CAA Rowing Weekly Awards – April 25
Hunter Peters
RICHMOND, Va. (April 25, 2023) – The CAA has announced its weekly rowing awards for the fourth time during the 2023 season. The Delaware First Varsity Eight claimed CAA Boat of the Week honors for the first time this spring.
BOAT OF THE WEEK
Delaware First Varsity Eight
Delaware won the Grand Final at the Mason invite, recording a time of 6:46.5 to top the 11-team field. The crew consisting of Claire Higgins-Hart (Cox), Cornelia Meiss (8), Julia Rothstein (7), Ava Norton (6), Sloane Matthews (5), Ava Tine (4), Mary Quackenbush (3), Delaney Denegar (2) and Cara Nel (1) beat out George Washington by three seconds in Grand Final, also finishing ahead of Dayton, Duquesne, Jacksonville and Villanova. The Blue Hens entered the race seeded second after winning their heat (7:04.5) earlier in the day.
2023 CAA ROWING WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
Boat of the Week
Apr. 4: Drexel First Varsity Eight
Apr. 11: Drexel First Varsity Eight
Apr. 18: Drexel First Varsity Eight
Apr. 25: Delaware First Varsity Eight
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