Event: Head of the Fish
 
Location: Saratoga, N.Y. | Fish Creek
 
Short Story: The UAlbany women's rowing team competed at the Head of the Fish on Saturday in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., facing a competitive field of collegiate rowing programs from multiple NCAA divisions across the Northeast. The Great Danes raced against crews from Cornell, Boston College, Colgate, MIT, Marist, Vermont, Smith, Rhode Island, Nazareth, Binghamton, Ithaca, Cornell Rowing Club, Gordon, St. Lawrence, Rensselaer Crew Club, University of Rochester, Stony Brook Crew, Vassar, Clarkson, Middlebury, Skidmore Rowing, Army, and Union.
 
Overall, UAlbany women's rowing recorded six top-14 finishes at the Head of the Fish, including a first-place finish in the Women's Collegiate Frosh/Novice 4+ and podium finishes in the Collegiate 2x and Collegiate 2V8+.
 
UAlbany opened the Head of the Fish with a second-place finish in the Women's Collegiate 2x, as Evangelia Miszko and Ava Andrews crossed the finish line in 13:35.478. The Great Danes finished just 6.211 seconds behind Friends of Concord Crew, taking runner-up in an 11-boat field.
 
UAlbany's Varsity 8+ earned a fourth-place finish in the Women's Collegiate 8+, crossing the line in 11:40.895 in a 16-boat field. The Great Danes finished behind Cornell, Boston College, and MIT, finishing 27.476 seconds behind the winning Cornell crew.
 
UAlbany recorded two finishes in the 22-boat field of the Women's Collegiate 2v8+, with the A boat earning third place in 11:57.060 and the B boat finishing 11th in 12:37.712. The A boat finished 22.790 seconds behind first-place Boston College, while the B boat crossed the line just over one minute behind the winning crew.
 
The Great Danes captured first place in the Women's Collegiate Frosh/Novice Four, with UAlbany's A boat finishing in 13:33.246. UAlbany won by 14.004 seconds over Buffalo Rowing Club, topping a nine-boat field and earning the program a first-place finish at the Head of the Fish.
 
UAlbany placed three boats in the Women's Collegiate Four, with the A boat leading the Great Danes in 10th place at 12:54.210. The B boat finished 12th in 13:10.873, followed closely by the C boat in 14th at 13:12.180. All three crews competed in a 42-boat field, with UAlbany's A boat finishing 34.404 seconds behind the winning Cornell crew.
 
UAlbany's frosh/novice 8+ earned a fourth-place finish in the Women's Collegiate Frosh/Novice 8+, crossing the line in 12:15.830. The Great Danes finished in the 22-boat field, trailing Boston College's winning crew by 51.547 seconds and placing ahead of Colgate and MIT.
 
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Women's Collegiate 2x | 11-Boat Field

Finish: 2nd Place Time: 13:35.478

2: Evangelia Miszko

1: Ava Andrews

 
 
 
 
 
 
Women's Collegiate 8+ | 16-Boat Field

Finish: 4th Place Time: 11:40.895

C: Gabriella DiOrio

8: Jane Langley

7: Julia Veal

6: Sam Staubach

5: Riley Fallon

4: Skylar Dannan

3: Cate Rochow

2: Allison LaBuff

1: Ava Andrews

 
Women's Collegiate 2V8+ | 22-Boat Field

UAlbany A Finish: 3rd Place Time: 11:57.060		UAlbany B Finish: 11th Place Time: 12:37.712
C: Erika Miller		C: Abi Wiese
8: Alex Siksay		8: Sarah Hughes
7: Jurgita Staskunaite		7: Poppy Yarski
6: Maggie Lootens		6: Ava Villiere
5: Brianna Brownlee		5: Shelby Fitch
4: Evangelia Miszko		4: Vanessa Williams
3: Andrea Trifunovic		3: Allison Mittnight
2: Maddie Bogart		2: Nina Blazevic
1: Grace McConville		1: Maria Runco

Women's Collegiate Frosh/Novice 4+ | 10-Boat Field

Finish: 1st Place Time: 13:33.246

C:  Addison Marchelle

4: Natasha Hughes

3: Charlie Hope

2: Yayoi Dobashi

1: Abby Spencer

Women's Collegiate 4+ | 42-Boat Field

UAlbany A Finish: 10th Place Time: 12:54.210		UAlbany B Finish: 12th Place Time: 13:10.873		UAlbany C Finish: 14th Place Time: 13:12.180
C: Gabriella DiOrio		C: Erika Miller		C: Shreya Sriram
4: Allison LaBuff		4: Alex Siksay		4: Jane Langley
3: Cate Rochow		3: Jurgita Staskunaite		3: Riley Fallon
2: Sam Staubach		2: Maggie Lootens		2: Madison Bogart
1: Julia Veal		1: Ava Villiere		1: Andrea Trifunovic

 
Women's Collegiate Frosh/Novice 8+ | 8-Boat Field

Finish: 4th Place Time: 12:15.830

C: Hayden Johnston

8: Natasha Hughes

7: Sophia Smith

6: Blair Ashcraft

5: Charlie Hope

4: Anna Jaeger

3: MJ Stanley

2: Gianna DeMartino

1: Abigail Spencer

 
Next Up
The Head of the Fish concludes the Great Danes' fall competition schedule.

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