Bruins Finish Fifth at Big Ten Championship Regatta

Saturday, May 16

Indianapolis, Ind.

UCLA

5th - 227 points

Big Ten Championships

UCLA's 1V4+

Photo by: Marc Lebryk

Bruins Finish Fifth at Big Ten Championship Regatta

May 17, 2026 | Women's Rowing

Results

INDIANAPOLIS – UCLA Women's Rowing finished fifth overall at the 2026 Big Ten Rowing Championships presented by Allstate, improving from last year's ninth-place finish.

Kaija Frassrand and Liana Hoffman were named First Team All-Big Ten for their efforts in the 1V8+ shell; Siena McDermott was also tabbed Second Team All-Big Ten. Captain Danielle DeFrancisci was named UCLA's Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree for the second-consecutive season.

Six of UCLA's seven shells qualified for grand finals out of Friday's set of races at the conference postseason regatta.

In the face of rapid change, the Bruins had a strong showing on their first day on the water and adapted to a new weekend racing schedule. The conference called a meeting Friday ahead of anticipated inclement weather for the original Saturday slate; Big Ten coaches agreed to move heats up to the late afternoon of Friday, May 15, to avoid complications on the course the next day.

Five of UCLA's boats finished second in their Friday heats to set up an exciting championship Sunday for the Bruins. UCLA's 1V8+ headlined Friday's finishers, placing second in the final heat of the eight-person crews.

The fourth and first varsity eights started off the action with back-to-back fourth place finishes in the early races on championship Sunday.

UCLA's 2V8+, which was the only shell in petite finals Sunday, bounced back and displayed strong mental fortitude in its second race of the weekend. The second varsity eight captured first place in its final, fighting off Minnesota and Indiana down the course.

The fours battled Michigan in each of the three races that followed. The Wolverines got the best of the Bruins in the first and second varsity fours, but UCLA bested Michigan in the third varsity four to add 18 points to the team's total. The third varsity eight wrapped UCLA's morning on the water with a fourth-place finish in the grand finals.

UCLA scored 227 points, trailing No. 16-ranked Ohio State (3rd, 266 points) and No. 17-ranked Michigan (4^th, 255 points). Washington repeated as Big Ten Champions and Rutgers was again runner-up in the conference finale.

SATURDAY RESULTS
4V8+
1. Rutgers – 7:32.861
2. UCLA – 7:53.515
3. Minnesota – 8:05.482
4. Iowa – 8:26.265

3V8+
1. Washington – 7:41.252
2. UCLA – 7:45.938
3. Ohio State – 7:51.217
4. Minnesota – 8:18.934
5. Wisconsin – 8:21.542

2V8+
1. Rutgers – 7:06.630
2. Michigan – 7:10.600
3. USC – 7:17.852
4. UCLA – 7:24.551
5. Michigan State – 7:40.452
6. Wisconsin – 7:44.565

1V8+
1. Washington – 6:50.141
2. UCLA – 6:58.459
3. Michigan – 6:59.269
4. USC – 7:07.309
5. Michigan State – 7:14.500

1V4+
1. Rutgers – 7:47.447
2. Michigan – 7:58.714
3. UCLA – 8:06.479
4. Wisconsin – 8:13.361
5. USC – 8:17.224
6. Michigan State University – 8:45.739

2V4+
1. Washington – 7:43.553
2. UCLA – 8:01.473
3. Minnesota – 8:07.491
4. Wisconsin – 8:08.963
5. Indiana – 8:24.586

3V4+
1. Washington – 7:43.925
2. UCLA – 7:56.354
3. Minnesota – 8:11.021
4. Wisconsin – 8:12.426
5. Michigan State – 8:24.478

SUNDAY RESULTS
4V8+ (Grand Final)
1. Washington – 6:52.824
2. Rutgers – 6:55.537
3. Michigan – 7:03.120
4. UCLA – 7:07.460
5. Ohio State – 7:14.180
6. Iowa – 7:18.428

1V8+ (Grand Final)
1. Washington – 6:31.017
2. Rutgers – 6:34.260
3. Ohio State – 6:37.673
4. UCLA – 6:38.492
5. Michigan – 6:42.768
6. Indiana – 6:43.900

2V8+ (Petite Final)
1. UCLA – 6:54.518
2. Minnesota – 6:59.476
3. Indiana – 7:02.879
4. Michigan State – 7:07.219
5. Wisconsin – 7:10.446

1V4+ (Grand Final)
1. Washington – 7:35.729
2. Rutgers – 7:40.615
3. Ohio State – 7:48.885
4. Michigan – 7:50.822
5. UCLA – 7:59.422
6. Indiana – 8:06.083

2V4+ (Grand Final)
1. Washington – 7:56.786
2. Rutgers – 8:04.778
3. Ohio State – 8:12.603
4. Michigan – 8:13.679
5. UCLA – 8:19.772
6. Minnesota – 8:31.011

3V4+ (Grand Final)
1. Washington – 8:01.811
2. Rutgers – 8:09.616
3. UCLA – 8:16.960
4. Michigan – 8:24.806
5. Ohio State – 8:33.400
6. Minnesota – 8:53.636

3V8+ (Grand Final)
1. Rutgers – 7:26.166
2. Washington – 7:29.006
3. Michigan – 7:29.569
4. UCLA – 7:31.386
5. Ohio State – 7:37.686
6. Indiana – 7:50.489

LINEUPS
4V8+
C: Faye Turcotte
8: Andrea Djuric
7: Lucy McGee
6: Sophia Kahler
5: Zola Mininger-Clark
4: Rachel Katz
3: Alina Jon
2: Sophie Sannes-Eckhof
1: Isabella Perez

3V8+
C. Claire Fullington
8: Amalia Holbrook
7: Sophia Slosek
6: Sophie Beck
5: Eden Smith
4: Orla Johnson
3: Lindsay Harrison
2: Alyssa Cuban
1: Sophie Goldstein

2V8+
C: Annie Tatum
8: Francesca Rubeo
7: Grace Steinmeier
6: Stella Bittman
5: Fearne Rosenbauer
4: Audrey Loeb
3: Bridget McTear
2: Rowan Symanski
1: Danielle DeFrancisci

1V8+
C: Eva Hauge
8: Liana Hoffman
7: Siena McDermott
6: Auguste Sablinskaite
5: Kaija Frassrand
4: Sarah Brunel
3: Claire Prindiville
2: Cleopatra Tahawi
1: Maeve Boge

1V4+
C: Violet Collier
4: Maia Freeman
3: Brigid Bachman
2: Noelle Walsh
1: Adella Kraski

2V4+
C: Emma Jacquay
4: Lydia Hales
3: Kamryn Monster
2: Bridget McLaughlin
1: Kate Vail

3V4+
C: Ruby Southwick
4: Sandra Compagnucci
3: Maggie Loonam
2: Kate Shackelford
1: Teah Holbrook