Worcester, Mass. - The women's crew competed this weekend at the ECAC National Invitational Collegiate Regatta. The Bombers qualified for the grand final in four events and earned medals in two events, with the second varsity 8 and the novice 8 each earning the bronze medal. The Bombers also won the women's team points trophy, finishing six points ahead of Williams. The Bombers finished second in the combined men's & women's points standings.
The varsity 8 easily advanced from a heat Saturday evening and then finished third in Sunday morning’s semifinal race to earn a spot in the grand final. In the final, the Bombers defeated (7:02.1) defeated St. Lawrence (7:03.9) and New Hampshire (7:06.3) to earn a fourth-place finish.
The second varsity 8 placed second in a morning heat to earn a spot in the grand final. The Bombers placed third in the grand final, winning a medal in the second varsity 8 for the sixth time in eight years at the ECAC Regatta. Ithaca (7:35.8) was edged at the line by Trinity (7:34.2) for second place, but Ithaca defeated Smith, Holy Cross and Vermont to secure a medal.
The third varsity 8 also easily advanced from a heat Sunday morning to advance to the grand final in the afternoon. In the final, the Bombers finished behind two boats from Williams and one from Division I Holy Cross to finish fourth. Ithaca defeated fifth-place Tufts and sixth-place Wellesley by open water.
The novice 8 also earned a medal Sunday, placing third in the grand final. The Bombers beat Holy Cross, Smith and Mount Holyoke to earn a spot on the medal dock.
Ithaca now awaits word on a possible bid to the NCAA Championships. The field will be announced later this week. The NCAA Championships will be held May 30-31 in Sacramento, Calif. Ithaca won the national title in 2004 and 2005.
The varsity 8 was made up of senior coxswain
Stephanie McKay (Langley/Great Falls, Va.), junior stroke
Kelsey Schaeffer (Ithaca/Ithaca), junior seventh seat
Danielle Llopiz (Mast Academy/Miami, Fla.), junior sixth seat
Katie O’Driscoll (Quincy/Cohasset, Mass.), freshman fifth seat
Lauren LaPointe (Lowell/Lowell, Mass.), junior fourth seat
Alex Chesney (Hancock Central/Hancock, Mich.), freshman third seat
Amy Gefell (Greece Arcadia/Rochester), senior second seat
Kristin Morris (Bow/Bow, N.H.) and senior bow
Candace Eastman (Oneonta/Oneonta).
The second varsity 8 was made up senior coxswain
Nicole Valentino (Academy of the Holy Angels/Wood Ridge, N.J.), junior stroke
Alden Hall (Stratford Academy/Macon, Ga.), sophomore seventh seat
Julie Potter (Arlington/Poughkeepsie), senior sixth seat
Kady Wysocki (Greenport/Orient), sophomore fifth seat
Kathryn Irwin (Annapolis/Annapolis, Md.), sophomore fourth seat
Stephanie Levesque (St. Paul Catholic/Bristol, Conn.), junior third seat
Diana Glicini (Dallas/Dallas, Pa.), sophomore second seat
Erica Gordon (Irvington/Irvington), and sophomore bow
Aliyah Emas (Northeast/Philadelphia, Pa.).
The third varsity 8 was made up of sophomore coxswain
Kaitlin Ahl (Shaker/Latham), junior stroke
Sarah Veninsky (Marathon/Richford), junior seventh seat
Anthea Barnett (John S. Davidson Fine Arts/Augusta, Ga.), senior sixth seat
Sara Cleary (Upper Dublin/Ambler, Pa.), fifth seat
Lara Hoover (Ithaca/Ithaca), sophomore fourth seat
Erica Gordon (Irvington/Irvington), sophomore third seat
Katherine Irwin, junior second seat
Maggie Fisk (Gallia Academy/Rio Grande, Ohio) and sophomore first seat
Vivian Fu (Washington Irving/Brooklyn).
The novice 8 was an all-freshman boat made up of coxswain
Meghan McGrattan (Dryden/Dryden), stroke
Kerin Murphy (Nashoba/Lancaster, Mass.), seventh seat
Becky Webster, sixth seat
Marissa Speno (Clinton Senior/Clinton), fifth seat
Lisa Russell (Lyme-Old Lyme/Old Lyme, Conn.), fourth seat
Victoria Samborski (Frontier/Hamburg), third seat
Jine Andreozzi (Shaker/Loudonville), second seat
Kristi Helm (Ewing/Ewing, N.J.) and bow
Jacqueline Harpham (Downington West/Downington, Pa.).
Varsity 8 (Heat)
1. ITHACA, 6:46.9
2. New Hampshire, 6:49.8
3. Smith, 6:55.4
4. Washington College, 7:00.5
5. Vassar, 7:06.6
6. RIT, 7:14.6
Varsity 8 (Semifinal)
1. Williams, 6:50.9
2. St. Lawrence, 6:56.1
3. ITHACA, 7:00.6
4. William Smith, 7:03.7
5. Holy Cross, 7:05.6
6. Smith, 7:14.0
Varsity 8 (Grand Final)
1. Williams, 6:46.8
2. Trinity, 6:47.4
3. Bates, 6:57.1
4. ITHACA, 7:02.1
5. St. Lawrence, 7:03.9
6. New Hampshire, 7:06.3
Second Varsity 8 (Heat)
1. Holy Cross, 7:01.8
2. ITHACA, 7:04.6
3. William Smith, 7:09.0
4. St. Lawrence, 7:09.5
5. Mount Holyoke, 7:13.7
6. Wellesley, 7:16.7
Second Varsity 8 (Grand Final)
1. Williams, 7:28.5
2. Trinity, 7:34.2
3. ITHACA, 7:35.8
4. Smith, 7:39.0
5. Holy Cross, 7:53.7
6. Vermont, 8:10.6
Third Varsity 8 (Heat)
1. Williams, 7:13.8
2. ITHACA, 7:24.6
3. Wellesley, 7:28.9
4. Mount Holyoke, 7:39.3
Third Varsity 8 (Grand Final)
1. Williams, 7:06.6
2. Williams, 7:26.5
3. Holy Cross, 7:29.4
4. ITHACA, 7:41.5
5. Tufts, 7:46.3
6. Wellesley, 7:51.7
Novice 8 (Heat)
1. ITHACA, 7:13.0
2. Wellesley, 7:13.1
3. Holy Cross, 7:17.9
4. William Smith, 7:23.7
5. Coast Guard, 7:32.1
6. Vermont, 7:46.5
Novice 8 (Grand Final)
1. Simmons, 7:38.0
2. Wellesley, 7:42.1
3. ITHACA, 7:47.6
4. Holy Cross, 7:51.4
5. Smith, 7:53.4
6. Mount Holyoke, 8:00.3
