Rowing Competes at Cherry Hill Invitational

Complete Results

Pennsauken, N.J. – On Saturday, April 21st, the Fordham Women's Rowing team continued its spring season by competing at the Cherry Hill Invitational on the Cooper River. The women got off to a slow start during the morning heats but rallied to put forward very strong rows during their finals.
 
The JV 8+ crew was the only crew from the morning to advance to the grand final in their event.  The JV 8 + came in third place in their heat with a time of 7:12.64 to beat out Georgetown and MIT.  In the grand final the Rams finished in fourth place with a time of 7:04.62, in front of Lehigh and Bucknell.
JV 8+ Lineup (Cox: Julia Comerford, 8 Kristen Shuman, 7 Ariene Merkle, 6 Maddy Locher, 5 Erin Stepka, 4 Sophie Singh, 3 Erika Selakowski, 2 Brikena Prendaj, 1 Katie Dillon)
 
The Varsity 8+ crew began their morning by placing sixth, in what was a very competitive heat.  The women' completed the course in 6:58.39 and went on to row in the petite final.  During the petite final, the Varsity 8+ pulled together one of their strongest and most cohesive rows of the season to place second in 6:53.61, just two seconds behind first place Connecticut.
Varsity 8+ Lineup ( Cox: Olivia Herman, 8 Danae Ohresser-Joumard, 7 Erin Parker, 6 Cynthia Luz, 5 Aleksa Bjornson, 4 Anna Peterson, 3 Caroline Roncinske, 2 Erin McGreevey, 1 Kat Napoli)
 
Fordham also raced two Varsity 4+ crews in the First and Second Varsity 4+ events.  Each 4+ took fifth in their morning heat, the First Varsity 4+ with a time of 8:37.50 and the Second Varsity 4+ with a time of 8:42.11, in their respective events.  Both 4+s continued on to their petite finals.  In the petite final, the First Varsity 4+ Crew managed to shave eight seconds off their time to take third place in a time of 8:29.83.  The Second Varsity 4+ went on to have a very strong row and won their petite final with a time of 8:24.49, three seconds in front of second place Marist.
First Varsity 4+ Lineup (Cox: Claudia Keech, 4 Samantha Santiago, 3 Danielle Kosman, 2 Sarah White, 1 Catherine Perlick)
Second Varsity 4+ Lineup (Cox: Jackie Heffner, 4 Emma Lipinski, 3 Noelle Chaney, 2 Anna Grace Cole, 1 Grace Little)
 
The Fordham Fourth Varsity 8+ crew rowed very well in their event.  The crew raced just once in a final-only event.  The Rams came in second place with a time of 8:02.68, finishing behind Rutgers, but beating out both the Bucknell A and B crews.
Fourth Varsity 8+ Lineup (Cox: Olivia Ciraulo, 8 Debra Chieco, 7 Emma Spoldi, 6 Kylie Elwood, 5 Gabriella Guglielmi, 4 Danielle Moynihan, 3 Lidya Ozcelik, 2 Elizabeth Berejka, 1 Jacklyn Regan)
 
The Rams will spend the next two weeks preparing for the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships which will be held on the Cooper River, in Pennsauken, N.J. on Saturday, May 5th.