Louisville Finishes 10th at ACC Rowing Championship

Saturday, May 16

Raleigh, NC

University of Louisville

ACC Championship

May 16, 2026 | Rowing

Senior Macy Whisenand earned Third Team All ACC accolades

By: Dana Brown

RALEIGH, N.C. – University of Louisville rowing concluded its season on Saturday, placing 10th as a team at the ACC Rowing Championship. Senior Macy Whisenand was named Third Team All ACC.

Louisville had two boats finish third in the Petite Finals on Saturday morning.

The Cardinals' Second Varsity 8 boat, led by coxswain Hannah Cease, Grace Rodebaugh, Lauren Stedry, Claire Carver-Ritter, Katherine Cromly, Bradlie Hicks, Maya Lawrie, Dorka Szabo and Cierra Chavez, placed third in its final. The crew finished in a time of 6:48.930, placing ahead of Clemson, Notre Dame and Boston College.

Louisville's 3V8 boat continued its strong racing from Friday's preliminaries, turning in a time of 6:59.600 to finish third in the Petite Finals. The Cards once again finished ahead of No. 13 Duke in this race.

The V8 crew placed fourth after recording a time of 6:41.040, finishing ahead of the Boston College and Notre Dame crews.

Louisville's V4 team finished fifth with a time of 7:33.490 while the 2V4 placed fourth in its race at 7:44.590.

The Cardinals accumulated 35 points to earn the 10th place finish as a program.

Finals Results – Petite Finals
V8
1 – North Carolina (6:27.740); 2 – SMU (6:29.510); 3 – Clemson (6:33.000); 4 – Louisville (6:41.040); 5 – Boston College (6:41.570); 6 – Notre Dame (6:42.600)
2V8
1 – North Carolina (6:39.760); 2 – SMU (6:41.550); 3 – Louisville (6:48.930); 4 – Clemson (6:49.710); 5 – Notre Dame (6:51.960); 6 – Boston College (6:59.290)
3V8
1 – Notre Dame (6:55.220); 2 – Boston College (6:58.010); 3 – Louisville (6:59.600); 4 – Duke (7:01.590); 5 – SMU (7:13.870)
V4
1 – Duke (7:24.790); 2 – Miami (7:29.540); 3 – Boston College (7:31.550); 4 – SMU (7:31.850); 5 – Louisville (7:33.490); 6 – Clemson (7:38.710)
2V4
1 – Duke (7:30.350); 2 – SMU (7:38.700); 3 – Miami (7:39.990); 4 – Louisville (7:44.590); 5 – Clemson (7:46.360); 6 – Boston College (8:01.250)

ACC Team Scores

Stanford – 132
Virginia – 118
California – 108
Syracuse – 103
Miami – 77
North Carolina – 75
Duke – 69
SMU – 47
Notre Dame – 37
Louisville – 35
Clemson – 29
Boston College – 25

2026 All-ACC Rowing Awards
ACC Coach of the Year: Derek Byrnes, Stanford
ACC Newcomer of the Year: Georgia Allen, Virginia
ACC Crew of the Year: Stanford Varsity Eight (Coxswain: Ella Casano, Nora Goodwillie, Celia Dupre, Matilda Drewett, Emma Bagrie, Claire Van Praagh, Charlotte Jett, Annika Jeffery, Quincy Stone)

2026 All-ACC Rowing Team
First Team
Ella Casano, Stanford
Annika Jeffery, Stanford
Matilda Drewett, Stanford
Celia Dupre, Stanford
Elsa Hartman, Virginia
Flynn Greene, Virginia
Paula Lutz, Virginia
Ella Wheeler, California
Ellie-Kate Hutchinson, Syracuse

Second Team
Brie Joe, Virginia
Nora Goodwillie, Stanford
Minou Bouman, California
Olivia Roth, California
Acorn Cassidy, Syracuse
Katia Ustiuzhanina, Syracuse
Naroa Zubimendi Varela, Miami
Carmen Sagues, North Carolina
Chloe Zollman, Duke

Third Team
Kira Obsitnik, California
Jovana Stanivuk, Miami
Maya Schultz, North Carolina
Lena Mills, Duke
Kate Kulig, SMU
Emma Hopsicker, Notre Dame
Macy Whisenand, Louisville
Rose Imbesi, Clemson
Lauren Bauer, Boston College

Louisville Lineups
Varsity 8
Coxswain – Olivia Guarnaccia
8 – Macy Whisenand
7 – Mary Noschang
6 – Haley Kunz
5 – Anna Brennan
4 – Emma Bell
3 – Jana Berelsmann
2 – Lexi Bernard
1 – Clara Jane Van Dyk

Second Varsity 8
Coxswain – Hannah Cease
8 – Grace Rodebaugh
7 – Lauren Stedry
6 – Claire Carver-Ritter
5 – Katherine Cromly
4 – Bradlie Hicks
3 – Maya Lawrie
2 – Dorka Szabo
1 – Cierra Chavez

Third Varsity 8
Coxswain – Madelyn Pleune
8 – Alana Cureton
7 – Graycen West
6 – Kate Eisenbeis
5 – Stella Scott
4 – Stella Mancini
3 – Addison Sorrell
2 – Bria Ragauckas
1 – Rhiannon Hockey

Varsity 4
4 – Angels Ventura Rodriguez
3 – Ellie Fazio
2 – Addie Clark
1 – Keira Krebs
Coxswain – Zoe Desserich

Second Varsity 4
4 – Olivia Koproski
3 – Claudia Smith
2 – Claire Allie
1 – Wilkey Smith
Coxswain – Victoria Grayson