Rowing 10/12/2019 9:22:00 PM

Sharks Test the Waters with Opening Fall Regatta

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Following up a strong performance in a scrimmage at UCF, the NSU women's rowing team opened up their fall 2019 season at the Head of the Indian Creek, competing against the University of Miami and Barry.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
LOCATION: Indian Creek | Miami Beach, Fla.
HOST: Barry
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CONDITIONS:
Sunny, with a slight chop in the water.

RACE FORMAT:
Head race style, one boat starting at a time and chase style, trying to catch the boat in front and stay ahead of the boat behind.
The course was 4,000 meters with very little turns.

RESULTS:
Varsity 8 Collegiate Championship:

Although the Sharks had three of their top 16 rowers out of action, they were competitive head to head, as NSU's A boat consisting of coxswain Ava Carollo, Freya Epp, Mikayla Switzer, Martina Pischedda, Katerina Verbraeken, Ayelen Vegas, Isabel Treanor, Briana Zaffiro and Kassie Moss was just 16 seconds behind Barry's top boat, finishing fourth overall at 15:11.50.
NSU showed it's strong depth as coxswain Miranda Sadlow led the B boat of Claire Holtyn, Emily Jawor, Madison Mello, Geraldine Moreno, Vivian Boettger, Jasmine Morris, Ariel McAffrey and Gabrielle Orr to a split second finish (0.6 seconds) ahead of Barry's B boat, placing sixth overall with a time of 16:29.29

Varsity 4 Collegiate Championship:

Following the V8s, NSU split its lineups up for the V4s, deploying an all freshman group, all senior squad, as well as a mix of juniors and sophomores to feature three boats in the race.
The junior Sadlow, led seniors Sansur, Switzer, Vegas and Orr to the fastest time of all NSU boats with a sixth place finish at 17:23.51
Seven seconds later, the B boat mixed with underclassmen Carollo, Jawor, and Verbraeken, as well as upperclassman Morris and Moss placed in 8th with a 17.30.51 time.
The freshman crew was directed by sophomore coxswain Herlihy, as Boettger , Epp, Pischedda, and Treanor were the final boat to cross for NSU, placing ninth overall, 23 seconds behind the seniors at 17:48.19.

BEYOND THE RESULTS WITH COACH FAY:

"It is always interesting to see the margins with Barry, but today the focus was solely on us as a team," said head coach Devin Fay. "It was great to see us closer in the V8 for the entire 4000m this year, but as a team we're less focused on the results and more on executing the tactics we have been practicing, as well as rowing together as one synergistic unit."
"Today's results show off our quality depth and as a result, we are starting to see some movement with our top end speeds. The important thing is our team is happy and excited to continue our commitment to improvement going into the next race and ultimately into the winter training season," said Fay.

UP NEXT

NSU will travel up to DeLand, Fla., for the Stetson Hatter Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 26 to close out their fall season races.
Be sure to follow @NSU_Rowing on Twitter or visit NSUSharks.com for updates and results. To keep in touch with the team be sure to follow nsu_rowing on Instagram and @NSURowing on Facebook.

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Players Mentioned

Ava Carollo: Coxswain; 5' 3"; Sophomore

Emily Jawor: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Madison Mello: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Jasmine Morris: 5' 8"; Junior

Kassie Moss: 5' 5"; Junior

Gabrielle Orr: 5' 3"; Senior

Miranda Sadlow: Coxswain; 5' 0"; Junior

Mikayla Switzer: 5' 7"; Senior

Ayelen Vegas: 5' 7"; Senior

Katerina Verbraeken: 5' 10"; Sophomore

Vivian Boettger: 5' 6"; Freshman

Freya Epp: 5' 8"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ava Carollo
: 5' 3"; Sophomore
: Coxswain

Emily Jawor
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Madison Mello
: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Jasmine Morris
: 5' 8"; Junior

Kassie Moss
: 5' 5"; Junior

Gabrielle Orr
: 5' 3"; Senior

Miranda Sadlow
: 5' 0"; Junior
: Coxswain

Mikayla Switzer
: 5' 7"; Senior

Ayelen Vegas
: 5' 7"; Senior

Katerina Verbraeken
: 5' 10"; Sophomore

Vivian Boettger
: 5' 6"; Freshman

Freya Epp
: 5' 8"; Freshman