Rowing | 5/15/2016 5:47:00 PM
Moon Township, Pa. – The
Robert Morris University rowing team concluded its 2016 campaign Sunday by finishing sixth at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championships on Lake Windsor at Mercer County Park in West Windsor, N.J.
The Colonials finished with 31 points. Jacksonville earned its third consecutive MAAC title by compiling 56 points. Rounding out the top five were Marist (53), Drake (44), Canisius (43) and Fairfield (40). Trailing RMU was Iona (23), Stetson (20), Sacred Heart (14) and Manhattan (6).
The RMU Varsity 8 finished with a time of 7:17.290 in the Grand Finale. Serving as coxswain was junior
Katie Carlton, and she was joined in the boat by junior
Katelyn Goodman, sophomore
Lauren Smith, juniors
Emily Engle-Young and
Taylor Andree, senior
Caitlin Ryan, sophomore
Sierra Neft and juniors
Taylor Childers and
Tina Sahr.
The Robert Morris second Varsity 8 boat finished fourth in its Grand Finale, posting a time of 7:18.471. Junior
Savanah Buhite was the coxswain, and also in the boat for the Colonials were senior
Rebekah Noorlag, freshman
Grace Faye, sophomore
Lindsay Feltz, freshmen
Kathryn Gossel and
Allison Freeman, senior
Paige Oster and sophomores
Kate Cecchi and
Miriam Levenson.
In Varsity 4, Robert Morris crossed the finish line with a time of 8:24.533. The boat featured freshman
Sarah Heastings as the coxswain along with junior
Rebecca Fiscus, freshman
Sara Beth Johnson, sophomore
Melissa Asaro and freshman
Courtney McKinnis.
