Marist Collects MAAC Rowing Weekly Awards
Varsity 8 Boat of the Week
Marist
he final event of the day at the Kerr Cup in Philadelphia was the Women's Varsity 8+ which also required a top three finish to advance to the grand final. The Red Foxes came in second place in their heat behind Rhode Island in a time of 7:21.11 to beat out Colgate, Saint Joseph's, Loyola and MAAC opponent Robert Morris. In the grand final, the women finished in fourth place in a time of 7:22.99, just 0.83 seconds behind third place Fordham. Rhode Island and Drexel rounded out the top three with Lehigh and Colgate finishing in fifth and sixth, respectively. This crew was composed of Isabelle Koch, Selena Mildon, Clodagh Deasy, Sydney Ford, Marie Ryden, Caroline Withers, Abbey Gragg, Elisabeth Kamm, and Kelsi Cottrell.
Second Varsity 8 Boat of the Week
Marist
Marist women's rowing's second varsity eight finished in a time of 7:56.76 in third place behind Drexel and Fordham and ahead of Colgate and Loyola at the 52nd annual Kerr Cup. In the grand final, the women edged out Fairfield to finish in 5th place behind Rhode Island, Drexel, Fordham, and Lehigh; their final time was 7:47.71. This crew was composed of Caitlin Green, Bernadette Winby, Kerriann Ernenwein, Shawna Gilson, Maddy Gragg, Kate Beebe, Elizabeth Colby, Caroline Defrancesco, and Eliza Hartford.
Varsity 4 Boat of the Week
Marist
The Marist Women's 2nd Varsity 4+ composed of Courtney Lynch, Lorraine Delia, McKenna Klineyoung, Claire Cowan, and Kaela Brunetti and had another strong finish at this past week's Kerr Cup. The women needed to finish top three in their heat to advance to the grand final. They finished in first place in their heat in a time of 9:14.52 with a substantial lead over their competition of Fordham A, Lehigh, Drexel, and Fairfield. In the grand final, the Varsity 4+ B came in third place after a battle with Rhode Island in the middle 1000m. They finished in a time of 9:02.42 behind Fordham B and Rhode Island and ahead of West Point, Fordham A, and Lehigh.
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With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37
th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.