FOLSOM, Calif. — Saint Mary's Rowing return to Lake Natoma on Saturday afternoon for the Hornet Invite, where the Gaels showed improved marks from their times one week ago. Competing against UC San Diego in the morning session and Kansas State in the afternoon, the Gaels showed major strides in their second set of races in the spring semester.
 
In the morning, the Gaels V8 boats were both under the 8-minute mark, with the biggest improvement coming from their first V8 boat, which shaved 19 seconds off their time from one week ago when they finished in fourth at the Sacramento State Invite. The 2V8 boat was within one second of the mark they posted last week, and their V4 was within striking distance of their time from last week as well.
 
In the afternoon, there might have been some fatigue setting in with two races in one day, but the Gaels still were steady with their times. Their V8 was still faster in the second race than their time from one week ago, and their 2V8 boat actually posted a faster time overall than their first race of the day.
 
RESULTS (MORNING)
V8
UCSD – 6:56.3
SMC – 7:11.1
 
2V8
UCSD – 7:19.0
SMC – 7:50.5
 
V4
UCSD A – 8:06.6
UCSD B – 8:27.2
SMC – 9:28.8
 
RESULTS (AFTERNOON)
V8
Kansas State – 7:01.3
SMC – 7:21.5
 
2V8
Kansas State A – 7:18.6
Kansas State B – 7:32.3
SMC – 7:49.3
 
V4
Kansas State A – 8:30.9
Kansas State B – 8:59.9
SMC – 10:23.9
 
LINEUPS
V8 - Coxswain Camille Bischoff, 8 Katrina Heffernan, 7 Katherine Ferbet, 6 Emily Ferbet, 5 Emma Scanlan, 4 Alyssa Teague, 3 Fiona Smeltzer, 2 Isabella Brakhage, 1 Brooklyn Cassel 
2V8 - Coxswain Madison Sciba, 8 Kendall Brazeel, 7 Courtney Cassel, 6 Madison Ciccolella, 5 Jessica Ponce, 4 Kiki Koeppen, 3 McKenzie Minto, 2 Maddison Potts, 1 Lindsay Abrams
V4 - Coxswain Capri Gavino, 4 Katerina Benedikt, 3 Leah Ohms, 2 Adelyn Phillips, 1 Haley Boken
 
UP NEXT
Saint Mary's will take next weekend off in advance of one of their longest trips of the season, when they head out to Creighton for the Creighton Invite on Saturday, April 2. Their next two invites will be out of state, as the Gaels head to Omaha, Nebraska and Portland, Oregon in the first two races of April.