Princeton University
Ivy League Championships
No. 6 Women's Rowing's 1V Wins Eighth Straight Ivy Gold; Tigers Finish Second in Team Standings
May 18, 2025 | Women's Rowing - Open
The First Varsity ripped off a blistering time of 6:01.18 to take down No. 5 Yale (6:05.06) by 3.8 seconds. The Tigers led throughout the race, defeating Yale's previously unbeaten boat. Brown took home bronze (6:07.86) followed by Dartmouth (6:09.18), Penn (6:12.38) and Harvard (6:14.44).
It is the eighth consecutive victory for the 1V at Ivies and 10th in the past 11 events.
TOP BOAT!
— Princeton Open Women (@princetonwcrew) May 18, 2025
The Tigers' 1V rows an impressive 6:01.18 to take down the field! It's eight straight GOLDs for the 1V boat!
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The Varsity Eight of Sara Covin, Margot LeRoux, Joely Cherniss, Anne du Croo de Jongh, Katherine George, Eleanor Smith, Samantha Smart, Zoe Scheske and Kerry Grundlingh earned the boat's eight consecutive gold and 10th in 11 years! pic.twitter.com/kUXqdanbsR
— Princeton Open Women (@princetonwcrew) May 18, 2025
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— Princeton Open Women (@princetonwcrew) May 18, 2025
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— Ivy League (@IvyLeague) May 18, 2025
"I'm just so proud of everyone in that boat and everyone on this team for what they did," said Katherine George. "I think this title is one of the most significant of my career. Coming back from a loss (to Yale), proving to ourselves and to everyone else that we were able to turn it around shows all of our hard work."
The Varsity Four C got racing started on Sunday morning with gold for the Tigers at 7:15.35, 3.3 seconds ahead of Yale (7:18.66). The boat trailed Brown at the 500m mark by 1.3 seconds but quickly gathered the top spot at the 1,000m point and led the rest of the way.
IVY CHAMPIONS!
— Princeton Open Women (@princetonwcrew) May 18, 2025
The Varsity Four C takes the top time at 7:15.35 to earn the gold!
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The Varsity Four C of Karina Li, Harriet Burrell, Anna Cornelissen, Natalie Meyer and Laoise Molumby took gold! pic.twitter.com/r7W6XTzNvN
— Princeton Open Women (@princetonwcrew) May 18, 2025
The second varsity just missed out on gold, recording a 6:07.39, .6 seconds back of Yale (6:06.75). Brown was third (6:12.85) with Harvard (6:12.85), Dartmouth (6:24.56) and Penn (6:29.11) rounding out the field.
Silver Medal.
— Princeton Open Women (@princetonwcrew) May 18, 2025
The Tigers' 2V collect a 6:07.39 to nab second place in the Grand Final.
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Princeton's varsity four nabbed bronze, crossing the line at 7:01.39 while Yale (6:52.86) and Brown (6:57.90) picked up the top two positions.
Bronze Medal.
— Princeton Open Women (@princetonwcrew) May 18, 2025
The Tigers' Varsity Four earned bronze in its Grand Final!
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The Tigers' third varsity also corralled a bronze medal with a 6:29.33 behind Yale (6:24.68) and Brown (6:28.03).
Bronze Medal.
— Princeton Open Women (@princetonwcrew) May 18, 2025
Third Varsity also earns bronze in its Grand Final!
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Princeton's varsity four B finished racing with a silver medal at 6:58.30, 3.2 seconds back of Yale (6:55.01). Brown was third at 7:05.26.
Silver Medal.
— Princeton Open Women (@princetonwcrew) May 18, 2025
The second varsity four take second place in its Grand Final!
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Princeton was second to Yale for the Sally P. Shoemaker Trophy and the Ivy League's NCAA automatic qualifier by one point (45-44). Brown was third with 37 points followed by Dartmouth (27), Harvard (24), Penn (21), Columbia (12) and Cornell (6). Yale also collected the overall point title over Princeton (89-84).
"It means the world to me," said Princeton head coach Lori Dauphiny about the Ivy League Championship. "It's about the team and that's what creates fast boats. It's not one boat or one individual and to see everyone on this team wearing an Ivy Champions shirt fills me up with tremendous pride."
The NCAA Selection Show will be on Tuesday (May 20th) at 5 p.m. The field is made up of 22 teams, nine earning automatic bids through conference championships and 13 receiving at-large bids.
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