WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – On a day that saw a lengthy delay due to weather, the Fairfield University rowing team was able to overcome the distractions and put together another solid day at the 2025 NCAA Women's Rowing Championship at Mercer Lake.

"It was a day that was very disruptive with the weather not knowing if we were going to race in the morning, or in the afternoon," Head Coach Dave Patterson said. "It's something that you need to get use to in this sport and I thought we handled it well."

The Stags were scheduled to begin their day in the nine o'clock hour but rain forced the competition into a delay that lasted until 6 pm. When competition resumed, Fairfield's varsity 8 was part of the opening race as part of the C/D semifinal. The Stags rowed against Syracuse, Dartmouth, Pennsylvania, and Northeastern and finished the course with a time of 6:45.75.
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The varsity 8 was comprised by Arianna Welton, Shawn O'Brien, Kelly Cullen, Zuzanna Janusz, Victoria Conrad, Molly Squire, Catherine Morrissey, and coxswain Lexi Tomlinson. The crew will finish up their three-day stay with a spot in the D final along with Oregon State, Boston University, and Rhode Island with a start time of 7:44 am.

The second varsity 8 went up against Central Florida, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Boston University in its semifinal race and ended with a time of 7:12.15. The crew consisted of Megan Rourke, Cailey Chechitelli, Sasha Atencio, Mia Van Mater, Emma Szachta, Julie Pedrazzi, Miranda Schmidt, Grace McDonough, and coxswain Marianna Kalin.

The Stags will compete in the D Final at 7:28 am with the rest of the field including Rhode Island, Northeastern, and Boston University.

The varsity 4 saw its way against Central Florida, Oregon State, Indiana, and Northeastern, posting a time of 8:01.82 to finish up its semifinal race. Fairfield's crew included Gia Enderle, Caitlyn Gregitis, Audrey DiMarino, Catherine Martin, and coxswain Grace Tyszka.

The Stags will row against Rhode Island, Northeastern, and Dartmouth in the D final which begins at 7:12 am.

"The conditions were a bit bouncy but we set targets including the varsity 8 being the fastest Fairfield crew to come down this course and they achieved it by three seconds," Coach Patterson said. "We still have some things to work on but we are going to come back tomorrow and try and achieve all our goals again."