MORAGA, Calif. – The Gaels shined on Saturday at the Head of the Lagoon race as they took first place in the collegiate eight race as well as first and second place in the collegiate four race.
 
First up for Saint Mary's was the collegiate four boats who raced first thing in the morning. SMC earned first place with a race time of 21:14.5, followed closely by the second Gael boat who earned the number two spot with a 22:11.6 finish. Next up was the collegiate novice four boat who raced a 27:49.4 time and earned ninth place. Last but not least was the collegiate eight race in which Saint Mary's also claimed first place with a 19:52.4 finish time, eight seconds ahead of their competition.
 
Saint Mary's will return for their spring season in late February with a race scheduled at UC Davis .
 
RESULTS
Collegiate Eight Finish
1st – Saint Mary's 19:52.4
2nd – Humboldt State 20:10.9
3rd – UC Davis 20:49.0

Collegiate Four Finishes
1st – Saint Mary's (1) 21:14.5
2nd – Saint Mary's (2) 22:11.6
3rd – Humboldt State 22:20.9

Collegiate Novice Four Finish
9th – Saint Mary's 27:49.4

For a look at the results for the whole field, click here.  

LINEUPS
Collegiate Eight 
Lina Rak
Vivian Hsu
Keyshana Luscombe-Shockley
Olivia Rooney
Jennifer Faulkner
Emily Ferbet
Emma Scanlan
Kelsey Shinn
Kathleen Pecoraro

Collegiate Four (1)
Emily Reinosa
Vivian Hsu
Keyshana Luscombe-Shockley
Olivia Rooney
Jennifer Faulkner

Collegiate Four (2)
Katie Baxter
Brooklyn Cassel
Jessica Ponce
Sedonia Estacio
Lindsay Abrams

Collegiate Novice Four
Camille Bischoff 
Kianna Koeppen
Abbie Phillips
Kasidy Nowakowski
Ashlynn Smith

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