Racing in their first event of the year, the rowing team used discipline to gain successful results at the Head of the Genesee Invitational on Saturday.
The Bulls' Varsity 8 "A" boat finished 45 seconds after the race winner Duke University and took second place with a race time of 32:36.56. Headed by junior coxswain Alison Sheehan, the eight-member crew beat out competing teams from Cornell and Syracuse.
Coming in only three seconds behind Syracuse, the Bulls' Varsity 8 "B" boat finished the race with a time of 33:09.22 to take fifth place in the invite.
The Lightweight 8 Boat also competed for the Bulls, joining the main competition group and finishing in eighth place. Sophomore Taylor Drozenski led the team to a 33:49.48 finish, sliding ahead of the two Duquesne University teams.
However, the strongest showing of all the UB teams went to the Novice 8 Boat, who took first place overall in the novice division of the race. With a race time of 19:21.93, the novice crew beat out competing crews from the University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology.
The Bulls will continue their fall schedule in Syracuse on Nov. 6, where they will compete in the Syracuse Invitational.
Photo: Ryan Hagen | UB Athletics
Photo: Paul Hokanson / UB Athletics
