CHERRY HILL, N.J. – No. 10 Rutgers rowing opened the 2022 season on the Cooper River at the Doc Hosea Invitational on Sunday morning. The Scarlet Knights won five heats before the finals races were canceled due to high winds on the river. Overall, they had seven boats qualified to race in the grand finals of the regatta before the cancelation.
"It was great to get the 2022 season officially underway today and great to see this year's team in action on the race course," said head coach
Justin Price. "The day provided a good challenge and a valuable learning opportunity on the road to Big Tens."
The Scarlet Knights' Varsity 8 boat set the tone for a fast morning with a win in its heat in 6:31.52, ahead of Tulsa, Northeastern, Georgetown, Bucknell, and Drexel.
Rutgers' 2
nd Varsity 8 followed with a win in its heat in 6:45.00, a clear 16 seconds of the next boat from Northeastern and way ahead of Bucknell, Rhode Island, Dartmouth, and Georgetown.
The Varsity 4 followed with a victory in the morning heat in 7:43.95 against boats from Northeastern, Drexel, Tulsa, and Rhode Island.
The 2
nd Varsity 4 boat took first in its heat in 7:47.06 over No. 13 Syracuse, Drexel, Cornell, and Temple. The 3
rd Varsity 4a boat was second in their heat in 7:42.24 and had a grand final qualifying time. RU's 3
rd Varsity 4b placed third in their heat.
Rutgers entered three novice boats into the 3
rd Varsity 8 event. The Scarlet Knights' Novice 8 finished first in its heat in 6:58.69 over UPenn, Cornell, and Temple. The 2
nd Novice 8a boat finished third in a previous heat in 7:16.11 and had a grand final qualifying time. 2
nd Novice 8b placed fourth in its heat in 7:19.81.
Navy, UPenn, Notre Dame, Northeastern, and Tulsa are all receiving votes in the March 23 Pocock CRCA National Top 20 Poll.
The Scarlet Knights return to the water for the Big Ten Invitational on April 15-16 in Sarasota, Florida.
LINEUPS (stroke to bow, coxswain last)
Varsity 8
Femke Paulis
Sorcha O'Donnell
Hannah Heideveld
Olivia Maxton
Luisa Neerschulte
Erin Miners
Sophia Catuogno
Chloe Couillens
Emily Mahaffy
2
nd Varsity 8
Lauren Sanchez
Molly Hopping
Rosemarijn Luteijn
Ellen White
Christina Pender
Gabriele Bagdonas
Karin Brandner
Emily Meade
Victoria Grieder
Varsity 4
Megan Evans
Taylor Ralston
Tanisha Franke
Libby Snyder
Stephanie Welsh
2
nd Varsity 4
Rosemarie Marsala
Margaret Kane
Hannah Meade
Maggie Nickel
Emily O'Neill
3
rd Varsity 4A
Olivia Coffey
Vanessa Karayiannis
Meaghan Schneid
Aisling Byrne
Julia Hoff
3
rd Varsity 4B
Grace Lewis
Julia Morris
Jordan Policari
Ashley Adamo
Audrey O'Neill
Novice 8
Julia Kennedy
Lauren Andersen
Elli Arbogast
Johanna Murphy
Ruby Hatfield
Catherine Montgomery
Jordan Barr
Karlie Johnson
Megan Cherichello
2
nd Novice 8A
Elize Starr
Catherine Garvey
Kaitlin Zajac
Amaris Hinton
Barbara Benda
Zoe Merold
Julia Galesi
Emma Paxton
Anne Rudawski
2
nd Novice 8B
Bemi Faba
Natalie Davis
Sydney Fishkin
Aida Fong
Madison Miller
Julia Ruch
Amanda Henning
Madison Cancro
Ugochinyere Egbuchulam
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