Rowing | 4/3/2017 3:22:00 PM
Moon Township, Pa. – The
Robert Morris University rowing team continued its 2017 spring campaign Sunday by taking part in the Occoquan Sprints in Fairfax Station, Va.
The Varsity 8 claimed victory in the second heat to advance to the final, posting a time of 7:58.99 and outlasting Army (8:01.87) and VCU (8:30.95). In the finals, the Colonials claimed fourth and just missed bronze. RMU posted a time of 7:41.47 in the finals, just trailing Loyola (7:41.14).
Serving as the coxswain of the Varsity 8 was freshman
Kestra Harris, and she was joined in the boat by senior
Taylor Childers, sophomore
Grace Faye, seniors
Katelyn Goodman and
Emily Engle-Young, juniors
Lindsay Feltz and
Melissa Asaro, senior
Tina Sahr and junior
Kate Cecchi.
"This weekend's racing saw a lot of great progress for each of our boats," head coach
Nelle Stahura said. "The Varsity 8 especially took some big leaps in the right direction with a solid win in their heat and a fight for fourth overall. We're looking forward to hopefully getting a little bit of time on the water before racing again next weekend."
Official Results: Occoquan Sprints (4/2/17)
The RMU Second Varsity 8 boat finished third in the finals, recording a time of 8:09.44. Sophomore
Sarah Heastings was the coxswain, and in the boat for the Colonials was sophomores
Miriam Levenson,
Kathryn Gossel and
Hannah Daman, junior
Molly Falcone, sophomore
Sara Beth Johnson, senior
Rebecca Fiscus and freshmen
Elizabeth Cottrell and
Kalyssa Pottgeiser.
The Robert Morris Varsity 4 finished with a time of 10:02.89 in the finals after posting a time of 9:45.12 in its heat. The boat featured freshman
Sophie Carroll, sophomore
Alyssa VanAuken and freshmen
Brianna Proctor and
Nicole Olinger, while freshman
Brittany Bell was the coxswain.
In Novice 4 action, the Colonials posted a time of 9:31.35. Cottrell was the coxswain, and joining her in the boat was Daman, senior
Rebekah Landers, Falcone and freshman
Kari Campbell.
"It was awesome to see all of our student-athletes advance to the grand finals," assistant coach
Carol Schoenecker said. "The Novice 4, in particular, raced a strong and consistent race to post the third fastest time of the day. We look forward to getting a solid two weeks of water time before our next race."
The Colonials return to the water Saturday, April 15, by competing in the Kerr Cup in Philadelphia, Pa.
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