The University of Rhode Island women’s rowing team captured its third straight Atlantic 10 Conference Championship on Saturday, clinching an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. The championship marked the 12th title in program history, with the Rams also taking home five individual awards. Rhode Island head coach Shelagh Donohoe was named the Atlantic 10…
The University of Rhode Island women’s rowing team returned to action on Saturday to compete against Boston University, the College of the Holy Cross and the University of Delaware. The Rams’ First Varsity 8+ boat of first-years, Charlotte Aeder and coxswain Lily Stasaitis, second-years Nora Lake, Liz Mayer, Sierra Munroe, Sasha Hanewald, third-year Brigid McShea…
The University of Rhode Island women’s rowing team returned to action on Saturday, sending four boats to compete against Bucknell and Cornell University on Cayuga Lake in Ithaca, N.Y. Bucknell narrowly edged Rhode Island in the Varsity 8+ race, with a time of 6:31.3. The Rams finished with a time of 6:34.2. The Second Varsity…
The University of Rhode Island rowing team was unable to win any of its races against strong competition this past Saturday, as the Rams faced off against Northeastern University and Columbia University at Overpeck Park in Ridgefield, N.J. The Rams competed in one Varsity 4 and three Varsity 8 races, where the team remained competitive…
Racing on the water for the first time this spring season, the University of Rhode Island women’s rowing team traveled to Ridgewood, N.J., to participate in the Overpeck Rams Invitational. Rhode Island swept all nine races in both the morning and afternoon sessions against Fordham University and Villanova University. The morning session began with the…
Racing on the water for the first time this fall season, the University of Rhode Island women’s rowing team traveled to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to participate in the Head of the Oklahoma on Saturday. In the Rams’ first event of the year, the team sent one boat and participated in two events. The first, the…
The University of Rhode Island women’s rowing team earned its second straight Atlantic 10 Conference Championship on May 17, securing its automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. For the sixth time in seven years, the Rams claimed the A-10 title, led by Head Coach Shelagh Donohoe. “ We’ve had a season of mixed results,” Donohoe said….
The University of Rhode Island rowing team dropped races to both Northeastern University and Dartmouth College at the Lake Morey Regatta on Saturday. “The competition was fast, there’s no doubt about that,” Rhode Island Head Coach Shelagh Donohoe said. “We didn’t race to our potential, and the results show that.” URI’s First Varsity 8+ boat,…
Whether it’s serving as the coxswain in the boat or providing support to her teammates out of the boat, fourth-year Ellie McGee always remains a vocal leader for the University of Rhode Island women’s rowing team. Throughout her tenure in Kingston, McGee has been part of two teams who have won the Atlantic 10 Championship…
The University of Rhode Island women’s rowing team concluded their fall season at the Foot of the Charles on Saturday in Boston in one final tune-up before the spring championship season. Rhode Island had three teams compete in the Varsity 8+ event against 23 other boats from Brown University, Radcliffe College, Northeastern University and Boston…