Women's Rowing competes at Liberty League Championships
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The RIT women's rowing team competed in the 2024 Liberty League Championships at Fish Creek, Friday.
The 1st Varsity-8 boat finished second in the first heat preliminary round behind Ithaca, while beating Rochester and Union with a time of 7:16.06. In the 1V8 final, the Tigers placed second behind Ithaca, while beating William Smith, Skidmore, Rochester and St. John Fisher, finishing the racecourse in 7:11.15. The boat consisted of coxswain Claire Schwenke, Jessica Hall, Lydia Blatnik, Natalie Siwek, Maggie Carey, Michelle Carney, Olivia Henry, Ellen Shepard and Evelyn Anderson.
The 2nd Varsity-8 boat placed second in first heat preliminary round behind William Smith and ahead of Union and St. John Fisher with a time of 7:31.89. In the 2V8 final, RIT placed fourth behind Ithaca, William Smith and Rochester, beating Skidmore and Union in a finishing time of 7:42.20. The boat was coxswained by Julia Gill and consisted of Veronica Wascho, Sarah Polek, Nikole Russek, Lexi Borzelleri, Izzy Moyer, Mikaela Simpkinson, Jenna Olivieri and Erin Getty.
The 1st Varsity 4 boat placed second in the 1V4 final behind Ithaca, with a finishing time of 8:54.95. The boat consisted of coxswain Jolie Crunelle, Zoe Zeller, Mia Leone, Hannah Boettcher and Arden Conybear.
The Novice 8 boat with coxswain Rosie Truex, Emily DeVries, Julianne Young, Lumi Priester, Carly Beninati, Clara LaChance, Ryan Schouten, Amanda Brunken and Anna DeJohn, placed second behind Ithaca in the N8 final. The boat finished the racecourse in 8:18.29.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Tigers return to the water next weekend (May 10-11), competing in the Dad Vail Regatta hosted by Thomas Jefferson University.
Players Mentioned
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- Fifth Year
- Port
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- Junior
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- Fifth Year
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- Senior
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- Junior
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- Junior
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- 5' 9"
- Junior
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- Senior
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Players Mentioned
- 5' 4"
- Fifth Year
- Starboard
- 5' 9"
- Junior
- Port
- 5' 7"
- Fifth Year
- Port/Starboard
- 5' 4"
- Senior
- Port/Starboard
- 5' 3"
- Junior
- Starboard
- 5' 5"
- Junior
- Starboard
- 5' 9"
- Junior
- Starboard
- 5' 7"
- Senior
- Starboard
- 5' 6"
- Junior
- Starboard
- 6' 0"
- Junior
- Port
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