SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Colgate women's rowing took to the water for the Head of the Fish Regatta Saturday afternoon to finish off their fall season in commanding fashion. 

Head Coach Jessica Deitrick launched a total of nine boats throughout Saturday, taking part in six events. 

"Our varsity 4s did very well. The A boat was able to make some changes from last weekend and executed a good race plan while the B boat had a really strong finish coming in behind Syracuse's 3 fours and ahead of Cornell and Marist" said Head Coach Jessica Deitrick.

Women's Collegiate Double:
A boat (Meredith Francis, Laine Betanzos) finished third out of 18 boats, beating out strong Ithaca College's B and C boats. 

B boat (Carla Perdomo Silva, Abigail Lewis) collected sixth out of 18 boats, finishing above St.John Fisher and Gordon College Rowing's four boats. 

Women's Collegiate Frosh/Novice 4+:
(Cox- Phoebe Sisson: Sadie Regner, Flannery Cameron, Anna Kate Gwiazdowski, Grace Ciaravino) placed seventh in a competitive group of boats, beating out Marist, Amherst, and Union. 

Women's Collegiate 8+:
(Cox- Becca Hom, Alexandra Hopkins, Edi Dukesherer, Katherine French, Marie Clausen, Rebecca Carew, Anna Cook, Carla Perdomo Silva, Meredith Francis) continued their impressive fall season, placing sixth out of 24 boats. The boat placed above Cornell's B boat, Hamilton College, and Marist's A boat. 

Women's Collegiate 2v8+:
(Cox- Katherine Metcalf, Abigail Lewis, Chloe Sakowski, Elena Myatt, Naomi Siff-scherr, Mahi Gurram, Talya Djemil, Gia D'Erasmo, Laine Betanzos) finished 14th out of 25 boats, edging out RIT, University of Vermont, and Tufts.

Women's Collegiate Frosh/Novice 8+:
A Boat (Cox- Becca Hom,Marie Clausen, Rebecca Carew, Elena Myatt, Naomi Siff-scherr, Anna Kate Gwiazdowksi, Flannery Cameron, Grace Ciaravino, Talya Djemil) collected sixth out of 21 boats, placing above Marist, Hamilton, and Colgate's B boat.

B Boat (Cox- Phoebe Ntrivalas, Sadie Regner, Estelle Monti , Serena Tian, Ellie Meunier, Lulu , Ella Conover , Phoebe Sisson, Anya Suko) finished briefly behind Colgate's A boat in ninth place, finishing above University of Vermont, St. Lawrence, and Smith College.


"I am most impressed with our Freshmen/Novice boats.  They had a great showing today with the novice 4 finishing 7th and the novice 8s finishing 6th and 9th.  Coach Theresa has done a fantastic job teaching these women how to row over the past two months and all of their hard work paid off today!"


Women's Collegiate 4+:
A boat (Cox- Katherine Metcalf, Deanna Michaels, Chloe Sakowski, Abigail Lewis, Laine Betanzos) placed 16th out of 34 boats, finishing above Marist, Hamilton, and St. Lawrence.

B boat: (Cox- Kyleigh Russo, Katherine French, Alexandra Hopkins, Edi Dukesherer, Anna Cook) collected the best results for the Raiders, finishing fourth out of 34 boats. Colgate's B boat finished above four Cornell boats, and edged out Marist and Williams College. 


FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Jessica Deitrick 
"Today was a great way to close out our fall season! There was a lot of tough competition again this year at the regatta and I feel that we rose to the challenge as a team. 
Our varsity 8 finished 6th in a competitive field and were able to close the margins with some top teams.

"We had 4 varsity women also race in the doubles this morning. We don't often race or practice in small boats but these 4 women did a great job! The A boat finished 3rd while the B boat finished 6th.

"This fall the team's main objectives were to gain speed, strength and become aggressive racers.   I am very proud of how this team came together through this season to chip away at these goals.  We will now shift our focus to winter training and finding more speed through the winter months to prepare for our spring season."

UP NEXT
The Raiders take the remainder of the year off as they prepare for the championship season next spring.