JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- The Jacksonville women's rowing program put together a strong performance to kick off the racing season at the Head of the Arlington on Saturday.

"We had a fantastic day!" exclaimed head coach Mike Lane. "Our energy was very high, the results were great and we walked away from this regatta in a really excited position as we prepare for our spring."

In the women's Varsity 8+, the Dolphins had two boats compete against others from Embry-Riddle, Stetson and FIT. Jacksonville took both first and second on the day, with JU's 1v8 finishing in first with a 19:34.5 time. The Dolphins 2v8 crossed the finish line in 19:52, which was still eight seconds ahead of the next closest boat, which was from Embry-Riddle.

Jacksonville's Novice 8+ also won its respected event over Nova Southeastern. JU finished its race with a 21:31.8 time, which was nearly 90 seconds ahead of the Novice 8+ from Nova SE.

In the Varsity 4+, Jacksonville again had three boats compete. This time, the Dolphins took second third and sixth, with first place being decided by just six-seconds. Embry Riddle's V4 took first with a 23:02.4 time, with JU's 4+ B boat taking second at 23:08.7. Jacksonville's A boat finished in 23:42.3 and their W4x crossed the finish line in 26:41.9.

"I am so proud of the hard work our women have put in this fall," further added Lane. "When things get hard, they support each other and find the way to be successful. I want to also thank coach Alex Pullium for her hard work with our novices, who found out today what it was like to race. I expect big things from that group!"

Today's race was the first edition of the Head of the Arlington, a regatta hosted by Jacksonville. It kicks off the racing season for JU, who looks to begin its defense of the last two MAAC Championships this spring.
 
JU LINEUPS FROM TODAY.

VARSITY 8+

Cox	H. Gagnon
8	A. Geurts
7	G. Geiser
6	G. Hubbard
5	G. Huxtable
4	K. Kost
3	H. Williams
2	N. Lam
1	E. Podvia

 
 

Cox M. Thurlow / H. Grover 8 M. Santabarbara 7 I. Miletich 6 C. Reagan 5 H. Rosser 4 C. Geiger-Costa 3 T. Castleberry 2 I. Allison 1 M. Turinsky

NOVICE 8+

Cox	K. Pelletier
8	C. Cooke
7	S. Imes
6	E. Imes
5	L. Grelli
4	V. Coppa
3	G. Noble
2	M. Prawdzik
1	E. Domingo

 
 
Varsity 4+

Cox	P. Ekholm / X. Guerrero
4	S. Keough
3	K. Smith
2	L. Johnson
1	I. Mehrtens

 

Cox	A. Carver / J. Clarke
4	S. Brewer
3	A. McNerney
2	M. Shealy
1	L. Hall

 

Cox	E. Gohn / D. Ferguson
	M. Benevidez
	C. Kemp
	R. Petrovich
	Z. Price
	M. Helge