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Sunday, June 1
West Windsor, N.J. (Lake Mercer)
7:12 AM
Dartmouth College
at
NCAA Championship
Big Green Finish NCAA Championship in 16th Place
6/1/2025 3:35:00 PM | Women's Rowing
Dartmouth's first NCAA appearance since 2011 was a success
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – The Dartmouth women's rowing team wrapped up a strong weekend, and season, by finishing in 16th place at the NCAA Championship on Sunday at Mercer Lake. The Big Green varsity eight and second varsity eight each finished fourth in their C finals on Sunday, good for 16th nationally, with the varsity four winning its D final to come in 19th in the country.
"It was everybody's first NCAAs, including mine," said John Graves, The Elizabeth C. McNabb Head Coach of Women's Rowing. "After a really big emotional high at Ivies, it's definitely a challenge to come and reset and get back to work, but we did a good job doing that."
As a team, the Big Green accumulated 39 points, which tied Penn, but Dartmouth owned the tiebreaker to capture 16th.
On Sunday, the varsity four began by winning its D final, posting a time of 7:22.173, which was better than Northeastern (7:27.367), Rhode Island (7:54.079) and Fairfield (7:57.115).
The second varsity eight followed by placing fourth in its C final with a time of 6:38.672, only trailing Rutgers (6:34.238), UCF (6:36.666) and Penn (6:37.494) while ahead of Northeastern (6:39.158) and Indiana (6:40.556).
The varsity eight had the same finish, coming in fourth in its third-level final. A tight final saw all six crews finish within seven seconds of each other. Dartmouth's time was 6:24.173, with Syracuse coming in first (6:20.367). The Big Green were ahead of Oregon State (6:26.071) and Penn (6:27.151).
"This weekend was an incredible end to my Dartmouth career," said Jenna Martin. "I could not be more proud of the team of how we carried ourselves throughout this whole season. To end at the NCAA regatta is such a privilege and an experience I will remember for the rest of my life."
The Big Green will head into the offseason looking to build on their first NCAA Championship appearance since 2011 and carry that momentum into next season.
"The seed of belief in the team, and the confidence that they've built this year, is going to bear fruit in the future," said Graves. "We're still in the early stages of building the culture of the team, building the speed here and I think this experience is going to inform what we do next.
"Nobody at the beginning of the year expected us to be here," Graves continued. "And I'm proud of [the student-athletes'] trust in the process and trust in how we're doing things. My hope for them is they're using this as a fact-finding mission, filing things away, having a really clear image of where we want to go next year. I think they see the level that's needed to come back next year and compete for top 12 and push the team forward."
Complete Results
Varsity Four
D Final
1. Dartmouth – 7:22.173
2. Northeastern – 7:27.367
3. Rhode Island – 7:54.079
4. Fairfield – 7:57.115
Second Varsity Eight
C Final
1. Rutgers – 6:34.238
2. UCF – 6:36.666
3. Penn – 6:37.494
4. Dartmouth – 6:38.672
5. Northeastern – 6:39.158
6. Indiana – 6:40.556
Varsity Eight
C Final
1. Syracuse – 6:20.367
2. Harvard – 6:22.937
3. UCF – 6:23.115
4. Dartmouth – 6:24.173
5. Oregon State – 6:26.071
6. Penn – 6:27.151
"It was everybody's first NCAAs, including mine," said John Graves, The Elizabeth C. McNabb Head Coach of Women's Rowing. "After a really big emotional high at Ivies, it's definitely a challenge to come and reset and get back to work, but we did a good job doing that."
As a team, the Big Green accumulated 39 points, which tied Penn, but Dartmouth owned the tiebreaker to capture 16th.
On Sunday, the varsity four began by winning its D final, posting a time of 7:22.173, which was better than Northeastern (7:27.367), Rhode Island (7:54.079) and Fairfield (7:57.115).
The second varsity eight followed by placing fourth in its C final with a time of 6:38.672, only trailing Rutgers (6:34.238), UCF (6:36.666) and Penn (6:37.494) while ahead of Northeastern (6:39.158) and Indiana (6:40.556).
The varsity eight had the same finish, coming in fourth in its third-level final. A tight final saw all six crews finish within seven seconds of each other. Dartmouth's time was 6:24.173, with Syracuse coming in first (6:20.367). The Big Green were ahead of Oregon State (6:26.071) and Penn (6:27.151).
"This weekend was an incredible end to my Dartmouth career," said Jenna Martin. "I could not be more proud of the team of how we carried ourselves throughout this whole season. To end at the NCAA regatta is such a privilege and an experience I will remember for the rest of my life."
The Big Green will head into the offseason looking to build on their first NCAA Championship appearance since 2011 and carry that momentum into next season.
"The seed of belief in the team, and the confidence that they've built this year, is going to bear fruit in the future," said Graves. "We're still in the early stages of building the culture of the team, building the speed here and I think this experience is going to inform what we do next.
"Nobody at the beginning of the year expected us to be here," Graves continued. "And I'm proud of [the student-athletes'] trust in the process and trust in how we're doing things. My hope for them is they're using this as a fact-finding mission, filing things away, having a really clear image of where we want to go next year. I think they see the level that's needed to come back next year and compete for top 12 and push the team forward."
Complete Results
Varsity Four
D Final
1. Dartmouth – 7:22.173
2. Northeastern – 7:27.367
3. Rhode Island – 7:54.079
4. Fairfield – 7:57.115
Second Varsity Eight
C Final
1. Rutgers – 6:34.238
2. UCF – 6:36.666
3. Penn – 6:37.494
4. Dartmouth – 6:38.672
5. Northeastern – 6:39.158
6. Indiana – 6:40.556
Varsity Eight
C Final
1. Syracuse – 6:20.367
2. Harvard – 6:22.937
3. UCF – 6:23.115
4. Dartmouth – 6:24.173
5. Oregon State – 6:26.071
6. Penn – 6:27.151
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