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Rowing Shows Roster Depth At MACRA Championship

The University of Notre Dame rowing team competed at the 2026 Mid-America Collegiate Rowing Association at the Indianapolis Rowing Center on Sunday, April 26. 

The Irish, focused on training for the 2026 ACC Championships (May 15-16), sent the 3V8, 4V8, 3V4 and Novice 4 to the event, providing more racing experience for the depth of the roster. 

Notre Dame won three of the four races in which they entered boats at the MACRA event, with the 3V4, Novice 4 and 3V8 all finishing first in their competitions. 

Full Results 

3V4

Joyce Kang (coxswain), Rory Klocke, Lilly Keegan, Olivia McPartlin, Ameila Haney

  1. Notre Dame, 8:14.902
  2. Grand Valley, 8:29.356
  3. Chicago, 8:38.653
  4. Marquette, 8:56.178
  5. Drake B, 9:06.032
  6. Denison, 9:11.609
  7. Miami, 9:24.480

Novice 4

Chloe Borneuf (coxswain), Caroline Vietzen, Delaney Caughey, Mary Kate Carroll, Mika Berger-Wills

  1. Notre Dame, 8:31.152
  2. Drake, 8:58.995
  3. Indiana A, 9:07.163
  4. Chicago A, 9:12.628
  5. Marquette, 9:38.323
  6. John Carroll, 9:55.554
  7. Grand Valley B, 10:107.948

3V8

Lily Frantantonio (coxswain), Macy Baker, Anna Scholtens, Jacqueline Buffery, Caroline Knight, Julia Riley, Maeve McMahon, Nour Aboshady, Rose Cariello

  1. Notre Dame, 7:16.541
  2. Vanderbilt, 7:18.066
  3. Michigan State, 7:50.966
  4. Cincinnati, 8:51.814
  5. Miami, 9:11.947

4V8

Ava Dunphy (coxswain), Sadie Wickham, Macyn Hattman, Helen Pols, Eryn Murphy, Sophia Foad, Eleanora Murer, Kaya Melbourne, Marie Golden

  1. Vanderbilt, 7:25.885
  2. Purdue, 7:30.626
  3. Notre Dame, 7:39.923
  4. Northwestern, 8:04.012
  5. Michigan State, 8:42.011