GLEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Fordham rowing team proved sensational in its "home" regatta on Saturday, turning in a nearly flawless performance at the Spring Metropolitan Championships.
 
The novice 4+ began the action for Fordham in the morning, winning its heat with a time of 7:50:14.  Scheduled for later in the afternoon, the final was canceled due to inclement weather, giving the team of Hannah Tovey (1), Logan Gray (2), Eliza Collins (3), Seneca Farhy (4) and Oliva Evangelista (coxswain) a third-place finish based on heat times behind LIU and Sacred Heart.
 
Next up for the Rams came a pair of strong showings in the Varsity 4+ heats, as the First Varsity 4 crew of Nicolette Giamarusti (1), Carley Walker (2), Anna Hinck (3), Bailey Scherdorf (4) and Charlotte Maravelis (coxswain) won its heat by 30 seconds over Iona with a time of 5:24.658. The Second Varsity 4 boat consisting of Molly Ewing (1), Jordan Schmidt (2), Aya Hubbard-Cree (3), Fiona Eves (4) and Sophie Davis (coxswain) also cruised to victory in its heat, besting second-place Stony Brook by nearly 13 seconds with a time of 5:26.729.
 
In the Second Varsity 8 final, Fordham captured two of the top three spots, as the Second Varsity 8 boat of Tiernan Degnan (1), Catherine Samia (2), Logan Gray (3), Eliza Collins (4), Lauren Yu (5), Brooke Gould (6), Margarita McCoy (7), Lila Evans (8) and Alena Bujnowski (coxswain) won the race in just 6:57.857.  The Third Varsity 8 finished in third place with a time of 7:37.637.  Its crew consisted of Alyssa Neducsin (1), Nicole Giamarusti (2), Olivia Pacitti (3), Seneca Farhy (4), Jaden Hochroth (5), Jillian Klostermann (6), Taylor Bell (7), Abigail Butler (8) and Celeste Batres (coxswain).
 
Next up in the Varsity 8 final, the Rams needed just 6:46.690 to capture the event title, finishing 14 seconds in front of second-place Sacred Heart.  The boat consisted of Alex Zaneski (1), Maja Gunz (2), Maren Geier (3), Anya Casey (4), Jamie Forbes (5), Caitlin Boyle (6), Elli Lewis (7), Eleanor Rodde (8) and Stefania Rocca (coxswain).
 
The Rams dominated their final race of the day, taking both first and second in the Varsity 4+.  The First Varsity 4 boat finished in 5:24.943, more than 15 seconds ahead of the Rams' Second Varsity 4 scull and 30 seconds ahead of Stony Brook in third.
 
Fordham will return to action next weekend, taking on Sacred Heart, Bryant, Monmouth and Fairfield in Shelton, Conn., at Beacon Point Marine.