Orange Rowers Battle at Head of the Fish

Saturday, October 29

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Syracuse University

Head of the Fish

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

10/29/2022 8:49:00 PM | Women's Rowing

The Orange varsity eight won the collegiate eight race and the three Syracuse fours swept the collegiate fours event at the Head of the Fish on Saturday in Saratoga, N.Y. Syracuse raced four eights and three fours at the regatta, providing the first college race experience for all Orange newcomers who did not compete at the Head of the Charles.

"What stands out about today is how fun it was to see our freshmen go down the course in the Block S for the first time and to see the strong performance across the board, which displays the depth of our program. We saw it in the eights and the fours today," said head coach Luke McGee. "It was exciting to see the fours coming down the course in the top three spots battling with each other and challenging ourselves to race as hard as we could."

The varsity eight crew, coxswained by Caileigh Grimes, finished ahead of Cornell, MIT and Tufts, covering the 3,200 meter course in 11:36.62. The boat included stroke Margaux Gryska, seven-seat Katharine Ryan, six-seat Alice McNeill, five-seat Lauren Coop, four-seat Olivia Schaertl, three-seat Madison D'Ambra, two-seat Taylor Lewandowski and bow Maddi Segarnick.

Syracuse's second varsity eight finished fifth overall and was the top second varsity eight crew in the women's collegiate eight, with a time of 12:01.32. The crew featured coxswain April Serrano, stroke Sarah Haney, seven-seat Rebecca Farrell, six-seat Charlotte Ebel, five-seat Nora Radke, four-seat Izzy Blackburn, three-seat Luisa Gathmann, second-seat Emma Cloud and bow Elizabeth Vogt.

Freshman Isabelle Sareen coxswained the third varsity eight to an 18th place finish in the women's collegiate eight. The crew, which had a time of 12:56.64, included stroke Hannah Fagioli, seven-seat Nora Devine, six-seat Sarah Csobaji, five-seat Isabella Salvi, four-seat Olyma Desarmes, three-seat Maddie Niedbalski, two-seat Abigail Rockwood and bow Lea Guttormson.

In the collegiate four the three Syracuse crews beat the field, finishing first, second and third. The varsity four 'B' won the collegiate four in a time of 12:39.02. The crew included coxswain Caileigh Grimes, stroke Alice McNeill, three-seat Madison D'Ambra, two-seat Nora Radke and bow Maddi Segarnick.

The varsity four 'C' finished just two seconds behind in 12:41.36, with coxswain Isabella DeSantis, stroke Margaux Gryska, three-seat Katharine Ryan, two-seat Olivia Schaertl and bow Charlotte Ebel.

The varsity four 'A' was next in 12:51.52. Coxswain April Serrano led the crew that included stroke Taylor Lewandowski, three-seat Lauren Coop, two-seat Sarah Haney and bow Elizabeth Vogt.

The freshman/novice eight finished third with a time of 12:15.75, behind Tufts (11:54.89) and Cornell (11:55.70). Syracuse's crew included coxswain Maya Aguirre, stroke Hannah Fagioli, seven-seat Emma Cloud, six-seat Sarah Csobaji, five-seat Nora Devine, four-seat Olyma Desarmes, three-seat Izzy Blackburn, two-seat Abigail Rockwood and bow Lea Guttormson.

The entire Syracuse roster will compete at the Princeton Chase on Saturday, November 5th in the final race of the Fall season.

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