Schenectady, NY – The Vassar College Women's Rowing team had a dominant performance at Union on Saturday with both varsity 8 entries coming away with victories. Both boats won by at least 14 seconds, with the 2V8 crew topping Union's boat by 18 seconds.
With snow falling and wins ranging from three to nine miles per hour, Vassar put together a strong performance in each race.
The 1V8 boat made up of
Greta Frerichs (Fredonia, NY),
Dorien Laurens (Atlanta, GA),
Kathleen Brawley (Seattle, WA),
Isabella Zumbolo (North Oaks, MN),
Naomi Meyers (Hamilton, NY)
Rena Badami (Ojai, CA),
Bridgette Nally (Chapel Hill, NC),
Sitota Blomquist (River Forest, IL) and coxswain
Taylor Frazier (Roanoke, VA) competed the course in a time of 6:45. The Vassar crew topped Union's boat who finished in 6:59.
The 2V8 boat was equally as dominate on Saturday, winnings its race by 18 seconds over the Garnet Chargers. The crew of
Sonya Inkelas (Charlottsville, VA),
Naya Taylor (San Francisco, CA),
Emily Schatz (San Diego, CA),
Aislin Nowak (Syracuse, NY),
Grace Huber (Stamford, CT),
Iiris Lepmets (Tallin, Estonia),
Zoe Shelley (Standardsville, VA),
Lyndon Briggs (Lexington, NC) and coxswain
Sofia DeRose (Hoboken, NJ) raced to a time of 7:06.
Vassar will look to carry Saturday's momentum into the New York State Championships on April 19.
