SARATOGA, NY – The University of Rochester rowing team wrapped up its fall schedule on Saturday afternoon, competing at the Head of the Fish Regatta along Fish Creek.
URochester entered six boats into the competition, with the Varsity 8 boat earning the top finish of the day, placing ninth of 16 entries in the competition. Within that collegiate race, the Yellowjackets were fourth among Division III teams, trailing only MIT, Middlebury and Smith.
The Yellowjackets boat finished the course in a time of 12:26.79, ranking ninth overall, a little over a minute behind team event champion, Cornell. UR also ended up finishing ahead of several other Division I programs, including Vermont, Army, Rhode Island and Binghamton.
Up next, the Yellowjackets 2nd Varsity 8 boat competed, finishing in 19th place among 22 finishing teams, crossing the line in 13:45.75, with a number of novice rowers made up the 2V.
URochester's two boats in the collegiate 4+ competition were next in the water, with both 'Jacket entries finishing mid-pack. The 'A' boat was 17th in 13:25.94, while the 'B' was 24th, posting a time of 13:49.08. Overall, 42 collegiate boats entered that event.
Closing out the days action were the novice eight boats, with the Yellowjackets have two more entries in that competition. The 'A' both there finished 11th of 23, while the 'B' boat crossed the finish in 19th place overall. Rochester's top group crossed the line in 13:16.67, with the 'B' entry earning a time of 14:43.59.
The Yellowjackets will now train throughout the rest of the fall and winter and will resume their season in the spring.
Boat Lineups:
V8 –
Asha Limaye,
Katelyn Wilmarth,
Sophia Fietkiewicz,
Julia Tricomi,
Erin Seitzer,
Ashley Maddocks,
Sabrina Butori Valdivia,
Quinn Seawright,
Devyn LaRue
2V8 –
Ella Peddicord,
Kate Ewy,
Shannon Madaras-Inca,
Veronica Waters,
Rose Tohanczyn,
Olivia Fioravanti,
Natalie Dundas,
Leah Gillette,
Jenna Babushkin
Novice 8 'A'–
Charlotte Berman, Ewy, Madaras-Inca, Waters, Tohanczyn, Fioravante,
Emily Twehues,
Lyla Patton, Babushkin
Novice 8 'B' –
Darissel Martinez,
Arden Williams,
Julia Dorman,
Emelia Chambers,
Georgia Hargreaves,
Katie Fortuna,
Pyrene Dubau-Hirigoyen, Genesis Espinoza-Ortiz,
Renee Dansereau
V4 – Wilmarth, Fietkiewicz, Tricomi, Seitzer, Limaye
2V4 – Maddocks, Butori Valdivia, Seawright, LaRue, Peddicord
