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UB Rowing Weekly Release

Showdown At Shamokin

The University at Buffalo rowing squad traveled to Lewisburg, PA Saturday to take on two Patriot League opponents, Bucknell and Colgate, in tri-meet action. The three teams competed against each other a year ago, where Buffalo came out on top in each of the five races competed in. This time around faired differently, as Bucknell stormed the rivers of the Shamokin Dam and emerged victorious in four of five races. A moderate to heavy rain accompanied by a strong head current highlighted the type of day Buffalo experienced.

Sheralyn Briggs

Varsity 8+

One week after obtaining UB’s first Harvey Cup win, coxswain Sheralyn Briggs (St. Catharines, Ont./West Park), Lauren Sexton (Niagara Falls, NY/St Paul), Melina DiCosimo (Niagara Falls, Ont./St. Paul), Corinne Blum (Pittsford, NY/Pittsford Sutherland), Bridget Yannes (Edgewater Park, NJ/Holy Cross), Paige Baritot (Orchard Park, NY/Buffalo Seminary), Amanda Garbacz (St. Catharines, Ont./Dennis Morris), Natalie Pugliese (Niagara Falls, Ont./St. Paul), and Emilee Norris (Cheektowaga, NY/Cheektowaga) crossed the finish line second to Colgate in the day’s final race with a time of 8:36.31.

Margaret Devendorf

2nd Varsity 8+

Buffalo featured a 2nd Varsity 8 and a Lightweight boat in the day’s third event. Unfortunately, two were not enough to obtain a first or second-place finish, as both UB boat placed third and fourth, respectively. The 2V crew of coxswain Margaret Devendorf (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Chandra Hazey (Riverview, MI/Riverview), Jessica Hughes (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Morgan Witte (Baldwinsville, NY/C.W. Baker), Amanda Mackeigan (Brockville, NY/Brockville), Kristen Lane (Buffalo, NY/Hutch Tech), Nicole Cyr (Groton, NY/Dryden), Alexis Grates (Fredonia, NY/Fredonia), and Karen Corey (Kingston, NY/Kingston) finished third with a time of 8:59.49, while the lightweight boats, consisting of coxswain Kaitlin Buchheit (Amherst, NY/Amherst), Katie Barnum (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa), Emily Clark (North Collins, NY/Lake Shore), Beth Gaworecki (Baldwinsville, NY/C.W. Baker), Jennifer Delone (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta), Diana Minardo (Webster, NY/Webster), Sarah Billiar (Ramstein, Germany, Ramstein American), Sarah McCann (Fayetteville, NY/Fayetteville-Manlius), and Jessica Buchheit (Amherst, NY/Amherst), placed fourth in 9:40.51.

Adriane Wotawa-Bergen

Varsity 4+ & 2nd Varsity 4+

The Varsity 4+ and 2nd Varsity 4+ recorded second-place times in their respective events. Coxswain Adriane Wotawa-Bergen (Ithaca, NY/Ithaca), Amy Eggleston (Ripley, NY/ Ripley), Maren Greene (Ann Arbor, MI/Ann Arbor Community), Heidi Kenefick (Sauquoit, NY/Sauquoit), and Diane Passenant (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY/Sachem North) placed in a time of 10:23.80 in the Varsity 4+, while coxswain Katie Jones (Clarence, NY/Clarence), Jackie Stone (Syracuse, NY/Nottingham), Bonnie McVicker (Syracuse, NY/C.W. Baker), Joanne Olsen (Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna), and Maggie Fairgrieve (Fort Erie, Ont./Lakeshore Catholic) stitched together a close finish in a time of 10:19.93.

Frosh/Novice 8+

Coxswain Maria Tripi, Stevie Feig (Long Beach, NY/Long Beach), Caroline Shillitoe (Fayetteville, NY/Fayetteville-Manlius), Mackenzie Brown (Tinton Falls, NJ/Academy of Allied Health), Thandiwe Price (Springfield Gardens, NY/Frank Sinatra), Samantha Smith, Sabrina Miller (Buffalo, NY/Sacred Heart), Emma Brower, and Lauryn Brown (Guilderland, NY/Guilderland) placed in the bottom of 3 with a time of 9:49.89.

Up Next

The squad travels to Worchester, MA to take on many of the country’s top crews in the Metro Championships May 7.