Rowing Places Second to Earn A Spot in Saturday's Grand Final at Dad Vail Regatta

Photo by Mike Broglio
Photo by Mike Broglio
Posted: May 13, 2022

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Competing in the annual Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta for the first time over two decades, Simmons rowing Varsity Eight earned a bye into tomorrow afternoon's Grand Final.

The top two teams in each heat on Friday afternoon automatically move to the Grand Final and the Sharks were one of the four. Simmons finished second in their heat, posting a season-best time of 7:06.901 – fourth best amongst the Division III Women's Varsity Heavyweight Eight boats in field and just three seconds behind Stockton University's time. 

Simmons Lineup

C: Irene Swanson
8: Steffi Gaehde
7: Maude Elovitz
6: Claudia Spedding
5: Samantha Merrow
4: Dalila Marzialo
3: Fiona Hagberg
2: Maggie O'Byrne
1: Mackenzie Gondek

Results
 Heat 1:
 1. Washington College --- 6:49.582
2. Stockton --- 7:03.974
3. Washington College --- 10:28.598
4. Marietta --- 11:12.826

Heat 2:
 1. Bryn Mawr --- 6:50.197
2. Simmons --- 7:06.901
 3. St. Mary's College --- 7:16.985
4. Catholic --- 7:47.725

Up Next
 The Sharks will be back on the water tomorrow afternoon in the Grand Final competing against Washington College, Bryn Mawr and Stockton at 4:20 p.m.

 

 

Scoreboard
  • Sat, 04/27 Women's Rowing NEWMAC Championship 7/7 (8:17.49) (8:30 a.m.) RC | V | R
  • Sat, 04/20 Women's Rowing Assumption, Bowdoin, Bryant, Mount Holyoke & Coast Guard 5/6 (8:13.92) (10:00 A.M.) RC | R
  • Sat, 04/13 Women's Rowing Barbara Grant Donahue Cup 4/4 (8:48.2) (8:30 a.m.) RC | V
  • Sat, 04/06 Women's Rowing MIT Lightweights & Bates 4/4 (8:46.8) (9:20 a.m. ) RC | R
  • Sun, 10/22 Women's Rowing Head of the Charles 31/38 (21:53.422) (3:23 P.M.) RC | R