NEW ROCHELLE, NY - The Iona College women's rowing team competed in the Iona Spring Invitational, hosting Fairfield, Fordham, and Lehigh at Glen Island Park.

Both men's varsity four boats finished second in their respective races. Sophomore coxswain Monica Jesby, seniors Rich Buchheit and Christopher Palma, freshman Andrew Carley and senior Evan Johnson crossed the 2,000-meter finish line in 7.09.62. They were nine seconds behind Fordham and ahead of Lehigh and Fairfield. The second boat of freshman Kristen Stramka, sophomore Brian Fairfield, senior Ernest Stinebrickner, sophomore Neiko Hicks and junior Thomas Baik finished in 7.25.19, seven seconds behind Fairfield and 17 seconds ahead of Fordham in the final event of the day.

The men's novice four boat of with cox Stramka and freshmen Camden Chiasson, Bradley Holmes, Matt Sullivan and Connor Galvin crossed the approximately 1600-meter course in 6.12.12. They were under 12 seconds behind Lehigh in first place and 16 seconds ahead of the two Fairfield boats in the event.

Jesby coxed the men's varsity eight boat of Buchheit, junior Ryan Harding, Carley, Johnson, sophomore Ryan Dronzek, Palma, sophomore Thomas McNulty, and junior Nicholas Adams. The Gaels finished third in 6.12.31. Fordham and Lehigh finished ahead of Iona while the Gaels topped Fairfield.

Iona finished fourth in the novice eight race. Junior coxswain Michael McGannon led Holmes, Galvin, Sullivan, Chiasson and fellow freshmen Sean Dolan, Brandon O'Sullivan, Michael McGlone and Carmine Corica. The Gaels finished in 6.58.63. Lehigh, Fairfield and Fordham took the top four spots.

The weather was rough throughout the day with tail winds increasing steadily throughout the event from 10-18 mph with a temperature in the low to mid 40s.

The Gaels are back in action next weekend at the Sacred Heart Invitational.

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