CHERRY HILL, N.J. – The spring premiere for the Villanova Rowing team came with a trio of sixth place Petite Finals finishes at the Doc Hosea Invitational on Saturday.
All three boats that launched onto the Cooper River finished sixth in the early heats, as well.
"I was proud of the team's flexibility and the way that they handled adversity today," Villanova head coach
Carissa Adams said. "We went into this regatta knowing that we were going to face tough competition. Our team has adopted the phrase 'we are either winning or learning' and today we left the racecourse having learned some important lessons. Every team will have poor performances and those that can bounce back and look forward with a positive attitude will find more wins. I am looking forward to hitting the water on Tuesday focused on the future because I believe it is bright."
In the Varsity Eight boat,
Cate Donnelly,
Maggie Coyne,
Kara Dempsey,
Sarah Robillard,
Anna Flynn,
Jadyn Ramos,
Kira Capaldi,
Silvana Torres and
Julia Kreisl started the day crossing sixth in the morning heats, finishing in 7:17.39. Later in the Petite Final, they shaved nearly 12 seconds off their heat time with a 7:05.81 finish that landed them sixth.
The Second Varsity Eight team of
Gianna Zajac,
Grace Quirk,
Cecilia Jenkins,
Sabrina Pauli,
Rachel Patrykus,
Makenna Davis,
Katie MacClary,
Natalia Brozyna and
Sage Santora raced to a sixth-place finish in their heat with a time of 7:28.41. They finished in sixth again in the Petite Final, clocking in at 7:20.62.
The Varsity Four shell of
Madison Girard,
Mary Tracy,
Emmi Stanton,
Meg Wolf and
Maeve Bonass landed a Petite Final spot after finishing sixth in the morning heat with a time of 8:52.45 The group held that spot in the Petite Final, as well, turning in a 8:51.85 finish.
Villanova is back on the Cooper River again in two weeks for the Knecht Cup on April 13 and 14.
