CHERRY HILL, N.J. - The Boston University women's openweight rowing team opened its 2019 spring season competing at the Doc Hosea Invite on Saturday.
 
The Terriers sent out four boats on the day and competed against 11 other crews from Cornell, Dartmouth, Northeastern, Penn, Rutgers, Syracuse, Indiana, URI, UMass, Minnesota and Navy. The varsity eight boat finished fourth in the petite final with a time of 6:56.87, ahead of crews from Temple (7:00.24) and UMass (7:02.62).
 
RUNDOWN
Event: Doc Hosea Invite
Location: Cooper River – Cherry Hill, N.J.
Results: Row2k
 
The Terriers varsity eight boat, coxed by Julia White and stroked by Sophie Leupold, finished fifth in its morning heat race with a time of 6:54.64, ahead of UMass (7:02.63) and moved on to the afternoon petite final.
 
In the petite final, the varsity eight finished with a time of 6:56.87, ahead of crews from Temple (7:00.24) and UMass (7:02.63) and in fourth place. 
 
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
 
Varsity Eight
 
V8 Petite Final
Dartmouth – 6:51.50
Columbia – 6:54.34
Rhode Island – 6:55.07
BU – 6:56.87
Temple – 7:00.24
UMass – 7:02.63
 
1V8 Morning Heat
Rutgers – 6:37.30
Syracuse – 6:38.90
Penn – 6:48.13
NU – 6:52.12
BU – 6:54.64
UMass – 7:06.54
 
Second Varsity Eight
 
2V8 Petite Final
Northeastern – 6:59.00
Columbia – 7:02.18
Dartmouth – 7:02.68
UMass – 7:04.91
Rhode Island – 7:12.06
BU – 7:22.67
 
2V8 Morning Heat
Rutgers – 6:53.40
Syracuse – 6:54.77
Penn – 6:57.93
NU – 6:59.02
UMass – 7:11.68
BU – 7:26.55
 
Varsity 4+
 
V4 Petite Final
Northeastern – 7:50.10
Penn – 7:53.32
 Rhode Island – 7:59.03
UMass – 8:02.27
Columbia – 8:04.34
BU – 8:26.10
 
V4 Morning Heat
Rutgers – 7:45.11
Syracuse – 7:51.51
Penn – 7:53.89
NU – 7:56.61
UMass – 8:07.44
BU – 8:09.79
 
Second Varsity 4+

2V4 Petite Final
Syracuse – 8:11.20
Temple – 8:23.75
UMass – 8:25.14
Rhode Island – 8:26.24
BU – 8:49.74
 
2V4 Morning Heat
Rutgers – 7:47.80
Pennsylvania – 8.02.72
NU – 8:05.88
Syracuse – 8:07.64
UMass – 8:34.65
BU – 8:50.28

ABOUT DOC HOSEA
The Doc Hosea Invitational honors longtime Rutgers team orthopedist Dr. Timothy Hosea, who passed away suddenly in Aug. 2015. Dr. Hosea, who worked with the Rutgers Athletics for over 30 years, was a prominent figure in the rowing community, serving as team physician for the USRowing national team.

UP NEXT
After this weekend's competition, the Terriers will return home to compete against BC and URI on the Charles River April 7.
 
Lineups

V8
B – Samantha Fischer
2- Shannon McGurty
3- Maia Adley
4- Emma Quirk
5- Megan Hancock
6- Megan Mastrorilli
7- Lexi Wright
S- Sophie Leupold
C- Julia White
 
2V8
B – Julia Vascotto
2 - Zoe McMahon
3 – Emma Golden
4 – Kylie Graves
5 – Emma English
6 – Sarah Kate Rogers
7 – Sophie Winbush
2 – Sydney Blasetti
C – Mia Ball
 
V4 
B - Cecile Meier-Scherling
2 – Nicole Anaya
3 - Stephanie Gold
4 - Tess Ravick
C – Francesca Viera
 
2V4
B – Makenna Graham
2 – Isabella Baker-Villareal
3 – Erin Shannon
4 – Elizabeth Korn
C – Christina Lamagna