ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT women's rowing team turned in a strong performance at the annual Head of the Genesee, Saturday.

The Tigers' Open 8+ boat earned a first-place finish with a time of 20:04. The Open 4x boat finished second overall in 21:40, as RIT's Collegiate 8+ boat placed fourth in its race with a time of 19:11.

Collegiate 4+
Jessica Hall, Natalie Anderson, Clara LaChance, Ellen Shepard, Claire Schwenke (cox)

Collegiate 4+
Abby Desser, Claire O'Farrell, Megumi Prevo, Erin Corr, Delaney Hitchcock (cox)

Open 2-
Sarah Polek, Maddy Bronson

Open 2x
Ryan Schouten, Ella Beyers
Lydia Jin, Erin Getty
Julia Callahan, Emily Fitzgerald

Collegiate Novice 4+
Jolene Ortega, Allison Van Dalinda, Maeve McNamara, Sochi Chukwuma, Delaney Hitchcock (cox)

Open 4x
Maeve McNamara, Allison Van Dalinda, Emily Schwennesen, Jolene Ortega

Collegiate 8+
Maddy Bronson, Natalie Anderson, Jessica Hall, Claire O'Farrell, Sarah Polek, Ryan Schouten, Clara LaChance, Ellen Shepard, Claire Schwenke (cox)

Open 8+
Ella Beyers, Erin Corr, Megumi Prevo, Erin Getty, Anna DeJohn, Abby Desser, Julia Callahan, Emily Fitzgerald, Maddie Messa (cox)

UP NEXT
The Tigers travel next Saturday (Oct. 18) to race in the Head of the Charles in Cambridge, Mass.