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Women's Rowing

Rowing Races in Head of the Fish

Oct. 29, 2008

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. - The Duquesne rowing team participated in the Head of the Fish this past weekend.

The varsity four team of Shannon Corbey (cox), Casey Martin, Jess Modrall, Andrea Komanecky, and Dana Biggs began the day by placing 17th of 27 crews crossing with a time of 15:07.61.

The varsity eight line-up of Kristy Pietrone (cox) Chelsea Breitenbach, Sara Colley, Kristina Powell, Taylor Shannon, Margaret Brophy, Mary Deet, Joanna Rodriguez, and Kelly Beck finished in seventh place in a field on 18 crews with a time of 13 minutes flat. The V8 was just 23 second behind Atlantic 10 Conference rival Massachusetts who finished in 12:37.

The JV eight (Laura Cherchuck (cox), Brittany Leasure, Hannah Davis, Miriam Bovich, Dee Welch, Aly Enslen, Katherine Gorcyca, Katie Hodnik, and Maggie Holtz) also raced and placed seventh in a field of 14 crews. Their strong showing of a time of 13:34 was just 30 seconds behind third place UMass.

The Dukes will be taking to the waters in Farifax, Va. For the Head of the Occoquan on Nov. 1.

Varsity 8 results
1. Williams College - Boat A: 12:19:45
2. William Smith College - 12:35:23
3. Massachusetts: 12:37:70
4. Vermont: 12:42:58
5. St. Lawrence:12:57:40
6. Tufts: 12:58:31
7. Duquesne: 13:00:00
8. Colgate: 13:04:43
9. Marist: 13:14:00
10. Hiawatha Island Boat Club: 13:18:44
11. Trinity:13:35:24
12. Albany:13:44:51
13. Sacred Heart:13:51:60
14. Franklin and Marshall: 14:03:01
15. Cazenovia: 14:34:94
16. Rensselaer: 15:00:45
17. SUNY Geneseo: did not finish

Varsity 4 Results
1. Williams - Boat B: 13:23:49
2. Colgate - Boat A: 13:48:83
3. Williams - Boat B: 13:51:39
4. Marist Crew- Boat B: 13:53:99
5. Massachusetts - Boat A: 14:01:99
6. Rochester Institute of Technology Crew- Boat A: 14:02:65
7. Williams - Boat C: 14:05:58
8. SUNY Geneseo- Boat A: 14:20:02
9. Tufts - Boat A : 14:23:06
10. Marist - Boat A: 14:25:47
11. Colgate - Boat B: 14:30:74
12. Middlebury - Boat A: 14:37:01
13. Sacred Heart - Boat A: 14:47:42
14. Hiawatha Island Boat Club- Boat A: 14:49:67
15. Amherst College Rowing Association- Boat A: 14:56:95
16. Marist - Boat C: 15:01:31
17. Duquesne - Boat A: 15:07:61
18. Union - Boat A: 15:12:94
19. D`Youville - Boat A: 15:23:56
20. Vermont Crew- Boat A: 15:32:56
21. New York Maritime College Crew- Boat A: 15:54:18
22. William Smith Crew- Boat A: 15:56:00
23. Franklin and Marshall Crew- Boat A: 16:05:08
24. Roger Williams - Boat A: 16:10:27
25. New York Maritime Crew- Boat B: 16:13:44
26. Amherst College Rowing Association- Boat B: 16:40:18
27. Sarah Lawrence - Boat A: 17:32:89

Women's JV 8+
1. SUNY Buffalo: 12:41:94
2. Williams: 12:45:74
3. Massachusetts: 13:03:96
4. William Smith: 13:14:42
5. Marist: 13:15.30
6. Trinity - Boat B: 13:17.05
7. Duquesne: 13:33:59
8. Trinity Boat A: 13:35:22
9. St. Lawrence: 13:37:83
10. Tufts: 13:50:88
11. Trinity - Boat C: 13:56:65
12. Hiawatha Island Boat Club: 14:28:32
13. Albany: 15:59:39
14. Dawson: 16:08:19

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Players Mentioned

Kelly Beck

Kelly Beck

5' 7"
Junior
Shannon Corbey

Shannon Corbey

5' 2"
Senior
Maggie Holtz

Maggie Holtz

5' 4"
Sophomore
Brittany Leasure

Brittany Leasure

5' 4"
Sophomore
Kristy Pietrone

Kristy Pietrone

5' 2"
Freshman
Joanna Rodriguez

Joanna Rodriguez

5' 5"
Sophomore
Taylor Shannon

Taylor Shannon

5' 9"
Sophomore
Chelsea Breitenbach

Chelsea Breitenbach

5' 5"
Freshman
Margaret Brophy

Margaret Brophy

5' 10"
Freshman
Laura Cherchuck

Laura Cherchuck

5' 1"
Junior
Hannah Davis

Hannah Davis

5' 8"
Sophomore
Mary Deet

Mary Deet

5' 8"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kelly Beck

Kelly Beck

5' 7"
Junior
Shannon Corbey

Shannon Corbey

5' 2"
Senior
Maggie Holtz

Maggie Holtz

5' 4"
Sophomore
Brittany Leasure

Brittany Leasure

5' 4"
Sophomore
Kristy Pietrone

Kristy Pietrone

5' 2"
Freshman
Joanna Rodriguez

Joanna Rodriguez

5' 5"
Sophomore
Taylor Shannon

Taylor Shannon

5' 9"
Sophomore
Chelsea Breitenbach

Chelsea Breitenbach

5' 5"
Freshman
Margaret Brophy

Margaret Brophy

5' 10"
Freshman
Laura Cherchuck

Laura Cherchuck

5' 1"
Junior
Hannah Davis

Hannah Davis

5' 8"
Sophomore
Mary Deet

Mary Deet

5' 8"
Sophomore

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