Women's Rowing | 10/3/2009 6:21:00 PM
GENEVA, NY - The RIT women's crew squad opened the fall head racing season on Saturday with strong showings at the fourth Annual Hobart William Smith Challenge on the Canal. The 4,500m course on the Cayuga-Seneca Canal presented a gusting headwind. All RIT entries placed within the top three.
The varsity 8 finished third with a time of 18:32, behind event winner Ithaca (17:30) and William Smith (18:15) and ahead of Geneseo. The line-up featured coxswain #
Alyssa Mulholland (Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy)#, stroke
Alli LaChance (Pompey, NY/Fabius-Pompey), seven seat
Alex King (Wilmington, DE/St. Elizabeth), six seat
Sam Whalen (Westfield, MA/Westfield), five seat #
Ashley Pastor (Poughkeepsie, NY/F.D. Roosevelt)#, four seat #
Kristina Lozar (Brooklyn, NY/Adelphi Academy)#, three seat #
Ariel Leitao (Newton, MA/Tabor Academy)#, two seat
Becca Laymon (Huntsville, AL/Catholic) and bow
Erica Gantz (Rosendale, NY/Rondout Valley).
The varsity 4 placed second in their five-boat event. The boat's time of 22:01 was just over one minute off of the first place host Herons. The four's line-up was comprised of coxswain #
Eileen Kobal (Erie, PA/Fairview)#, stroke
Morgan Mowins (Fayetteville, NY/Fayetteville-Manlius ), three seat #
Allison Doster (Syracuse, NY/LaFayette)#, two seat #
Erin Mooney (Dayton, OH/Oakwood) and bow (Concord, NH/Concord)Emily Burns (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck)#. Geneseo, William Smith B and Clarkson rounded out the field.
The Tigers race next weekend at the Head of the Genesee on Sunday, October 11. The regatta coincides with RIT's Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend, which will bring parents and alumni to campus for Brick City events.
