Saturday, May 16
Pennsauken, N.J.
4:00 P.M.
Columbia
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Ivy League Championship
Photo by: Columbia University Athletics / Stockton Photo, Inc.
Women’s Rowing Primed for Ivy League Championship This Weekend
5/15/2026 10:42:00 AM | Women's Rowing
The Lions aim for their first-ever NCAA appearance
NEW YORK — Columbia women's rowing embarks on the Ivy League Championship with the preliminaries on Saturday and the finals on Sunday from Cooper River Park in Pennsauken, N.J.
The women's Ivy League Championship will air on ESPN+. The preliminary races that begin Saturday at 4 p.m. can be watched here and the final races that start Sunday at 8 a.m. can be watched here. Live results will be available at this link. For fans looking for more information on the Ivy League Championship, click here.
"The women's team has shown great improvement over the past few years and after narrowly missing out on the NCAA's last year, are in a great position to go in 2026," director of rowing Tom Terhaar said. "The Varsity's close finish to Brown on two different weekends shows they have the speed to qualify directly through the Ivy championships. The team is excited for the opportunity."
The Lions look to build off last year's Ivy League Championship appearance, where six Columbia boats reached a final. Columbia's Varsity C Four crew earned a third place finish and a bronze medal with a time of 7:19.071. Bryn Dittrich received First Team All-Ivy and Hope Gelfand garnered Second Team All-Ivy.
The 2025-26 team features an experienced group. The Lions have seen a steady upward trajectory this season, culminating in a second place finish for the First Varsity Eight at Eastern Sprints. The top crew has bested most of its regular season opponents (Boston College, UConn, Holy Cross, Northeastern, Navy, UMass, Bucknell, URI, Cornell, Temple, Rutgers, Notre Dame, BU, Harvard-Radcliffe, and Dartmouth), while only falling to Brown.
Lineups
First Varsity Eight
Cox: Tess Degenhart, Addie Luce, Bryn Dittrich, Emily Bukowski, Giordan Ismael, Sofia Brauweiler, Andrea Vergara, Jackie Zatsiorsky, Hope Gelfand
Second Varsity Eight
Cox: Anika Kumar, Isabel Bessette, Catherine Ruf, Ellery Eward, Rachel Dowd, Kira Morton, Marie Rebeiz, Fiona O'Toole, Shannon Breimer
Third Varsity Eight
Cox: Ria Raheja, Madalyn Gocal, Noa Klein, Kiley Martin, Alexandra Cardwell, Isabella Knapp, Catherine Salvi, Lilah Penchaszadeh Robert, Annabelle McLean
First Varsity Four
Cox: Maggie Qi, Margaux Moos, Olivia McManus, Maya Jhamb, Deanna Besart
Second Varsity Four
Cox: Rebecca Yeung, Charlotte Condacci Reis, Aliya Greenberg, Ally Hodder, Caroline Carson
Regular Season Race Results:
Notre-Dame & Navy. 12-14 mph headwind. Head current.
1V8:
Columbia 7:10.17
Notre Dame 7:24.16
Navy 7:27.41
2V8:
Columbia 7:24.87
Notre Dame 7:26.75
Navy 7:41.07
1V4+:
Columbia 8:13.91
Notre Dame 8:20.17
Navy 8:32.83
2V4+:
Columbia 8:04.48
Notre Dame 8:22.46
Navy 8:32.67
3V8:
Columbia 7:45.91
Notre Dame 7:49.44
Navy 8:10.24
Northeastern & URI. 18 mph cross headwind, 28 mph gusts. Significant chop.
1V8:
Columbia 7:20.11
Northeastern 7:36.25
URI 7:42.07
2V8:
Northeastern 7:48.65
Columbia 7:51.54 *Over-the-head crab at 800m. Recovered and continued to race.
URI 8:09.38
1V4+
Columbia 8:43.38
Northeastern 9:10.47
URI 9:29.58
2V4+
Northeastern 8:31.14
Columbia 8:45.5
3V8
Columbia 7:42.12
Northeastern 7:48.58
URI 8:12.72
Brown & BU: 4-8 mph tailwind. Light head current.
1V8:
Brown 6:21.23
Columbia 6:22.11
BU 6:30.19
2V8:
Brown 6:21.28
BU 6:31.25
Columbia 6:38.51
1V4+:
Brown 7:20.33
Columbia 7:24.91
BU 7:36.89
2V4+
Brown 7:19.9
Columbia 7:25.37
BU 7:36.6
3V8
Brown 6:52.27
Columbia 6:55.08
Eastern Sprints:
https://eawrc.qra.org/
Follow The Lions
For the latest on Columbia Rowing, follow @CULionsRowing on X and Instagram, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com
The women's Ivy League Championship will air on ESPN+. The preliminary races that begin Saturday at 4 p.m. can be watched here and the final races that start Sunday at 8 a.m. can be watched here. Live results will be available at this link. For fans looking for more information on the Ivy League Championship, click here.
"The women's team has shown great improvement over the past few years and after narrowly missing out on the NCAA's last year, are in a great position to go in 2026," director of rowing Tom Terhaar said. "The Varsity's close finish to Brown on two different weekends shows they have the speed to qualify directly through the Ivy championships. The team is excited for the opportunity."
The Lions look to build off last year's Ivy League Championship appearance, where six Columbia boats reached a final. Columbia's Varsity C Four crew earned a third place finish and a bronze medal with a time of 7:19.071. Bryn Dittrich received First Team All-Ivy and Hope Gelfand garnered Second Team All-Ivy.
The 2025-26 team features an experienced group. The Lions have seen a steady upward trajectory this season, culminating in a second place finish for the First Varsity Eight at Eastern Sprints. The top crew has bested most of its regular season opponents (Boston College, UConn, Holy Cross, Northeastern, Navy, UMass, Bucknell, URI, Cornell, Temple, Rutgers, Notre Dame, BU, Harvard-Radcliffe, and Dartmouth), while only falling to Brown.
Lineups
First Varsity Eight
Cox: Tess Degenhart, Addie Luce, Bryn Dittrich, Emily Bukowski, Giordan Ismael, Sofia Brauweiler, Andrea Vergara, Jackie Zatsiorsky, Hope Gelfand
Second Varsity Eight
Cox: Anika Kumar, Isabel Bessette, Catherine Ruf, Ellery Eward, Rachel Dowd, Kira Morton, Marie Rebeiz, Fiona O'Toole, Shannon Breimer
Third Varsity Eight
Cox: Ria Raheja, Madalyn Gocal, Noa Klein, Kiley Martin, Alexandra Cardwell, Isabella Knapp, Catherine Salvi, Lilah Penchaszadeh Robert, Annabelle McLean
First Varsity Four
Cox: Maggie Qi, Margaux Moos, Olivia McManus, Maya Jhamb, Deanna Besart
Second Varsity Four
Cox: Rebecca Yeung, Charlotte Condacci Reis, Aliya Greenberg, Ally Hodder, Caroline Carson
Regular Season Race Results:
Notre-Dame & Navy. 12-14 mph headwind. Head current.
1V8:
Columbia 7:10.17
Notre Dame 7:24.16
Navy 7:27.41
2V8:
Columbia 7:24.87
Notre Dame 7:26.75
Navy 7:41.07
1V4+:
Columbia 8:13.91
Notre Dame 8:20.17
Navy 8:32.83
2V4+:
Columbia 8:04.48
Notre Dame 8:22.46
Navy 8:32.67
3V8:
Columbia 7:45.91
Notre Dame 7:49.44
Navy 8:10.24
Northeastern & URI. 18 mph cross headwind, 28 mph gusts. Significant chop.
1V8:
Columbia 7:20.11
Northeastern 7:36.25
URI 7:42.07
2V8:
Northeastern 7:48.65
Columbia 7:51.54 *Over-the-head crab at 800m. Recovered and continued to race.
URI 8:09.38
1V4+
Columbia 8:43.38
Northeastern 9:10.47
URI 9:29.58
2V4+
Northeastern 8:31.14
Columbia 8:45.5
3V8
Columbia 7:42.12
Northeastern 7:48.58
URI 8:12.72
Brown & BU: 4-8 mph tailwind. Light head current.
1V8:
Brown 6:21.23
Columbia 6:22.11
BU 6:30.19
2V8:
Brown 6:21.28
BU 6:31.25
Columbia 6:38.51
1V4+:
Brown 7:20.33
Columbia 7:24.91
BU 7:36.89
2V4+
Brown 7:19.9
Columbia 7:25.37
BU 7:36.6
3V8
Brown 6:52.27
Columbia 6:55.08
Eastern Sprints:
https://eawrc.qra.org/
Follow The Lions
For the latest on Columbia Rowing, follow @CULionsRowing on X and Instagram, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com
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