Varsity 4 Wins Gold to Cap CAA Championship Sunday Morning

Sunday, May 13

Cooper River - Cherry Hill, N.J.

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Drexel University

CAA Championships

Photo by: Steve Frank

Varsity 4 Wins Gold to Cap CAA Championship Sunday Morning

5/13/2018 12:18:00 PM | Women's Rowing

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. – The women's varsity four won the gold medal Sunday to highlight the Dragons' performance at the Colonial Athletic Association Championship on the Cooper River. Northeastern was crowned conference champion for the fifth year in a row.

Drexel's varsity four capped off an impressive season in the Diane Corle boat with a gold medal performance at CAAs, racing to a winning 8:07.209 to best second-place Northeastern by 6.5 seconds. It was the first time the varsity four won CAA gold. The second varsity eight, fresh off its Dad Vail gold medal, took the silver at CAAs in the Cara Fry boat with a 7:27.761 behind only Northeastern. The varsity eight finished with the bronze in the Cara Fry boat in a time of 7:16.619. The third varsity eight raced in the Marlene Buckley II boat and finished fourth.

Seniors Catherine Haas, Meghan Knecht and Paige Propp, all of whom row in the varsity eight, were named to the All-CAA team.

Results – Sunday, May 13
Team Points
Northeastern – 29
Drexel – 22
Delaware – 21
Villanova – 9
Eastern Michigan – 9

Varsity 4 – Gold
Drexel – 8:07.209
Northeastern – 8:13.714
Delaware – 8:23.753
Villanova – 8:34.548
Eastern Michigan – 8:55.374

Second Varsity 8 – Silver
Northeastern – 7:13.231
Drexel – 7:27.761
Delaware – 7:35.231
Villanova – 7:40.183
Eastern Michigan – 8:14.246

Varsity 8 – Bronze
Northeastern – 6:57.859
Delaware – 7:04.476
Drexel – 7:16.619
Eastern Michigan – 7:18.246
Villanova – 7:29.669

Third Varsity 8 – Fourth
Northeastern – 7:37.870
Delaware – 7:50.691
Villanova – 7:53.990
Drexel – 8:07.463

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2018 All-CAA Honorees
Haley Doucette, Northeastern
Madison Mailey, Northeastern
Jocelyn Mongillo, Northeastern
Eva Schlehr Northeastern
Catherine Haas, Drexel
Meghan Knecht, Drexel
Paige Propp, Drexel
Claire Brown, Delaware
Alison Gibney, Delaware
Briggs Mroz, Villanova
Morgan Mroz, Villanova
Sarah Anderson, Eastern Michigan
Amanda Flora, Eastern Michigan

CAA Coach of the Year: Joe Wilhelm, Northeastern

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Lineups – Sunday, May 13
Varsity 8
Boat – Alleva XVII
Coxswain – Maggie Collington
Stroke – Natalie Alleva
7 – Paige Propp
6 – Kylie Magee
5 – Anna Savage
4 – Isabella D'Angelo
3 – Amanda Reale
2 – Catherine Haas
Bow – Meghan Knecht

Second Varsity 8
Boat – Cara Fry
Coxswain – Hayley Roth
Stroke – Stephanie Horn
7 – Jeannie McGill
6 – Fiona Mauer
5 – Margarita Amihava
4 – Sofia Ryan
3 – Julianna Hunt
2 – Jennifer White
Bow – Mackenzie Dorsett

Varsity 4
Boat – Diane Corle
Coxswain – Danika Meldrum
Stroke – Christine Wojciechowicz
3 – Bailey Price
2 – Kayley Slicer
Bow – Rachel Frank

Third Varsity 8
Boat – Marlene Buckley II
Coxswain – Ciara O'Brien
Stroke – Makayla Wenzke
7 – Maggie Johnson
6 – Kristen Shema
5 – Erin Archibald
4 – Jennifer McManus
3 – Kate Edwards
2 – Mairen Hilary
Bow – Shannon Boyle