CHERRY HILL, N.J. – For the first time in program history, the Thomas Jefferson University women's rowing team had multiple boats medal in a single Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta as both the Varsity Four and Varsity Eight took silver in their respective events at the famed regatta contested on the Cooper River on Friday and Saturday.
The two second-place performances upped Jefferson's all-time medal count at Dad Vail to six. The Rams have now earned at least one medal at the regatta three years in a row, also a program first.
VARSITY EIGHT
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Annika Hentzschel (stroke),
Emily Sobieski,
Ashlyn Chaffee,
Maggie Sher,
Lily Rodgers,
Nomeda Nazarenkaite,
Maeve Bieter,
Caitlin Lawson (bow),
Kera McCarthy (coxswain)
Div. II – Time Trial
1. Embry-Riddle – 6:43.944
2. Jefferson – 6:46.237
3. Rollins – 7:11.094
Div. II – Grand Final (Henry Backe Trophy)
1. Embry-Riddle – 6:50.379
2. Jefferson – 6:59.683
3. Rollins – 7:07.538
VARSITY FOUR
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Catherine Schipper (stroke),
Olivia Liebsch,
Cecily Fritz,
Shannon Cavanagh (bow),
Savannah Orlando (coxswain)
Div. II & III – Time Trial
1. Mercyhurst – 7:21.343
2. Embry-Riddle – 7:41.719
3. Jefferson – 7:58.305
4. Rollins – 8:07.566
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10. Tampa – 8:30.062
Div. II & III – Semifinal 2
1. Embry-Riddle – 8:16.095
2. Tampa – 8:16.721
3. Jefferson – 8:19.473
4. Franklin and Marshall – 8:44.453
5. Cabrini – 9:01.331
Div. II & III – Grand Final
1. Mercyhurst – 7:37.194
2. Jefferson – 7:59.850
3. Embry-Riddle – 8:05.602
4. Tampa – 8:06.364
5. D'Youville – 8:07.788
6. Rollins – 8:20.520
THIRD VARSITY EIGHT
- Amelie Thomasset (stroke),
Bridget Carnila,
Sara Benedict-Augustine,
Katherine Gortner,
Grace Fairbrother,
Amelia Betancourt,
Madds Huntsman,
Allison Kowalchik (bow),
Tori Diaz (coxswain)
Grand Final
1. Temple – 7:30.330
2. Stockton – 7:59.114
3. Jefferson – 8:19.436
UP NEXT
The Rams will await a potential bid to the NCAA Championships, which will take place on the Cooper River on May 26
th and 27
th. The six competing teams will be announced via a selection show on NCAA.com on Tuesday, May 16
th at 5:30 p.m.