Women's Rowing Excels on Day One of Sunshine State Invitational

Friday, April 1

Sarasota, Fla.

4:00 P.M.

Drexel University

Sunshine State Invitational - DAY ONE

Women's Rowing Excels on Day One of Sunshine State Invitational

4/1/2022 6:22:00 PM | Women's Rowing

SARASOTA, Fla. – The Drexel University women's rowing team far exceeded its pre-regatta seeding and qualified for the grand final in all three of its events with its performance in the heats at the Sunshine State Invitational on Friday afternoon.

The Dragons claimed a win and two second place finishes on the day. The Second Varsity 8+ took the top spot in its heat with a winning time of 6:40.26, finishing more than two seconds ahead of Louisville.

The Varsity 8+ placed second in its heat in one of the most contested races of the afternoon. Drexel posted a time of 6:32.67, just .27 seconds behind Louisville, but .42 second ahead of Tulsa, to ensure DU a spot in the grand final. The Dragons' time was also better than defending CAA champion Northeastern, who competed in the first heat in the V8+.

Opening the day, Drexel took second in its heat of the Varsity 4+ with a time of 7:37.90.

Louisville and Tulsa came into the event receiving votes in the Pocock CRCA Top-25 poll.

The invitational resumes on Saturday morning.

RESULTS
V4+ - Heat 2
1. University of Kansas - 7:35.25
2. Drexel - 7:37.90
3. Louisville - 7:40.01
4. University of Miami - 7:45.68
5. Tulsa - 7:52.91
6. Stetson University - 8:27.48

2V8+ - Heat 2
1. Drexel - 6:40.3
2. Louisville - 6:42.8
3. University of Miami - 6:43.5
4. University of Kansas - 6:50.1
5. Tulsa - 6:57.7
6. Stetson University - 7:11.8

V8+ - Heat 2
1. Louisville - 6:32.4
2. Drexel - 6:32.7
3. Tulsa - 6:33.1
4. University of Miami - 6:38.1
5. University of Kansas - 6:43.0
6. Stetson University - 6:54.0

Saturday Schedule
8:10 a.m. - V8+ Grand Final
8:50 a.m. - 2V8+ Grand Final
10:00 a.m. - V4+ Grand Final

Lineups
V8+
Coxswain - Natalie Cleri
Stroke - Grace Comerford
7 - Hayley McKeever
6 - Alexandra Natale
5 - Kirby Droogan
4 - Isabella D'Angelo
3 - Mollie Knoff
2 - Giavanna Hunt
Bow - Kayla Driscoll

2V8+
Coxswain - Olivia Szabo
Stroke - Julianna Rogers
7 - Rita Keefer
6 - Makayla Wenzke
5 - Lexie Hain
4 - Rachel Willey
3 - Rachel Civan
2 - Anna Kretzer
Bow - Morgan Van Dexter

V4+
Coxswain - Chloe Speciale
Stroke - Taylor Powell
3 - Olivia Zwickle
2 - Addison Devine
Bow - Genevieve Rowlands