PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The Duquesne rowing team took part in The Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta on the Schuykill River on Friday and Saturday, with sophomore Zara Wenzinger posting a medal-winning performance in the single grand final.

The Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta is the largest collegiate regatta in the United States, with over 100 colleges and Universities from the U.S. and Canada.

Wenzinger recorded a first-place mark in her collegiate single heat with a time of 9:49.90 before earning bronze in the grand final with a mark of 7:54.06.

The Dukes' varsity eight registered a fifth-place finish in the 'B' Final with a time of 6:38.60 while the junior varsity eight placed second overall in the 'B' Final with a mark of 6:52.26.

Duquesne's novice four posted a sixth-place showing in the 'C' Final at 8:15.3 and the varsity four placed sixth in the 'D' final with a time of 9:17.03.

LINEUPS
Varsity 8: Abigail Griffith (coxswain), Kasie Sayers, Meredith O'Neil, Maggie Cunningham, Kayla Eads, Molly Miller, Emily Chadwick, Rachel Kaup, Aleiia Asmundson
Second Varsity 8: Mary Clay (coxswain), Kate Hollenbeck, Brianna McDonagh, Elizabeth Giglia, Arielle Behar, Caroline Redd, Devon Eliason, Celia Gambacorta, Julia Stoll
Varsity 4: Abigail Guenther (coxswain), Rebecca McCallin, Isabella Trovato, Lauryn Garretson, Hannah Straub 
Novice 4: Amanda Pellegrino (coxswain), Abigail Feil, Kayla Boehm, Hannah Peake, Eliza Mance
Varsity 1x: Zara Wenzinger

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Duquesne will vie for the 2019 Atlantic 10 Championship this Saturday, May 18 on the Cooper River in Pennsauken, N.J.