The IU women’s rowing team was selected to compete in the 2016 Division I Rowing Championships.
IU was selected as an at-large team and the Hoosiers are making their third ever appearance at the event. The Hoosiers have now been selected for their third consecutive NCAA Championship appearance.
IU is seeded No. 17 in the First Varsity 8 race, No. 13 in the second Varsity 8 race and No. 14 in the Varsity 4.
IU finished fourth at the Big Ten Championships, which marked its fourth consecutive fourth place finish at the event.
After the Big Ten Championships, two Hoosiers were honored on the All-Big Ten teams. Senior Rebecca Brougher received First Team honors and junior Emily Barber was named Second Team All-Big Ten.
IU was one of four Big Ten teams selected for the regatta. Ohio State won the Big Ten championship for the fourth consecutive year, which earned the Buckeyes an autonomic bid for the NCAA regatta. Ohio State is also the defending national champion.
Wisconsin and Michigan also earned at-large bids to the regatta.
The 2016 NCAA Championships will be May 27-29 in Gold River, California, at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center.
Twenty-two teams will compete in the regatta, and each team has to have two boats of eight rowers and one boat of four rowers.
Andrew Hussey
