WEST WINDSOR, New Jersey — The Marietta College women's rowing team raced in the Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference Championship Sunday (April 28) afternoon. The Pioneers varsity eight crew finished fourth on the Mercer Lake course.
With all crew in the morning heat guaranteed a spot in the afternoon final, the Pioneers used the morni9ng race as a warm-up and conserved energy for the afternoon final. Bryn Mawr won the morning heat with a time of 7:18.323, followed by St. Mary's (MD) (7:18:457), Washington College (7:18:543), Stockton (7:18:841), Catholic (7:19:117), Franklin and Marshall (7:39:189), and Marietta (7:51.485).
The Pioneers cut nearly 40 seconds off their morning time in the afternoon final. St. Mary's (MD) took home the gold medal crossing the finish line in 7:04.410, nearly three seconds ahead of Bryn Mawr (7:07.098). Stockton was closed behind with a time of 7:08.348 in third.
The closest race was between Marietta and Catholic for fourth place. The Pioneers edged Catholic at the line. Marietta posted a time of 7:12.456, three-tenths of a second ahead of Catholic (7:12.754). Washington College (7:13.854) was a second behind in sixth with Franklin and Marshall (7:39.650) in seventh.
Marietta will close out the season at the Dad Vail Regatta in Cherry Hill, New Jersey on May 10-11.
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Results
Varsity 8+ Final
1. St. Mary's (MD) (7:04.410), 2. Bryn Mawr (7:07.098), 3. Stockton (7:08.348), 4. Marietta (7:12.456), 5. Catholic (7:12.754), 6. Washington College (7:13.854), 7. Franklin and Marshall (7:39.650)
Varsity 8+ Heat
1. Bryn Mawr (7:18:323), 2. St. Mary's (MD) (7:18:457), 3. Washington College (7:18:543), 4. Stockton (7:18:841), 5. Catholic (7:19:117), 6. Franklin and Marshall (7:39:189), 7. Marietta (7:51.485)
Marietta: coxswain:
Kaitlyn Knowles (Lorton, Va./South County), stroke:
Ashley Laing (Virginia Beach, Va./Catholic), 7:
Katie Lively (New Matamoras, Ohio/River), 6:
Morgan Szucs (Woodhaven, Mich./Carlson), 5:
Madison Jennings (Raleigh, N.C./Longleaf School of the Arts), 4:
Lily Sands (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta), 3:
Morgan Ahlstrom (Satellite Beach, Fla./Lake Braddock), 2:
Michaela Donnelly (Philadelphia, Pa./Science Leadership Academy), bow:
Jade Poling (Vienna, W.Va./Parkersburg)
