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Colgate University Athletics

2021 Team at Patriot League Championship

Women's Rowing John Painter

Fourth-Place Finish Colgate’s Best in 10 Years

Raiders Improve in Every Final from Morning Heats

Patriot League Release
Full Race Results

CHERRY HILL, N.J. –
Colgate put together its best racing of the season Friday afternoon and posted a fourth-place team finish at the 2021 Patriot League Rowing Championship.
 
This marks Colgate's best team result since the 2011 Raiders finished third in Worcester, Massachusetts.
 
Colgate improved its times from the morning heats to the afternoon finals in all three races, with a highlight being a fourth-place final result by the Second Varsity 8+ that was more than 13 seconds better in the second race. The Varsity 8+ and Varsity 4+ both finished fifth in their respective afternoon finals.

Patriot League Championship
 
Navy won its sixth consecutive Patriot League title, sweeping all three heats and all three finals to outdistance second-place Bucknell and third-place Boston University.

From the Source
Colgate head coach Jessica Deitrick (On Friday's races) "I am incredibly proud of this team. The women have been putting in the time and effort, and it was great to see it pay off today. We want more, so now it's back to training and preparing for next year. Thank you to all who made it possible for us to compete today."
 
2021 Final Standings
Navy       54
Bucknell   47 
Boston U.  43 
COLGATE    32 
Holy Cross 28
Lehigh     26
Loyola     19

Varsity 8+

 
Women's Varsity 8+
Crew: 1 Katherine Larsen, 2 Jill Burke, 3 Victoria Pino, 4 Genna Lamphier, 5 Katherine French, 6 Mikayla Fassler, 7 Edi Dukesherer, 8 Carla Perdomo Silva.
Cox: Isabel Gephart.
Heat Result: The Raiders finished third with a time of 7:22.926. Navy won the heat in 6:49.334.
Final Result: Colgate posted a fifth-place result in 7:14.516, outpacing Holy Cross and Loyola. Navy also won this race with a time of 6:34.638.

Varsity 4+ at Patriot League Championship
 
Women's Varsity 4+
Crew: 1 Sarah Wallingford, 2 Gia D'Erasmo, 3 Ellinore Ament, 4 Ella Siegenthaler.
Cox: Julia McQueen.
Heat Result: Colgate was third in this heat, posting a time of 8:44.603. Navy took honors in 7:50.149.
Final Result: Colgate placed fifth with a time of 8:42.400, outpacing sixth-place Loyola. Navy won the fours with a time of 7:40.074.

Varsity 4+ at Patriot League Championship
 
Women's Second Varsity 8+
Crew: 1 Mariana Pennybacker, 2 Rikki Borkowski, 3 Anna Cook, 4 Eileen McCleary, 5 Jessica Kaplan, 6 Deanna Michaels, 7 Caroline Michaud, 8 Abigail Lewis.
Cox: Anna Duerr.
Heat Result: The Raiders crossed in third place with a time of 7:39.554. Navy claimed this heat with a winning time of 7:10.966.
Final Result: Colgate posted a fourth-place finish in 7:26.157. Navy earned top honors in 7:07.199.
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Rikki Borkowski

Rikki Borkowski

5' 5"
Senior
Jill Burke

Jill Burke

5' 8"
Senior
Gia D

Gia D'Erasmo

5' 4"
Sophomore
Anna Duerr

Anna Duerr

5' 1"
Junior
Edi Dukesherer

Edi Dukesherer

5' 6"
Sophomore
Mikayla  Fassler

Mikayla Fassler

5' 4"
Senior
Katherine French

Katherine French

5' 9"
Sophomore
Isabel Gephart

Isabel Gephart

5' 5"
Junior
Jessica  Kaplan

Jessica Kaplan

5' 5"
Junior
Katherine  Larsen

Katherine Larsen

5' 8"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Rikki Borkowski

Rikki Borkowski

5' 5"
Senior
Jill Burke

Jill Burke

5' 8"
Senior
Gia D

Gia D'Erasmo

5' 4"
Sophomore
Anna Duerr

Anna Duerr

5' 1"
Junior
Edi Dukesherer

Edi Dukesherer

5' 6"
Sophomore
Mikayla  Fassler

Mikayla Fassler

5' 4"
Senior
Katherine French

Katherine French

5' 9"
Sophomore
Isabel Gephart

Isabel Gephart

5' 5"
Junior
Jessica  Kaplan

Jessica Kaplan

5' 5"
Junior
Katherine  Larsen

Katherine Larsen

5' 8"
Senior