GENEVA, NY – The Mercyhurst rowing team will return to the water on Saturday, October 24, to compete in the Challenge on the Canal, hosted by Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
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Laker Outlook
The women's team is coming off a strong performance at the Yinzer Cup last weekend in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Lakers placed fourth of nine boats in the women's 8+ race. Mercyhurst also entered two boats in the women's 4+ competition, earning second and eighth place finishes.
The men's team last competed in the Head of the Ohio Regatta on October 3 in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Lakers secured a third-place finish in the men's 8+ race while placing sixth and ninth out of 23 boats in the men's 4+ competition.
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Saturday's Races
The women's team will enter two boats in the women's 4+ race at 10 a.m. The men's team will also compete in the men's 4+ race, entering three boats.
Marcus Santoro will represent the Lakers in the men's 1x, while
Hudson McCaffery and
Nowa Kikonyogo will compete in the 2x. Mercyhurst will also enter two boats in the men's 2- event.
Cole Bardeschewski and
Liam Wise will make up Crew A and
Oliver Stover and
Brayden Pinkham will make up Crew B.
The women's 8 crew will compete at 12 p.m. and feature
Eva Louisa Eschbach,
Charlotte Paschke,
Ava Spagnolli,
Natalie McCabe,
Juliet Woodman,
Nayila Harris,
Jordane Hynes,
Amelia Stone, with
Madie Taylor serving as coxswain.
In the men's lightweight 8,
Dylan MacLean will serve as coxswain for a crew including
Mateja Jelisavic,
Maverick Hoyt,
Bogdan Protic,
Marko Dojcinovic,
Jovan Saric,
Henry Church, Ralph Kasow, and
James Garoh. The men's 8 crew will feature
Oliver Stover,
Brayden Pinkham,
Liam Wise,
Cole Bardeschewski,
Marcus Santoro,
Hudson McCaffery, Liam Cox,
Nowa Kikonyogo, and coxswain
August Schwartz Wallace.
The Lakers will look to build on their recent performances as they take to the water at the Miltenberger and Bennett-Hooper Rowing Center.
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Up Next
The men's and women's rowing teams will compete in the Princeton Chase on Sunday, November 1 in Princeton, NJ. This will be their final competition of the fall season.
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