RIDGEFIELD, N.J. – The second varsity 8 and the varsity four captured first-place finishes for the Fairfield University women's rowing team as they competed against Manhattan, Sacred Heart and Iona at the NYRA Overpeck Training Center.
The second varsity 8 race featured two Fairfield entries with the A boat taking the top spot and the B boat securing fourth with Sacred Heart (7:51.32) and Manhattan (7:54.16) finishing between the two shells. The A entry was comprised by
Brenna McDonnell,
Rebecca Patti,
Kathryn Bergstrom,
Chloe Lennon,
Meghan Megill,
Colleen Daghita, Ali Guido, Madi McSherry, and coxswain
Erin Dobbs. The B boat consisted of
Maddie Carter,
Emma Kramer,
Molly Cronin, Maddie Gibson,
Kiersten Murray,
Megan Blair, Cassie Reilly, Adaila Flores, and coxswain
Hannah Cross.
The varsity 4 event ended with Fairfield taking first place with a time of 8:51.27 with Sacred Heart (8:54.67), Manhattan (9:20.75), and Iona (9:27.86) rounding out the standings. The Stags were represented by
Abigail Morrill,
Christina Caruso,
Caroline McAndrew,
Megan Lux, and coxswain
Katelynn Banville.
The Stags also competed in the varsity 8 with their shell crossing the finish line in 7:28.35, just off Sacred Heart's winning time of 7:25.84. Fairfield's finish was through the efforts of
Natalia Bertolotti, Flo Caces, Ana Szymanski,
Alexis Mason,
Isabella King,
Grace Fallon,
Audrey Sedensky,
Ana McDonough, and coxswain
Faith Kenny.
The final race of the day was a run between the Sacred Heart and Fairfield second varsity 4 teams. The Stags (9:40.43) finished second to the Pioneers (9:17.23) with
Victoria Rego,
Morgan Connell, Jess DeMarse,
Sydney Timchak, and coxswain
Charlotte Finnerty competing for Fairfield.
