Eagles Start Spring Schedule with Three Races

Saturday, March 24

Philadelphia, Pa.

All Day

Boston College

vs. St. Joe's, Temple

Eagles Start Spring Schedule with Three Races

March 25, 2018 | Rowing

Results vs. St. Joseph Results vs. Temple Results at Cooper Sprints

The varsity four earned two first-place finishes and one second-place

By: Athletic Communications

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College rowing team kicked off the spring racing season with a doubleheader in Philadelphia on Saturday and the Cooper Sprints in New Jersey on Sunday.

The Eagles lined up with St. Joseph on Saturday morning and won all events: varsity eight, second varsity eight, varsity four and the third varsity eight.

BC returned the Schuylkill River to race Temple on Saturday afternoon. The third varsity eight and varsity four continued their success from the morning with respective wins.

The Eagles headed to the Cooper River on Sunday to take on seven competitors: Navy, Bucknell, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Drexel, Rhode Island and West Virginia.

In the morning heats, the third varsity eight, varsity four and second varsity eight advanced to the Grand Final, while the varsity eight advanced to the Petite Final.

The varsity four recorded the best finish for BC, finishing in second place behind Drexel. The third varsity eight finished third out of six boats behind ACC-rival North Carolina and Navy. The second varsity eight finished in fifth behind Navy, Rhode Island, North Carolina and Bucknell. The varsity eight finished sixth overall, winning the Petite Final.

"For the past couple of weeks, the weather has made our on-the-water preparation challenging, so it was great to have a weekend packed full of races that the team could take a lot of strokes and focus on improvement from one race to the next," head coach Steve Fiske said. "With more experience and hard work as a team, I'm confident we can continue to make progress over the next few weeks."

Varsity Eight
Coxswain: Amanda Bakke
Stroke: Michela Karrash
7: Kelly Bungard
6: Claire Orzel
5: Natalie Cortopassi
4: Kylie Kraemer
3: Caroline Hunt
2: Elizabeth McKernan
Bow: Olivia Rogus

Second Varsity Eight
Coxswain: Danielle Eng
Stroke: Grace Brzozowski
7: Jacqueline Taeubel
6: Rachel Taeubel
5: Allison May
4: Isabella DeGregorio
3: Kelsey Lally
2: Alyssa Dunnington
Bow: Victoria Mulkern

Varsity Four
Coxswain: Shannon-Nicole LoStracco
Stroke: Jamie Bange
3: India Jennings
2: Jessica Zettlemoyer
Bow: Madeline Carlton

Third Varsity Eight (Saturday vs, St. Joseph)
Coxswain: Emily Wagner
Stroke: Kaitlyn Drohan
7: Katherine Popolo
6: Kristina Italiano
5: Jacqueline McDonnell
4: Elizabeth Johnson
3: Olivia Bernardini
2: Laura Mazziotta
Bow: Katherine Fraser

Third Varsity Eight (Saturday vs. Temple)
Coxswain: Olivia Christmann
Stroke: Kaitlyn Drohan
7: Katherine Popolo
6: Kristina Italiano
5: Jacqueline McDonnell
4: Elizabeth Johnson
3: Olivia Bernardini
2: Laura Mazziotta
Bow: Katherine Fraser

Third Varsity Eight (Sunday at Cooper Sprints)
Coxswain: Alexia Mattos
Stroke: Kaitlyn Drohan
7: Katherine Popolo
6: Kristina Italiano
5: Jacqueline McDonnell
4: Jillian Lee
3: Olivia Murphy
2: Laura Mazziotta
Bow: Morgan Smith