TEANECK, N.J. -- The Fairfield University men's and women's rowing teams turned in strong performances at the New York Rowing Association (NYRA) Fall Championship on Sunday afternoon. The men's team picked up first-place finishes in each event while the women's squad turned in solid times throughout the competition.

The women's first varsity 8 started the event with a third-place finish in its heat, completing the course in 6:59.67 with UConn (6:50.35) and Marist College (6:53.87) taking the top two spots. The Stags advanced to the first varsity final and again took third place by registering a time of 7:13.11 with Marist taking first place in 6:59.30. The Fairfield entry included Arianna Welton, Florencia Caces, Emily Regan, Christina Caruso, Isabella King, Chloe Lennon, Kathryn Bergstrom, Arden Costello, and coxswain Erin Dobbs.

The women's second varsity 8 was next on the docket with UConn running the course in 6:58.93 followed by Marist College (7:06.86) and Fairfield (7:08.33). In the women's final, the same placement held true as UConn sported the winning time of 7:07.81 while the Stags held third place based on their finish of 7:25.34. The Fairfield crew included Miranda Schmidt, Sarah Wendling, Meghan Megill, Megan Blair, Natalia Bertolotti, Caroline McAndrew, Emma Szachta , Catherine Morrissey, and coxswain Marianna Kalin.

The third varsity eight saw Fairfield move up a spot in the heat race by taking second with its time of 7:42.04 which trailed only UConn's run of 7:15.56. Later that afternoon, UConn (7:25.90) and Fairfield (7:54.60) ran one and two once again in the third varsity final. The Stags were represented by Mkayla Reardon, Megan Rourke, Alyssa Colombrita, Kelly Cullen, Chloe Trudel, Alicia Glasheen, Cassie Reilly, Adalia Flores, and coxswain Michaela Thompson.

The varsity four rounded out the women's competition for the day, finishing third in the heat (8:12.98) as well as in the final (8:24.74). UConn and Marist were the top two finishers respectively in both the heat and the final. In the heat race, Olivia Burghardt, Mia Van Meter, Shaylin, Tombs, Grace McDonough, and coxswain Ellery McSpedon competed for Fairfield. In the final race, Gia Enderle moved into the shell in place of Shaylin Tombs.

The men's team won the varsity 4, second varsity 8, and varsity 8 while on the water Sunday afternoon with the foursome being the first to compete in the championship. The Stags earned the top spot with a solid time of 7:18.78 which was well ahead of runner up Villanova's time of 8:39.50. The Stags' entry was comprised by Will McGeehan, Chris DeLeonardis, Tom McLaughlin, Jack Cartnick, and coxswain Angeles Mendoza.

The second varsity 8 place two entries into the event and the Stags finished first and second in the race. The A boat crossed the finish line in 6:19.81 while the B shell secured second place with a time of 6:32.42. The A boat included Peter Racanello, Spencer Chidley, Frankie DiNatale, Lanyon Henwood, Jerry Malloy, Aelx McLaughlin, Alex Hemmat, Nick Tapinis, and coxswain Tom Flynn. The B shell consisted of George Voegele, Mike McCarthy, Will LaMotta, Pat Arsenault, Zach Siwiec, Tyler Siwiec, Brendan Martin, Reid VanTrieste, and coxswain Skye Deraffele.

The first varsity 8 rounded out the day by edging Villanova with a 15-second difference, completing the distance in 6:15.72. Villanova ended its run with its time of 6:30.03. The Stags were represented by Mike Hamilton, Ryan Borsy, Joe Bannecker, Zach Rogers, Jake Godwin, Ryan Wrynn, Brady Stergion, Michael Greene, and coxswain Matt Tarabocchia.

The Stags will close out the Fall season on Saturday when both teams compete in the Fall Metropolitan Championship on November 12 in New Rochelle, N.Y.