CHERRY HILL, N.J. – Loyola University Maryland women's rowing's varsity four was the Greyhounds' top finishing boat as the Greyhounds competed Friday at the Patriot League Championships on the Cooper River.
As a team, the Greyhounds were ninth with eight points overall as a team.
The men's rowing team was on the nearby Schuylkill River for the prestigious Dad Vails Regatta on Friday.
The crew of
Ashira Thompson,
Holly Hanscom,
Samantha Walsh,
Grace Gola and coxswain
Ivy Gallagher defeated Colgate University by almost 11 seconds in the petite final to take seventh overall with a time of 9:10.344.
Loyola's varsity eight –
Megan Gallucci,
Anna Kelley,
Jenna Barrett,
Lindsey Bonavita,
Hannah Seyffert,
Daniella Niedermeyer,
Olivia Welch,
Grace Aberle and coxswain
Delaney Gibbons – was third in its petite final in 8:03.895.
The second varsity eight – Katelyne Krueger,
Maura Budd,
Katherine Convery,
Grace Prince,
Emma McCann,
Juliana Merlino,
Claire Volz,
Erin Megill and coxswain
Sarah Hofstetter – took third in its petite final, too, finishing in 8:26.146.
At the Dad Vails, Loyola's heavyweight four –
Tibor Francia,
Eoin McDonough,
Frederich Lightner, Max Greer and coxswain Austin Kayanan – finished fourth in its heat in 6:29.098. In an afternoon heat, the group was second to Mercyhurst in 6:45.564, advancing to a semifinal on Saturday.
The collegiate Junior Varsity 4+ of
Devon Sangiorgio,
Jack Quinones,
Guillermo Diaz,
David Schechter and coxswain
Kat An was fourth in its morning heat with a time of 7:04.270. They then came back to take fifth in their afternoon heat in 7:11.057.
