| Current Season: | 2019 NCAA Division II Rowing Championship |
| Pixels: | 125px |
| Sport: | College rowing |
| Founded: | 2002 |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Country: | United States |
| Champion: | Western Washington (9) |
| Most Successful Club: | Western Washington (9) |
| Website: | NCAA.com |
The NCAA Division II Rowing Championship is a rowing championship held by the NCAA for Division II women's heavyweight (or openweight) collegiate crews.[1]
The reigning champions are Western Washington, who won their ninth team national title in 2024.
The most successful program has been Western Washington, with nine titles. The most successful conference has been the GNAC, producing 15 of the 22 champions (though not all occurred while in the conference).
UC Davis has made the transition to Division I, and despite winning the first two Division II championships back-to-back, cut their rowing team in 2010 due to the financial crisis.[2]
Mercyhurst will make the transition to Division I following the 2023-24 season. It is the only independent school to have won the tournament, and their new rowing conference in Division I is TBA.
The NCAA Division II Women's Rowing Championships comprise 68 total competitors (86 including spares) and two events, varsity eights and fours. Four teams are selected, each of which is required to field an eight and a four. Two additional at-large schools are selected to field only an eight. The following criteria are used in selecting teams and individual boats:
| style= colspan=11 | NCAA Division II Rowing Championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Site (Host Team) | Team Results | Individual Results | |||||||
| Champion | Score | Runner-Up | Score | Fours | II Eights | I Eights | ||||
| 2002 Details | Indianapolis, IN | UC Davis | 50 | Western Washington | 45 | Not held | UC Davis | UC Davis | ||
| 2003 Details | UC Davis (2) | 20 | Western Washington | 15 | UC Davis | Not held | UC Davis (2) | |||
| 2004 Details | Gold River, CA | Mercyhurst | 18 | 17 | Humboldt State | Mercyhurst | ||||
| 2005 Details | Western Washington | 20 | Mercyhurst | 12 | Western Washington | |||||
| 2006 Details | West Windsor, NJ | Western Washington (2) | 20 | Barry | 15 | Western Washington (3) | Western Washington (2) | |||
| 2007 Details | Oak Ridge, TN | Western Washington (3) | 20 | UC San Diego | 15 | Western Washington (4) | Western Washington (3) | |||
| 2008 Details | Gold River, CA | Western Washington (4) | 20 | UC San Diego | 15 | Western Washington (5) | Western Washington (4) | |||
| 2009 Details | Cherry Hill, NJ | Western Washington (5) | 18 | Mercyhurst | 13 | Nova Southeastern | Western Washington (5) | |||
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| width=10% | Year | width=30% | Winning Team | width=45% | Crew | width=15% | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | UC Davis | Laura Syms Sarah Anderson Joan Silva Dawn Leppert Michelle Seymour (cox) | 7:47.03 | ||||
| 2004 | Jolie Smith Winnie Bell Jessica Lev Lisa McDonnell Melanie Rowsey (cox) | 7:57.5 | |||||
| 2005 | Western Washington | Jordan Tobler Tanya Kaufman Samantha Marikis Courtney Moeller Elisabeth Johnson (cox) | 7:46.82 | ||||
| 2006 | Western Washington (2) | Hilary Gastwirth Katie Saelens Katrina Anderson Kirsten Mathers Coree Naslund (cox) | 8:24.155 | ||||
| 2007 | Western Washington (3) | Jordan Tobler Gina Auriemma Katie Saelens Hilary Gastwirth Robin Fitzpatrick (cox) | 8:08.72 | ||||
| 2008 | Western Washington (4) | Katie Tipton Casey Mapes Julia Munger Hilary Gastwirth Samantha Oberholzer (cox) | 7:57.54 | ||||
| 2009 | Nova Southeastern | Lauren McElhenny Claire Kurlychek Ashley Lofria Jessica Sutter Heather Clayton (cox) | 7.53.64 | ||||
| 2010 | Western Washington (5) | Carson MacPherson-Krutsky Hannah Gallagher Stephanie Bluhm Kelsey Baker Kelsey McFarland (cox) | 7.25.35 | ||||
| 2011 | Western Washington (6) | Kelsey Baker Mariana Cains Alyssa Dewey Lauren Fleming Kelsey McFarland (cox) | 7:50.72 | ||||
| 2012 | Humboldt State (2) | Kaitlyn Shanle Amanda Nelson Shenae Bishop Julia Smith Ka’ena Sado (cox) | 7:42.96 | ||||
| 2013 | Nova Southeastern (2) | Megan O’Donnell Caitlin Mooney Emily Harrington Amber Morrell Courtney Berger (cox) | 7:43.85 | ||||
| 2014 | Western Washington (7) | Audra Massey Jenny Chang Olivia Gangmark-Strickland Katya Hewitt Kate Nelson (cox) | 7:59.304 | ||||
| 2015 | Barry | Jelena Momirov Eva Patyi Bethany Desmond Mandy Carper Angela Dasch (cox) | 7:49.155 |
| width=10% | Year | width=30% | Winning Team | width=45% | Crew | width=15% | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | UC Davis | Sara Miller Kelly Sweerus Alison Prehn Marisa Obrian Ashley Raasch Amy Mackey Chrissy Twomey Dawn Lep Katie Borg (cox) | 7:17.98 |
| width=10% | Year | width=30% | Winning Team | width=45% | Crew | width=15% | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | UC Davis | Analise Zoller Brooke Fornaciari Julie Maosen Kerry Byrne Brooke Roberts Sara Deleon Shelly Best Sabrina Litton Sarah Whipple (cox) | 7:06:64 | ||||
| 2003 | UC Davis (2) | Kari Harris Ashley Montross Becky Anderson Kalie Benson Brooke Fornaciari Shelley Best Kerry Byrne Cassie Protman Katie Borg (cox) | 6:51.74 | ||||
| 2004 | Mercyhurst | Naomi Petendra Kerri Kanaley Courtney Oke Chelsea Boothe Meg Bryant Megan Holloway Kristin Best Kristen Ficorilli Jill Natale (cox) | 7:02.9 | ||||
| 2005 | Western Washington | Stephanie Parker Amelia Whitcomb Gail Lumsden Metta Gilbert Kailyn McGrath Lindsay Mann-King Staci Reynolds Julia Gamache Krissy Whaley (cox) | 6:48.72 | ||||
| 2006 | Western Washington (2) | Staci Reynolds Julia Gamache Jordan Tobler Lindsay Mann-King Rebecca Willms Metta Gilbert Samantha Marikis Amelia Whitcomb Elisabeth Johnson (cox) | 7:17.64 | ||||
| 2007 | Western Washington (3) | Staci Reynolds Lindsay Mann-King Meghan Woodman Amelia Whitcomb Samantha Marikis Metta Gilbert Audrey Coon Lila Scaife Kristy Theodorson (cox) | 7:03.80 | ||||
| 2008 | Western Washington (4) | Staci Reynolds Metta Gilbert Meghan Woodman Gina Auriemma Samantha Marikis Amelia Whitcomb Audrey Coon Madeleine Eckmann Kristy Theodorson (cox) | 6:53.20 | ||||
| 2009 | Western Washington (5) | Casey Mapes Audrey Coon Jean Piette Heather Kelly Katie Woolsey Megan Northey Madeleine Eckmann Kate Berni Kristy Theodorson (cox) | 6.52.60 | ||||
| 2010 | Mercyhurst (2) | Annie Schiller Alexandra Salen Alicia Peterson Sally O’Briend Rachel Beste Bethany Brun Leah Niecgorski Amanda Carlyon Lindsey Crosby (cox) | 6:42.53 | ||||
| 2011 | Western Washington (6) | Stephanie Bluhm Kate Berni Siri Carlson Casey Mapes Carson MacPherson-Krutsky Megan Northey Jean Piette Katie Woolsey Samantha Oberholzer (cox) | 6:50.46 | ||||
| 2012 | Humboldt State | Katie Lepley Molly Fisher Anna Wagner Alex Torquemada Ashley Frakes Edi Sullivan Jacki McPherson Chyna Balonick Katie Harris (cox) | 6:48.84 | ||||
| 2013 | Nova Southeastern | Lauren Boudreau Tori Torrisi Stephanie Hauck Amanda Craig Taylor Van Horn Kelly Scott Sarah Patterson Camille Evans Amanda Hudon (cox) | 6:42.74 | ||||
| 2014 | Humboldt State (2) | Jamie Larrabee Ripley McChesney Maggie Wilhelm Kayley Weber Maddy Guillaume Samantha Morford Kate Dedrick Mariah Smither Katrina Rehrer (cox) | 7:13.405 | ||||
| 2015 | Barry | Anais Foppoli Paola Girotto Ellie Hartman Rosita Boncheva Paula Klak Macarena Liano Abascal Virginia Diaz Rivas Sara Rus Alba Stephanie Dinkel (cox) | 7:11.548 |