ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT women's rowing team earned three podium finishes across the eights, quads, and fours events at the Head of the Genesee Regatta on the Genesee River, Saturday.
 
The women's varsity eights opened the day with third and eighth-place finishes. In the Women's Double, coxswain Maddie Messa rowed alongside Julia Callahan. Seniors Erin Getty and Ryan Schouten finished fifth in the same event.
 
In the Women's Quad, RIT entered two crews, finishing second and fourth. RIT's top quad placed second behind Ithaca.
 
In the Women's Varsity 4+ event, RIT finished second and 11th in a 14-boat field while the Tigers' top four placed second behind William Smith's A boat.
 
RIT rowing alumni also competed on the Genesee, fielding two eights and a four.
 
RIT LINEUPS
Collegiate 8+ A
Delaney Hitchcock
Maddy Bronson
Natalie Anderson
Megumi Prevo
Claire O'Farrell
Clara LaChance
Erin Getty
Jolene Ortega
Erin Corr
 
Collegiate 8+ B
Maddie Messa
Julia Callahan
Quincey Hack
Sophia Bokshan
Allison Van Dalinda
Sarah Markam
Abby Desser
Ryan Schouten
Abigail Cama
 
Open 2x A
Ryan Schouten
Erin Getty
 
Open 2x B
Julia Callahan
Maddie Messa
 
Open 4x A
Natalie Anderson
Allison Van Dalinda
Erin Corr
Jolene Ortega
 
Open 4x B
Delaney Hitchcock
Sophia Bokshan
Quincey Hack
Abigail Cama
Abby Desser
 
Open 4+ A
Evelyn Wheel
Maddy Bronson
Megumi Prevo
Claire O'Farrell
Clara LaChance
 
Open 4+ B
Emily Schwennesen
Priya Musuku
Carly Beninati
Juliana Vargas
Sochi Chukwuma
 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT travels to compete in the Head of the Charles in Cambridge, Mass. this Friday through Sunday (Oct. 16-18).