SARASOTA, Fla. – The women's rowing team brought home some hardware from Saturday's racing at the Florida Intercollegiate Rowing Association (FIRA) Championship Regatta at Nathan Benderson Park. The Lady Panthers raced in three events against Rollins, Barry, Nova Southeastern, Embry-Riddle, Florida, Central Florida, Florida State, and Tampa.
The Panthers medaled in all three events, taking first in the Varsity 4+, second in the Varsity 8+, and third in the 2^nd Varsity 4+. The results were quite impressive for the 10 athletes competing, of which seven were freshmen and sophomores. 
The Varsity 8+ got Tech's day started, competing against seven crews. The Panthers were unable to keep pace with DII top seed Embry-Riddle, but easily stayed ahead of DII programs Rollins College and Nova Southeastern.
The experienced rowers from that Varsity eight, led by Senior Stroke Brynn Romberger, subsequently raced in the Varsity 4+ event, finishing ahead of second-place Embry-Riddle by a commanding 14.9 seconds. The lesser experienced rowers, led by Freshman Stroke Eliana Wilson, raced in the 2^nd Varsity Four, finishing third behind Rollins and Embry-Riddle. 
The regatta results were a testament to the athletes' dedicated training and to the excellent coaching of Adam Thorstad and Catherine Davie. It also provides great promise for the rebuilding of the women's rowing program.

Varsity 8+
Coxswain /McKenna Barr
8 /Brynn Romberger
7 /Kiera Springer
6 /Eliana Wilson
5 /Ashton Clark
4 /Samantha Eisenhofer
3 /Isabella Lichwala
2 /Maryam Young
Bow /Ava Caruso

Varsity 4+ 
Coxswain /McKenna Barr
4 /Brynn Romberger
3 /Ashton Clark
2 /Samantha Eisenhofer
Bow /Kiera Springer
 
Varsity  4+ B
Coxswain /Maryam Young
4 /Eliana Wilson
3 /Isabella Lichwala
2 /Faith Hanson
Bow /Ava Caruso
 
UP NEXT: Florida Tech is back on the water April 18^th and 19^th at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta (SIRA's) in Oakridge, TN. 

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