PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Marietta College women's rowing team swept the novice races at the 26th annual Head of the Ohio Regatta on Saturday (Oct.). The Pioneers took the gold medal in both the Novice 8+ and Novice 4+ races and placed third in the Open 8+ race. [
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Marietta won the Novice 4+ race with plenty of open water on the competition. The Pioneers finished in 17:21.39 well ahead of Division I Robert Morris (18:04.08) and Xavier (19:18.74).
Coxswain #
Hannah Platt (Potomac, Md./Walt Whitman)# piloted the winning crew that was comprised of #
Isabella Hildebrandt (Lakewood, Ohio/Rocky River)# in the stroke position, #Ashley Jesser#, #
Eileen Walsh (Cherry Hill, N.J./Bishop Eustace)# and #
Katie Transue (Egg Harbor Township, N.J./Egg Harbor Township)# in the bow.
The Novice 8+ crew was as impressive as the 4+ pulling away from Pittsburgh and Cleveland State for a 44 second victory. The Pioneers notched a time of 17:24.70. Pittsburgh was a distance second at 18:08.78 followed by Cleveland State's 18:27.63.
Marietta's Novice 8+ lineup included Platt in the coxswain seat, Hildebrandt handled the stroke position, Transue, Walsh, #Rachel Ford#, #Mikaela Lopez#, #
Katie Williams (Mars, Pa./Mars)#, Jesser and #
Allison Fultz (Great Falls, Va./Langley)# was in the bow position.
The Open 8+ came down to the final few meters. Duquesne took the gold in 15:11.78. Dayton edged Marietta at the line by less than a second. Dayton crossed in 15:15.05 and the Pioneers recorded a time of 15:15.97.
Featuring six of the nine members of last spring's NCAA crew, the Pioneers lineup in the Open 8+ was coxswain #
Megan Oxley (Clarksburg, N.J./Allentown)#, stroke #
Abigail Klicker (Avalon Borough, Pa./Northgate)#, #
April Pendergrass (Bethesda, Md./Walter Johnson)#, #
Ricci Davis (Marietta/Marietta)#, #
Alycia Kime (Sicklerville, N.J./Winslow Township)#, #
Kelly Moses (Lyndhurst/Brush)#, #
Trisha Wendel (Chagrin Falls/Kenston)#, #
Stephanie Meinert (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel Area)# and #
Alyse McNeill (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler Area)# in the bow seat.
The Pioneers' “B” entry in the Open 8+ race finished 18th with a time of 17:06.72. Marietta entered three shells in the Open 4+ field. The Navy Blue finished 8th, 12th and 23rd against mostly Division I competition.
Marietta is back in action in two weeks at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Massachusetts on October 20th. Fans can follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
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