Moon Township, Pa. – The
Robert Morris University rowing team had its final meet prior to the 2018 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championships Saturday by competing in the Black Rock Invitational, hosted by Canisius College, in Buffalo, N.Y.
The RMU Varsity Eight posted a time of 7:56.06 in the Petite Final to earn silver, with sophomore
Kestra Harris serving as the coxswain. She was joined in the boat by freshman
Molly McGuire, junior
Hannah Daman, senior
Melissa Asaro, juniors
Grace Faye and
Miriam Levenson, freshman
Madelyn Green, sophomore
Elizabeth Cottrell and senior
Lindsay Feltz.
The Robert Morris Second Varsity Four finished first, outlasting the host Golden Griffins by recording a time of 8:46.66. The boat consisted of junior
Kathryn Gossel, sophomore
Sophie Carroll and freshmen
Katy Cooke and
Satalia Rickman. Serving as the coxswain was junior
Sarah Heastings.
RESULTS: Black Rock Cup (4/29/18) (Two Pages)
Also in Petite Final action, the Second Varsity Eight also earned silver with a time of 7:49.54. Rookies made up the majority of the boat, with freshmen
Rachel Gress,
Alison Ishman and
Nicole Kristof, junior
Madalyn Trapp, freshmen
Mia Krolczyk,
Francesca Barchetti and
Emma McIntosh and junior
Emma Smith joining coxswain
Emily Kastroll, also a freshman.
In Varsity Four action, Robert Morris finished second with a time of 8:49.99. Heastings was again the coxswain, and she was joined in the boath by freshmen
Taylor Boczar and
Natasha Wood, junior
Alyssa VanAuken and sophomore
Kalyssa Pottgeiser.
"We're very much looking forward to a solid two weeks of time on the water leading up to the MAAC Championships," head coach
Nelle Stahura said. "It will be exciting to see who much speed we are able to make up."
For the first time ever, the MAAC Championships will be held at Cooper River in Pennsauken, N.J., and will spread over two days. The event begins Saturday, May 12, and concludes Sunday, May 13.
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