Women's Crew Advances to a Grand Final, Wins Two Petites at Eastern Sprints

Sunday, May 1

Lake Quinsigamond - Worcester, Mass.

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Drexel University

Eastern Sprints Regatta

Photo by: Ryan Samson

Women's Crew Advances to a Grand Final, Wins Two Petites at Eastern Sprints

5/1/2016 6:05:00 PM | Women's Rowing

FULL RESULTS

WORCESTER, Mass. -- In its final tune-up before the Dad Vail Regatta, Drexel women's crew earned a sixth overall finish and won two petite finals at the Eastern Sprints on Sunday on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass.

Sunday's racing featured top competition along the east coast, including conference foes in Northeastern and Buffalo. Crews fought through windy and rainy racing conditions for the majority of the day. Drexel's varsity four advanced to the grand final and finished sixth overall to highlight the team's trip to Massachusetts. The Dragons also got wins in petite finals from the second varsity eight and the third varsity eight. The varsity eight also had a strong day, finishing second in the petite final after just missing out on the grand.

Racing in the Sandra Lee Sheller boat, the varisty four continued its strong season by rowing to an 8:05.201 in its heat to advance to the grand final where it finished sixth overall with an 8:15.586. Drexel's second varsity eight took home the petite final victory to finish seventh overall in the Marlene Buckley II boat with a time of 7:25.958 in the final to win by open water. The third varsity eight also picked up a victory in the petite final, beating a mix of third varsity, fourth varsity and freshmen boats, in the Maria Papadakis boat, with a final time of 7:59.015 to win by more than 15 seconds. The varsity eight finished off its strong day with a second-place finish in the petite final with a time of 7:17.143, falling less than five seconds behind Boston.

Drexel's men competed Saturday morning against Columbia and Delaware, winning two out of three races. Click here for more.

The Dragons next competitive event will be the Dad Vail Regatta on May 13-14 where the team will go for its fourth straight overall title.

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Results – Sunday, May 1
Varsity 8 Petite Final
Boston – 7:12.348
Drexel – 7:17.143
MIT – 7:22.181
Bucknell – 7:24.988
Georgetown – 7:31.409
West Virginia – 7:39.439
Buffalo – 7:44.098

Second Varsity 8 – Petite Final
Drexel – 7:25.958
Bucknell – 7:32.329
Rutgers – 7:36.089
MIT – 7:39.188
West Virginia – 7:42.094
Buffalo – 7:44.642
Georgetown – 7:47.880

Varsity 4 – Grand Final
Harvard – 7:46.253
Bucknell – 7:56.092
Northeastern – 7:56.847
Dartmouth – 7:58.031
Boston College – 8:14.788
Drexel – 8:15.586

Third Varsity 8 – Petite Final
Drexel – 7:59.015
Bucknell (4V) – 8:14.086
Boston – 8:15.159
Buffalo (3V) – 8:29.702
Buffalo (4V) – 8:40.213
Rutgers (F8) – 8:42.194

Varsity 4 – Heat 1
1-2 to Grand Final; 3-5 to Petite Final
Harvard – 7:49.580
Drexel – 8:05.201
Boston – 8:13.353
West Virginia – 8:14.997
Buffalo – 8:37.924

Second Varsity 8 – Heat 1
1-2 to Grand Final; 3-5 to Petite Final
Harvard – 7:07.758
Boston – 7:11.454
Drexel – 7:18.504
West Virginia – 7:27.886
Buffalo – 7:47.350

Varsity 8 – Heat 2
1-2 to Grand Final; 3-4 to Petite Final
Northeastern – 6:52.872
Columbia – 6:57.148
Drexel – 6:58.813
Bucknell – 7:08.435

Third Varsity 8 – Heat 1
1-3 to Grand Final; 3-6 to Petite Final
Harvard (3V) – 7:19.41
Harvard (4V) – 7:28.183
Dartmouth – 7:33.216
Drexel – 7:35.736
Boston – 7:57.692
Buffalo (4V) – 8:15.454

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Varsity 8
Coxswain – Sarah Messenger
Stroke – Kendall Wenzke
7 – Paige Propp
6 – Marina Forster
5 – Erin Archibald
4 – Catherine Haas
3 – Christina Alleva
2 – Amanda Reale
Bow – Emily Gartland

Second Varsity 8
Boat – Marlene Buckley II
Coxswain – Nupur Parikh
Stroke – Kayley Slicer
7 – Meghan Knecht
6 – Natalie Alleva
5 – Anna Savage
4 – Taylor Brady
3 – Elisabeth Wagner
2 – Stephanie Horn
Bow – Stephanie Thomas

Varsity 4
Boat – Sandra Lee Sheller
Coxswain – Abigail Colasacco
Stroke – Christine Wojciechowicz
3 – Emma Compton
2 – Nora Wurmbach
Bow – Molly Dudrear

Third Varsity 8
Boat – Maria Papadakis
Coxswain – Maggie Collington
Stroke – Abby Pierson
7 – Mairen Hilary
6 – Wiktoria Gocal
5 – Bella Orcutt
4 – Maggie Johnson
3 – Sofia Ryan
2 – Summer Sutton
Bow – Kassidy Ferrie

Spare – Rachel Frank