Orange Perform Well at Doc Hosea Invitational

Sunday, March 27

Camden, N.J.

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Syracuse University

Doc Hosea Invitational

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

3/27/2022 3:07:00 PM | Women's Rowing

The 13th-ranked Syracuse rowing team opened the 2022 season with each boat advancing to the grand final, including two first place finishes in the heats, at the Doc Hosea Invitational. The Orange varsity 8 and second varsity 8 won their heats by more than 10 seconds each, while the second varsity four and third varsity eight each finished second and the varsity four took third. Due to inclement weather conditions the finals were canceled.

"It was a good Syracuse performance all the way around," said head coach Luke McGee. "Our rowers executed well for the first time down the racecourse. The varsity eight did well and I am excited about the second varsity eight. Their performance shows that we are developing depth in the program. The fours are doing well. It will just take time for them to find the combination that clicks. The third varsity eight navigated the course well in the worst conditions of the day. They will just keep getting better with more experience."

The Doc Hosea Invitational was borne out of the Orange Challenge Cup, which is one of the oldest trophies in women's rowing. Syracuse, Pennsylvania and Northeastern have competed in the Orange Challenge Cup since 1977, with the trophy going to the team that amasses the highest overall point total at the regatta. The 2022 Orange Challenge Cup now be awarded on April 30 when Syracuse and Pennsylvania compete at Princeton, based on the Syracuse, Pennsylvania and Northeastern times in the heats on Sunday.

The 18-team field at the competitive early season-regatta included: Bucknell, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Drexel, George Washington, Georgetown, Massachusetts, Michigan State, Navy, Northeastern, Notre Dame, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Rutgers, Temple and Tulsa.

This is the fifth year of the Doc Hosea Invitational and the fourth in a row to take place on the Cooper (the event was on pause in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19). The event was created in memory of longtime U.S. National Rowing Team Doctor, Timothy "Doc" Hosea. Doc made himself available to anyone in rowing who asked for his help, from the National Team down to college, club and high school athletes.

Results
Heat 1
Varsity 8
(Syracuse 6:29.56; Navy 6:41.03; Temple 6:44.61; Columbia 6:47.72; Cornell 6:49.14; George Washington 6:54.32)

Second Varsity 8
(Syracuse 6:31.75; Navy 6:46.29; Cornell 6:55.06; Tulsa 7:05.01; Massachusetts 7:23.70; George Washington 7:30.73)

Varsity 4
(Columbia 7:31.24; Navy 7:36.75; Syracuse 7:44.63; Cornell 7:50.29; Temple 8:01.95; George Washington 8:59.62)

Second Varsity 4
(Rutgers A 7:47.06; Syracuse 7:51.59; Drexel 8:16.39; Cornell 8:29.95; 8:54.23)

Third Varsity 8
(Columbia 7:03.11; Syracuse 7:10.01; Rutgers B 7:16.11; Northeastern 7:18.77; Massachusetts 8:13.83)

Varsity 8
C Hannah Murphy
8 Aphrodite Gioulekas
7 Heather Stafford
6 Kamile Kralikaite
5 Zoe Acosta
4 Emmie Frederico
3 Luisa Gathmann
2 Alena Criss
1 Lea Dahn

Second Varsity 8
C Louise Rath
8 Lena Radke
7 Katharine Ryan
6 Lauren Coop
5 Olivia Schaertl
4 India Aikens
3 Emma Gossman
2 Haley Uliasz
1 Emma Braun

Varsity 4
C Caileigh Grimes
4 Taylor Lewandowski
3 Kaitlyn Dennis
2 Madison D'Ambra
1 Grace Loveridge

Second Varsity 4
C April Serrano
4 Sarah Haney
3 Rebecca Farrell
2 Mae Sweeney
1 Junior Ognovich

Third Varsity 8
C Skyler Rivera
8 Margaux Gryska
7 Madeleine Gordon
6 Alice McNeill
5 Charlotte Ebel
4 Cassandra Dasco
3 Julia Comerford
2 Maddi Segarnick
1 Elizabeth Vogt

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