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UB Rowing Takes Second At ECAC Metro Championships

Sheralyn Briggs

On the afternoon, Buffalo fell short of UMass, who prevailed in the field of 13 schools with a combined score of 70. Rounding up the top five were the Rhode Island in third with 53 points, Boston College in fourth with 52, and Colgate in fifth with 49.

Margaret Devendorf

The Bulls began the day on a solid note, after the Second Varsity Eight crew had the second-best time of 6:59.067 in the Heat One race. However, the crew of coxswain Margaret Devendorf (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Chandra Hazey (Riverview, MI/Riverview), Jessica Hughes (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Alexis Grates (Fredonia, NY/Fredonia), Nicole Cyr (Groton, NY/Dryden), Maren Greene (Ann Arbor, MI/Ann Arbor Community), Karen Corey (Kingston, NY/Kingston), Jackie Stone (Syracuse, NY/Nottingham), and Maggie Fairgrieve (Fort Erie, Ont./Lakeshore Catholic), who were picked to finish first according to the ECAC/METRO Coaches Poll, managed only a time of 7:23.394 and a fifth-place finish in the Grand Final.

Adriane Wotawa-Bergen

The Varsity Four boat of coxswain Adriane Wotawa-Bergen (Ithaca, NY/Ithaca), Morgan Witte (Baldwinsville, NY/C.W. Baker), Amy Eggleston (Ripley, NY/Ripley), Kristen Lane (Buffalo, NY/Hutch Tech), and Amanda Mackeigan (Brockville, Ont./Brockville C.I.), who were picked to finish fourth coming into the race, surmounted expectations to place first and score 12 points for the Bulls. The foursome, representing the top four rowers of the UB Novice Eight boat, had the best time of 7:34.946 in their respective heat before winning the Grand Final in 8:00.227, 11 seconds better than runnerup Marist.

Kaitlin Buchheit

In the only Lightweight Eight race of the afternoon, the Bulls, who came into Saturday's race ranked 12th in the nation according to the USRowing Collegiate Poll, claimed a third-place finish with a time of 7:34.478. The Lightweight Eight boat consisted of coxswain Kaitlin Buchheit (Amherst, NY/Amherst), Katie Barnum (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa), Emily Clark (North Collins, NY/Lake Shore), Stevie Feig (Long Beach, NY/Long Beach), Beth Gaworecki (Baldwinsville, NY/C.W. Baker), Diane Minardo (Webster, NY/Webster), Jennifer DeLone (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta), Lauryn Brown (Guilderland, NY/Guilderland), and Jessica Buchheit (Amherst, NY/Amherst).

Coxswain Sheralyn Briggs (St. Catharines, Ont./West Park), Lauren Sexton (Niagara Falls, NY/St. Paul), Melina DiCosimo (Niagara Falls, Ont./St. Paul), Natalie Pugliese (Niagara Falls, Ont./St. Paul), Bridget Yannes (Edgewater Park, NJ/Holy Cross), Corinne Blum (Pittsford, NY/Pittsford Sutherland), Amanda Garbacz (St. Catharines, Ont./Dennis Morris), Paige Baritot (Orchard Park, NY/Buffalo Seminary), and Emilee Norris (Cheektowaga, NY/Cheektowaga) became the first UB Varsity Eight boat to medal at the coveted ECAC Metro Championships after taking third place in a time of 7:13.932. The Bulls were picked to finish fifth in the ECAC/METRO Coaches Poll, but finished ahead of favored Villanova, St. Joseph's, and Colgate to score 30 points and push UB into second-place in the final point results.

Rudy Wieler

"I am so very proud of all the teams," head coach Rudy Wieler said. "I am very proud that the teams performed so well. They worked very hard and are well-deserving of such tremendous finishes. The Varsity Eight's third-place finish and the Varsity Four's top-place finish were equally some of the best performances of the year, while I am looking forward to the overall advancement of the Lightweight Eight, who capped off a great finish Saturday and look to climb up the USRowing Collegiate Lightweight Women's Varsity Eight Poll."

The Bulls will compete next at the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia on May 12-13 and will have five entries, including the Varsity Eight, the Second Varsity Eight, the Varsity Four, the Novice Four, and the Lightweight Eight.

ECAC METRO CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Team Trophy Results
UMass 70
Buffalo 58
Rhode Island 53
Boston College 52
Colgate 49
Villanova 33
New Hampshire 29
St. Joseph's 27
Temple 25
Delaware 23
Marist 23
Fordham 14
Holy Cross 4

Second Varsity Eight Heat One
1. Boston College 6:56.206
2. Buffalo 6:59.067

Second Varsity Eight Grand Final
1. UMass 7:13.248
5. Buffalo 7:23.394

Varsity Four Heat Two
1. Buffalo 7:34.946
2. Marist 7:45.455

Varsity Four Grand Final
1. Buffalo 8:00.227
2. Marist 8:11.428

Varsity Eight Heat One
1. Buffalo 6:42.483
2. Boston College 6:42.765

Varsity Eight Grand Final
1. UMass 7:07.055
3. Buffalo 7:13.932

Lightweight Eight Grand Final
1. Rhode Island 7:14.442
3. Buffalo 7:34.478