Temple University Athletics
Saturday, May 16
Ypsilanti, MI.
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2026 MAC Championship
Women’s Rowing to Compete in First Mid-American Conference Rowing Championships
5.14.26 | Women's Rowing
YPSILANTI, MICH. – Temple women's rowing will hit the road for the 2026 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championships on Saturday, May 16 in Michigan. The championships will be hosted by Eastern Michigan University, and racing will take place on the Ford Lake.
This is the first ever MAC rowing championships as this is the first year of competition for rowing in the MAC. Temple along with Delaware, Eastern Michigan, High Point, Massachusetts, and Toledo will be the competing schools.
Last Time Out
Temple is coming into MAC Championships on a high note as the Owls took home the Women's Points Trophy at the 2026 Dad Vail Regatta just this past weekend. Four of the five boats that the Owls sent out finished in second place or better in the grand finals. The second varsity eight coxswained by Eve Keesecker took the only gold of the day for Temple as she and the Owls finished in 6:49.96. Temple finished almost three seconds faster than the next boat.
Temple's second varsity four was led by coxswain Laney Borg to a second-place finish in the grand final. The Owls crossed the finish line in 8:09.16. Addison Kelly and the third varsity eight followed up that performance with a second-place finish of their own. They rowed at a 7:21.24 pace.
Rounding out the podium finishes for Temple was the varsity eight boat coxswained by Sofia Henningsen. The sophomore led the Cherry & White to a second-place finish in a time of 6:36.99, only two seconds behind MIT.
2026 Spring
During the spring season Temple has had success against other MAC programs. The Owls have faced off against Delaware, High Point, and UMass. Early in the spring Temple's V8 and 2V4 topped the Blue Hens at the Temple Invite.
At the Old Dominion Double Duals, Temple took on High Point University and had great success. The Owls finished over the Panthers five times in dual races.
At the 2026 Knecht Cup Temple finished over UMass twice and Delaware once. The 2V8 topped the Minutewomen in the semifinals in route to a second-place finish in the finals which happened to be above Delaware. The 2V4 also finished before the Blue Hens in route to a gold medal performance.
Saturday's Full Results can be seen below:
This is the first ever MAC rowing championships as this is the first year of competition for rowing in the MAC. Temple along with Delaware, Eastern Michigan, High Point, Massachusetts, and Toledo will be the competing schools.
Last Time Out
Temple is coming into MAC Championships on a high note as the Owls took home the Women's Points Trophy at the 2026 Dad Vail Regatta just this past weekend. Four of the five boats that the Owls sent out finished in second place or better in the grand finals. The second varsity eight coxswained by Eve Keesecker took the only gold of the day for Temple as she and the Owls finished in 6:49.96. Temple finished almost three seconds faster than the next boat.
Temple's second varsity four was led by coxswain Laney Borg to a second-place finish in the grand final. The Owls crossed the finish line in 8:09.16. Addison Kelly and the third varsity eight followed up that performance with a second-place finish of their own. They rowed at a 7:21.24 pace.
Rounding out the podium finishes for Temple was the varsity eight boat coxswained by Sofia Henningsen. The sophomore led the Cherry & White to a second-place finish in a time of 6:36.99, only two seconds behind MIT.
2026 Spring
During the spring season Temple has had success against other MAC programs. The Owls have faced off against Delaware, High Point, and UMass. Early in the spring Temple's V8 and 2V4 topped the Blue Hens at the Temple Invite.
At the Old Dominion Double Duals, Temple took on High Point University and had great success. The Owls finished over the Panthers five times in dual races.
At the 2026 Knecht Cup Temple finished over UMass twice and Delaware once. The 2V8 topped the Minutewomen in the semifinals in route to a second-place finish in the finals which happened to be above Delaware. The 2V4 also finished before the Blue Hens in route to a gold medal performance.
Saturday's Full Results can be seen below:
| Varsity 8 | 2nd Varsity 8 | Varsity 4 | 2nd Varsity 4 | 3rd Varsity 8 |
| 10:00 AM | 9:45 AM | 9:30 AM | 9:00 AM | 9:15 AM |
| Lane 3 | Lane 5 | Lane 5 | Lane 3 | Lane 3 |
| Cox: Sofia Henningsen Anna Borg Caitlin Naude Katie Hale Lilly Dulin Sabrina Cottringer Sophia Manning Samantha Schuberth Nina Crandell |
Cox: Eve Keesecker Elizabeth Kaidasz Tayla Malcolmson Reese Covalle Josie Washnieski Lauren Sobieski Clare Morgan Juliet Wise Emma Inglis |
Cox: Cassidy Burns Addison Hinton Isabella Fisher Layne Laryea Amelia Chisnall |
Cox: Laney Borg Celia Veiga de Roovere Adaliz Berrios Grace McGarry Laura Philippe |
Cox: Addison Kelly Grace Tamburri Abigail Ekborg Audra Schmitt Vytaute Mikalauskaite Amanda Morelli Molly Allen Hallie Cohen Nora Colgan |
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