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UB Rowing Takes Two First-Place Titles At Head Of The Ohio

Morgan Witte

The Freshman Novice four boats finished first and second out of nine boats. The Buffalo A boat, consisting of coxswain Leah Allen (Vestal, NY/Vestal), Stephanie Papaj (Kenmore, NY/Nardin), Kelsey Tretter (Rochester, NY/Brighton), Francisca Nwoke (Rosedale, NY/Hillcrest), and Cathleen Streicher (West Seneca, NY/Sacred Heart), finished in a time of 15:21.4140.

The Novice Eight boats managed to pull away from Penn State for a victory in the event with a time of 14:44.1860. The winning UB boat consisted of coxswain Lisa Rossi (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda), Amanda Schroeder (Charlton, NY/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake), Emily Garvey (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Cathleen Streicher, Gabriella Marotta, Alana Sharpe (St. Catharines, Ontario/Governor Simcoe SS), Kristen Nestler, Lauren Schifferle, and Rachael Kohrn.

Entering two lightweight boats, UB came away with fourth and sixth-place finishes out of seven boats on Saturday, completing the race in times of 14:36.0280 and 15:00.3530, respectively. The University at Pittsburgh finished first with a time of 13:58.9290.

In the Open Four race, the Buffalo A squad of coxswain Margaret Devendorf (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Morgan Witte (Baldwinsville, NY/C.W. Baker), Amanda Garbacz (St. Catharines, Ontario/Dennis Morris), Amanda Mackeigan (Brockville, Ontario/Brockville C.I.), and Kristen Lane (Buffalo, NY/Hutch Tech) placed third in 15:05.5810, while the Buffalo B squad placed fifth in a time of 15:27.1250.

The Bulls next send the Varsity boats to Rochester, NY for the Head of the Genesee on Sunday.