Women's Rowing Finishes Second Overall in the Club Four Finals at Knecht Cup Sunday
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WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. – The Merrimack College women's rowing team capped off an outstanding weekend at the Knecht Cup in West Windsor Township, New Jersey, on Sunday, as the team finished in the top-three overall during the finals of two events.
The Basics
Event: Knecht Cup
Location: Mercer Lake | West Windsor Township, N.J.
What They Said
Tasha Wypych: "The team had a great performance this weekend. Both boats had difficult races on Saturday due to the bad weather conditions, but we really pulled through the next day and produced desirable results. For most of the novices, it was their first regatta so it was great to see them out on the water in a racing environment. They all really enjoyed their first regatta and had amazing results. We were all really proud. It was awesome for me racing with the varsity girls and getting a silver medal. For some of the girls, it will be their last time racing at this regatta, so it was good to win a medal for them and go out with a bang."
How It Happened
In the finals of the Women's Club Four event, the Warriors' looked to their experienced lineup of sophomore coxswain Jess Khoury (Bay Shore, N.Y.), senior captain and stroke Aubrey O'Neill (Pawcatuck, Conn.), senior third seat Lydia Staschke (Guilford, Conn.), junior second seat Lauren Blazon (Lowell, Mass.) and sophomore Tasha Wypych (Wellington, New Zealand) on the bow.
The group finished second overall out of six teams with a time of 7:41.32, as the mark trailed the No. 1 Barry University A team by only 3.14 seconds. Khoury, O'Neill, Staschke, Blazon and Wypych have competed together in seven consecutive events dating back to April 2015, as the group has totaled four second-place finishes and three first-place finishes over that time frame.
The Navy and Gold also competed in the petite finals of the Women's Frosh/Novice Four event, as the team posted a third-place finish out of six teams with a time of 8:04.31. The Warriors' boat was anchored by sophomore coxswain Hillary Farrell (Jefferson, Mass.), freshman stroke Rebecca Cleary (Milford, N.H.), junior third seat Amy Wengefeld (Old Saybrook, Conn.), freshman second seat Emily Crowe (Ridgewood, N.J.) and freshman Ashley Augulewicz (Beverly, Mass.) on the bow.
The group finished close behind the second-place Bowdoin College boat and the first-place Princeton University lightweight boat, as the Warriors trailed the two by 0.50 seconds and 2.49 seconds, respectively. The Navy and Gold finished significantly ahead of fourth place, as the Warriors cleared Duquesne University by 16.51 seconds.
Women's Club Four Final Results
1. Barry A 7:38.18
2. Merrimack College 7:41.32
3. New Hampshire B 7:41.95
4. Florida Institute of Technology A 7:43.72
5. New Hampshire A 7:46.39
6. Lafayette 7:46.41
Women's Frosh/Novice Four Petite Final Results
1. Princeton LWT 8:01.82
2. Bowdoin 8:03.81
3. Merrimack College 8:04.31
4. Duquesne 8:20.82
5. Temple 8:21.65
6. New Hampshire 8:25.34
Up Next
The Warriors will compete in the UMass Lowell Invitational on Saturday in Lowell, Massachusetts.
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