Saratoga Springs, NY – The Vassar College Women's Rowing team had a strong start to the spring season at Skidmore on Saturday. The Varsity 4 boat and the Novice 8 crew came away with victories for the Brewers.
The day started with 5 mph winds that increased during the day with moderate chop during the 1V and 2V races. Significant chop continued for the 3V race that had to be shorted to 1,500 due to breakage restart.
Vassar's varsity 4 boat of
Posey Whidden (Portland, ME),
Madeleine Stewart (Greenville, NY),
Tessa Locke (Lancaster, PA),
Sonya Inkelas (Charlottesville, VA) and coxswain
Sofia DeRose (Hoboken, NJ) topped the field in a time of 8:12, beating second place Skidmore by 29 seconds.
The Novice 8 entry of
Lyndon Briggs (Lexington, NC),
Zoe Shelley (Standardsville, VA),
Aislin Nowak (Syracuse, NY),
Emily Schatz (San Diego, CA),
Naya Taylor (San Francisco, CA),
Lily Littrell (Milwaukee, WI),
Ava Zumpano (Towson, MD),
Greta Frerichs (Fredonia, NY) and coxswain
Celeste Hall (Brooklyn, NY) won in a time of 5:50, beating RIT in second by 17 seconds.
Vassar's Varsity 8 boat also had a strong day with the unit of
Bridgette Nally (Chapel Hill, NC),
Isabella Zumbolo (North Oaks, MN),
Naomi Meyers (Hamilton, NC),
Sitota Blomquist (River Forest, IL),
Rena Badami (Ojai, CA),
Grace Huber (Stamford, CT),
Kathleen Brawley (Seattle, WA),
Dorien Laurens (Atlanta, GA) and coxswain
Taylor Frazier (Roanoke, VA) rowing to a third-place finish in a time of 7:11.
The Brewers will continue the 2025 spring season on April 12 at Union.
