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3V8+ Wins Silver, Breaks Boat Record in Inaugural Rowing MAC Championship
5/16/2026 5:50:00 PM | Women's Rowing
Abbi Lauth and Bryah Moriarty were named Second-Team All-MAC
Results | Photo Gallery
YPSILANTI, MICH. (EMUEagles.com) -- Eastern Michigan University hosted the first-ever Mid-American Conference Women's Rowing Championship at the EMU Rowing Course at Ford Lake Saturday, May 16, highlighted by a silver medal and school-record performance from the Eagles' Third Varsity Eight.
Competing against a field stacked with conference newcomers and perennial powers, EMU's 3V8+ made program history by finishing second in 6:58.8—more than 15 seconds faster than the previous team best in the 3V8+. Their silver-medal result was the high point of an eventful championship for the Eagles, who saw two student-athletes named Second-Team All-MAC in Abbi Lauth (Grosse Ile, Mich./Grosse Ile) and Bryah Moriarty (Christchurch, New Zealand/Burnside).
Racing was delayed due to rain and lightning nearly three hours in total, but the Eagles remained focused on their home course. The 3V8+ battled up front throughout, surging past Temple and keeping the pressure on champion UMass. EMU's new school record in the event outpaced the previous 3V8+ best of 7:14.20, previously set at the Mason Invite in 2019. The Eagles' result provided a spark amid a championship regatta that also saw the 2V8+ (fourth in 7:00.9), 1V8+ (fifth in 6:56.7), and 1V4+ (fifth in 7:58.2) showings.
Lauth, a junior from Grosse Ile, Mich., and Moriarty, a junior from Christchurch, New Zealand, both earned Second-Team All-MAC honors to cap their seasons. EMU's 14 points in the final standings matched the program's best-ever conference championship total and positioned the Eagles ahead of Toledo, with UMass, Delaware, Temple and High Point rounding out the leaderboard.
TEAM STANDINGS
- UMass – 36 points
- Delaware – 27 points
- Temple – 26 points
- High Point – 17 points
- Eastern Michigan – 14 points
- Toledo – 6 points
RESULTS
Women's 1V8+ Final
1. UMass – 6:37.5 (18 pts)
2. Temple – 6:40.8 (15 pts)
3. Delaware – 6:45.4 (12 pts)
4. High Point – 6:54.7 (9 pts)
5. Eastern Michigan – 6:56.7 (6 pts)
6. Toledo – 7:14.4 (3 pts)
Women's 2V8+ Final
1. UMass – 6:49.2 (12pts)
2. Delaware – 6:52.9 (10 pts)
3. Temple – 6:56.1 (8 pts)
4. Eastern Michigan – 7:00.9 (6 pts)
5. High Point – 7:07.5 (4 pts)
6. Toledo – 7:45.2 (2 pts)
Women's 1V4+ Final
1. UMass – 7:25.7 (6 pts)
2. Delaware – 7:32.4 (5 pts)
3. High Point – 7:35.6 (4 pts)
4. Temple – 7:43.5 (3 pts)
5. Eastern Michigan – 7:58.2 (2 pts)
6. Toledo – 9:36.0 (1 pt)
Women's 3V8+ Final
1. UMass – 6:57.0
2. Eastern Michigan – 6:58.8 (Silver, Program Record)
3. Temple – 7:19.3
Women's 2V4+ Final
1. UMass – 7:33.0
2. Delaware – 7:40.7
3. Temple – 7:43.1
4. High Point – 8:14.9
LINEUPS
1V8+ Lineup
Cox: Tatum Nettle
8 - Bryah Moriarty
7 - Natalie Prairie
6 - Gabby Charvat
5 - Abbi Lauth
4 - Brooke Parisi
3 - Ellie Latunski
2 - Sydney Junkans
1 - Megan Sherry
2V8+ Lineup
C – Reyna Nyquist
8 – Abigail Zola
7 – Lilly Kline
6 – Stella Balcom
5 – Helena Lehr
4 – Jemma Rasmusen
3 – Brooke Karesh
2 – Lauren Tompkins
1 – Lydia Risser
1V4+ Lineup
3V8+ Lineup
C – Ella Brzezinski
8 – Campbell Moore
7 – Julia Maxwell
6 – Adeline Horter
5 – Emily MacIntyre
4 – Adrianne Latunski
3 – Kendall Moore
2 – Kalina Cochran
1 – Ellie Kissel
UP NEXT
The MAC Championship on May 16 was the final event of Eastern Michigan's 2025-26 rowing campaign. No additional competitions remain on this season's schedule.
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