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Three Big Ten Schools Selected For 2022 NCAA Rowing Championships
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Three of the Big Ten Conference’s eight rowing programs received bids to the 2022 NCAA Rowing Championships, it was announced Tuesday. Big Ten Champion Ohio State earned the conference’s automatic qualification, while Michigan and Rutgers were at-large selections for the 22-team regatta, which takes place May 27-29 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Fla., and will be covered live on NCAA.com.
Teams participating in the NCAA Championship are required to field two boats of eight rowers (I Eights and II Eights) and one boat of four rowers (Fours), with all 22 schools seeded in each of those three races.
Michigan earned its 14th consecutive NCAA Championship berth and 22nd overall. The Wolverines, who placed second at Sunday’s Big Ten Championships, have finished in the top five in 11 of their previous 21 appearances, including three of the past four seasons, with a school-best runner-up finish in both 2001 and 2012. Michigan is seeded No. 7 in the I Eights, No. 8 in the II Eights and No. 7 in the Fours entering this year’s NCAA regatta.
Ohio State will be making its 22nd consecutive NCAA Championship appearance, having placed in the top 10 in 20 of its 21 prior trips to the national event. The Buckeyes, who won their 10th Big Ten title on Sunday, have earned three NCAA championships (2013, 2014, 2015) and placed second in 2016. OSU is the No. 6 seed in the I Eights, No. 10 in the II Eights and No. 4 in the Fours at this year’s NCAA finals.
Rutgers collected its third consecutive bid to the NCAA Championships and the fourth in program history (the first coming in 1997 before the current run in 2019, 2021 and 2022). The Scarlet Knights placed third at last weekend’s Big Ten Championships and are looking to build off their seventh-place showing at last year’s NCAA Championships. This season, RU has been seeded No. 16 in the I Eights, No. 15 in the II Eights and No. 15 in the Fours for the NCAA competition.
Since the Big Ten first sponsored rowing as a conference sport in 2000, it was won three team NCAA titles (OSU’s crowns from 2013-15). In addition, Big Ten crews have won 10 individual NCAA championships since 2000 — Ohio State has seven of those titles, with three in the I Eights (2014-16), two in the II Eights (2013-14) and two in the Fours (2012-13). The other conference individual boat NCAA trophies came in the II Eights, with Michigan winning twice (2001 and 2012) and Minnesota once (2007).
Teams participating in the NCAA Championship are required to field two boats of eight rowers (I Eights and II Eights) and one boat of four rowers (Fours), with all 22 schools seeded in each of those three races.
Michigan earned its 14th consecutive NCAA Championship berth and 22nd overall. The Wolverines, who placed second at Sunday’s Big Ten Championships, have finished in the top five in 11 of their previous 21 appearances, including three of the past four seasons, with a school-best runner-up finish in both 2001 and 2012. Michigan is seeded No. 7 in the I Eights, No. 8 in the II Eights and No. 7 in the Fours entering this year’s NCAA regatta.
Ohio State will be making its 22nd consecutive NCAA Championship appearance, having placed in the top 10 in 20 of its 21 prior trips to the national event. The Buckeyes, who won their 10th Big Ten title on Sunday, have earned three NCAA championships (2013, 2014, 2015) and placed second in 2016. OSU is the No. 6 seed in the I Eights, No. 10 in the II Eights and No. 4 in the Fours at this year’s NCAA finals.
Rutgers collected its third consecutive bid to the NCAA Championships and the fourth in program history (the first coming in 1997 before the current run in 2019, 2021 and 2022). The Scarlet Knights placed third at last weekend’s Big Ten Championships and are looking to build off their seventh-place showing at last year’s NCAA Championships. This season, RU has been seeded No. 16 in the I Eights, No. 15 in the II Eights and No. 15 in the Fours for the NCAA competition.
Since the Big Ten first sponsored rowing as a conference sport in 2000, it was won three team NCAA titles (OSU’s crowns from 2013-15). In addition, Big Ten crews have won 10 individual NCAA championships since 2000 — Ohio State has seven of those titles, with three in the I Eights (2014-16), two in the II Eights (2013-14) and two in the Fours (2012-13). The other conference individual boat NCAA trophies came in the II Eights, with Michigan winning twice (2001 and 2012) and Minnesota once (2007).