TUSCALOOSA, Ala.  – The University of Dayton women's rowing team opened the 2018 season at the Crimson Tide Invitational, hosted by University of Alabama Saturday on the Black Warrior River. 
 

THE CRIMSON TIDE INVITATIONAL – SATURDAY, MARCH 24
RACE RESULTS

Morning Session
First Varsity 8+

·      1st – Alabama "Battle Ship" (7:13.5)

·      2nd – Creighton (7:29.0)

·      1st – Jacksonville (7:12.3)

·      2nd – Dayton (7:29.8)

Dayton lineup: Patricia Santoni (coxswain), Bridget Kallmeyer, Kaleigh Barkaszi, Casey Becker, Kiley Tempert, Anna Benton, Osa Wheeler, Hannah Butler, Erin Dwyer.

Second Varsity 8+

·      1st – Alabama "Robert E. Witt" (6:51.4)

·      2nd – Creighton (7:25.1)

·      1st – Jacksonville (7:13.8)

·      2nd – Dayton (7:37.8)

Dayton lineup: Samantha Bauer (coxswain), Elizabeth Hoffman, Isabelle Blanchard, Tessa Shade, Kathryn Spence, Taylor Alexander, Margaret Cahill, Liz DeNardo, Sydney Torok.

First Varsity 4+

·      1st – Alabama "Grit" (7:36.9)

·      2nd – Creighton (9:03.4)

·      1st – Jacksonville (7:59.8)

·      2nd – Dayton (9:24.8)

Dayton lineup: Gwen Bartot (coxswain), Jaclyn Franz, Shannon Becks, Riley Myszka, Abigail Minzler. 

Afternoon Session
First Varsity 8+ B Final

·      1st – Dayton (6:44.6)

·      2nd – Creighton (6:51.8)

Dayton lineup: Patricia Santoni (coxswain), Bridget Kallmeyer, Kaleigh Barkaszi, Casey Becker, Kiley Tempert, Anna Benton, Osa Wheeler, Isabelle Blanchard, Elizabeth Hoffman. 

First Varsity 8+ A Final

·      1st – Jacksonville (6:38.9)

·      2nd – Alabama "Battle Ship" (6:44.2)

Second Varsity 8+ B Final

·      1st – Creighton (7:20.9)

·      2nd – Dayton (7:39.2)

Dayton lineup: Samantha Bauer (coxswain), Erin Dwyer, Hannah Butler, Tessa Shade, Kathryn Spence, Taylor Alexander, Sonia Krolak, Liz DeNardo, Sydney Torok.

Second Varsity 8+ A Final

·      1st – Alabama "Robert E. Witt" (6:36.3)

·      2nd – Jacksonville (7:10.4)

First Varsity 4+ B Final

·      1st – Creighton (8:39.9)

·      2nd – Dayton (9:15.7)

Dayton lineup: Gwen Bartot (coxswain), Jaclyn Franz, Shannon Becks, Margaret Cahill, Abigail Minzler. 

First Varsity 4+ A Final

·      1st – Alabama "Grit" (7:19.1)

·      2nd – Jacksonville (7:42.3)

Up Next: Dayton will compete at the George Washington Invitational April 6-7 in Washington, D.C.