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No. 8 Bears Travel to New Jersey for 2025 NCAA Championship
5/29/2025 9:00:00 AM | Women's Crew
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - With the regular season and Ivy Championship behind them, Brown women's crew readies for the NCAA Championship and a chance at the program's eighth national championship.Â
The Bears, whose seven national championships are more than any other program in the country since the NCAA Championship's inception in 1997, have had success in New Jersey in tournament's past. Bruno won their second national title in the Garden State at the 2000 NCAA Championship, as well as taking home the silver medal at the 2006 NCAA Championship at this specific racecourse in West Windsor.Â
This regular season saw the Bears take second place at the Eastern Sprints and third at the Ivy Championship, as well as an impressive overall showing in Sarasota at the Big Ten Invitational from Apr. 18-19. As a result of their strong season, Brown qualified for the NCAA Championship for a record 28th consecutive season, tying them with the Princeton Tigers and Washington Huskies for most all-time NCAA appearances since 1997.Â
The Varsity 8 enters competition as the nine seed, while the Second Varsity and Varsity 4 each earned the seven seed. The Bears also have a distinct advantage entering the weekend, having already raced against 12 of the 21 programs competing at the event this season. Loyalty Chair for Women's Crew Head Coach Tessa Gobbo-Zimmerman '13 and her coaching staff, Gratitude Assistant Coaching Chair Hank Zimmerman and Dahl Family Assistant Coach for Women's Crew Grace Collins, will be coaching in their first NCAA Championship together.Â
MAY 30 HEAT RACE SCHEDULE
Varsity 8 (Heat 1, Lane 2) - 9:48 a.m.
Second Varsity (Heat 2, Lane 4) - 10:48 a.m.
Varisty 4 (Heat 2, Lane 4) - 11:36 a.m.
NCAA Roster
Summer Balla-Kellett
Adair Beck
Sadie Bell
Riley Cooper
Calissa Snyder Cox
Holly Crews
Matilda Damon
Orla Fitzgerald
Brooke Halvorsen
Lizzie Hedeman
Annie Herring
Hannah Hickson
Jessica McGrady
Louisa McLaughlin
Maeve O'Connell
Audrey Roche
Caitlyn Roddy
Ava Rothmeyer
Caroline Schmitz
Tessa Tomkinson
Eugenia Rodriguez-Vazquez
Nadia Vondeling
Mary Claire Warren
Isla Wilding
WHERE TO WATCHÂ
All three days of the 2025 NCAA Championship will be streamed live on NCAA.com. You can also find a link to the broadcast on the team schedule.Â
BROWN UNIVERSITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
The Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the lifeblood of the athletics program and exists to enhance the student-athlete experience through philanthropic support from alumni, parents, fans, and friends. A gift through the Sports Foundation immediately impacts today's Brown Bears and helps them to be their best in the classroom, in competition, and most importantly in the community. To learn more about supporting the Bears, please click here.
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The Bears, whose seven national championships are more than any other program in the country since the NCAA Championship's inception in 1997, have had success in New Jersey in tournament's past. Bruno won their second national title in the Garden State at the 2000 NCAA Championship, as well as taking home the silver medal at the 2006 NCAA Championship at this specific racecourse in West Windsor.Â
This regular season saw the Bears take second place at the Eastern Sprints and third at the Ivy Championship, as well as an impressive overall showing in Sarasota at the Big Ten Invitational from Apr. 18-19. As a result of their strong season, Brown qualified for the NCAA Championship for a record 28th consecutive season, tying them with the Princeton Tigers and Washington Huskies for most all-time NCAA appearances since 1997.Â
The Varsity 8 enters competition as the nine seed, while the Second Varsity and Varsity 4 each earned the seven seed. The Bears also have a distinct advantage entering the weekend, having already raced against 12 of the 21 programs competing at the event this season. Loyalty Chair for Women's Crew Head Coach Tessa Gobbo-Zimmerman '13 and her coaching staff, Gratitude Assistant Coaching Chair Hank Zimmerman and Dahl Family Assistant Coach for Women's Crew Grace Collins, will be coaching in their first NCAA Championship together.Â
MAY 30 HEAT RACE SCHEDULE
Varsity 8 (Heat 1, Lane 2) - 9:48 a.m.
Second Varsity (Heat 2, Lane 4) - 10:48 a.m.
Varisty 4 (Heat 2, Lane 4) - 11:36 a.m.
NCAA Roster
Summer Balla-Kellett
Adair Beck
Sadie Bell
Riley Cooper
Calissa Snyder Cox
Holly Crews
Matilda Damon
Orla Fitzgerald
Brooke Halvorsen
Lizzie Hedeman
Annie Herring
Hannah Hickson
Jessica McGrady
Louisa McLaughlin
Maeve O'Connell
Audrey Roche
Caitlyn Roddy
Ava Rothmeyer
Caroline Schmitz
Tessa Tomkinson
Eugenia Rodriguez-Vazquez
Nadia Vondeling
Mary Claire Warren
Isla Wilding
WHERE TO WATCHÂ
All three days of the 2025 NCAA Championship will be streamed live on NCAA.com. You can also find a link to the broadcast on the team schedule.Â
BROWN UNIVERSITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
The Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the lifeblood of the athletics program and exists to enhance the student-athlete experience through philanthropic support from alumni, parents, fans, and friends. A gift through the Sports Foundation immediately impacts today's Brown Bears and helps them to be their best in the classroom, in competition, and most importantly in the community. To learn more about supporting the Bears, please click here.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Brown Athletics, please follow @BrownU_Bears on Twitter, @BrownU_Bears on Instagram, like BrownUBears on Facebook, and subscribe to the BrownAthletics YouTube channel.
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