Links: Results (Heat) | Results (Final)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Merrimack College women's rowing program brought its Varsity Fours crew to the Dad Vail Regatta on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia this weekend, taking home a second-place finish in Women's Varsity Fours (Division II & III) on Saturday morning. The Warriors won their qualifying heat on Friday by over seven seconds on Friday to reach the final.
The Basics
Event: Dad Vail Regatta
Location: Schuylkill River | Philadelphia, Pa.
Lineup (Varsity Fours):
Coxswain: Jess Khoury (Bay Shore, N.Y.)
Stroke: Tasha Wypych (Wellington, New Zealand)
Third Seat: Ashley Augulewicz (Beverly, Mass.)
Second Seat: Amy Wengefeld (Old Saybrook, Conn.)
Bow: Lauren Blazon (Lowell, Mass.)
How It Happened
- In the qualifier on Friday afternoon, the Warriors bested nationally ranked boats from No. 2 Central Oklahoma and No. 5 Barry University to reach the final
- The Navy and Gold crossed the finish line more the seven seconds ahead of Central Oklahoma's crew, which finished in second place
- In Saturday's final, the Warriors went toe-to-toe with fourth-ranked Humboldt State University for the title. Humboldt's boat edged Merrimack by 1.6 seconds for the title. The Warriors were seven seconds faster by the third-place finisher, Marietta
- Merrimack's final began at 8:00 this morning, which proved beneficial because the rest of the Dad Vail was cancelled at 11:00 due to the weather
Varsity Four Results (Qualifying Heat):
1) Merrimack 7:44.39
2) Central Oklahoma 7:51.10
3) North Park 8:04.87
4) Wheaton (IL) 8:27.825
Varsity Four Results (Final):
1) Humboldt 7:27.27
2) Merrimack 7:28.88
3) Marietta 7:35.91
4) Central Oklahoma 7:42.11
5) Rollins 7:46.22
6) Nova Southeastern 7:53.33
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