OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – The Dayton women's rowing team had a successful first day at the 2019 SIRA Championship Regatta.
 
The Flyer V8+ finished second in its time trial in a time of 6:12.952, only .5 seconds behind FIT. The lineup for the V8+ was: Samantha Bauer (coxswain), Isabelle Blanchard, Elizabeth Hoffman, Casey Becker, Osa Wheeler, Margaret Cahill, Kiley Tempert, Bridget Kallmeyer, Erin Dwyer.


The Dayton JV8+ was fourth in its time trial crossing the line in 6:41.285. The lineup was: Olivia Atkins (coxswain), Haylee Zigmund, Sara McCloud, Beth Boehlefeld, Hannah Butler, Colleen McDonnell, Grace Yingling, Sonia Krolak, Liz DeNardo.

The V4+ placed 10th in a time of 7:38.692. The lineup was: Sienna McPeek (coxswain), Angie Loriso, Emma Speyer, Grace Porter, Lauren Jones.

The Dayton V4+ will race in a semifinal at 9:06 a.m. Saturday. The V8+ has its semifinal race at 9:48 a.m. The JV8+ will race in its final at 1:18 p.m. The finals for the V4+ start at 1:48 p.m. and the finals for the V8+ start at 2:48 p.m.
 
Saturday's finals will be streamed live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWw3gDeut5Q