WASHINGTON – Georgetown University women's rowing opened its fall season on Sunday, Oct. 11, with the openweight squad racing at the Navy Day Regatta in Philadelphia and the lightweights competing at the Occoquan Chase in Fairfax Station, Virginia. The Hoyas put crews on the podium in two openweight events, and the Second Varsity Eight and Third Varsity Eight each finished within seconds of a top-two spot.

In Philadelphia's Collegiate 8+ event, the Second Varsity Eight was the top Georgetown crew, taking fourth in a 19-boat field with a time of 14:11.75. They were 25.98 seconds behind winner Penn and less than three seconds off Temple for third. The First Varsity Eight placed ninth in 14:36.16. The Third Varsity Eight raced in the Collegiate JV 8+ and finished third of six in 15:07.06, just 5.79 seconds behind winner Drexel (15:01.27) and 5.25 seconds behind Temple (15:01.81).

In the Collegiate 4+ event, the Second Varsity Four placed third of 22 boats in 15:11.32, behind two Penn crews. The First Varsity Four finished eighth in 15:56.84, and the Third Varsity Four took 18th in 17:21.47.

Navy Day Regatta Results: 

Women's Collegiate 1V8+ (4000m)
 Lilly Bartilucci (Cox), Abby Camp, Rebecca Estevao, Addie Williams-Ness, Marve Farley, Noelle Winegar, Ainsley Muldoon, Maddy Sweet, Caden Collins

• 4th of 19 (14:36.16)

Women's Collegiate 2V8+
 Phoebe Opler (Cox), Sara Wasserman, Bita Roham, Kat Lord-Krause, Sophia Dranchak, Sophie Roman, Charlotte Trayes, Nora Unger, Olivia Kurinsky

• 9th of 19 (14:11.75)

Women's Collegiate 3V8+
 Zaara Mehra (Cox), Genevieve McKay, Carmen Torrecilla, Sophia Grossman, Caroline Maloney, Abbey Murray, Grace Boyle, Macy Zelenovic, Kristen Lee

• 3rd of 6 (15:07.06)

Women's Collegiate 1V4+
 Emilie Andrews (Cox), Sara Wasserman, Bita Roham, Sophia Dranchack, Sophie Roman

• 8th of 22 (15:56.84)

Women's Collegiate 2V4+
 Ava Barlie (Cox), Maddy Sweet, Maeve Farley, Addie Williams-Ness, Ainsley Muldoon

• 3rd of 22 (15:11.32)

Women's Collegiate 3V4+
 Angelina Kou (Cox), Maggie Gallagher, Georgia Cooper, Charlotte Thies, Lucy Griffin

• 18th of 22 (17:21.47)

Occoquan Chase Results: 

Women's Open 8+ – Varsity 8+ A
Bryn Lantz-Goldstein (Cox), Gabi DeLeo, Isabel Ramirez-Knott, Caroline Sewell, Alice Padula, Eliza Cohen, Elenora Fasoli, Cara Appleberry, Jane Bannon

• 1st of 9 (17:28.21)

Women's Open 8+ – Varsity 8+ B
Willow Stone (Cox), Ines Hammoud-Bahl, Piper Konz, Grace Martin, Lillian Sells, Alessandra Hintz, Rosemary Newman, Austin Forrester, Kaitlyn Droscoski

• 2nd of 9 (18:16.78)

Women's Open 4+ – Varsity 4+
Emma Sanders (Cox), Isabella Montresoro, Bella Pulciani, Elizabeth Velander, Kaitlyn Droscoski

• 2nd of 9 (21:05.27)

Up Next

After a strong start in Philadelphia and Fairfax Station, both squads travel to Boston for the Head of the Charles Regatta on Oct. 17-18.