The Saint Joseph's women's rowing team opened its fall schedule at the Navy Day Regatta on Sunday on the Schuylkill River.

How It Happened
• The Hawks raced seven boats on the day with three taking part in the Pairs event, one in the Varsity 8, one in the Novice 8, one in the Varsity 4 and another in the Novice 4.
• In the Pairs event, Saint Joseph's boat of Riley McDade and Evie Holder placed first in a time of 16:39.45, while Hannah Ashcraft and Farah Konschak finished second in 17:54.93, and sisters Kayla Menshon and Kelsey Menshon placed fourth in 19:02.91.
• Saint Joseph's Varsity 8 of c-Kacie Kershaw, 8-Riley McDade, 7-Evie Holder, 6-Kayla Menshon, 5-Hannah Ashcraft, 4-Farah Konschak, 3-Allison Ruck, 2-Emma Staples, 1-Kelsey Menshon placed 13th in the 26-boat field in a time of 14:27.13.
• In the Novice 8 event, the Hawks' boat of c-Marlana Gramo, 8-Avery Simon, 7-Ella Pittenger, 6-Maeve Bills, 5-Claire Gallagher, 4-Molly Allen, 3-Takoda Wells, 2-Paige Foley, 1-Carolyn Osborn finished fifth with a time of 17:00.45.
• Saint Joseph's Varsity 4 squad of c-Natalie Blouin, 4-Molly Hoffman, 3-Michaela Mulkerrins, 2-Katie Schmidt, 1-Emma Staples placed seventh in the 36-team field with a time of 16:01.60.
• In the Novice 4 event, Saint Joseph's c-Cecilia Sarnowski, 4-Kate McAvaddy, 3-Olivia Graveley, 2-Tara Erdem, 1-Shannon Travers finished fourth in a time of 17:50.54.

Up Next
Saint Joseph's competes at the Head of the Charles Regatta next Sunday, October 22.