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PHILADELPHIA, PA. – Racing in the Women's Varsity Fours (Division II & III) Final at the Dad Vail Regatta – the largest intercollegiate regatta nationwide – on Saturday, the Merrimack College women's rowing program concluded its 2018 campaign with a third-place finish racing against some of the best WV4 crews in the country
The Basics
Event: Dad Vail Regatta
Location: Schuykill River | Philadelphia, Pa.
Coaches Corner
Head Coach
David LeFebvre: "What a way to cap off the year! After an up and down year -going all the way back the Head of the Charles last October- to come away with Bronze medals at the most competitive DII rowing event in the USA is particularly sweet. All year, I saw glimpses of top class boat speed in practice, but it never came out on race day. Something clicked in the last 10 days where we were able to gain speed every day. Two weeks ago we lost to Jefferson by 6 seconds at the NE10 Invite. We flipped that in our favor and beat them by 6 seconds at the Dad Vail. The Bronze at last week's New England Rowing Championships was a real confidence boost, and we approached the Dad Vails with a chip on our shoulder. We went in seeded 5th, but knew that if we raced our own race we could do better. I am so proud of these Warriors!
Merrimack Lineup:
Coxswain: Jess Khoury
Stroke: Tasha Wypych
3: Audrey Regan
2: Katherine Lawless
Bow: Madelyn Hart
Rapid Recap
- The Navy and Gold qualified for Saturday's final after posting the fourth-fastest time among three heats that featured 13 different programs. The Warriors finished with a time of 7:36.502., trailing only the fours boat from UC San Diego
- The Navy and Gold improved on their time from the heats, crossing the finish line in a time of 7:28.316, which trailed first-place Barry by a margin of just over four seconds
- UC San Diego ranked second, but the Warriors bested Jefferson by over six seconds, and the Rams were one of the three heat winners on Friday
WV4 + Final (DII & III) Results
1. Barry - 7:24.096
2. UC San Diego - 7:26.654
3. Merrimack - 7:28.316
4. Jefferson - 7:34.744
5. Rollins - 7:38.190
6. Humboldt - 7:45.225
