Women's Varsity Eight Defeats All Collegiate Challengers at Head of the Schuylkill

Saturday, October 24

Schuylkill River

Drexel University

Head of the Schuylkill Regatta

Women's Varsity Eight Defeats All Collegiate Challengers at Head of the Schuylkill

10/24/2009 6:08:00 PM | Women's Rowing

Philadelphia - Drexel's women's varsity eight boat finished second overall and first among all collegiate entrants at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta. The Dragons' top boat, the "Marlene Buckley", finished more than two seconds ahead of the next best collegiate boat from Navy. The Dragons also defeated UConn, Rutgers, Saint Joseph's and Temple among its 18 other entries in the event. A boat from the Vesper boat club featuring U.S. National Team rowers took first place.

Drexel's boat of coxswain Cate Khella along with stroke Candice Webb, Mallory Sykes (7), Juliana DeMarici (6), Dana Haneman (5), Julia Jackson (4), Emily Coyle (3), Cassie Clawson (2), and bow Asiya Mahmud posted a time of 15:04.9 to give the "Marlene Buckley" its second-place finish.

In the women's novice eight race, Drexel's "Anna Marie" finished third of 29 entrants as coxswain Mary Beth Geyer and stroke Natasha Martines joined Molly Cusack (7), Alexa Antonioli (6), Samantha Cowan (5), Kathie Cheng (4), Briana Simmers (3), Mairin McKinlay (2) and bow Brogan Piecara to finish with a time of 16:51.0 behind only Penn and Villanova and ahead of Saint Joseph's and Army, among others.

In the women's club eight, the "John Daskalakis" took eighth with coxswain Alex Paulin and stroke Taylor Mondak leading Jamie Ruane (7), Colleen Owens (6), Moira Fleming (5), Brooke Wertan (4), Jill Skovran (3), Chloe Swanson (2) and bow Mary Kain to a time of 16:29.6.

Drexel Crew returns to the water on Nov. 14 and 15 for a pair of regattas on the Schuylkill as Saturday will feature the Frostbite Regatta and Sunday will feature the Bill Braxton Regatta.

Results:
Women's Novice Eight
1. University of Pennsylvania 16:36.5
(Jessie Hornung [0]) [Bow #00901]
2. Villanova University 16:36.8
(Kira Parks [0]) [Bow #00914]
3. Drexel University 16:51.0
(Mary Beth Geyer [0]) [Bow #00910]
4. St. Joseph's University 17:03.9
(Molly Murray [0]) [Bow #00907]
5. U.S. Military Academy 17:07.2
(Janelle Runion [0]) [Bow #00905]
6. Fordham University 17:08.2
(Jackie Hinke [0]) [Bow #00900]
7. Hamilton College 17:11.9
(Kelsey Burke [0]) [Bow #00906]
8. La Salle University 17:17.0
(erin ciccoli [0]) [Bow #00912]
9. U.S. Naval Academy 17:44.1
(Navy Crew [0]) [Bow #00902]
10. University of Rochester Crew 17:45.5
(Liz Riedman [0]) [Bow #00904]
11. University of Connecticut 17:58.1
(Elizabeth Sarant [0]) [Bow #00908]
12. Virginia Tech Crew 18:10.3
(Lynn Nguyen [0]) [Bow #00924]
13. Villanova University 18:20.4
(Devon Ferris [0]) [Bow #00933]
14. U.S. Naval Academy 18:23.9
(Jacqueline Penichet [0]) [Bow #00926]
15. Loyola College 18:39.8
(lauren walsh [0]) [Bow #00932]
16. Lafayette College 18:48.7
(Kelly Giles [0]) [Bow #00925]
17. University of Connecticut 18:50.5
(Nicole Sowin [0]) [Bow #00938]
18. University of Scranton Crew 18:54.2
(Chelsea Casey [0]) [Bow #00913]
19. Rutgers Womens Crew 18:58.3
(mary thompson [0]) [Bow #00903]
20. Richard Stockton College 19:07.5
(D. Coxn [0]) [Bow #00920]
21. University of Rochester Crew 19:27.3
(Lindsay Forbes [0]) [Bow #00927]
22. St. Joseph's University 19:27.6
(Katie Messina [0]) [Bow #00935]
23. Philadelphia University 19:34.0
(Sara Matthews [0]) [Bow #00911]
24. Washington College 19:37.7
(Vicki Smoter [0]) [Bow #00909]
25. University of Pennsylvania 19:47.5
(Ruth Davis [0]) [Bow #00934]
26. New York University 00:22:12.5540 *
(Alice Lee [0]) [Bow #00923]
27. University of Maryland College Park 23:07.0
(Jennifer Pak [0]) [Bow #00931]
28. University of Maryland Baltimore 00:24:46.3400 *
(Leila Ward-Cantori [0]) [Bow #00921]
29. Virginia Tech Crew 01:23:13.4320 *
(Nicole Mehr [0]) [Bow #00939]

Women's Club Eight
1. U.S. Naval Academy 15:30.7
(Bethany Candalor [0]) [Bow #01501]
2. Lafayette College 15:47.0
(Kelly Giles [0]) [Bow #01508]
3. Virginia Tech Crew 16:09.1
(Rachel Webb [0]) [Bow #01519]
4. Union Boat Club 16:11.7
(Molly Shaw [0]) [Bow #01517]
5. Vesper Boat Club 16:15.5
(susie wilson [0]) [Bow #01503]
6. Washington College 16:20.2
(Krista Jensen [0]) [Bow #01513]
7. Baltimore Rowing Club 16:25.3
(Sophie Lin [0]) [Bow #01506]
8. Drexel University 16:29.6
(Alex Paulin [0]) [Bow #01509]
9. Villanova University 16:34.0
(Caitlain O'Leary [0]) [Bow #01514]
10. U.S. Naval Academy 16:34.3
(Shelby DeLaMora [0]) [Bow #01512]
11. Drexel Rowing Alumni 16:42.4
(Christine Valiga [0]) [Bow #01516]
12. Riverfront Recapture Inc. 16:44.8
(Rob Baham [0]) [Bow #01507]
13. St. Joseph's University 17:06.4
(Clare Burns [0]) [Bow #01502]
14. Temple University 17:08.9
(Isabella Bourbon [0]) [Bow #01518]
15. U.S. Military Academy 17:12.1
(Irene Colonna [0]) [Bow #01510]
16. University of Rochester Crew 00:17:50.7680 *
(Erica Greenbaum [0]) [Bow #01504]
17. Hamilton College 17:51.2
(Kelsey Burke [0]) [Bow #01511]
18. Essex Rowing Club 17:55.9
(Rita McCoy [0]) [Bow #01505]

Women's Championship Eight
1. Vesper Boat Club 14:46.3
(Nadia Tyler-Rubinstein [0]) [Bow #01651]
2. Drexel University 15:04.9
(Cate Khella [0]) [Bow #01654]
3. U.S. Naval Academy 15:07.0
(Kristin Lyles [0]) [Bow #01653]
4. Rutgers Womens Crew 15:08.5
(entry AAAA [0]) [Bow #01659]
5. University of Connecticut 15:09.4
(Michael-Anne Sevick [0]) [Bow #01669]
6. Fordham University 15:09.6
(Christina Costa [0]) [Bow #01666]
7. Villanova University 15:31.6
(Brianna Ipjian [0]) [Bow #01657]
8. St. Joseph's University 15:32.8
(Andi Hartfield [0]) [Bow #01655]
9. Temple University 15:35.8
(Erin Buchanan [0]) [Bow #01660]
10. Philadelphia University 15:38.8
(Mara Dondero [0]) [Bow #01664]
11. University of Rochester Crew 15:40.2
(Sarah Tannery [0]) [Bow #01656]
12. Hamilton College 15:53.2
(Sophie Breene [0]) [Bow #01667]
13. Rutgers Womens Crew 15:54.8
(entry BBBB [0]) [Bow #01671]
14. Loyola College 15:56.3
(griffin katherine [0]) [Bow #01665]
15. University of Connecticut 16:03.5
(Leah Masopust [0]) [Bow #01670]
16. La Salle University 16:21.0
(jenna demareo [0]) [Bow #01663]
17. Fat Cat Rowing Club 16:23.2
(Lauren Lichtman [0]) [Bow #01662]
18. U.S. Military Academy 16:28.1
(Murphy Pfohman [0]) [Bow #01661]
19. Richard Stockton College 17:57.3
(A. Hernandez [0]) [Bow #01668]