Results

ALBANY, NY (September 27, 2009) – The Vassar women's rowing team won two gold medals at the Head of the Hudson Regatta on Sunday. The varsity 8+ raced a successful weekend, winning a Dutch wooden shoe for their first place victory. The boat, led by stroke-seat Christina Peltier, 7- Hannah Siebens, 6- Alina von Korff, 5-Caroline Jolley, 4- Hannah Wilkoff, 3-Erin Donohoe, 2- Nicole Clark, 1-Emma Russell, and coxswain Jessica Panico, also earned honors as this week's Liberty League boat of the week, with a race time of 19:07.4. The Brewers walked on Albany, who came in a far 2nd place finish in a time of 20:00.49 and Rensselaer placed 3rd with a time of 21:08.63.

The varsity 4+, consisting of Peltier, Siebens, von Korff, Wilkoff, and Panico, kicked off the season that morning and finished with a first-place time of 22:04.39. The Brewers walked on the Vassar B 4+, with Reese Wong, Kamela Caschette, Danielle Bonneau, Irene Kho, and coxswain Erika Militana, who came in 2nd with a finish time of 23:42.8. Rensselaer brought up the rear in 3rd at a 26:44.51.

Despite the overcast and occasional mist, the weather held off on the rain and helped Vassar begin their year on the right foot.  The Brewers are looking forward to facing tough competition this weekend at the Quadricentennial Poughkeepsie Regatta, where the varsity 8+ will be racing teams including Penn, Columbia, and Syracuse. Marist will be hosting the event, in an effort to bring back a historical tradition that began in 1895, when the Hudson River was home to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association's National Championship race.

Vassar will also be competing at the Head of the Mohawk Regatta in Schenectady, NY on Saturday.