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Margaret Devendorf

Second Varsity Eight Claims Top Prize At Dad Vail

The Second Varsity Eight boat of coxswain Margaret Devendorf (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Jessica Hughes (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Morgan Witte (Baldwinsville, NY/C.W. Baker), Kristen Lane (Buffalo, NY/Hutch Tech), Nicole Cyr (Groton, NY/Dryden), Maggie Fairgrieve (Fort Erie, Ont./Lakeshore Catholic), Amanda Mackeigan (Brockville, Ont./Brockville C.I.), Jackie Stone (Syracuse, NY/Nottingham), and Amy Eggleston (Ripley, NY/Ripley) never looked back at the annual regatta, as they placed first in both the quarterfinal and semifinal heats to take the gold medal in a time of 6:43.58. On the season, the Second Varsity Eight boat claimed an overall record of 50-8, including winning gold medals at both the Knecht Cup and Dad Vail Regatta.

Varsity Eight Earns Bronze Medal In Final Event

In the final event of the regatta, the Varsity Eight boat, consisting of 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) captured its best finish by taking third out of 39 crews. After placing 22nd one season ago, the eight boat finished in a time of 6:42.14 after having led the first 1,500 meters of the race before finishing behind St. Joseph’s and UMass. The Varsity Eight boat sustained a 73-8 overall mark on the year and claimed the Harvey Cup title for the first time in the cup’s four-year existence.

Lightweight Four Comes Up Sixth In Finals

The final UB boat to qualify to the finals was the Lightweight Four boat of coxswain Kaitlin Buchheit (Amherst, NY/Amherst), Katie Barnum (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendohowa), Emily Clark (North Collins, NY/Lake Shore), Beth Gaworecki (Baldwinsville, NY/C.W. Baker), and Jennifer DeLone (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta), who came up with a sixth-place finish in the finals. Their time of 7:51.40 was 20 seconds short of top-seeded Villanova, who finished in 7:32.07.

Varsity Four Strives For Finals, Finish 15th

Coxswain Kaitlyn Porreca (Pendleton, NY/Starpoint), Chandra Hazey (Riverview, NY/Riverview), Joanne Olsen (Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna), Amanda Grates (Fredonia, NY/Fredonia), and Karen Corey (Kingston, NY/Kingston) made a push for a coveted spot in the final heat of the Varsity Four race, but fell short despite finishing second in the first heat of the event. The Bulls finished fourth in the semifinals in a time of 7:36.41.

Novice Four Places Seventh of 38

38 total crews participated in the Novice Four event, including the UB boat of coxswain Adriane Wotawa-Bergen (Ithaca, NY/Ithaca), Heidi Kenefick (Sauquoit, NY/Sauquoit), Maren Greene (Ann Arbor, MI/Ann Arbor Community), Thandiwe Price (Springfield Gardens, NY/Frank Sinatra), and Diane Passenant (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY/Sachem North). The four boat made it to the semifinals, finishing third in a time of 7:51.14.

Varsity Eight boat - 73-8 (Notable losses: Louisville, UMass (3x), Notable wins: Rhode Island, St. Joseph’s. Tulsa)

2nd Varsity Eight boat - 50-8