Eastern Michigan Athletics
Sunday, May 13
Pennsauken, N.J.
9 a.m.
Eastern Michigan University
at
CAA Championships
Photo by: Steve King/KingStudios
Eagles Wrap Up Season with Best CAA Finish Since 2016
5/13/2018 11:48:00 AM | Women's Rowing
Eastern Michigan tied for fourth with nine points
PENNSAUKEN, N.J. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University rowing season came to a close at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships Sunday morning, May 13, on the Cooper River. The Eagles totaled nine points, tying for fourth-place with Villanova, while Northeastern won the league title for the fifth straight season with 29 points. EMU's finish was its best since 2016, as well as the second-highest in program history.
"CAAs was a good step for the program this year," Head Coach Kemp Savage said. "Finishing one spot higher than last year, as well as having a young team with no seniors we have a lot of speed to gain for next year. I was particularly happy with the first half of the races across all the boats. In the 1V I was happy with their ability to be patient and make changes after a slower start, they really attacked the second half. I think everyone is looking forward to training this summer to hit the water running next fall and go win CAAs."
The championship format consisted of three races overall for the title, two Varsity 8+ and one Varsity 4+. Teams also participated in an additional race, but it did not count towards the championship point total.
The Eagles best showing of the day came in the Varsity 8+. Overcoming a slow start, Eastern passed up Villanova around the midway point and gave Drexel a fight for third. Going stroke-for-stroke down the stretch, EMU finished less than two seconds behind DU with a time of 7:18.246. With the fourth-place finish, EMU locked up a tie for fourth overall in the team standings and finished one spot ahead of their fifth-ranked seed.
Eastern Michigan finished fifth in both the Varsity 4+ and 2v8. In the Varsity 4+, the Green and White clocked in with a time of 8:55.374. EMU finished with a time of 8:14.246 in the 2v8 to claim its second fifth-place mark of the day.
Individually, Eastern Michigan had a pair of rowers earn conference honors. Sophomore Amanda Flora (Greenfield, Ind.-Greenfield Central) junior Sarah Anderson (Cleveland, Ohio-Charles F. Brush) were named to the All-CAA team. It was Flora's second straight season receiving the honor, while Anderson garnered the award for the first time in her career. Together, the duo mark EMU's most All-CAA honorees since 2016 and tie for the most in program history.
2018 CAA Women's Rowing Championship Results
Team Results
1. Northeastern 29
2. Drexel 22
3. Delaware 21
t4. Eastern Michigan 9
t4. Villanova 9
1v4
1. Drexel 8:07.209
2. Northeastern 8:13.714
3. Delaware 8:23.753
4. Villanova 8:34.548
5. Eastern Michigan 8:55.374
1v8
1. Northeastern 6:57.859
2. Delaware 7:04.476
3. Drexel 7:16.619
4. Eastern Michigan 7:18.246
5. Villanova 7:29.669
2v8
1. Northeastern 7:13.231
2. Drexel 7:27.761
3. Delaware 7:35.231
4. Villanova 7:40.183
5. Eastern Michigan 8:14.246
3v8
1. Northeastern 7:37.870
2. Delaware 7:50.691
3. Villanova 7:53.990
4. Drexel 8:07.463
All-CAA Team
Haley Doucette Northeastern
Madison Mailey Northeastern
Jocelyn Mongillo Northeastern
Eva Schlehr Northeastern
Catherine Haas Drexel
Meghan Knecht Drexel
Paige Propp Drexel
Claire Brown Delaware
Alison Gibney Delaware
Briggs Mroz Villanova
Morgan Mroz Villanova
Sarah Anderson Eastern Michigan
Amanda Flora Eastern Michigan
CAA Coach of the Year: Joe Wilhelm, Northeastern
EMU Lineups
1V8
Cox: Eve Melody
8: Addison Oblanas
7: Sarah Anderson
6: Amanda Flora
5: Kelli Sharples
4: Maggie Nied
3: Carly Szymanski
2: Cailey Muir
1: Haley Dutton
2V8
Cox: Christa Maddick
8: Baylee Kinkade
7: Ashly Matzek
6: Karson Mahaney
5: Hannah Taylor
4: Karissa Fald
3: Laura Penny
2: Diana Spokas
1: Sofia DiVita
1V4
Cox: Chloe Elwell
4: Brynne Harder
3: Madeline Cousino
2: Breanna Wirth
1: Alicia Schmidt
"CAAs was a good step for the program this year," Head Coach Kemp Savage said. "Finishing one spot higher than last year, as well as having a young team with no seniors we have a lot of speed to gain for next year. I was particularly happy with the first half of the races across all the boats. In the 1V I was happy with their ability to be patient and make changes after a slower start, they really attacked the second half. I think everyone is looking forward to training this summer to hit the water running next fall and go win CAAs."
The championship format consisted of three races overall for the title, two Varsity 8+ and one Varsity 4+. Teams also participated in an additional race, but it did not count towards the championship point total.
The Eagles best showing of the day came in the Varsity 8+. Overcoming a slow start, Eastern passed up Villanova around the midway point and gave Drexel a fight for third. Going stroke-for-stroke down the stretch, EMU finished less than two seconds behind DU with a time of 7:18.246. With the fourth-place finish, EMU locked up a tie for fourth overall in the team standings and finished one spot ahead of their fifth-ranked seed.
Eastern Michigan finished fifth in both the Varsity 4+ and 2v8. In the Varsity 4+, the Green and White clocked in with a time of 8:55.374. EMU finished with a time of 8:14.246 in the 2v8 to claim its second fifth-place mark of the day.
Individually, Eastern Michigan had a pair of rowers earn conference honors. Sophomore Amanda Flora (Greenfield, Ind.-Greenfield Central) junior Sarah Anderson (Cleveland, Ohio-Charles F. Brush) were named to the All-CAA team. It was Flora's second straight season receiving the honor, while Anderson garnered the award for the first time in her career. Together, the duo mark EMU's most All-CAA honorees since 2016 and tie for the most in program history.
2018 CAA Women's Rowing Championship Results
Team Results
1. Northeastern 29
2. Drexel 22
3. Delaware 21
t4. Eastern Michigan 9
t4. Villanova 9
1v4
1. Drexel 8:07.209
2. Northeastern 8:13.714
3. Delaware 8:23.753
4. Villanova 8:34.548
5. Eastern Michigan 8:55.374
1v8
1. Northeastern 6:57.859
2. Delaware 7:04.476
3. Drexel 7:16.619
4. Eastern Michigan 7:18.246
5. Villanova 7:29.669
2v8
1. Northeastern 7:13.231
2. Drexel 7:27.761
3. Delaware 7:35.231
4. Villanova 7:40.183
5. Eastern Michigan 8:14.246
3v8
1. Northeastern 7:37.870
2. Delaware 7:50.691
3. Villanova 7:53.990
4. Drexel 8:07.463
All-CAA Team
Haley Doucette Northeastern
Madison Mailey Northeastern
Jocelyn Mongillo Northeastern
Eva Schlehr Northeastern
Catherine Haas Drexel
Meghan Knecht Drexel
Paige Propp Drexel
Claire Brown Delaware
Alison Gibney Delaware
Briggs Mroz Villanova
Morgan Mroz Villanova
Sarah Anderson Eastern Michigan
Amanda Flora Eastern Michigan
CAA Coach of the Year: Joe Wilhelm, Northeastern
EMU Lineups
1V8
Cox: Eve Melody
8: Addison Oblanas
7: Sarah Anderson
6: Amanda Flora
5: Kelli Sharples
4: Maggie Nied
3: Carly Szymanski
2: Cailey Muir
1: Haley Dutton
2V8
Cox: Christa Maddick
8: Baylee Kinkade
7: Ashly Matzek
6: Karson Mahaney
5: Hannah Taylor
4: Karissa Fald
3: Laura Penny
2: Diana Spokas
1: Sofia DiVita
1V4
Cox: Chloe Elwell
4: Brynne Harder
3: Madeline Cousino
2: Breanna Wirth
1: Alicia Schmidt
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