Moon Township, Pa. – The
Robert Morris University rowing team continued its 2018 spring season Saturday by competing in the Duquesne Invitational, held on Lake Arthur at Moraine State Park in Portersville, Pa.
The RMU Varsity 8 ran a pair of races, posting times of 7:25.3 and 7:29.73, respectively. Sophomore
Kestra Harris served as the coxswain, and she was joined in the boat by junior
Hannah Daman, freshman
Molly McGuire, senior
Melissa Asaro, juniors
Grace Faye and
Miriam Levenson, freshman
Madelyn Green, sophomore
Elizabeth Cottrell and senior
Lindsay Feltz.
The RMU Second Varsity 8 featured sophomore
Brittany Bell as the coxswain, and the Colonials posted a time of 8:02.56 to claim silver. Making up the boat along with Bell was freshmen
Rachel Gress,
Alison Ishman and
Nicole Kristof, junior
Alyssa VanAuken, freshman
Mia Krolczyk,
Taylor Boczar and
Emma McIntosh and sophomore
Kalyssa Pottgeiser.
RESULTS: Duquesne Invitational (4/21/18)
In Varsity 4 action, the Colonials placed third with a time of 8:53.16. Junior
Sarah Heastings was the coxswain in a boat that also featured junior
Kathryn Gossel, sophomore
Sophie Carroll and rookies
Katy Cooke and
Satalia Rickman.
In novice action, both the Novice 8 and Novice 4 finished second. The Novice 8 recorded a time of 7:46.98, while the Novice 4 crossed the finish line in 8:42.94.
The Novice 8 featured freshman
Emily Kastroll as the coxswain, and she was joined by Gress, Ishman, Kristof, Trapp, Krolczyk, freshman
Francesca Barchetti, McIntosh and junior
Emma Smith. Trapp, Barchetti and Smith also were part of the Novice 4 boat that also included freshman
Katelyn DeAgro as the coxswain and freshman
Natasha Wood.
Robert Morris continues its spring campaign Saturday, April 28, by taking part in the Black Rock Cup in Buffalo, N.Y.
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