Ohio State rowing won its 10th Big Ten championship on Sunday at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis, securing the title with a photo-finish victory over Michigan.
Ohio State is your 2022 Big Ten Rowing Champions!
— Ohio State Rowing (@OhioStateWROW) May 15, 2022
1.Ohio State 184 points (clinched with photo finish win in 1V8 by less than 0.6 seconds)
2.Michigan 174
3.Rutgers 137
4.Indiana 115
5.Iowa 75
6.Wisconsin 70
7.Minnesota 59
8.Michigan State 47#GoBucks
The Buckeyes defeated Michigan by just 0.6 seconds in the first varsity eight race to beat out their rivals for the championship.
And when they say photo finish, they mean it! This is how close it was between Ohio State and Michigan inn the 1V8 race to decide this year's #B1GROW title! https://t.co/QVodXvh7DY pic.twitter.com/fiXUOxR04l
— Chris Masters (@B1G_Masters) May 15, 2022
Ohio State has now won eight of the last 11 Big Ten championships, though this is the first Big Ten title for third-year head coach Kate Sweeney. The Buckeyes earned second place in 2021 and there was no championship contested in 2020 due to COVID-19.
The Buckeyes finished first in the first novice eight, first varsity four, second varsity four and first varsity eight contests and earned second in the second novice eight, third varsity four and second varsity eight races to finish atop the conference standings.
Ohio State rowing will conclude its season at the NCAA championships, which will be held from May 27-29 in Sarasota, Florida.
