Women's Rowing Opens Fall Head Racing at Navy Day

Saturday, October 12

Philadelphia, Pa.

Temple University

Navy Day Regatta

Kate McCulloch and Nadia Bagura race in the 2019 AAC Championships.

Photo by: Joshua R. Gateley

Women's Rowing Opens Fall Head Racing at Navy Day

10.12.19 | Women's Rowing

Results (PDF)

PHILADELPHIA — The Temple women's rowing team opened the fall racing season with a solid competition at the 2019 Navy Day Regatta. The Owls competed in five different events, coming home with four total medals.

Pairs
> Temple nabbed four of the top five spots in the pairs race, sweeping the medal finishes.
> Elaine Tierney and Nadia Bangura won the event in 16:11.34 and they were followed by teammates Gabby DiMarco and Christina Hostetter in 16:21.76. Close behind were Kerianne McGee and Claire Savage taking third in 16:27.52.
> Catherine Pazderski and Rylie Hager rounded out the Owls' finishers in the event, taking fifth in 16:38.81.

Four
> Temple had three boats in the collegiate four races, with two boats in the top 10.
> Temple's "B" boat was its highest finished in a stacked field, taking eighth in 15:42.80. Right behind was the Owls' "A" boat, under two seconds off the pace, taking 10th in 15:43.59.
> The Owls also had boats finished in 15th and 16th, as the "C" crew clocked in at 15:59.94, and the "D" boat just behind with a time of 15:59.94.

Novice Eight
> The Owls' novice eight boat nabbed a bronze medal finish, taking third behind Navy and Marist. Temple crossed the finish in a time of 16:42.48.

Second Varsity Eight
> The Owls second varsity eight boat finished fifth overall in a stacked field. Penn took the title, followed by two Georgetown boats, and Villanova. The Owls finished in 14:47.26 in the 16-boat field.

Varsity Eight
> Temple notched a sixth place finish from its "A" boat in the collegiate eight field, which featured 29 boats.
> The Owls top crew recorded a time of 13:54.63 to finish sixth, while the "B" boat finished in 16th in 14:31.49.

Up Next
> Temple will compete in one more event this fall, racing at the Head of the Schuylkill on Saturday, October 26.

Varsity 8 "A"	Varsity 8 "B"	JV Eight	Novice 8
Alexa	Olivia		Betty
C - Phongphachone	C - Patel	C - Keslar	C - Jamison
8 - Savage	8 - Spaeth	8 - Hartman	8 - Wescott
7 - Hager	7 - Hillis	7 - Kolodziejska	7 - Lockwood
6 - Pazderski	6 - Hackett	6 - Cook	6 - Parsons
5 - Hostetter	5 - Kiehn	5 - Defuso	5 - O'Nell
4 - Tierney	4 - Bonner	4 - Kelly	4 - Lare
3 - Bangura	3 - Gorman	3 - Newcomer	3 - Levito
2 - DiMarco	2 - McCulloch	2 - Covert	2 - Kammer
1 - McGee	1 - Smith	1 - Borgesi	1 - Mullin

Fours
Temple "A"	Temple "B"	Temple "C"	Temple "D"
Gratitude	Marguerite	Achilles
C - Phongphachone	C - Patel	C - Keslar	C - Arters
4 - Spaeth	4 - Hackett	4 - Hartman	4 - Kelly
3 - Hillis	3 - Kiehn	3 - Newcomer	3 - Kolodziejska
2 - McCulloch	2 - Bonner	2 - Cook	2 - Covert
1 - Smith	1 - Gorman	1 - Borgesi	1 - Defuso

Pairs
Temple "A"	Temple "B"	Temple "C"	Temple "D"
2 - Bangura	2 - Pazderski	2 - McGee	2 - DiMarco
1 - Tierney	1 - Hager	1 - Savage	1 - Hostetter