Moon Township, Pa. – The
Robert Morris University rowing team continued its 2018 spring campaign Saturday by competing in the Kerr Cup in Philadelphia, Pa.
The RMU Varsity 8 finished fifth in the Petite Final, crossing the finish line with a time of 8:04.98. Sophomore
Kestra Harris was the coxswain, and she was joined in the boat by junior
Miriam Levenson, freshman
Molly McGuire, senior
Melissa Asaro, juniors
Grace Faye and
Hannah Daman, freshman
Madelyn Green, sophomore
Elizabeth Cottrell and senior
Lindsay Feltz.
In Varsity 4 action, the Colonials raced a pair of boats, with each boat finishing fourth. The Varsity 4 recorded a time of 8:57.80, while the Varsity 4B boat finished at 9:29.37.
The Robert Morris Varsity 4 featured juniors
Kathryn Gossel and
Sara Beth Johnson, freshman
Katy Cooke and sophomore
Sophie Carroll, while junior
Sarah Heastings was coxswain. The coxswain of the Varsity 4B boat for RMU was sophomore
Brittany Bell, and she was joined by junior
Alyssa VanAuken, freshman
Taylor Boczar, sophomore
Kalyssa Pottgeiser and freshman
Natasha Wood.
RESULTS: Kerr Cup (4/14/18)
In novice action, the eight took home bronze, while a pair of four teams earned silver and bronze, respectively.
The Novice 8 crossed the finish line with a time of 8:44.27. Freshman
Emily Kastroll served as the coxswain, and the boat consisted of rookies
Rachel Gress,
Alison Ishman and
Nicole Kristof, junior
Madalyn Trapp and freshmen
Mia Krolczyk,
Francesca Barchetti and
Emma McIntosh and junior
Emma Smith.
The Novice 4B boat earned silver with a time of 9:16.35. Gress, Trapp, Krolczyk and Ishman made up the boat that featured freshman
Katelyn DeAgro as the coxswain. The Novice 4 boat claimed bronze with a time of 9:31.99 and featured Kastroll (coxswain), Kristof, Barchetti, McIntosh and freshman
Satalia Rickman.
RMU now gears up for the Pitt Invitational, which will be held Saturday, April 21.
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