CANISIUS COLLEGE ATHLETICS
PHILADELPHIA, P.A. — The Canisius rowing program continues its 2018 spring season on Saturday, as the Griffs participated at the 52nd Kerr Cup in Philadelphia, Pa.
The Griffs’ first varsity eight consisting of Misa Gamble, Max McGuire, Sydney Bichsel, Brooke Stanley, Jessica Fabian, Shannon Pritzker, Tara Federow, Emma Vicaretti and Alexandra Heinz reached the petite finals and placed second out of six boats in that heat with a time of 7:46.29.
Women’s Varsity Eight
Petite Final
1. St. Joseph’s – 7:38.13
2. Canisius – 7:46.29
3. Loyola (MD) – 7:57.08
4. West Point – 8:04.33
5. Robert Morris – 8:04.98
6. Fairfield – 8:16.97
Final
1. Rhode Island – 7:10.98
2. Drexel – 7:18.98
3. Fordham – 7:22.16
4. Marist – 7:22.99
5. Lehigh – 7:28.11
6. Colgate – 7:37.40
The Golden Griffins second varsity eight made-up of Grace Horner, Kenzie McGuire, Bridget Lillis, Cat Gallagher,Audrey Rieman, Madeline Kurka, Patricia Beaulieu, Michelle Turner and Melissa Frank finished fifth out of five vessels in Heat 1 of the preliminaries, coming in with a time of 8:02.24.
Women’s Second Varsity Eight
Heat 1
1. Rhode Island – 7:36.67
2. Lehigh – 7:53.68
3. Fairfield – 7:55.31
4. St. Joseph’s – 8:01.26
5. Canisius – 8:02.24
Final
1. Rhode Island – 7:20.00
2. Drexel – 7:25.23
3. Fordham – 7:36.43
4. Lehigh – 7:41.13
5. Marist – 7:47.71
6. Fairfield – 7:49.73
The Blue and Gold’s varsity four comprised of Gianna Ortolani, Sara Ruszczyk, Anezka Krobot, Hannah Whelan andAndrea Kraft came in third out of five boats in Heat 2 of the preliminaries, with a time of 8:50.64.
Women’s Varsity Four
Heat 2
1. Fairfield – 8:30.17
2. St. Joseph’s – 8:43.43
3. Canisius – 8:50.64
4. Robert Morris – 8:57.80
5. Iona A – 9:00.52
Final
1. Drexel – 8:13.70
2. Lafayette – 8:22.99
3. Fairfield – 8:39.11
4. Rhode Island – 8:44.42
5. St. Joseph’s – 8:55.98
6. Lehigh – 9:05.43
Coach Brace’s Post Regatta Comments
“After a quick turnaround from the Cooper River Invitational, we were able to see five teams from our conference today at the Kerr Cup. We learned a lot about ourselves as a program today and are ready to move forward as we prepare for our only home race on April 29th.”
UP NEXT
Canisius hosts its lone home regatta, the Black Rock Cup, on Sunday, April 29 at the West Side Rowing Club in Buffalo, N.Y. The regatta kicks-off at 9 a.m.
