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UB Rowing Weekly Release

Melina DiCosimo

Late Addition

The UB women’s rowing squad added another race to their successful fall season when it agreed to compete in the first annual Syracuse University Invitational on Nov. 5. UB was one of five teams in the waters, including Syracuse University, University of Rochester, University of Connecticut and Cornell University.

Varsity Four Floats In The Middle Of The Pack

The Varsity Fours placed third behind two Syracuse boats, which placed exactly one second of each other in times of 21:31 and 21:32, respectively. The Buffalo B boat, rowed by coxswain Sher Briggs (St. Catharines, Ontario/West Park SS), Melina DiCosimo (Niagara Falls, Ontario/St. Paul), Natalie Pugliese (Niagara Falls, Ont./St. Paul’s), Corinne Blum (Pittsford, NY/Pittsford Sutherland) and Nicki Cyr (Groton, NY/Dryden) finished within a few lengths to take third place in a time of 22:05. The two other Bulls entries claimed fifth and eighth place among a field of 11 boats.

Lauren Sexton

Novice Eight Tops In Field Of 10

Also competing at the SU Invitational was the Novice Eight that featured 10 entries. The Buffalo A boat came away with top honors in 19:58, squeaking past the Syracuse A boat, which was clocked in 20:10. The first-place boat consisted of coxswain Adriane Wotawa-Bergen (Ithaca, NY/Ithaca), Lauren Sexton (Niagara Falls, Ontario/St. Paul), Amanda Garbacz (St. Catharines, Ontario/Dennis Morris), Amanda MacKeigan (Brockville, Ontario/Brockville Collegiate Institute), Bridget Yannes (Edgewater Park, NJ/Holy Cross HS), Morgan Witte (Baldwinsville, NY/C.W. Baker), Laura Sherman (Ada, MI/Forest Hills Central), Miranda Robinson (Otego, NY/Unatego), and Amy Eggleston. The Bulls wrapped up their day with the B and C boats placing in times of 22:18 and 22:22, taking fifth and eighth place honors.

Next Race

UB concludes its fall season, and will resume play on March 18, where it will travel to Clemson, SC for the Clemson Challenge. Dual-meet competition will begin on April 15 against Eastern Michigan in the Harvey Cup, and then travel to Lewisburg, PA to face Colgate and Bucknell in dual competition.