Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, March 29
Pennsauken, N.J.
8 a.m.
Eastern Michigan University
at
Doc Hosea
Rowing Set to Compete at Doc Hosea Invitational Saturday
3/27/2025 12:59:00 PM | Women's Rowing
Saturday, March 29, competition at the Cooper River
| Rowing at Doc Hosea Invitational | |
| Date | Saturday, March 29 | 8 a.m. |
| Venue | Pennsauken, N.J. | Cooper River |
| Results | Doc Hosea Results |
| Preview Video | Click to watch! |
| @EMURowing | @EMUAthletics | |
PENNSAUKEN, N.J. (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University rowing team will compete at the Doc Hosea Invitational Saturday, March 29, on the Cooper River. The competition is set to begin at 8 a.m with heats before finals starting at 11 a.m.
Eastern has boats scheduled to compete in 1V4+, 1V8+, and 2V8+ races against Drexel University, Georgetown University, Navy, Northeastern University, University of Pennslyvania, University of Rhode Island, Rutgers University, St. Joseph's University, and Villanova University.
SAVAGE AND WILHELM AT WORLD UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS: Head Coach Kemp Savage and student-athlete Lily Wilhelm led the United States women's eights boat to the gold medal at the World University Championships, July 3-6, at Willem-Alexander Baan. Savage was Head Coach while Wilhelm rowed in seat three as the American V8 rowed 6:21.64, .67 faster than Italy's 6:22.31, to receive gold in a tight competition. Canada received bronze at 6:25.78.
"Winning is hard to put into words," Savage said. "They raced so maturely and even though for a lot of them it was their first international competition, they just went out and rowed." The Americans used July 4's heat race to advance to July 6's final, avoiding having to exert themselves in a race setting as they surpassed a potential heat race July 5 by having the top heat time. "I did not know we won until we literally crossed the finish line," Wilhelm said. "I was happy to even go and have the opportunity, but to win was just so exciting."
After training on Ford Lake from June 5-30, American student-athletes headed to Rotterdam, Netherlands, to compete July 3-6 against student-athletes from around the globe in the World University Championships at Willem-Alexander Baan, which opened in 2012 and hosted the 2016 World Championships.
ASSISTANT COACH LUCIE ROY: Head Coach Kemp Savage announced Lucie Roy as an Assistant Coach in the fall as she previously served in a volunteer role. Savage, Roy, and Assistant Coach Delaney McGuire and Volunteer Assistant Coaches Haley Dutton and Kellie Savage make up the program's 2024-5-24 coaching staff.
Roy comes to Eastern after spending the last two seasons as the Head Men's and Women's Rowing Coach at Adrian College.
Roy excelled as a rower at Michigan State University in her three years on the varsity squad, stroking the 1V4+ to a fourth-place effort at the B1G Championships in 2022, the Spartans' highest finish in an NCAA-qualifying event since 2017.
CHARGING TOWARD THE CHAMPIONSHIP: The Eastern Michigan University rowing team secured a trio of top-five finishes in Saturday's Grand Finals at the Coastal Athletic Association championships last season, May 17-18, at Cooper River Park as Reagan Fazekas was honored as All-CAA. This year's CAA Championships are scheduled for May
MAC ROWING IS COMING: The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced Thursday, July 18, an addition to its sports lineup as women's rowing will be added beginning with the 2025-26 academic year, increasing the MAC's sponsored championships 23 (13 women / 10 men). With the addition, the MAC will sponsor the third most sports of any FBS Conference (ACC 28, Big Ten 28, Big 12 Conference 23).
The MAC will begin the 2025-26 academic year with six programs competing in women's rowing as Eastern Michigan, Toledo and UMass will be joined by new affiliate members Delaware, High Point and Temple.
The addition of women's rowing as a spring sponsored sport continues to enhance the MAC's stature as one of the leading Division I Conferences in the nation. The first MAC Championship will be held in the spring of 2026, while the Conference plans to host an Invitational event in the spring of 2025. The MAC Championships will be hosted by Eastern Michigan at Lakeside Park on Ford Lake for at least the first three seasons.
EAGLES IN THE CLASSROOM: A total of 18 Eastern Michigan University rowing student-athletes were named Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) National Scholar-Athletes, the association announced Thursday, June 6.
EMU's honorees for the 2024 season were seniors Laura Borchers (Troy, Ohio/Troy), Olivia Bray (Ypsilanti, Mich./Homeschool), Reagan Fazekas (Hillsdale, Mich./Hanover-Horton), Megan Fowler (Belleville, Mich./Belleville), Jessica LaRoy (Monroe, Mich./Monroe), Christina Lin (Ypsilanti, Mich./Washtenaw Technical Middle College/Washtenaw C.C.), Anna Old (St. Clair Shores, Mich./Lake Shore/Macomb C.C.), juniors Kat Childs (Hanover, Mich./Hanover-Horton), Olivia Hansen (Ann Arbor, Mich./Ann Arbor Skyline), Kaycee Johnson (Artesia, N.M./ Artesia), Carly Summers (Novi, Mich./Novi), Lily Wilhelm (Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville (Butler)), and Emma Wyss (Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg), sophomores Delani Fisher (Elletsville, Ind./Bloomington North), Julia Maxwell (Romulus, Mich./Romulus), Ella Warrick (Livonia, Mich./Franklin), and Abigail Zola (Grand Forks, N.D./Red River), and graduate student Chloe Hinojosa (Kewanee, Ill./Kewanee).
ERG ROOM: Eastern Michigan unveiled a newly renovated erg room inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center during the 2022-23 academic year, making the 2023-24 offseason the first in which EMU was able to utilize the room for the entire offseason. Eagle rowers now have access to usable training space that is three times larger than the old space. Additionally, the room can now fit more than 70 ergs and 20 stationary bikes.
CRIMSON TIDE TRADITION: The Eagles have spent their spring break in Tuscaloosa, Ala., 11 times in the last 13 seasons. The only two seasons in which the Green and White did not face off against Alabama were in 2020 (COVID-19 Pandemic) and 2015.
COOPER RIVER: EMU will compete at the Cooper River later this season for the CAA Championships, March 16-17.
ON THE HORIZON: Eastern Michigan hosts Michigan State University Saturday, April 5, scheduled for 10 a.m.
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