No. 6 Women’s Rowing Picks Up Best-Ever Result in Varsity Eight at SIRA Championships

4/16/2023 11:48:00 AM | By: Kyrin Mayfield | @k_mayfield97

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OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - No. 6 Embry-Riddle women's rowing concluded the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships with top-6 placements in Varsity Four and Varsity Eight on Sunday. All races were held on Melton Hill Lake.

The Varsity Four boat of Alexis Mathis (coxswain), Alexandria Fife-Winslow, Helena Schmidt, Aria Moses, and Briella Goldenberg finished in the same spot in the A Final as they did in Saturday's time trial. A time of 8:14.179 was a 29-second improvement over their time in the semifinals as the Eagles placed sixth in a race won by Florida Tech (7:33.945).

Embry-Riddle was seconds away from taking home a medal in Varsity Eight, but the Eagles did record their best-ever finish in an Eight boat at the SIRA Championships. Megan Byrne (coxswain), Shelby Ernst, Kendra Sander, Soleil Edwards, Sofia Lorenzini, Elise Dezotell, Alexandra Weilert, Veronika Zdrazil, and Kristen Vigna powered the shell to a fourth-place result of 7:09.666, just five seconds away from Dayton in third but faster than Sunshine State Conference foes No. 8 Rollins (7:20.282) and No. 7 Barry (7:26.924). Kansas State posted a 7:00.236 to take the trophy. The Eagles had a slight edge over the Flyers halfway through the 2,000-meter course, but Dayton charged hard at the end to take third and almost overtook Jacksonville for second. ERAU's time in the final was 22 seconds quicker than its semifinal mark.

The Eagles have just under two weeks to prepare for the SSC Championship on Friday, April 28 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida. The Blue and Gold will look to defend its title after capturing the crown for the first time ever in 2022.

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