NCAA Division I rowing championship
SportCollege rowing
Founded1997
No. of teams22
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)
Stanford (2)
Most titlesBrown (7)
Official websiteNCAA.com

The NCAA Division I Rowing Championship is a rowing championship held by the NCAA for Division I women's heavyweight (or openweight) collegiate crews. The inaugural National Championship was held in 1997 for the top 16 crews in the country, located at Lake Natoma, Sacramento, California. In 2002, the NCAA added championships for Division II and Division III. All races are 2,000 metres (6,562 ft) long. The NCAA does not sponsor men's rowing (both heavyweight and lightweight) and women's lightweight rowing championships.[1]

Automatic qualifier spots

Eleven rowing conferences each get one Automatic Qualifier spot by winning their conference points championship, except for the Ivy League whose Automatic Qualifier goes to the Varsity Eight winner. There are another 11 At-Large spots.

Format

The NCAA Division I Women's Rowing Championships have three events (I Eights, II Eights, Fours), and twenty-two teams compete. Eleven teams are selected through automatic qualification based on conference results. An additional eleven at-large teams are selected by the NCAA Rowing Committee. In previous years an additional, four at-large I Eights are selected. As of 2009 all bids must be full teams.

Teams are awarded points by their final placing in each event. The NCAA Champion is determined by the team which accumulates the most points. Since 2013, the winner of the I-Eights event gets 66 points, and the team that places second gets 63 points, third gets 60, etc. For the II-Eights there are 44 points for the winner, and the points obtained go down in steps of two for each next spot in the final ranking. For the event with Fours, the winner gets 22 points, and the subsequent finishers get 21, 20, 19, etc. When teams are tied for points after the three events, the NCAA champion is determined by the team with the higher placing in the I Eight event.

At-large participants in the championships are selected by the NCAA Division I Women’s Rowing Committee. 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.

Champions

Results

NCAA Division I Rowing Championships
Year Site
(Host Team)
Team Results Individual Results
Champion Score Runner-Up Score Fours II Eights I Eights
1997
Details
Rancho Cordova, CA Washington 201 Princeton 184 Brown Princeton Washington
1998
Details
Gainesville, GA Washington (2) 91 Princeton 85 USC Virginia Washington
1999
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Rancho Cordova, CA Brown 56 Virginia 56 Washington Virginia Brown
2000
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Camden, NJ Brown (2) 59 Washington 55 Washington Brown Brown
2001
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Gainesville, GA Washington (3) 58 Michigan 53 Washington Michigan Washington
2002
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Indianapolis, IN Brown (3) 67 Washington 63 Brown Washington Washington
2003
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Harvard 59 Brown 57 Brown Brown Harvard
2004
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Gold River, CA Brown (4) 70 Yale 58 Virginia Brown Brown
2005
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California 67 Virginia 63 Virginia Virginia California
2006
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West Windsor, NJ California (2) 66 Brown 66 Brown Brown Princeton
2007
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Oak Ridge, TN Brown (5) 58 Virginia 54 Virginia Minnesota Yale
2008
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Gold River, CA Brown (6) 67 Washington 59 Washington Brown Yale
2009
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Cherry Hill, NJ Stanford 88 California 85 Clemson Yale Stanford
2010
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Gold River, CA Virginia 87 California 82 Virginia Brown Yale
2011
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Brown (7) 85 Stanford 85 California Stanford Princeton
2012
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West Windsor, NJ Virginia (2) 87 Michigan 82 Ohio State Michigan Virginia
2013
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Indianapolis, IN Ohio State 126 California 124 Ohio State Ohio State California
2014
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Ohio State (2) 126 California 118 California Ohio State Ohio State
2015
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Gold River, CA Ohio State (3) 126 California 114 Virginia Brown Ohio State
2016
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California (3) 129 Ohio State 126 Ohio State California Ohio State
2017
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West Windsor, NJ Washington (4) 132 California 123 Washington Washington Washington
2018
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Sarasota, FL California (4) 130 Washington 128 California Washington California
2019
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Indianapolis, IN Washington (5) 132 Texas 125 Washington Washington Washington
2020 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021
Details
Sarasota, FL Texas 126 Stanford 126 Washington Washington Texas
2022
Details
Texas (2) 124 Stanford 124 Princeton Yale Texas
2023
Details
Pennsauken, NJ
(Temple)
Stanford (2) 129 Washington 120 Texas Stanford Stanford
2024
Details
Bethel, OH
(Marietta)
2025
Details
West Windsor, NJ
(Ivy & MAAC)
2026
Details
Gainesville, GA
(North Georgia)

Team titles

NCAA Division I rowing championship is located in the United States
Harvard
Harvard
Stanford
Stanford
Texas
Texas
Virginia
Virginia
Ohio State
Ohio State
California
California
Washington
Washington
Brown
Brown
Schools that have won the NCAA Division I Women's Rowing Championship
7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Team # Years
Brown 7 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011
Washington 5 1997, 1998, 2001, 2017, 2019
California 4 2005, 2006, 2016, 2018
Ohio State 3 2013, 2014, 2015
Virginia 2 2010, 2012
Texas 2021, 2022
Stanford 2009, 2023
Harvard 1 2003

Appearances by team

Key

  •  CH  National Champion
  •  RU  National Runner-up
  • Numbers indicate the placement of the team in that tournament beyond second
School Conference
(as of 2024)
# CH 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23
BrownIvy League2673RUCHCH3CHRUCH3RUCHCH55CH1473368109877
WashingtonPac-12265CHCH3RUCHRU359710RU710876745CHRUCH34RU
CaliforniaPac-12244646354CHCH73RURU33RURURUCHRUCH6968
Ohio StateBig Ten233945884537814105CHCHCHRU5656812
VirginiaACC25243RU37467RURU54CH6CH5553115105910
StanfordPac-1217210911CH4RU910464644RURUCH
TexasBig 12827843RUCHCH4
HarvardIvy League1717710811CH10611914141211131414
PrincetonIvy League26-RU646577653812103443612710971233
MichiganBig Ten22-555RU843891113RU128101037341011
YaleIvy League20-5610RU71044361110891178855
WisconsinBig Ten17-10111281013791116161399151514
Washington StatePac-1213-1294813121414812141415
USCPac-1213-115118564101514121516
Michigan StateBig Ten12-8891112106669716
GonzagaWest Coast9-191716191820201819
NortheasternColonial9-181818171919192018
NavyPatriot8-2021192017171821
SyracuseACC7-12131316101713
Notre DameACC7-912151391616
IndianaBig Ten7-11111512131217
JacksonvilleMAAC7-22222222222222
Boston UniversityPatriot6-9710182019
Rhode IslandAtlantic 106-212121212121
RutgersBig Ten5-61171315
TennesseeBig 125-129111617
UCFBig 125-1920182018
DukeACC5-1716161614
DartmouthIvy League4-881616
UMassAtlantic 104-4212021
IowaBig Ten4-9151113
UCLAPac-124-128912
Oregon StatePac-123-71514
ClemsonACC3-121515
MaristMAAC3-222222
SMUAmerican3-11129
CornellIvy League2-1315
OklahomaBig 122-1719
PennIvy League2-116
MinnesotaBig Ten1-6
San DiegoWest Coast1-15
LouisvilleACC1-17
AlabamaBig 121-13
George WashingtonAtlantic 101-20
School Conference # CH 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23

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:

(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 1971–79 (no eights prior to 1971). The top college finisher is in parentheses:

Winning crews

I Eight

  • 1997Sabina Telenska, Denni Nessler, Kelly Horton, Katy Dunnet, Annie Christie, Jan Williamson, Tristine Glick, Kari Green, Alida Purves (cox), Head Coach: Jan Harville
  • 1998Sabina Telenska, Denni Nessler, Kelly Horton, Katy Dunnet, Annie Christie, Rachel Dunnet, Vanessa Tavalero, Kari Green, Missy Collins (cox), Head Coach: Jan Harville
  • 1999 — Caroline Grogan, Erin Kelley, Amy Meyers, Nina Carter, Kellie Walker, Anda Adams, Rachel Anderson, Portia Johnson (Portia McGee), Kate Saul (cox), Head Coach: John Murphy
  • 2000 — Portia Johnson (Portia McGee), Rachel Anderson, Anda Adams, Kellie Walker, Jessica Lanning, Liane Malcos, Erin Kelley, Caroline Grogan, Kate Saul (cox), Head Coach: John Murphy
  • 2001 — Annabel Ritchie, Nicole Rogers, Carrie Stasiak, Adrienne Hunter, Rika Geyser, Anna Mickelson, Nicole Borges, Lauren Estevenin, Mary Whipple (cox), Head Coach: Jan Harville
  • 2002 — Lauren Estevenin, Annabel Ritchie, Anna Mickelson, Heidi Hurn, Adrienne Hunter, Carrie Stasiak, Kara Nykreim, Yvonneke Stenken, Mary Whipple (cox), Head Coach: Jan Harville
  • 2003 — Sarah Marvel, Courtney Brown, Caryn Davies, Anna Brock, Lis Lambert, Heather Schofield, Caroline Fisher, Tasha Pasternack, Julie Gluck (cox), Head Coach: Liz O'Leary
  • 2004 — Deborah Dryer, Meg Anderson, Catherine Starr, Karen Prazar, Rachel Dearborn, Natalia Obolensky, Marie Walcott, Gillian Almy, Mira Mehta (cox), Head Coach: John Murphy
  • 2005 — Jelena Djukic, Kaylan Vander Schilden, Laura Terheyden, Kim Atkinson, Iva Obradović, Erin Reinhardt, Mara Allen, Erin Cafaro, Remy Hitomi (cox), Head Coach: Dave O'Neill
  • 2006Caroline Lind, Kristin Haraldsdottir, Jackie Zider, Devan Darby, Andréanne Morin, Carrie Kruse, Genevra Stone, Kathleen Bertko, Elizabeth Agnew (cox), Head Coach: Lori Dauphiny
  • 2007Rachel Jeffers, Tess Gerrand, Christine Geiser, Jamie Redman, Taylor Ritzel, Amanda Rich, Alice Henly, Christine Glandorf, Emily Cleveland (cox), Head Coach: Will Porter
  • 2008Taylor Ritzel, Christina Person, Tess Gerrand, Jamie Redman, Alice Henly, Maren McCrea, Caroline Nash, Christine Glandorf, Mia Kanak (cox), Head Coach: Will Porter
  • 2009 — Erika Roddy, Di Eaton, Elle Logan, Grace Luczak, Julie Smith, Lindsay Meyer, Michelle Vezie, Adrienne Fritsch, Jenna Levy (cox), Head Coach: Yasmin Farooq
  • 2010Taylor Ritzel, Tess Gerrand, Alice Henly, Maren McCrea, Caroline Nash, Catherine Hart, Stephanie Madner, Dara Dickson, Mia Kanak (cox), Head Coach: Will Porter
  • 2011Lauren Wilkinson, Kelsey Reelick, Emily Reynolds, Michaela Strand, Heidi Robbins, Kelly Pierce, Molly Hamrick, Ashton Brown, Lila Flavin (cox), Head Coach: Lori Dauphiny
  • 2012 — Keziah Beall, Martha Kuzzy, Kristine O'Brien, Sarah Cowburn, Fiona Schlesinger, Susanne Grainger, Hemingway Benton, Carli Goldberg, Sidney Thorsten (cox), Head Coach: Kevin Sauer
  • 2013 — Agatha Nowinski, Erica Rippe, Paparangi Hipango, Kara Kohler, Jenn Helssen, Kendall Chase, Maggie Simpson, Clair Premzic, Rachel Ersted (cox), Head Coach: Dave O'Neill
  • 2014 — Claire-Louise Bode, Holly Norton, Catherine Shields, Stephanie Williams, Ashley Bauer, Eelkje Miedema, Elodie Ravera, Aina Cid Centelles, Victoria Lazur (cox), Head Coach: Andy Teitelbaum
  • 2015 — Rachel Engel, Aina Cid Centelles, Anna Ralph, Stephanie Williams, Ashley Bauer, Sarah Davis, Catherine Shields, Holly Norton, Sami Jurofsky (cox), Head Coach: Andy Teitelbaum
  • 2016 — Sarah Davis, Catherine Shields, Stephanie Williams, Anne Dietrich, Cassandra Johnson, Anna Ralph, Alice Riley, Rachel Engel, Sarah Asad (cox), Head Coach: Andy Teitelbaum
  • 2017Chiara Ondoli, Elise Beuke, Brooke Pierson, Katy Gillingham, Brooke Mooney, Tabea Schendekehl, Jessica Thoennes, Annemieke Schanze, Phoebe Marks-Nicholes (cox), Head Coach: Yasmin Farooq
  • 2018 — Charlotte Wesselman, Mia Croonquist, Juliane Faralisch, Dana Moffat, Chloe Betts, Maddison Brown, Sydney Payne, Bea Bliemel, Hannah Christopher (cox), Head Coach: Al Acosta
  • 2019 — Carmela Pappalardo, Jennifer Wren, Valentina Iseppi, Teal Cohen, Marlee Blue, Sofia Asoumanaki, Calina Schanze, Tabea Schendekehl, Marley Avritt (cox), Head Coach: Yasmin Farooq
  • 2021 — Kate Knifton (Stroke), Fran Raggi, Alex Watson, Aspa Christodoulidis, Daisy Mazzio-Manson, Anna Jensen, Susan Temming, Lisa Gutfleisch (Bow), Rachel Rane (Cox), Head Coach : Dave O'Neill
  • 2022 — Kate Knifton (Stroke), Fran Raggi, Aspa Christodoulidis, Etta Carpenter, Anna Jensen, Susan Temming, Sophie Calabrese, Lisa Gutfleisch (Bow), Rachel Rane (Cox), Head Coach : Dave O'Neill

See also

References

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