NCAA Rowing Championship

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The NCAA Rowing Championship is rowing championship held by the NCAA for Division I women's collegiate crews. It was first held in 1997. In 2002, the NCAA added championships for Division II and Division III. Men's rowing (by its own choice) is not part of the NCAA and has a separate championship.

1 Division I
2 Division II
3 Division III
4 Prior Championships

[edit] Division I

The NCAA Division I Women's Rowing Championships comprise 312 total competitors (344 including spares) and three events (Varsity Eights, JV Eights, Fours). Each race is 2,000 meters long. Twelve teams are selected, each of which is required to field a team of two eights and one four. In addition four schools are selected that field one eight each.

Participants in the championships are selected by the NCAA Division I Women’s Rowing Committee. One team from each region is selected. Race results against boats using male coxswains do not count toward rankings or selections. The following criteria are used in selecting teams and individual boats:

Regional championship results.
Regional ranking.
Late season performance.
Head-to-head results.
Results versus team already selected.
Results versus common opponents.
Results versus regionally ranked team.

**Division I Women's Varsity 8+**
Year	School	Crew
2006	Princeton	Caroline Lind, Kristin Haraldsdottir, Jackie Zider, Devan Darby, Andreanne Morin, Carrie Kruse, Gevvie Stone, Kate Bertko, Elizabeth Agnew (cox), Head Coach: Lori Dauphiny
2005	California	Erin Cafro, Mara Allen, Erin Reinhardt, Iva Obradovic, Kim Atkinson, Laura Terheyden, Kaylan Vander Schilden, Jelena Djukic, Remy Hitomi (cox), Head Coach: Dave O'Neill
2004	Brown	Deborah Dryer, Meg Anderson, Catherine Starr, Karen Prazar, Rachel Dearborn, Natalia Obolensky, Marie Walcott, Gillian Almy, Mira Mehta (cox), Head Coach: John Murphy
2003	Radcliffe	Sarah Marvel, Courtney Brown, Caryn Davies, Anna Brock, Lis Lambert, Heather Schofield, Caroline Fisher, Tasha Pasternack, Julie Gluck (cox), Head Coach: Liz O'Leary
2002	Washington	Lauren Estevenin, Annabel Ritchie, Anna Mickelson, Heidi Hum, Adrienne Hunter, Carrie Stasiak, Kara Nykreim, Yvonneke Stenken, Mary Whipple (cox), Head Coach: Jan Harville
2001	Washington	Annabel Ritchie, Nicole Rogers, Carrie Stasiak, Adrienne Hunter, Rika Geyser, Anna Mackelson, Nicole Borges, Lauren Estevenin, Mary Whipple (cox), Head Coach: Jan Harville
2000	Brown	Portia Johnson, Rachel Anderson, Anda Adams, Kellie Walker, Jessica Lanning, Liane Malcos, Erin Kelley, Caroline Grogan, Kate Saul (cox), Head Coach: John Murphy
1999	Brown	Caroline Grogan, Erin Kelley, Amy Meyers, Nina Carter, Kellie Walker, Anda Adams, Rachel Anderson, Portia Johnson, Kate Saul (cox), Head Coach: John Murphy
1998	Washington	Missy Collins, Sabrina Telenska, Denni Nessler, Kelly Horton, Katy Dunnet, Annie Christie, Rachel Dunnet, Vanessa Tavalero, Kari Green (cox), Head Coach: Jan Harville
1997	Washington	Sabrina Telenska, Denni Nessler, Kelly Horton, Katy Dunnet, Annie Christie, Jan Williamson, Tristine Glick, Kari Green, Alida Purves (cox), Head Coach: Jan Harville

- In 2002, Brown won the team title, and in 2006 California tied with Brown in total points and won the team title based on a better finish in the Varsity 8+ race. In all other years, the winner of the Varsity 8+ race also won the NCAA Division I team title.

[edit] Division II

The NCAA Division II Women's Rowing Championships comprise 68 total competitors (86 including spares) and two events, varsity eights and fours. Each race is 2,000 meters long. Four teams are selected, each of which is required to field an eight and a four. Two additional at-large schools are selected to field only an eight. The following criteria are used in selecting teams and individual boats:

Regional ranking; regional championship results.
Results against regionally ranked teams; results against teams already selected; results against common opponents.
Head-to-head competition; late-season performance.
Eligibility and availability of student-athletes.

**Division II Women's Varsity 8+**
Year	School	Crew
2006	Western Washington	Staci Reynolds, Julia Gamache, Jordon Tobler, Lindsay Mann-King, Rebecca Willms, Metta Gilbert, Samantha Marikis, Amelia Whitcomb, Elisabeth Johnson (cox), Head Coach: John Fuchs
2005	Western Washington	Julia Gamache, Staci Reynolds, Lindsay Mann-King, Kailyn McGrath, Metta Gilbert, Gail Lumsden, Amelia Whitcomb, Stephanie Parker, Krissy Whaley (cox)
2004	Mercyhurst	Kerri Kanaley, Courtney Oke, Chelsea Boothe, Meg Bryant, Megan Holloway, Kristin Best, Kristen Ficorilli, Jill Natale, Naomi Petendra (Cox)
2003	UC Davis	Kari Harris, Ashley Montross, Beckey Anderson, Kalie Benson, Brooke Forniciari, Shelley Best (Michelle Best), Kerry Bryne, Cassie Protman, Katie Borg (cox)
2002	UC Davis	Analise Zoller, Brooke Forniciari, Julie Madsen, Kerry Bryne, Brooke Roberts, Sara Deleon, Shelley Best (Michelle Best), Sabrina Litton, Sarah Whipple (cox)

[edit] Division III

The NCAA Division III Women's Rowing Championships comprise 126 total competitors (148 including spares) and one event, varsity and second varsity eights together. Each race is 2,000 meters long. Six teams are selected, each of which is required to field two eights. In addition, as of 2005 two "at-large" boats are selected to enable representation by teams that have a single fast crew but not the depth for two competitive boats. The following criteria are used in selecting teams and individual boats:

Eligibility and availability of student-athletes.
Winning percentage, head-to-head results, results against common opponents.
Strength of schedule as demonstrated by results against regionally ranked teams.
Results against teams already in the championship.

If an analysis of the primary criteria by the committee does not result in a decision, the remainder of the institutions schedule, including out-of-region play and competition against Division I and II institutions, and nonmember institutions, and late season results will also be considered.

There are three rounds of racing over two days. First, there are two heats of seven boats. The first- and second-seeded crews are assured of being in separate heats, but the other boats are assigned randomly. The winner of each heat advances automatically to the grand final the next day, places 2-4 advance to the grand final qualifier, and places 5-7 go to the petite final qualifier. Both qualifiers are run later that day. From the grand final qualifier, the top four boats advance to the grand final (joining the two winners of the heats), and places 5 and 6 advance to the petite final. From the petite final qualifier, the top four boats advance to the petite final, and the other two are excluded from further racing. The grand-final decides places 1-6 for the championship (including the gold, silver, and bronze crews), and the petite final decides places 7-12; places 13 and 14 are the sixth- and seventh-place boats respectively from the petite final qualifier.

The individual boat champion is the winner of the grand final. The team champion is the one that records the lowest combined score for both boats. Each boat earns 1-12 points, reflecting how it finished relative to the field (ignoring the at-large boats). Ties in total points are broken by consideration of which team had the faster first varsity eight.

**Division III Women's 8+ Grand Final Champion**
Year	School	Crew
2006	Ithaca	Sarah Kuebler, Emma Flemer, Kaitlin Veninsky, Stephanie Knabe, Kelsey Schaeffer, Stacey Bowen, Jane Semiz, Heather Luke, Melanie Pessin (cox), Head Coach: Becky Robinson
2005	Trinity	Tara Maciog, Hadley Wilmerding, Elizabeth Guernsey, Sarah Carter, Katie Gordon, Lauren Massimino, Ali Schmidt, Carmel Zahran, Emily McLean (cox), Head Coach: Marina Traub
2004	Ithaca	Jill Moler, Nora Lahr, Jessie Selock, Megan Musnicki, Stephanie Knabe, Stacey Bowen, Heather Luke, Leslie Nichols, Catie Gloo (cox), Head Coach: Becky Robinson
2003	Colby	Leah Hagamen, Emily Allen, Laura Mistretta, Annie Szender, Leah Robertson, Andrea Piekarski, Megan Loosigian, Ellie Boyce, Vivienne Ho (cox)
2002	Williams	Anne Rutherford, Anne Lewis, Liz Mygatt, Rachel DeSouza, Laura Spero, Shoshana Clark, Tzzy Lowell, Rachel Outman, Emma Harries (cox)

- In 2005, Ithaca and Smith College tied in total points for the team title, which was awarded to Ithaca based on a better overall finish in the Varsity 8+ race. In 2006, Williams College won the team title by placing second and third in the grand final. In all other years, the winner of the Varsity 8+ race also won the NCAA Division III team title.

[edit] Prior Championships

The first women’s collegiate championship was held in 1980 at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. National champions were declared from the varsity eight race. California won the first collegiate championship. Below is a list of Women’s National Collegiate varsity eight champions:

1996 – Brown
1995 – Princeton
1994 – Princeton
1993 – Princeton
1992 – Boston University
1991 – Boston University
1990 – Princeton
1989 – Cornell
1988 – Washington
1987 – Washington
1986 – Wisconsin
1985 – Washington
1984 – Washington
1983 – Washington
1982 – Washington
1981 – Washington
1980 – California

(Source: Washington Crew Press Guide)

Prior to 1980, college boats entered the National Women’s Rowing Association National Championships (what is now the USRowing National Championships). Below is a list of NWRA open eights champions from 1971-1979 (no eights prior to 1971). The top college finisher is in parentheses: