WORCESTER, Mass. – Two victories in the Petite Finals highlighted the Boston University women's rowing program's time at the 2023 Eastern Sprints, held on Sunday (April 30) on Lake Quinsigamond.
BU launched five entries in the regatta, all of which reached either the Petite or Grand Final. The Varsity 8 and Varsity 4 "A" crews captured first place in the Petite Finals, while the Second Varsity 8 and Varsity 4 "B" crews advanced to the Grand Finals.
The V8, coxed by
Trisha Jaggi and stroked by
Sofia Suhinin, finished third in the first heat on Sunday morning in a time of 6:30.290, behind eventual Grand Final-winner Brown and Northeastern. In a Petite Final that featured plenty of overlap between the six competitors, the Terriers fended off Drexel in the final 1,000 meters, gaining water in the home stretch to cross the line in 6:31.030, under three seconds ahead of the Dragons.
After a second-place heat performance in a time of 6:40.560 to finish only behind Syracuse, the 2V8, coxed by
Audrey Lucerne and stroked by
Tiare Hicks, clocked in at 6:48.410 in the Grand Final, good for sixth place.
In the Third Varsity 8, the Terriers, coxed by
Maya Wiisanen and stroked by
Abby Berg, placed third in their heat in 6:53.010, trailing Brown and Michigan State. The bronze also went to BU in the Petite Final, holding off Cornell to finish in 7:04.370, behind Dartmouth and Drexel.
BU's Varsity 4 "A" crew, coxed by
Kennedy Walker and stroked by
Luisa Reussner, placed third in its morning heat with a time of 7:27.500. In the Petite Final, after holding a slim lead of a couple seats throughout the race, pulled away in the final 500 meters for the victory, clocking in at 7:26.430. Rhode Island was second in 7:31.090.
The Terriers' Varsity 4 "B" boat, coxed by
Valeria Lizarraga Ramirez and stroked by
Sophie Ehrhardt, qualified for the Petite Final thanks to a 7:40.840 effort in the second heat. The crew went on to place sixth in a time of 7:47.490.
BU turns its attention to its Patriot League title defense, with the Patriot League Championship next on the schedule on Friday (May 12) at Lake Quinsigamond.
RESULTS
Varsity 8
Heat 1
- Brown – 6:18.570
- Northeastern – 6:27.330
- BU – 6:30.290
- Georgetown – 6:38.840
- Cornell – 6:39.930
- Marist – 6:55.500
Petite Final
- BU – 6:31.030
- Drexel – 6:33.690
- Temple – 6:34.980
- Rhode Island – 6:38.570
- Georgetown – 6:42.500
- UMass – 6:44.300
Second Varsity 8
Heat 2
- Syracuse – 6:34.180
- BU – 6:40.560
- Dartmouth – 6:45.310
- Rhode Island – 6:48.430
- UMass – 7:06.400
- Marist – 7:16.230
Grand Final
- Brown – 6:25.430
- Syracuse – 6:31.180
- Harvard-Radcliffe – 6:37.040
- Rutgers – 6:40.000
- Columbia – 6:42.720
- BU – 6:48.410
Varsity 4 "A"
Heat 1
- Brown – 7:09.6640
- Columbia – 7:22.910
- BU – 7:27.500
- Georgetown – 7:33.240
- Cornell – 7:37.710
- Marist – 8:14.150
Petite Final
- BU – 7:26.430
- Rhode Island – 7:31.090
- Drexel – 7:33.180
- Michigan State – 7:38.660
- Georgetown – 7:40.960
- Dartmouth – 7:41.790
Varsity 4 "B"
Heat 2
- Syracuse – 7:12.990
- Rutgers – 7:20.220
- BU – 7:40.840
- Rhode Island – 7:45.130
- Northeastern – 7:46.820
- Temple – 7:52.920
- Colgate – 8:27.020
Grand Final
- Syracuse – 7:10.920
- Brown – 7:15.710
- Columbia – 7:17.870
- Harvard-Radcliffe – 7:21.370
- Rutgers – 7:24.880
- BU – 7:47.490
Third Varsity 8
Heat 1
- Brown – 6:43.410
- Michigan State – 6:53.010
- BU – 7:08.020
- Temple – 7:31.270
- Georgetown – 7:58.810
Petite Final
- Dartmouth – 6:56.320
- Drexel – 7:00.860
- BU – 7:04.370
- Cornell – 7:06.990
- Temple – 7:31.540
- UMass – 7:37.330
LINEUPS
Varsity 8
Bow –
Bianca Saffirio
2 –
Mariana Forehand
3 –
Paris Burbine
4 –
Kat Robbins
5 –
Ellie Brindle
6 –
Megan Mastrorilli
7 –
Susan Cook
Stroke –
Sofia Suhinin
Cox –
Trisha Jaggi
2V8
Bow –
Reagan Lynch
2 –
Haleigh Prindle
3 –
Morgan Glynn
4 –
Anna Dechantsreiter
5 –
Camilla Silvestri
6 –
Madeleine Agudelo
7 –
Hannah Look
Stroke –
Tiare Hicks
Cox –
Audrey Lucerne
V4A
Bow –
Skyler Fong
2 –
Julia Andrist
3 –
Grace Brown
Stroke –
Luisa Reussner
Cox –
Kennedy Walker
V4B
Bow –
Lulu November
2 –
Brianna Swartz
3 –
Sally Thoden
Stroke –
Sophie Ehrhardt
Cox –
Valeria Lizarraga Ramirez
3V8
Bow –
Ally Phillips
2 –
Victoria Kennedy
3 – Cady Messimer
4 –
Ally Blank
5 –
Lucy Stevens
6 –
Isabelle Frenette
7 –
Johanna Calderon
Stroke –
Abby Berg
Cox –
Maya Wiisanen