Bulls Claim One First Place Finish At Syracuse Invitational

UB’s Varsity Four boat won in the V4 B Race

Bridgete Yannes

SYRACUSE, NY - The University at Buffalo rowing team traveled to Syracuse on Saturday afternoon for the Syracuse Invitational, picking up a first place finish and two second place finishes on the day.

In the Varsity Four B race, UB’s Varsity four “C” boat claimed first place in 20:03. The boat, which had coxswain Alison Sheehan (St. Catharines, Ontario/Denis Morris Catholic), Lindsay DiCosimo (Niagara Falls, Ontario/St. Paul), Bridget Yannes (Edgewater Park, NJ/Holy Cross), Alana Sharpe (St. Catharines/Governor Simcoe) and Francisca Nwoke (Rosedale, NY/Hillcrest) defeated boats from Cornell and Syracuse. In fact, the Bulls finished more than 23 seconds ahead of the next closest boat. Buffalo also had a fifth and tenth place finish in that race.

Finishing in second place for the Bulls was their Varsity Four “A” boat, which competed in the Varsity Four A race. That boat consisted of coxswain Britt Marshall (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda), Kate Garofalo (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Cathleen Streicher (West Seneca, NY/Sacred Heart Academy), Tara Rudkoski (Merrick, NY/Calhoun) and Melina DiCosimo (Niagara Falls, Ontario/St. Paul) finished in 19:34.0, which was under three seconds behind Cornell.

Melina DiCosimo

Also coming in second was UB’s Varsity Eight boat, which finished about 35 seconds behind Syracuse. UB’s boat, which consisted of Marshall, Garofalo, Streicher, Rudkoski, Melina DiCosimo, Lauren Sexton (Niagara Falls, Ontario/St. Paul), Sasha Bailey (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park), Brittany Ronald (St. Catharines, Ontario/Sir Winston Churchill) and Morgan Witte (Baldwinsville, NY/C.W. Baker), defeated Syracuse’s “B” boat as well as boats from UConn, Rochester and Marist.

The Bulls wrap up their fall season on Nov. 22 at the Foot of the Charles Regatta in Boston, MA.