Women’s Rowing competes at WPI

WORCESTER, MA. – The RIT women’s rowing team competed against WPI and other schools in Worcester on Sunday. Conditions on Lake Quinsigamond were great for racing, with a light tailwind and temps in the 60s. The Tigers, ranked 13th in the most recent Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll, finished fourth in their varsity eight heat with a time of 7:07.1, 18.9 seconds behind heat winner No. 4 Wellesley. The line-up featured Claire Schwenke, Natalie Siwek, Jonina Yang, Velvet Howland, Izzy Moyer, Jessica Hall, Evelyn Andersen, Michelle Carney, and Ellen Shepard. In the petite final, the Tigers battled down the course neck-and-neck…