Results

CHERRY HILL, N.J. – The University of Dayton women’s rowing team competed at the Atlantic 10 Championships on the Cooper River in Cherry Hill, N.J. Saturday. The Flyers performed well on the day, and took home fourth place in the Varsity-8 Finals.

In the first qualifying race of the day, the varsity-8 boats finished third in both Heat 1 and Heat 2. The 1B race saw the Flyers finish just behind George Washington and Duquesne with a time of 7:06.57. In the 2A race, Dayton finished only three seconds behind the leader with a time of 7:20.75.

The varsity-4 team also took third in their heat, coming in at 8:36.13. That put them behind Duquesne and UMass.

In the Varsity-8 Finals, Dayton was in Lane 6 and finished in fourth place by posting a time of 7:16.37. George Washington took home the title, followed by second-place Rhode Island and third-place UMass.

The Second Varsity-8 Finals started off with Dayton in Lane 1 and took sixth place with a time of 8:57.36. UMass took the second varsity-8 championship, beating out Rhode Island and Temple.

The Varsity-4 Final saw another sixth-place finish for the Flyers as UD recorded a time of 9:18.98.

In Dayton’s final race of the day, the novice-4 team took second place with a time of 9:07.56. That trailed only Duquesne.

Head coach Mike Wenker talked about the team's performance after the event.

"The races went well," said Wenker. "Varsity 8 exceeded our expectations and had the best race of the season so far. Second varsity 8 battled through some difficulties after challenging early on. They endured and finished the race though. The fours qualified for the final and had the best races they have had. I'm pretty excited overall and I am proud of our effort. Now we move forward and get ready for Dad Vails next weekend."

The Flyers have one more event this season as they travel to Philadelphia, Pa. for the Aberdeen Dad Vails Regatta on Friday May 10.