AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Embry-Riddle women's rowing team concluded their fall schedule at the Head of the South Regatta on Saturday, competing in five events during the day with a deep field that included several Division I schools, along with Division II and Sunshine State Conference institutions.
 
The Women's Freshman Novice 4+ boat of Megan Byrne, Isabel Castro, Helena Schmidt, Margaret Wathen and Veronika Zdrazil notched a win over Jacksonville with a time of 20:09.9.
 
The Embry-Riddle Women's Championship 4+ boat of Megan Byrne, Bethany Thompson, Sofia Lorenzini, Gwendolyn Powell and Kaya Treder picked up a fourth-place finish with a time of 19:03.4, 34 seconds behind fellow SSC school Florida Tech.
 
The Women's Club 4+ boat, crewed by Margaret Pisacano, Lauren Stollenwerk, Tracey Loeffler, Naomi Brooks and Rachel Hemsworth recorded a second-place finish with a time of 19:36.9, which was just 23 seconds off the pace of event-winner Liberty.
 
The Women's Club 8+ boat of Kathryn Chilelli, Julianna Snider, Alyssa Crystal, Margaret Wathen, Samantha Fank, Sydney Link, Mackenzie Cunningham, Alina Gagliola and Rylan Randolph placed sixth in that event with a time of 19:48.2.
 
The Women's Championship 8+ boat, crewed by Maricarin Minnock, Bethany Thompson, Kaya Treder, Gwendolyn Powell, Helena Schmidt, Sofia Lorenzini, Becca McBride, Isabel Castro and Rachel Hemsworth carded a seventh-place finish with a time of 17:59.7 in that event.
 
Embry-Riddle will return to action March 7 at the Jacksonville Dual, hosted by Jacksonville University.