Rowing Groups Journey To Mountain Hawk Invitational On Saturday

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield University rowing groups will return to the water this weekend for the Mountain Hawk Invitational, a contest that may embrace Fairfield, Iona University, Loyola University Maryland and host Lehigh University.

The Stags may have the problem of rowing in two totally different flights throughout the all-day competitors with every boat rowing two races. The groups will compete within the first, second, and third varsity eights throughout the occasion.

“The double-dual format is a great opportunity to show our ability to compete against multiple schools and demonstrate our ability to perform two 2k races in a relatively short period of time,” Men’s Head Rowing Coach Stephen Baranoski mentioned. “The whole squad is looking forward to the opportunity, and are excited to lineup against strong competition.”

Both packages opened their season on the Jesuit Invitational and put collectively a number of robust performances that had been fairly encouraging regardless of lower than ample situations. Still, each coaches noticed promise within the group’s performances particularly for the opening week of the spring schedule.

“Last weekend, the Jesuit Invitational was the first time on the racecourse after we had very limited water time in the week running up to competition,” Women’s Head Coach David Patterson mentioned. “While we weren’t as sharp as we would have like to have been, we have had a much better week of training leading up to his weekend’s competition. I am excited to see if we can show that we have made significant progress.”

The males’s group additionally loved the standard climate situations over the previous week which additionally enhanced their coaching because it ready for this weekend’s competitors on the Mountain Hawk Invitational.

“The second varsity 8 and the varsity 4 delivered strong, composed performances, each finishing in second place behind St. Joseph’s University to open the spring racing season,” Coach Baranoski mentioned.  The first varsity 8 confronted challenges to find their rhythm and have become unsettled when the race didn’t unfold as deliberate.  As a outcome, they relied too closely on particular person effort quite than sustaining cohesive boat pace, which impacted their means to remain aggressive with the sector.  This week in apply, our focus has been on reinforcing composure beneath stress and emphasizing collective response and execution as a unified crew.”

After this weekend’s competitors, the Stags may have per week off earlier than shifting on to the Knecht Cup on April 11-12. The two groups will journey to Pennsauken, N.J. for the celebrated occasion.