March 12, 2018
Orlando, Fla. -- The Villanova Women's Rowing team wrapped up a successful week of training at the Rollins Invite in Orlando, opening competition for the Spring season. The Varsity 8+ lineup of Ellie Cayer (cox), Hailey Hurteau, Morgan Mroz, Amanda Miller, Lizzie Hagerty, Briggs Mroz, Eryn McCassey, Haley Gagnon, and Maya Grimm placed second to Duquesne with a time of 6:50.6, just ahead of host Rollins College and Stetson.
The Villanova 2V8+ finished first with a time of 7:04, a length up on Duquesne, with Stetson and Rollins finishing third and fourth.. The Wildcats also collected first place finishes in the 3V8+, Freshman 8+, and Varsity pair events. Both the V4+ and 2V4+ finished third in their respective races. Complete race results with times can be found on row2k.com.
The Wildcats look forward to this coming weekends race downriver on the Schuylkill against LaSalle and CAA conference rival Drexel.
Below, you can find a full list of the lineups from the Rowing team's Spring break trip:
1V8
Ellie Cayer (cox)
Hailey Hurteau (stroke)
Morgan Mroz
Amanda Miller
Lizzie Hagerty
Briggs Mroz
Eryn McCassey
Haley Gagnon
Maya Grimm
2V8
Chrissy Weidenhoft
Katie Donahue
Valerie Burke
Winslow Roche
Caroline Murphy
Mackenzie Bowden
Sarina Kao
Rachel Lorge
Julia Taladay
3V8
Grace Ryan
Kathryn Bitler
Kelly Walsh
Cecilia Specia
Mikaela McDevitt
Molly Whalen
Sierra Land
Max McMillan
Kayla Adornetto
F/N8+
Muriel Thomas Clapp
Lauren Carroll
Claire Kotwicki
Caroline Dimich
Katie Valsamedis
Liz Holmes
Noelle Parisi
Lauren Sum
V4+
Ashley Hock
Kayla Rubin
Sophia Haska
Mary Wright
Julie Kasunik
2V4
Ellie Cayer
Katie Reteneller
Clare O'Brien
Lindsay Dyrvik
Rionach McEwan