PRINCETON, N.J. -The Mercyhurst rowing teams traveled to New Jersey Sunday to compete in the Princeton Chase. The Lakers raced in seven different events throughout the day, these included the Heavy Men's 8+, the Lightweight 8+, the Women's 8+, the Men's 4-, the Men's 4+, the Men's 1x and the Women's 4+.
 
The first boat to compete was the Heavy Men's 8. The boat, who came in with a time of 14:04.982, was comprised of coxswain Madie Taylor and rowers Brayden Pinkham, Isaac Feldmann, Oliver Stover, Benjamin Kennedy, Liam Wise, Cole Bardeschewski, Anthony DePinto, and Juan Pablo Gonzalez.
 
The second event was the Men's Lightweight 8+ where the Lakers came in with a time of 13:33.393. The boat, coxed by Dylan McLean, included Marko Dojcinovic, James Garoh, Ralph Kasow IV, Ivan Katic, Bogdan Protic, Mateja Jelisavic, Ilias Petalidis, and Fintan Moore.
 
Next up was the Women's Open 8+ that raced at 10:00 a.m. Coxswain Ava Duarte led the Laker crew that included Thea Felsner, Tabea Wieland, Charlotte Paschke, Katie Kontrick, Maryclare Parker-Stark, Nayila Harris, Hilde Wadlington, and Cecilia Linkel. They finished with a time of 16:34.652.
 
Luka Loncar, Shane Kelly, Patrick DeAngelis, and Levi Mathieson competed in the Men's 4-. They came in fourth place with a time of 16:18.322.
 
Two crews competed in the Men's 4+ at 12:35 p.m. Crew "A" was made up of McLean, Dojcinovic, Petalidis, Katic, and Protic. They finished 17^th out of 35 with a time of 15:43.960. Crew "B" was coxed by Taylor and made up of Garoh, Pinkham, Jelisavic, and Moore. They finished in 16:28.514.
 
Kasow IV raced in the Men's 1x for the second weekend in a row, coming in second with a time of 17:55.929.
 
The last crew to compete was the Women's 4+. The crew, who finished in 20:32.323, included coxswain Duarte, Amelia Stone, Meredith Fastinger, Jordane Hynes, and Ella Luther.
 
The Princeton Chase marked the last regatta of the fall season for the Lakers.