Posted by: Michelle DeLong (215) 951-1605
La Salle women's crew team competed in their last weekend of rowing for the fall season. The Frostbite Regatta, a 2000-meter race, was held on Saturday November 13. La Salle was entered in the freshman/novice 4, varsity 4 and varsity 8 races.
Also, The Bill Braxton Memorial Regatta, a 1500-meter race, was held on Sunday November 14. La Salle was entered in the varsity 4 and varsity 8. It was definitely a weekend packed with excitement and intense rowing.
At the Frostbite Regatta, the first race was the freshman/novice 4. The boat containing Shauna Goetz, Kellie Nadeau, Sarah Turner, Jessie Lamont and coxswain Aimee Nichols. Finished with a time of 4:21.96, which was good enough to earn them a gold medal. Their competitors, Scranton, Old Dominion and Wilkes, finished well behind them. The second race was the varsity 4, which contained: Becky Mahney, Rita Brown, Patrice Girard, Michelle DeLong and coxswain Kellie Nadeau. They finished with a time of 5:38.06, which put them in second place behind Georgetown who finished at 5:28.68. The final race of the day was the varsity 8, which contained: Sue Patackis, Kelly Zavertnik, Shauna Goetz, Therese Pomeroy, Sarah Turner, Liz McGrain, Rose Fisher, Aimee Nichols and coxswain Kellie Fagan. They posted a time of 4:57.81, which placed them in second behind Lehigh with a time of 4:54.58.
At the Bill Braxton Regatta, the first race of the day was the varsity 8. The boat contained Sue Patackis, Kelly Zavertnik, Shauna Goetz, Therese Pomeroy, Sarah Turner, Liz McGrain, Rose Fisher, Aimee Nichols and coxswain Kellie Fagan. They finished with a remarkable time of 5:10.60, which landed them in first place and gold medals. They blew their competition out of the water and finished extremely strong. The last race of the day was the varsity 4. The boat contained Becky Mahney, Rita Brown, Kellie Nadeau, Michelle DeLong and coxswain Patrice Girard. The boat finished with a time of 5:56.96, which placed them in second behind Stonybrook who finished with a time of 5:44.12.