
Women’s Rowing Picks Up Two Grand Final Wins at 1969 Cup
11/2/2019 1:14:00 PM | Women's Rowing
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. - The Drexel University women's rowing team closed out the fall season with two victories at the 1969 Cup on Mercer Lake in New Jersey on Saturday.
All three Drexel boats, the varsity eight, second varsity eight and freshman eight, each won their respective heats in the morning to grab spots in the afternoon grand finals.
The varsity eight, racing in the Alleva XVII shell, won its grand final with a time of 7:04.74, outpacing second place Bucknell (7:10.38) and third place UConn (7:15.57).
The freshman eight, in the Buckley II shell, also picked up another victory with a time of 7:31.92 in front of Bucknell (7:39.06) and Delaware (8:02.33).
The second varsity eight placed third in its grand final behind Bucknell (7:10.95) and UConn (7:15.95). The Dragons, in the Cara Fry shell, came in at 7:16.76.
FINISHES
Finals
Varsity 8 / GRAND FINALS / First Place
1 / Drexel / 7:04.74
2 / Bucknell / 7:10.38
3 / UConn / 7:15.57
4 / Marist / 7:20.35
5 / Saint Joseph's / 7:24.72
6 / Fordham / 7:29.29
Second Varsity 8 / GRAND FINALS / Third Place
1 / Bucknell / 7:10.95
2 / UConn / 7:15.95
3 / Drexel / 7:16.76
4 / Villanova/ 7:22.25
5 / Marist / 7:30.57
6 / Delaware/ 7:31.41
Freshmen 8 / GRAND FINALS / First Place
1 / Drexel / 7:31.92
2 / Bucknell / 7:39.06
3 / Delaware / 8:02.33
4 / Saint Joseph's / 8:26.00
5 / UConn A / 8:26.82
6 / Fordham / 8:29.55
Heats
Varsity 8 / Heat 1
1 / Drexel / 7:04.98
2 / Fordham / 7:13.96
3 / Saint Joseph's / 7:14.04
4 / Delaware / 7:22.94
5 / Colgate / 7:27.69
Second Varsity 8 / Heat 2
1 / Drexel / 7:23.50
2 / Delaware / 7:28.78
3 / Saint Joseph's / 7:45.62
4 / Colgate / 8:04.64
Freshmen 8 / Heat 1
1 / Drexel / 7:53.19
2 / Bucknell / 7:57.28
3 / Delaware / 8:44.91
4 / UConn A / 9:00.57
5 / Villanova B / 9:21.47
WOMEN'S LINEUPS
Women's Varsity 8
Boat / Alleva XVII
Coxswain / Natalie Cleri
Stroke / Isabella D'Angelo
7 / Julianna Hunt
6 / Kylie Magee
5 / Margarita Amihava
4 / Alexandra Natale
3 / Kirby Droogan
2 / Fiona Mauer
Bow / Mackenzie Dorsett
Women's Second Varsity 8
Boat / Cara Fry
Coxswain / Olivia Szabo
Stroke / Hayley McKeever
7 / Morgan Van Dexter
6 / Anna Kretzer
5 / Lexie Hain
4 / Rachel Willey
3 / Grace Loughlin
2 / Makayla Wenzke
Bow / Abby Citta
Women's Freshmen 8
Boat / Buckley II
Coxswain / Christina LaBella
Stroke / Sophia Lamb
7 / Katie Ernst
6 / Giavanna Hunt
5 / Madeleine Rubinstein
4 / Valentina Frusone
3 / Jami Schorn
2 / Avery Panico
Bow / Alex Gnoza
All three Drexel boats, the varsity eight, second varsity eight and freshman eight, each won their respective heats in the morning to grab spots in the afternoon grand finals.
The varsity eight, racing in the Alleva XVII shell, won its grand final with a time of 7:04.74, outpacing second place Bucknell (7:10.38) and third place UConn (7:15.57).
The freshman eight, in the Buckley II shell, also picked up another victory with a time of 7:31.92 in front of Bucknell (7:39.06) and Delaware (8:02.33).
The second varsity eight placed third in its grand final behind Bucknell (7:10.95) and UConn (7:15.95). The Dragons, in the Cara Fry shell, came in at 7:16.76.
FINISHES
Finals
Varsity 8 / GRAND FINALS / First Place
1 / Drexel / 7:04.74
2 / Bucknell / 7:10.38
3 / UConn / 7:15.57
4 / Marist / 7:20.35
5 / Saint Joseph's / 7:24.72
6 / Fordham / 7:29.29
Second Varsity 8 / GRAND FINALS / Third Place
1 / Bucknell / 7:10.95
2 / UConn / 7:15.95
3 / Drexel / 7:16.76
4 / Villanova/ 7:22.25
5 / Marist / 7:30.57
6 / Delaware/ 7:31.41
Freshmen 8 / GRAND FINALS / First Place
1 / Drexel / 7:31.92
2 / Bucknell / 7:39.06
3 / Delaware / 8:02.33
4 / Saint Joseph's / 8:26.00
5 / UConn A / 8:26.82
6 / Fordham / 8:29.55
Heats
Varsity 8 / Heat 1
1 / Drexel / 7:04.98
2 / Fordham / 7:13.96
3 / Saint Joseph's / 7:14.04
4 / Delaware / 7:22.94
5 / Colgate / 7:27.69
Second Varsity 8 / Heat 2
1 / Drexel / 7:23.50
2 / Delaware / 7:28.78
3 / Saint Joseph's / 7:45.62
4 / Colgate / 8:04.64
Freshmen 8 / Heat 1
1 / Drexel / 7:53.19
2 / Bucknell / 7:57.28
3 / Delaware / 8:44.91
4 / UConn A / 9:00.57
5 / Villanova B / 9:21.47
WOMEN'S LINEUPS
Women's Varsity 8
Boat / Alleva XVII
Coxswain / Natalie Cleri
Stroke / Isabella D'Angelo
7 / Julianna Hunt
6 / Kylie Magee
5 / Margarita Amihava
4 / Alexandra Natale
3 / Kirby Droogan
2 / Fiona Mauer
Bow / Mackenzie Dorsett
Women's Second Varsity 8
Boat / Cara Fry
Coxswain / Olivia Szabo
Stroke / Hayley McKeever
7 / Morgan Van Dexter
6 / Anna Kretzer
5 / Lexie Hain
4 / Rachel Willey
3 / Grace Loughlin
2 / Makayla Wenzke
Bow / Abby Citta
Women's Freshmen 8
Boat / Buckley II
Coxswain / Christina LaBella
Stroke / Sophia Lamb
7 / Katie Ernst
6 / Giavanna Hunt
5 / Madeleine Rubinstein
4 / Valentina Frusone
3 / Jami Schorn
2 / Avery Panico
Bow / Alex Gnoza
Women's Rowing Picks Up Two Grand Final Wins at the 1969 Cup
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