MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - The RMU rowing team will start the 2026-2027 season this weekend, competing in the local Head of the Ohio Regatta in Pittsburgh on Saturday, October 3.
 
The Colonials are slated to have four crews competing tomorrow, with one entry in the Women's Collegiate Novice 4+, one in the Women's Collegiate/Open 4+, and two in the Women's Collegiate/Open 8+.
 
RMU will begin racing at 8:50 AM with the novice four before the varsity four takes the water at 11:40 AM. Both eight-person crews are scheduled to race at 2:10 PM. 
 
ABOUT THE HEAD OF THE OHIO
Hosted by Three Rivers Rowing Association, the Head of the Ohio brings together junior, collegiate, master's and adaptive rowers for a weekend of racing along Pittsburgh's riverfront. The 2026 regatta takes place October 3-4, welcoming crews from across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and southern Canada.
 
PROJECTED LINEUPS
Women's Collegiate Novice 4+ (8:50 AM)
C - Natalie Miles
4 - Lily Wineland
3 - Heidi Duran
2 - Addyson Traggiai
1 - Bella Silva
 
Women's Collegiate/Open 4+ (11:40 AM)
C - Lily Davis
4 - Ella Connolly
3 - Claire Roberts
2 - Olivia Smith
1 - Alice Sommers
 
Women's Collegiate/Open 8+ (2:10 PM)
C - Hanna Gahagan
8 - Ella Connolly
7 - Claire Roberts
6 - Sophia Updyke
5 - Alice Sommers
4 - Olivia Smith
3 - Sabrina Kasic
2 - Ana Gaia Eligio Gil
1 - Sarah Naylor
 
Women's Collegiate/Open 8+ (2:10 PM)
C - Lily Davis
8 - Lily Wineland
7 - Heidi Duran
6 - Jennifer Jackson
5 - Amaya Jones
4 - Vivian Povak
3 - Isabella Lopez
2 - Michayla Amalfitano
1 - Maggie Moore