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Rowing Put Forth Strong Performance Against Lehigh, Iona, Loyola

The Fairfield University men's and women's rowing teams returned to the water for a pair of meets hosted by Lehigh University. In the first set, the Stags competed against Iona and Lehigh followed by matchups with Iona and Loyola in the second series.
 
The women's varsity 8 started the day for Fairfield and returned with a second-place finish, coming in between Lehigh and Iona. The Stags crossed the finish line with a time of 8:11.1, just off Lehigh's pace of 8:08.7. The crew came back with a first-place run against Loyola and Iona, taking the top time of 7:33.0. The Stags were represented by Arianna Welton, Shawn O'Brien, Emma Szachta, Megan Blair, Victoria Conrad, Molly Squire, Emily Regan, and Sarah Wendling. Marianna Kalin served as coxswain for both races.
 
In the second varsity 8, Fairfield finished second to Lehigh (8:18.3) by finishing the course in 8:21.1. The crew responded by taking the top spot later in the day with a time of 8:15.1,  beating out Loyola (8:48.2). Fairfield was represented by Shaylin Tombs, Mia Van Mater, Miranda Schmidt, Megan Rourke, Kelly Cullen, Zuzanna Janusz, Kathryn Bergstrom, and Sophia Savage. Lexi Tomlinson was the coxswain for both evetns.
 
The varsity 4 swept its two races during the day beginning with its time of 9:08.2 which edged out Lehigh (9:27.2) and Iona (9:53.6). For the second set, Fairfield bested Loyola by crossing the finish line in 8:15.1. Lauren Hoppe, Caity Gregitis, Ava Forgione, Grace McDonough, and coxswain Alisa Tsavaris comprised the Fairfield boat.
 
The final boat to compete was the second varsity 4 which rowed against Loyola, taking first place in 9:31.1. Caroline Tomlinson, Julie Pedrazzi, Liv Burghardt, Alex Harrington, and coxswain Grace Tyszka wore the Fairfield colors in the race.
 
The varsity 8 was the first to take to the water when the men began their competition. The Stags took fourth place in the event by completing the course in 6:47.8. Loyola took the gold by securing a time of 6:35.9. Fairfield's crew included Michael Hamilton, Sam Elliott, Zalan Kovacs, Connor Carroll, Ean Ray, Ryan Wrynn, Jerry Malloy, Brady Stergion, and coxswain Matthew Tarabocchia.
 
The second varsity 8 was able to post the time winning time of 6:57.4, edging out Loyola (7:01.6) and Lehigh (7:12.8). George Voegele, Michael McCarthy, Frank DiNatale, Jack Cartnick, Spencer Chidley, Nick Tapinis, Brendan Martin, Luca Tarricone, and coxswain Maddy Gross competed for the Stags.
 
The varsity 4 closed out the day for Fairfield with a strong performance of 8:02.3, second only to Iona's time of 7:44.8 but ahead of Lehigh (8:10.5), and Loyola (8:47.9). The Stags' entry was comprised by Brian Peknik, Alex Hemmat, Tom McLaughlin, James Penczak, and coxswain Tom Flynn.
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Kathryn Bergstrom

Kathryn Bergstrom

Port/Starboard
6' 0"
Senior
Megan Blair

Megan Blair

Port/Starboard
5' 8"
Senior
Kelly Cullen

Kelly Cullen

Port/Starboard
5' 7"
Sophomore
Marianna Kalin

Marianna Kalin

Coxswain
5' 2"
Junior
Grace McDonough

Grace McDonough

Port
5' 8"
Sophomore
Emily Regan

Emily Regan

Port/Starboard
5' 5"
Senior
Megan Rourke

Megan Rourke

Port/Starboard
5' 4"
Senior
Miranda Schmidt

Miranda Schmidt

Port/Starboard
5' 6"
Sophomore
Emma Szachta

Emma Szachta

Port/Starboard
6' 0"
Junior
Shaylin Tombs

Shaylin Tombs

Port/Starboard
5' 6"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kathryn Bergstrom

Kathryn Bergstrom

6' 0"
Senior
Port/Starboard
Megan Blair

Megan Blair

5' 8"
Senior
Port/Starboard
Kelly Cullen

Kelly Cullen

5' 7"
Sophomore
Port/Starboard
Marianna Kalin

Marianna Kalin

5' 2"
Junior
Coxswain
Grace McDonough

Grace McDonough

5' 8"
Sophomore
Port
Emily Regan

Emily Regan

5' 5"
Senior
Port/Starboard
Megan Rourke

Megan Rourke

5' 4"
Senior
Port/Starboard
Miranda Schmidt

Miranda Schmidt

5' 6"
Sophomore
Port/Starboard
Emma Szachta

Emma Szachta

6' 0"
Junior
Port/Starboard
Shaylin Tombs

Shaylin Tombs

5' 6"
Sophomore
Port/Starboard