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Eastern Sprints
Bucknell Women's Rowing Advances Four Boats to Grand Finals at Eastern Sprints, Lightweight Eight Wins Medal for First Time
5/13/2012 8:00:00 AM | Women's Rowing
May 13, 2012
CHERRY HILL, N.J. (Cooper River) –The Bucknell women's rowing team wrapped up a busy weekend Sunday at the Eastern Sprints. One day after winning the team points trophy at the Dad Vail Regatta, the Bison advanced four boats to the grand finals of their events at the Eastern Sprints. The lightweight eight and freshman eight both placed second in their finals, marking the best finishes on the day for Bucknell.
The varsity eight placed fourth in its final, which was won by No. 1-ranked Virginia.
The lightweight eight's silver medal was its first-ever medal at the Eastern Sprints as it crossed the line just over four seconds behind Wisconsin.
The only team the freshman eight finished behind was Virginia, and it was more than 10 seconds ahead of third-place Buffalo.
The third varsity eight was the fourth Bison boat to earn a berth in its grand final and crossed the line fourth. The Bison were just over one-half second behind third-place Northeastern and just over four seconds behind runner-up Boston U.
The second varsity eight and freshman four were also in action Sunday. The second varsity eight placed second in the petite final, while the freshman four was fifth in its petite final, finishing 11th overall as it raced in the varsity four event.
Bucknell's lightweights will next be in action the first weekend of June at the IRA National Championship Regatta.
Varsity Eight Results
Heat 1 (top 3 to grand final; bottom 3 to petite final)
1. Virginia – 6:18.834
2. Navy – 6:37.840
3. Bucknell – 6:38.484
4. Rhode Island – 6:40.481
5. George Washington – 6:43.285
6. Massachusetts – 7:08.570
Grand Final
1. Virginia – 6:14.810
2. Northeastern – 6:24.833
3. Boston U. – 6:28.553
4. Bucknell – 6:32.841
5. MIT – 6:39.494
6. Navy – 6:44.413
Boat Lineup
Katherine Anderson (coxswain)
Amanda Chikowski (8)
Jillian O'Mara (7)
Alison Cohen (6)
Emily Gladstone (5)
Gabriella Fleming-Shemer (4)
Tatham Dilks (3)
Nicole Pilling (2)
Sarah Riessen (1)
Second Varsity Eight Results
Heat 1 (top 3 to grand final; bottom 3 to petite final)
1. Virginia – 6:40.000
2. Massachusetts – 6:49.508
3. Navy – 6:52.358
4. Bucknell – 6:55.057
5. Boston U. – 6:56.707
6. MIT – 7:02.594
Petite Final
1. MIT – 6:51.631
2. Bucknell – 6:55.476
3. Boston U. – 6:57.192
4. George Washington – 7:00.224
5. Holy Cross – 7:03.649
6. Buffalo – 7:10.039
Boat Lineup
Jacqueline McKeone (coxswain)
Gabriela Ors (8)
Christine Holodnik (7)
Annie Goldman (6)
Victoria Kielty (5)
Molly Schneider (4)
Hannah Lindgren (3)
Rachel Johnson (2)
Katharine Watson (1)
Lightweight Eight Results
Final
1. Wisconsin – 6:32.267
2. Bucknell – 6:36.293
3. Radcliffe – 6:37.699
4. Georgetown – 6:43.285
5. Georgetown – 6:52.035
6. MIT – 7:15.162
7. Massachusetts – 7:47.150
Boat Lineup
Alexandra Higbee (coxswain)
Caitlin Vogelsang (8)
Hannah Rozowski-Vogt (7)
Helena Craig (6)
Hilary Strong (5)
Adrian Edmonds (4)
Elizabeth Aigler (3)
Victoria Catharine (2)
Jennifer Fish (1)
Third Varsity Eight Results
Heat 1 (top 3 to grand final; bottom 2 to petite final)
1. Virginia – 6:52.852
2. Bucknell – 7:14.073
3. Rhode Island – 7:20.378
4. George Washington – 7:30.332
5. Navy – 7:42.942
Grand Final
1. Virginia – 6:51.454
2. Boston U. – 6:58.515
3. Northeastern – 7:01.928
4. Bucknell – 7:02.520
5. Boston College – 7:11.713
6. Rhode Island – 7:21.839
Boat Lineup
Jamie Coia (coxswain)
Julia Steen (8)
Allyson Rivard (7)
Gia Ciccolo (6)
Emily Ralen (5)
Kendall Sandy (4)
Sarah Small (3)
Alaina Puff (2)
Stephanie Wyld (1)
Freshman Eight Results
Final
1. Virginia - 6:57.926
2. Bucknell – 7:08.557
3. Buffalo – 7:16.568
4. Massachusetts – 7:36.224
5. Holy Cross – 7:40.634
6. Navy – 7:43.721
Boat Lineup
Katherine Heffron (coxswain)
Gloria Lee (8)
Alex Pavelich (7)
Margo Boyd (6)
Liz brown (5)
Andrea Seifert (4)
Ally Flessel (3)
Kumari Lewis (2)
Jessica Tatham (1)
Freshman Four Results
Heat 2 (top 3 to grand final; bottom 3 to petite final)
1. Navy – 7:37.543
2. Boston U. – 7:40.700
3. Massachusetts – 7:42.067
4. George Washington – 7:47.651
5. MIT – 7:48.901
6. Bucknell – 8:16.400
Petite Final
1. Northeastern – 7:45.844
2. MIT – 7:48.817
3. George Washington – 7:50.059
4. Boston College – 7:53.247
5. Bucknell – 8:02.896
6. Holy Cross – 8:38.434
Boat Lineup
Kathleen Hickes (coxswain)
Jaclyn Tules (4)
Kathryn Ayoob (3)
Anne Scott (2)
Erica Rubino (1)
