnson, Emma Hopsicker, Sara Louser, Lily Crook, Elizabeth Tessen, Julia Clavi, Reece McNutt, Maya Fister

1. Ohio State, 6:04.8
2. Oklahoma, 6:06.8
3. Notre Dame, 6:18.0

2V8

Margaret Abbott (cox), Claire Macy, Scarlett Quinn, Nora Barth, Grayson Conway, Nour Aboshady, Anna Kahl, Christina Steinki, Courtney French

1. Ohio State, 6:17.1
2. Oklahoma, 6:19.6
3. Notre Dame, 6:21.8

1V4

Nicolette Cottingham (cox), Lauren Marino, Morgan Rice, Molly Hackett, Christina Henning

1. Ohio State, 6:55.2
2. Oklahoma, 7:02.5
3. Notre Dame, 7:04.2

2V4

Samantha Handrzak (cox), Mary O’Shea, Elle Kilgannon, Lauren O’Grady, Lauren Jonlich

1. Oklahoma, 7:00.6
2. Notre Dame, 7:01.6
3. Ohio State, 7:06.6

3V4

Lily Frantantonio (cox), Maeve McMahon, Julia Riley, Olivia McPartlin, Madison Naman

1. Notre Dame, 7:15.4
2. Ohio State, 7:16.3

3V8

Joyce Kang (cox), Eleanora Murer, Sophia Foad, Jacqueline Buffery, Grace Taylor, Macy Baker, Caroline Knight, Rory Klocke, Lilly Keegan 

1. Oklahoma, 6:31.7
2. Ohio State, 6:35.5
3. Notre Dame, 6:36.0

4V8

Chloe Bourneuf (cox), Rose Cariello, Macyn Hattman, Kaya Melbourne, Shannon Gao, Helen Pols, Delaney Caughey, Mika Berger-Wills, Marie Golden

1. Michigan, 6:31.6
2. Notre Dame, 6:38.9
3. Ohio State, 6:46.5
4. Oklahoma, 6:51.9