PENNSAUKEN, N.J. – The University of Dayton rowing team took fifth place at the 2017 Atlantic 10 Rowing Championship on the Cooper River.
 
Senior Kayla Contardi was named First Team All-Atlantic 10 and senior Madison Doty earned second team honors.
 
"We are proud of our athletes, not only this weekend, but the entire race season. They have been able to continually grow and improve upon each race," said UD Novice Coach Emilie Gross. "This weekend, they worked as a team to perform better than their seeding going into the race. We look forward to continuing with this momentum and growth into our new season."
  
Massachusetts won the team title with 52 points, edging out Rhode Island with 49 points.

Dayton's V8+ took third in its first heat in a time of 7:02.52 to advance to the Grand Final. The Flyers took fifth in the Grand Final in a time of 7:01.93, just being edged by Fordham's boat in a time of 6:59.07.
 
Dayton's 2V8+ finished second in the Petite Final in a time of 7:48.24.
 
UD's V4+ took first place in the Petite Final in a time of 8:43.25.
 
Dayton's lineups
V8+
Danielle Foust
Kayla Contardi
Kiley Tempert
Anna Benton
Kaleigh Barkaszi
Casey Becker
Hannah Butler
Isabelle Blanchard
Madison Doty (coxswain)

2V8+
Bridget Kallmeyer
Liz DeNardo
Chloe Hollinden
Kristen Hackel
Madison Conway
Isabella Klotz
Sydney Torok
Erin Dwyer
Meghan Garriott (coxswain)

V4+
Olivia McGann
Jaclyn Franz
Cristin Vinci
Sonia Krolak
Jeanie Freeby (coxswain)
 
2017 Atlantic 10 Rowing Championship Team Results
 

	Varsity 8	Second Varsity 8	Varsity 4		Total
Massachusetts	27	16	9		52
Rhode Island	24	18	7		49
George Washington	21	14	8		43
Fordham	18	12	5		35
Dayton	15	4	3		22
Saint Joseph's	6	10	6		22
Duquesne	9	8	4		21
George Mason	12	6	1		19
La Salle	3	0	2		5