Rowing | 4/30/2017 9:14:00 PM

Moon Township, Pa. – The Robert Morris University rowing team had its final competition before the 2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championships Sunday by competing in the MACRA Championships in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The Colonials finished with 11 points, ahead of Case Western (10), Marquette (7), DePaul (5), Chicago (5) and Charleston (0). Michigan won the Lindamood Team Points Trophy with 41 points.

RESULTS: MACRA Championships (4/30/17) (PDF)

Highlighting the competition for the Colonials was the Second Varsity 8, which earned bronze in the Grand Final to secure six points. The boat finished with a time of 7:26.8, trailing only Eastern Michigan (7:07.7) and Drake (7:24.7). It marked the second consecutive competition the second Varsity 8 earned bronze.

Serving as the coxswain for the second Varsity 8 for Robert Morris was sophomore Sarah Heastings, and she was joined by 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.
 

Leaving Cincinnati after a great day of racing with a 3rd place finish for the 2V and 5th place for the V8 in their grand finals, as well as a first place in the petite final for the Nov 4. ??  Excited to get home and back to work in prep for the MAAC Championships in 2 weeks! colonialpride rmurowing #letsgobobbymo

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In the Varsity 8 Grand Final, Robert Morris garnered fifth with a time of 7:33.9, earning five points. The boat was made up of freshman Kestra Harris as the coxswain, 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.

"We've made a lot of great progress over the past few weeks and it's exciting to see it starting to pay off," head coach Nelle Stahura said. "All of our boats are beginning to come together and that momentum will surely help us as we prepare for the MAAC Championships."

In the Varsity 4, the Colonials earned silver in the C Final with a time of 9:05.2, trailing only Chicago. Making up the boat was freshman Brittany Bell as the coxswain and freshman Sophie Carroll, senior Rebekah Landers, freshman Kari Campbell and sophomore Alyssa VanAuken.

In novice action, Robert Morris won the Petite Final courtesy of a time of 8:50.7. The Colonials defeated both Cincinnati (8:54.5) and Marquette (10:00.4). The boat consisted of Bell as the coxswain, rookies Nicole Olinger and Brianna Proctor, Landers and freshman Alexandra Stangle.

The Colonials now gear up for the 2017 MAAC Championships, which take place Friday, May 12, at Lake Mercer in West Windsor, N.J.

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