Two Crews Earn Medals at Eastern Sprints

Sunday, April 30

Worcester, Mass.

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Eastern Sprints

May 02, 2017 | Rowing

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Second Varsity Four takes bronze and Fourth Varsity Eight earns gold.

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College rowing raced in six events at Eastern Sprints in Worcester, Mass., on Sunday April 30th, to cap off the regular season.

On Sunday, BC's Second Varsity Four and Fourth Varsity Eight earned medals against the 13 teams that make up the Eastern Sprints League – Harvard-Radcliffe, Boston University, Holy Cross, Buffalo, Northeastern, MIT, Drexel, Connecticut, Columbia, Dartmouth, Rutgers and Bucknell.

In the Second Varsity Four, the Eagles posted a third place finish for bronze with a time of 8:07.8, following Columbia and Harvard-Radcliffe.

In the Fourth Varsity Eight, the crew for the Eagles cruised to a gold medal, finishing 19 seconds ahead of Connecticut.

Also earning spots in the Grand Finals Sunday were the Second Varsity Eight and the Varsity Four.

BC will be back on the water on Sunday, May 14, in the ACC Championships hosted in Clemson, S.C.

Boat Lineups:
Varsity Eight | First (Petite), Sixth Overall – 7:02.7
Coxswain: Amanda Bakke
Stroke: Elizabeth McKernan
7: Natalie Cortopassi
6: Makenzy Brown
5: Claire Mason
4: Rebecca Karjian
3: Kelsey Lally
2: Caitlin Yaccarino
Bow: Olivia Rogus

Second Varsity Eight | Fifth (Grand Finals) – 7.14.6
Coxswain: Anna Tenzinger
Stroke: Michela Karrash
7: Jessica Ferrante
6: Claire Orzel
5: Kelly Bungard
4: Amanda Jenkins
3: Kylie Kraemer
2: Grace Grunau
Bow: Jamie Bange

Varsity Four | Sixth (Grand Finals) – 8:11.4
Coxswain: Danielle Eng
Stroke: Alyssa Dunnington
3: Caroline Hunt
2: Allison May
Bow: Jacqueline McDonnell

Second Varsity Four | Bronze (Grand Finals) – 8:07.8
Coxswain: Erika Charnley
Stroke: Christy Verhoog
3: Katherine DeVlieger
2: Grace Brzozowski
Bow: Haley Bower

Third Varsity Eight | First (Petite), Seventh Overall – 7:40.9
Coxswain: Lauren Michelson
Stroke: Meaghan McDonald
7: Morgan Rann
6: Gretchen Ray
5: Megan Lydon
4: Katherine Popolo
3: Madeline Carlton
2: Laura Mazziotta
Bow: Victoria Mulkern

Fourth Varsity Eight | Gold (Grand Finals) – 7:23.4
Coxswain: Alexia Mattos
Stroke: India Jennings
7: Farrell Granath
6: Dagny Belak
5: Kaitlyn Drohan
4: Lucy Alexander
3: Lydia Antrim
2: Elizabeth McCulloh
Bow: Suzanne Schultz