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NSU’s Varsity Four Victorious at SIRA Championships
Rowing against some of the best crews in the nation over the weekend at the SIRA Championships in Oak Ridge, Tenn., Nova Southeastern’s varsity four topped five NCAA Division-I schools in the finals and 28 total entries to win their event Sunday at Melton Lake Marina.
The Sharks’ varsity four, featuring: coxswain Heather Clayton (Sr., Mullica Township, N.J.), Stephanie Hauck (So., Somers Point, N.J.), Amanda Craig (Fr., Berlin, N.J.), Megan O’Donnell (Fr., Lake Worth, Fla.) and Sarah Patterson (Jr., Winter Park, Fla.) cut over 13 seconds off their semifinal time to win the finals with a crossing mark of 7:31.7. Kansas State came in second with a time of 7:35.6. George Washington (7:38.7), Florida State (7:47.7), Mercyhurst (7:56.0) and UC-San Diego (8:04.9) rounded out the field in the varsity four race. In total, the varsity four beat out a total of 25 entries to be the first boat in NSU history to bring home the open four entry at the SIRA Championships.