Drexel University Athletics

Drexel Concludes Day One of Sarasota 2K
3/27/2026 5:31:00 PM | Women's Rowing
SARASOTA, Fla. — The Drexel women's rowing team qualified one boat for the Petite Final at the Sarasota 2K on Friday afternoon. The 2nd Varsity 4+ posted the team's top finish of the day, placing third in its heat to advance to the B Final. All other teams will move onto the C Final.
The 2V4+ finished with a time of 7:54.59, six seconds behind second-place Louisville. The top two crews from each heat advanced to the Grand Final, the next two moved on to the Petite Final, and the remaining boats were placed in the C Final.
The finals will begin tomorrow from Nathan Benderson Park at 8 a.m.
Results
Varsity 8+
1. SMU — 6:32.87
2: Dartmouth — 6:34.95
3: Boston College — 6:42.36
4: Tulsa — 6:43.17
5: High Point — 6:54.98
6: Drexel — 6:55.33
2nd Varsity V8+
1: SMU — 6:47.03
2: Dartmouth — 6:50.21
3: Tulsa — 6:57.17
4: Boston College — 6:58.41
5: Drexel — 7:01.08
6: High Point — 7:23.04
Varsity 4+
1: Dartmouth — 7:27.42
2: SMU — 7:34.58
3: Boston College — 7:47.07
4: Tulsa — 7:54.55
5: Drexel — 8:03.52
6: High Point — 8:22.39
2nd Varsity 4+
1: Dartmouth — 7:43.50
2: Louisville — 7:48.57
3: Drexel — 7:54.59
4: Michigan State — 8:03.59
5: High Point — 8:29.20
Lineups
Varsity 8+
Coxswain: Erin Ernst
Stroke: Ariana Townsend
7: Sarah Ghazaz
6: Lila Seidenberg
5: Zoe Page
4: Lauren Boyce
3: Sabrina Batdorf
2: Alyssa Bucci
Bow: Lily Gramlich
2nd Varsity 8+
Coxswain: Lauren Shaw
Stroke: Michaela Werber
7: Kieran Harrington
6: Imogen O'Rourke Blackburn
5: Ria Jones
4: Valeria Sanango
3: Hannah Walseth
2: Jaelyn Walsh
Bow: Heather Humes
Varsity 4+
Coxswain: Katie O'Donnell
Stroke: Kari Prosperi
3: Hazel Danko
2: Clara Leimkuhler
Bow: Giulia Nevrotski
2nd Varsity 4+
Coxswain: Grace Demers
Stroke: Paige Hartshorn
3: River Trotter
2: Olivia Duffy
Bow: Emerson Donahue
The 2V4+ finished with a time of 7:54.59, six seconds behind second-place Louisville. The top two crews from each heat advanced to the Grand Final, the next two moved on to the Petite Final, and the remaining boats were placed in the C Final.
The finals will begin tomorrow from Nathan Benderson Park at 8 a.m.
Results
Varsity 8+
1. SMU — 6:32.87
2: Dartmouth — 6:34.95
3: Boston College — 6:42.36
4: Tulsa — 6:43.17
5: High Point — 6:54.98
6: Drexel — 6:55.33
2nd Varsity V8+
1: SMU — 6:47.03
2: Dartmouth — 6:50.21
3: Tulsa — 6:57.17
4: Boston College — 6:58.41
5: Drexel — 7:01.08
6: High Point — 7:23.04
Varsity 4+
1: Dartmouth — 7:27.42
2: SMU — 7:34.58
3: Boston College — 7:47.07
4: Tulsa — 7:54.55
5: Drexel — 8:03.52
6: High Point — 8:22.39
2nd Varsity 4+
1: Dartmouth — 7:43.50
2: Louisville — 7:48.57
3: Drexel — 7:54.59
4: Michigan State — 8:03.59
5: High Point — 8:29.20
Lineups
Varsity 8+
Coxswain: Erin Ernst
Stroke: Ariana Townsend
7: Sarah Ghazaz
6: Lila Seidenberg
5: Zoe Page
4: Lauren Boyce
3: Sabrina Batdorf
2: Alyssa Bucci
Bow: Lily Gramlich
2nd Varsity 8+
Coxswain: Lauren Shaw
Stroke: Michaela Werber
7: Kieran Harrington
6: Imogen O'Rourke Blackburn
5: Ria Jones
4: Valeria Sanango
3: Hannah Walseth
2: Jaelyn Walsh
Bow: Heather Humes
Varsity 4+
Coxswain: Katie O'Donnell
Stroke: Kari Prosperi
3: Hazel Danko
2: Clara Leimkuhler
Bow: Giulia Nevrotski
2nd Varsity 4+
Coxswain: Grace Demers
Stroke: Paige Hartshorn
3: River Trotter
2: Olivia Duffy
Bow: Emerson Donahue
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