Moon Township, Pa. – The
Robert Morris University rowing team opened its 2018 spring season Sunday by taking part in the Occoquan Sprints in Fairfax Station, Va.
Highlighting the meet for the Colonials was the Novice 8+, which claimed gold with a time of 8:18.39. RMU finished ahead of Virginia Commonwealth (8:47.09), James Madison (9:38.43) and Richmond (10:36.59).
Serving as the coxswain was freshman
Emily Kastroll, and she was joined by rookies
Rachel Gress,
Alison Ishman and
Nicole Kristof, junior
Madalyn Trapp and freshmen
Mia Krolczyk,
Francesca Barchetti,
Emma McIntosh and
Emma Smith.
Gress, Ishman, McIntosh and freshman
Natasha Wood also competed in the Novice 4+ and claimed silver with a time of 9:15.34, trailing only Loyola (Md.) (9:08.58) and ahead of Susquehanna (9:41.74) and James Madison (11:06.37). Serving as the coxswain for the Novice 4+ was
Katelyn DeAgro.
In varsity action, Robert Morris finished second in the Varsity 8+ Petite Final with a time of 8:03.39, trailing only Franklin and Marshall (7:54.00).
Sophomore
Kestra Harris was the coxswain in a boat that also featured senior
Lindsay Feltz, freshmen
Taylor Boczar and
Madelyn Green, sophomore
Elizabeth Cottrell, junior
Grace Faye, senior
Melissa Asaro, freshman
Molly McGuire and junior
Miriam Levenson.
RESULTS: Occoquan Sprints (3/25/18)
The RMU Second Varsity 8+ claimed fourth with a time of 8:09.70, ahead of Loyola (Md.) (8:18.63) and George Mason (8:42.98). Sophomore
Brittany Bell anchored the competition as the coxswain, and she was joined by Wood, freshman
Satalia Rickman, senior
Molly Falcone, freshman
Katy Cooke, junior
Alyssa VanAuken, sophomore
Kalyssa Pottgeiser, sophomore
Sophie Carroll and junior
Hannah Daman.
"There's a lot we can take away from the first race of the season," head coach
Nelle Stahura said. "We learned a lot and are walking away with some well-deserved medals in the Novice 8+ event. With such a young team, it's exciting to see a glimmer of what the future holds for our program."
The Colonials return to the water Saturday, April 7, 2018, by taking part in the Sacred Heart Spring Fling in Shelton, Conn.
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