Duquesne University
Head of the Occoquan
11/3/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Rowing
FAIRFAX - The Duquesne rowing team competed in the Head of the Occoquan Regatta in Fairfax, Va. this weekend. The Dukes had three Collegiate 8+ boats finish ninth, 11th and 19 in a field of 23. The Collegiate 4+ boats had finishes of fifth, 18th, 13th and 14th in a race of 26 boats. The Novice 4+ placed 14th of 29.
The afternoon began with the Collegiate 8+ boat of Kristy Pietrone (cox), Chelsea Breitenbach, Kelly Beck, Kristina Powell, Taylor Shannon, Margaret Brophy, Sara Colley, Joanna Rodriguez and Mary Deet had a strong top 10 finish completing the course in 17:55.8. The boat consisting of Laura Cherchuck (cox), Brittany Leasure, Hannah Davis, Miriam Bovich, Dee Welch, Aly Enslen, Katherine Gorcyca, Katie Hodnik and Maggie Holtz was only 14 second behind 10th place Delaware with a time 18:32.3 and 11th place. Finishing in 19th place was the boat of Shannon Corbey (cox), Cassandra Martin, Jessie Modrall, Andrea Komanecky, Nia Lafferty, Anna Nemmer, Dana Biggs, Katie Arias and Theresa Albertson who finished in 19:38.2.
The 10th race of the regatta was the women's Collegiate 4+. Laura Cherchuck (cox), Brittany Leasure, Beck, Maureen Barlow and Deet finished in fifth place, crossing in 19:34.3, just 41 seconds behind first place George Washington. Less than seven seconds separated the 13th place boat (20:51.8) of Corbey (cox), Martin, Modrall, Andrea Komanecky and Biggs) and 14th place boat (20:58.0) of Kolby Clendenen (cox), Bovich, Welch, Hodnik and Brittney DelPizzo. Finishing in 18th place (21:13.8) was the boat of Desirae Smith, Breitenbach, Shannon, Brophy and Colley.
The Novice 4+ of Kristy Pietrone (cox), Aly Enslen, Cara Mellits, Maria Scinico, Ali Yorke, Liz Getty, Brittany Scarpiniti, Kristine Fafinski and Jessica Fafalios finished 14th of 29 boats with a time of 20.27.6.
The novice team will finish out the Fall season Nov. 8 in the annual Car-Du-Pitt.
