Moon Township, Pa. – The
Robert Morris University rowing team continued its 2017 fall season this past weekend with the Head of the Occoquan in Fairfax Station, Va.
Highlighting the competition for the Colonials was the Novice 8+, which claimed bronze with a time of 21:36.83, trailing only West Virginia (21:04.96) and Delaware (21:07.97) and ahead of nine other institutions, including Pittsburgh and George Mason.
Serving as the coxswain of the Novice 8+ that finished third was freshman
Madelyn Green, and she was joined in the boat by freshmen
Emily Chmelovski,
Mia Krolczyk and
Katelyn DeAgro, junior
Madalyn Trapp, freshman
Nicole Kristof, junior
Emma Smith and freshman
Taylor Boczar.
"The novice class showed tremendous improvements in both speed and technique at the Head of the Occoquan," assistant coach
Carol Schoenecker said. "They held their own against some tough competition and I look forward to seeing even more growth over winter training and heading into the spring season."
In Varsity 8+, Robert Morris took home a top 10 finish in a competition that featured 31 entrants. The Colonials posted a time of 18:16.00 to claim 10th. Sophomore
Kestra Harris was the coxswain and she was joined in the boat by junior
Sara Beth Johnson, sophomore
Elizabeth Cottrell, senior
Lindsay Feltz, junior
Grace Faye, senior
Melissa Asaro and juniors
Kathryn Gossel and
Miriam Levenson.
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For RMU in Varsity 4+, the Colonials garnered seventh, crossing the finish line with a time of 20:00.97. Harris was also the coxswain for the boat, and freshman
Molly McGuire, Asaro, Gossel and Levenson also competed in the boat.
Also in Varsity 4+ action, the boat that featured junior
Sarah Heastings as the coxswain and also featured senior
Molly Falcone, juniors
Hannah Daman and
Alyssa VanAuken and Cottrell placed 13th with a time of 20:36.70. In all, a total of 31 entrants also competed in Varsity 4+ action.
"Overall, it was a great day of racing," head coach
Nelle Stahura said. "We had a strong showing in the Novice 8+ event, and I thought each boat stuck to the plan that we've asked them to accomplish this fall. The results show that their discipline is paying off."
Robert Morris will close out its 2017 fall campaign with the Duquesne Invitational Saturday, Nov. 11.
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