New Rochelle, NY – The Vassar College Women's Rowing team turned in a strong performance on Saturday at the Novak Memorial Metropolitan Championships hosted by Iona. The Women's Novice 8 boat highlighted the performance with a victory for the Brewers.
 
The novice boat topped crews from Lafyette and Albany by 25 seconds. The crew of Sonya Inkelas (Charlotteville, VA), Greta Frerichs (Fredonia, NY), Emily Schatz (San Diego, CA), Naya Taylor (San Francisco, CA), Lily Littrell (Milwaukee, WI), Iiris Lepmets (Tallin, Estonia), Zoe Shelley (Standardsville, VA), Lyndon Briggs (Lexington, NC) and coxswain Celeste Hall (Brooklyn, NY) topped the three-boat field with a time of 7:43.8.
 
Vassar also received a strong effort on Saturday from the 1V8 boat, which placed fourth. The crew of Kathleen Brawley (Seattle, WA), Dorien Laurens (Atlanta, GA), Naomi Meyers (Hamilton, NY), Isabella Zumbolo (North Oaks, MN), Bridgette Nally (Chapel Hill, NC), Sitota Blomquist (River Forest, IL), Posey Whidden (Portland, ME), Rena Badami (Ojai, CA) and coxswain Taylor Frazier (Roanoke, VA) turned in a time of 7:28.2.
 
Vassar will look to continue Saturday's strong outing on May 11 at the National Invitational Rowing Championships.