Complete Results

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. – In a dramatic finish, Rhode Island won its fourth consecutive Atlantic 10 Women's Rowing Championship, as the Varsity 8+ boat held off George Washington down the stretch.

The Rams – who clinched the A-10's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship for the sixth time in program history – trailed GW by one point heading into the final race of the day. In order to win the ninth overall league title in program history. URI had to do so in a driving rain, as the skies opened up and pelted the Cooper River with heavy rain just before the deciding race began.
 
Rhode Island's contingent of coxswain Ellie McGee, Anna Sampson, Julia Fortin, Hailey Pardi, Emily Drappeau, Nicole Jones, Kathy Zeglen, Jennae Alexander and Catie Castle finished in a time of 7:00.033. The time was just 2.610 seconds of the Colonials, who put forth a game effort but could not end Rhode Island's run of dominance.

URI won four of the flights of competition. The Rams took the early lead in the scoring races when the Varsity 4+ boat of coxswain Danielle Swan, Sammie Gorecki, Kat Gillies, Sarah Pecoraro and Olivia Kowalski was victorious in its grand final. Rhode Island beat George Washington by 4.359 seconds.

It was GW pulling in front in the Second Varsity 8+ flight. The Colonials time was 8.798 seconds ahead of Rhode Island, as the schools were once again 1-2 across the finish line. Rhode Island's team of coxswain  Alison Gorriarán, Emory Caswell, Morgan Cody, Emily Olin, Sam Gumprecht, Elizabeth Greason, Alexis Moore, Tinsley Copeland and Josephine Grady held off Saint Joseph's to make sure the team got second place, setting up the dramatics for the Varsity 8+ race.

The first final of the day came in the non-scoring Varsity 4+B flight, which the Rhode Island team of coxswain Caitlyn Muteru, Hannah Bachert, Jessica Tosi, Lauren Thomas and Tessa LeMay won. Posting a time of 8:30.229, the Rams overcame a challenge from George Washington 8:34.799 to claim victory.

Rhody also won the three-boat final for the Third Varsity 8+ final. Coxswain Sawyer McNish, Tessa LeMay, Hannah Bachert, Ella Godsey, Lauren Thomas, Katie Pelletier, Kaitlyn Kutz, Jessica Tosi and Isabella Caldwell were well ahead of the boats from Massachusetts and Fordham.
 
With Rhode Island's win, graduate student Jennae Alexander became the first woman in program history to compete in and win four A-10 championships. She was on the Second Varsity 8+ boat in 2018 and the Varsity 8+ boat in 2019, 2021 and this season.
 
Rhode island received an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship, which is being held at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Fla. from May 27-29. It is the sixth overall NCAA appearance for the Rams, who also competed in 2021, 2019, 2018, 2016 and 2013.

Head coach Shelagh Donohoe won her eighth Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year honor, including her fourth in a row.

The entire field for the 2022 Division I Women's Rowing Championship will be announced Tuesday, May 17 at 5 p.m. The selection show will stream live on NCAA.com. 
 
Final Standings
Rhode Island – 52
George Washington – 50
Massachusetts – 37
Fordham – 34
Saint Joseph's – 33
Dayton – 26
Duquesne – 17
George Mason
La Salle

Race Results
Varsity 8+
Grand Final
Rhode Island – 7:00.033
George Washington – 7:02.643
Massachusetts – 7:07.773
Fordham – 7:17.883
Dayton – 7:19.796
Saint Joseph's – 7:20.361

Petite Final
La Salle – 7:21.731
Duquesne – 7:25.013
George Mason – 7:31.238

Second Varsity 8+
Grand Final
George Washington – 7:08.342
Rhode Island – 7:17.140
Saint Joseph's – 7:19.022
Fordham – 7:22.748
Massachusetts – 7:30.655
Duquesne – 7:32.553

Petite Final
Dayton – 7:43.477
La Salle – 8:04.294
George Mason – 8:14.222
 
Varsity 4+
Grand Final
Rhode island – 8:14.531
George Washington – 8:18.890
Saint Joseph's – 8:28.735
Massachusetts – 8:38.541
Duquesne – 8:51.763

Petite Final
Fordham – 8:42.306
Dayton – 8:45.639

Varsity 4+B
Final
Rhode Island – 8:30.229
George Washington – 8:34.799
Massachusetts – 8:45.282
Dayton – 8:58.752
Saint Joseph's – 8:59.507
Duquesne – 9:07.747
Fordham – 9:08.209

Third Varsity 8+
Final
Rhode Island – 7:48.036
Massachusetts – 7:53.869
Fordham – 8:16.271

Prelims
Varsity 8+
Heat 1
Massachusetts – 7:14.378
Fordham – 7:18.811
Dayton – 7:24.023
Duquesne – 7:30.604
George Mason – 7:44.968

Heat 2
Rhode Island – 7:09.660
George Washington – 7:13.390
Saint Joseph's – 7:24.400
La Salle – 7:33.640

Second Varsity 8+
Heat 1
Rhode Island – 7:20.446
Fordham – 7:23.393
Massachusetts – 7:32.426
La Salle – 8:01.234
George Mason – 8:19.414

Heat 2
George Washington – 7:13.149
Duquesne – 7:28.692
Saint Joseph's – 7:35.892
Dayton – 7:44.082
 
Varsity 4+
Heat 1
Rhode Island – 8:22.304
George Washington – 8:30.467
Fordham – 8:41.159
George Mason – scratch
 
Heat 2
Saint Joseph's – 8:27.644
Massachusetts – 8:34.836
Duquesne – 8:36.031
Dayton – 8:40.821
 
RHODE ISLAND LINEUPS
VARSITY 8+
Cox       Ellie McGee
Stroke   Anna Sampson
7 Seat    Julia Fortin
6 Seat    Hailey Pardi
5 Seat    Emily Drappeau
4 Seat    Nicole Jones
3 Seat    Kathy Zeglen
2 Seat    Jennae Alexander
Bow      Catie Castle
 
SECOND VARSITY 8+
Cox      Alison Gorriarán
 Stroke  Emory Caswell
7 Seat    Morgan Cody
6 Seat    Emily Olin
5 Seat    Sam Gumprecht
4 Seat    Elizabeth Greason
3 Seat    Alexis Moore
2 Seat    Tinsley Copeland
Bow      Josephine Grady

VARSITY 4+A
Cox       Danielle Swan
Stroke   Sammie Gorecki
3 Seat    Kat Gillies
2 Seat    Sarah Pecoraro                  
Bow      Olivia Kowalski
 
VARSITY 4+B
Cox       Caitlyn Muteru
Stroke   Hannah Bachert
3 Seat    Jessica Tosi
2 Seat    Lauren Thomas
Bow      Tessa LeMay
 
THIRD VARSITY 8+
Cox       Sawyer McNish
Stroke   Tessa LeMay
7 Seat    Hannah Bachert
6 Seat    Ella Godsey
5 seat    Lauren Thomas
4 seat    Katie Pelletier
3 seat    Kaitlyn Kutz
2 seat    Jessica Tosi
Bow      Isabella Caldwell