Women's Rowing | 10/24/2016 2:17:00 PM
ROCHESTER, NY - The RIT women's crew varsity eight boat was named the Liberty League Boat of the Week on Monday, for the week ending Oct. 23, 2016. It is RIT women's crew's second weekly honor of the 2016-17 season.
The Tigers finished fifth in the Collegiate Eights event at the 52nd Head of the Charles Regatta on Sunday. The Tigers battled gusting winds for one of their best finishes in program history at the world's largest two-day regatta. In a 28-boat field, RIT's varsity eight navigated the 3-mile Charles River course in a time of 18:36.962. The Tigers finished 23 seconds behind fourth place Bates. Wesleyan posted a winning time of 18:04.538, followed by Ithaca and Williams.
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The Tigers' varsity eight was powered by coxswain
Francesca Scumaci (Fairport, NY/Fairport),
Amy Guthrie (Essex Junction, VT/Essex),
Colleen Albert (Burlington, CT/Lewis S. Mills),
Taylor Blackwell (Pittsford, NY/Pittsford Sutherland),
Lauren Asselmeyer (Poughquag, NY/Arlington),
Colleen Ryan (Pittsford, NY/Pittsford Sutherland),
Claire Thomas (Pittsford, NY/Pittsford Sutherland),
Emma Will (Squantum, MA/Woodward School for Girls), and
Tiffany Cao (Buffalo, NY/Hutchinson Central Technical). This is the third consecutive year RIT has finished in the top 10 in the event.Â
RIT will close out its fall season on Saturday at the Head of the Fish Regatta in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.Â
