Rutgers Women’s Rowing is looking for its best national finish in program history as it heads down to Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Gainesville, Georgia, this weekend to compete in the NCAA Championships for the seventh consecutive season. Their 7 consecutive appearances in the national competition are the longest active postseason streak in the athletic department, and make them one of just three teams to appear in the NCAA Championships for Rutgers during the 2025-2026 athletic year.
At the Big Ten
championships earlier this month, Rutgers earned a second-place finish, coming in behind Washington by a small margin. This shows the program’s steady progress under Price, as they have recorded podium finishes in 2022, 2023, and 2024, before jumping to second place in both 2025 and 2026. Washington earned first place in both 2025 and 2026, creating another obstacle Rutgers must overcome.
Five Scarlet Knights earned All-Big Ten Honors this season. First Team All-Big Ten nominations were Chiara Saccomando, Lily Wood, and Elena Moran. Wood picked up honors for the third-straight year, while Saccomando landed on her second all-conference team after earning second team last season. All-Big Ten Second Team honors went to Fallon DeWitt and Beatrice Colclough.
Rutgers women’s rowing isn’t just getting recognized for their skill in their home country, but abroad as well. Last summer, they won the Island Cup at the 2025 Henley Royal Regatta, a prestigious regatta hosted in the United Kingdom. This is another instance of Rutgers making waves in the sport of rowing overall.
The Big Ten sent four total teams to the national competition down in Georgia, with Rutgers being joined by Washington, Michigan, and Ohio State in the 22-team field. The highest that Rutgers has placed in the national competition so far has been eighth, as they will look to record their personal best and bring home the first national championship in program history this weekend.
