PHILADELPHIA, PA- The Old Dominion Women's rowing team competed in the Navy Day Regatta this weekend. The team had seven boats scattered over four different events.
In the Women's Collegiate 4+ ODU had three entries. Annika Gromek led her boat to a sixth-place finish with a time of 14:01.23. The second boat led by Gabrielle Cook placed 19th finishing with a time of 14:29.21. The final boat for the Monarchs placed 30th as Lucy Brennan led them to a 15:09.81 finish.
ODU had one entry in the Women's collegiate Freshman/novice 8+. The boat finished fourth out of five teams and was led by Jenna Protacio, they finished the race with a time of 14:02.78.
In the Women's Collegiate 8+ the Monarchs had two boats compete. The first boat led by Gabrielle Cook finished 16thwith a time of 13:25.17, while the second boat led by Annika Gromek placed 20th and finished with a time of 13:46.35.
The final event that Old Dominion competed in was the Women's Collegiate Freshman/novice 4+. The event was represented by just one boat from ODU and was led by Jay Weber, the Monarchs placed seventh and finished with a time of 17:23.03.
"We had a strong effort today and walked away with knowing we can compete. We also learned we have areas to work on, mainly adjusting together," said head coach Brian Conley. "The varsity four A boat set the tone with racing to a 6th place finish out of 40 boats in their event. It was also so thrilling to see the freshmen/novices have their first race as a college DI athlete.
The fall races are tough mentally with the time trial format but if you can be mentally tough in practices then you can be really tough on race day in the fall. I'm looking forward to seeing how much of that toughness we can continue to develop."
ODU is back in action Saturday, Oct. 22 when they will compete in the Head Of The Charles Regatta in Boston, Massachusetts.
ODU Women's Rowing Competes In Navy Day Regatta On Sunday
