Rockets Complete First Season in Program History at MAC Championships

YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Toledo women's rowing team completed the first season in program history on Saturday at the first-ever Mid-American Conference Women's Rowing Championships at Ford Lake.

The Rockets competed in two varsity 8+ races and a varsity 4+ race. UT finished with times of 7:14.4 and 7:45.2 in the varsity 8+ races and 9:36.0 in the varsity 4+ race.

Quoting Head Coach Chris Bailey-Greene
"It's surreal to build a program from scratch. There are a lot of moving parts, obviously. There are a lot of people who supported the program who were new to the program. There were strengths and weaknesses. We grew through it. The girls were very resilient and understanding. They gained a sense of perspective about rowing. To take a team from nothing to competing in the first-ever MAC Championships was a selfless act in a lot of ways for us. It was cool to get to the end and feel what it's like to go down a race course with five teams that we might see for the next 20-25 years."

MAC Women's Rowing Championships
Ford Lake, Ypsilanti, Mich.
May 16, 2026

Varsity 1 8+
6. Toledo - 7:14.4

Varsity 2 8+
6. Toledo - 7:45.2

Varsity 1 4+
6. Toledo - 9:36.0

Final Standings
1. UMass - 48 points
2. Delaware - 39
3. Temple - 38
4. High Point - 29
5. Eastern Michigan - 26
6. Toledo - 18

First Team All-MAC
Amanda Scally, UMass
Sarah Happs, UMass
Olivia Ollerenshaw, UMass
Antonia Gigacher, UMass
Sonya Mazrimas, UMass
Ava Tine, Delaware
Amari Randall, Delaware
Maeghan Leahy, Delaware
Samantha Schuberth, Temple

Second Team All-MAC
Kathleen Higgins, Delaware
Anna Borg, Temple
Eve Keesecker, Temple
Anna Venditti, High Point
Audrey Houle, High Point
Abbi Lauth, Eastern Michigan
Bryah Moriarty, Eastern Michigan
Maggie Merriman, Toledo
Kamryn Stripp, Toledo

Players Mentioned

Maggie Merriman

Kamryn Stripp