LEONIA, N.J. – Manhattan rowing competed in their first event of the fall season Sunday at the Overpeck Classic. Overpeck, the Jaspers home course, runs 3200 meters. Manhattan entered two boats into the 8+ race and one into the 4+ race.
In the 8+ race, Boat A finished with a time of 14:10.1 while Boat B finished with a time of 15:05.8.
Kerry Sullivan was the cox on Boat A while the cox in Boat B was
Claire Vredenburg. In the 4+ race, Manhattan took first place with a time of 15:00.3, defeating Stony Brook who finished with a time of 15:50.7. This boat will compete again next weekend at the Head of Charles regatta in Boston, Massachusetts.
Coach
Kate Hickes was excited about the results on Sunday saying, "We definitely identified some areas of opportunity, but all boats had some incredible high points to their races and came off the water happy."
Hickes hopes to see her team build off of this momentum and continue to build speed in their next race at the Head of the Charles from October 21
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