FSN is pleased to introduce our 2026 Women’s Rowing Transfer Portal Tracker.
The NCAA Transfer Portal officially opened to Women’s Rowers on Sunday, May 17. Undergraduate Students will have until June 24th to enter. Athletes pursuing Graduate Degrees with hopes to play elsewhere are permitted to enter the Transfer Portal at any time.
Each outgoing Portal Entrant’s listed class is her projected eligibility for next season. Players who have graduated from their previous schools and are pursuing Graduate Programs have been noted with “Gr.” next to their names.
As commitments begin to filter in throughout the Summer Months, the FSN Team will also begin to track incoming transfers by program as roster movement continues to reshape the landscape of Division I Women’s Rowing.
To submit a confirmed decision or recent Portal Entrant, email team@forstarsnetwork.com, hudson@forstarsnetwork.com or DM @ForStarsNetwork on Socials.
Editor's Note: The 2026 Transfer Portal Tracker was originally published at Noon ET on May 18. It has been and will continue to be updated as information becomes available. Bolded players are either added or their destination added as of the most recent update, which is the timestamp of this post.
Incoming Transfers
Alabama
Lauren Holmes, P/S, So. from Old Dominion
Clemson
Maeve Murphy, S, So. from Northeastern
Duke
Alex Dessart, S, Gr. from Washington
Andrea Vergara, S, Gr. from Columbia
George Washington
Abbie Altenburg, P, Jr. from Washington State
Miami
Lacey Aldrich, P/S, So. from Tennessee
Meredith Sommers, S, Jr. from Sacred Heart
Rhode Island
Grace Conroy, P/S, Jr. from Drexel
Rutgers
Lilia Graves, P, Jr. from Wisconsin
Tennessee
Liepa Kazlas, S, Jr. from Rutgers
Emily Munroe, P/S, Jr. from USC
Lexi Schimnowski, P/S, Sr. from Minnesota
UCLA
Agne Kubaityte, P, Jr. from SMU
Charlotte Van Der Wiele, P/S, So. from Tennessee
Jill Zwart, S, Jr. from SMU
Virginia
Charlotte Purkiss, P/S, So. from Holy Cross
Outgoing Transfers
Columbia
Andrea Vergara
Drexel
Grace Conroy
Holy Cross
Charlotte Purkiss
Minnesota
Lexi Schimnowski
Northeastern
Maeve Murphy
Old Dominion
Lauren Holmes
Rutgers
Liepa Kazlas
Sacred Heart
Meredith Sommers
SMU
Agne Kubaityte
Jill Zwart
Tennessee
Lacey Aldrich
Charlotte Van Der Wiele
USC
Emily Munroe
Washington
Alex Dessart
Washington State
Abbie Altenburg
Wisconsin
Lilia Graves