ROW | Gaels Building Momentum In Final Weeks Of WCC Prep
4/10/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Rowing
DEXTER LAKE, Ore. – The Saint Mary's rowing team capped a strong day at the Covered Bridge Regatta in Oregon on Saturday. With just over a month until the West Coast Conference championships, Saint Mary's had its varsity four reach the Grand Final, while both the varsity eight and second varsity eight defeated conference opponents.
The varsity four finished third in its heat and advanced to the grand final. In the heat, SMC defeated Santa Clara, Chico State and Sonoma State. The Gaels would finish sixth in the grand final race.
The SMC second varsity eight took first place defeating Western Washington, Portland and Humboldt State.
In the varsity eight, SMC finished third behind Western Washington and Portland. The Gaels finished ahead of Humboldt State, Seattle and Oregon.
Varsity Eight: coxswain Emma Bangs, 8 Beatrice McGinnis, 7 Abbie McGil, 6 Brianna Pero, 5 Kimberly Delen-Briones, 4 Julianne Greco, 3 Alexandra Spanos, 2 Alexis McGuire, bow Hannah Grunbaum
Second Varsity Eight: coxswain Kylie Aberle, 8 Sabrina Felix, 7 Cara Flice, 6 Emily Wieble, 5 Sophia Almada, 4 Kimberly Clark, 3 Ashley Godoy, 2 Bailey Minardi, bow Rachel Rowland
Varsity Four: coxswain Megan Pineda, 4 Ruth Karlberg, 3 Paige Smith, 2 Kylie Stevens, bow Shannon Youmans
Saint Mary's is back in action next week when it takes on Santa Clara and Humboldt State at Redwood Shores.
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