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Lauth, Moriarty Win Pairs A Final for Rowing Against Wisconsin
10/10/2026 5:00:00 PM | Women's Rowing, Lightweight Rowing
Eastern hosted Wisconsin in Small Boats Race
Results
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — Eastern Michigan University's Rowing and Lightweight Rowing programs returned to their home course at Ford Lake Saturday, Oct. 10, hosting the University of Wisconsin Badgers in a Small Boats Race featuring time trials over 1,900 meters and 2,000-meter finals across pairs and four-plus boat classes.
The highlight of the day came in the Pairs A Final, where Bryah Moriarty (Christchurch, New Zealand/Burnside) and Abbi Lauth (Grosse Ile, Mich./Grosse Ile) powered EMU A across the line first in 8:32.1 — eight seconds clear of Wisconsin Lightweight's top pairs entry (UW LWT A, 8:40.2) and more than 12 seconds ahead of Wisconsin's open entry (UW A, 8:44.6). EMU B rounded out the five-boat A Final in fifth at 8:52.9. The victory on home water was the program's brightest moment of the morning, a sign of where EMU stood racing pairs heading into the fall championship season.
EMU A set the stage in the 1,900-meter pairs time trial, posting the second-fastest time in the field (7:50.9) among 14 boats and trailing only UW LWT A (7:48.0) by 2.9 seconds. EMU B placed fifth overall (8:04.2), while EMU C and EMU D seeded into the C Final with times of 8:27.5 and 8:20.2, respectively.
In the Pairs C Final, EMU C finished second (9:08.4) and EMU D third (9:11.0) behind winner UW LWT C (9:02.1). EMU D edged UW LWT D (9:15.9) by nearly five seconds — a small but encouraging margin for the program's developing boats.
The four-plus events offered a clearer look at the work ahead. In the 1,900-meter four-plus time trial, EMU A placed eighth (7:56.4), EMU B ninth (8:07.0), and EMU LWT 10th (8:24.6) among 10 boats, with all seven Wisconsin and Wisconsin Lightweight entries finishing ahead of EMU's lead four-plus crew. That seeding placed EMU's boats in the B Final, where EMU A finished third (8:38.8) — just 0.7 seconds behind second-place UW D (8:38.1) and 3.2 seconds behind winner UW LWT C (8:35.6). EMU B placed fourth (9:00.7) and EMU LWT fifth (9:23.1). The Four-Plus A Final was swept by Wisconsin and Wisconsin Lightweight, with UW A winning in 8:18.8.
UP NEXT: Eastern Michigan travels to Boston, Mass., for the Head of Charles, Saturday, Oct. 17.
Small Boats Race | Ford Lake | Ypsilanti, Mich. | Oct. 10, 2026
Pairs Time Trial — 1,900 Meters
» 1st | UW LWT A | 7:48.0
» 2nd | EMU A | 7:50.9
» 3rd | UW LWT B | 7:52.9
» 4th | UW A | 7:58.7
» 5th | EMU B | 8:04.2
» 6th | UW E | 8:07.3
» 7th | UW B | 8:08.3
» 8th | UW F | 8:10.3
» 9th | UW D | 8:14.4
» 10th | UW C | 8:14.9
» 11th | UW LWT C | 8:15.7
» 12th | EMU D | 8:20.2
» 13th | UW LWT D | 8:22.2
» 14th | EMU C | 8:27.5
Four-Plus Time Trial — 1,900 Meters
» 1st | UW LWT B | 7:31.8
» 2nd | UW A | 7:34.4
» 3rd | UW C | 7:36.4
» 4th | UW B | 7:40.5
» 5th | UW LWT A | 7:44.8
» 6th | UW LWT C | 7:47.4
» 7th | UW D | 7:53.9
» 8th | EMU A | 7:56.4
» 9th | EMU B | 8:07.0
» 10th | EMU LWT | 8:24.6
Pairs A Final — 2,000 Meters
» 1st | EMU A | 8:32.1
» 2nd | UW LWT A | 8:40.2
» 3rd | UW LWT B | 8:43.3
» 4th | UW A | 8:44.6
» 5th | EMU B | 8:52.9
Pairs B Final — 2,000 Meters
» 1st | UW B | 8:55.3
» 2nd | UW E | 8:57.6
» 3rd | UW F | 9:04.5
» 4th | UW C | 9:05.4
» 5th | UW D | 9:08.9
Pairs C Final — 2,000 Meters
» 1st | UW LWT C | 9:02.1
» 2nd | EMU C | 9:08.4
» 3rd | EMU D | 9:11.0
» 4th | UW LWT D | 9:15.9
Four-Plus A Final — 2,000 Meters
» 1st | UW A | 8:18.8
» 2nd | UW LWT B | 8:21.2
» 3rd | UW C | 8:23.6
» 4th | UW LWT A | 8:29.4
» 5th | UW B | 8:33.9
Four-Plus B Final — 2,000 Meters
» 1st | UW LWT C | 8:35.6
» 2nd | UW D | 8:38.1
» 3rd | EMU A | 8:38.8
» 4th | EMU B | 9:00.7
» 5th | EMU LWT | 9:23.1
