CAMDEN, NJ -- A sixth place finish in the grand finals by the Second Varsity Eights crew highlighted the day for the University of Delaware women’s rowing team at the Knecht Cup Saturday on the Cooper River.

The second and final day of the regatta was canceled on Sunday due to rain.

Delaware competed in five categories at the regatta, placing sixth in the grand finals in the Second Varsity Eights and third in the petite (consolation) finals for an overall ninth place finish in the Novice Eights race. The Hens also competed in the Varsity Fours, Second Varsity Fours, and Varsity Eights but did not advance out of their heats.

In the Second Varsity Eights, Delaware’s team of coxswain Cami Off, Katie Broullire, Lana Rivers, Jenn Boutin (at right), Rachel Thomas, Maria Bellumori, Nicolette Lotrionte, Katie Gooding, and Lynn Hamski placed second in its heat with a time of 7:19.4 to advance to the finals. In the finals, the Hens placed sixth with a time of 7:33.2, trailing only winner Rhode Island (7:05.4), Holy Cross (7:08.7), Tulsa (7:09.7), Kansas (7:10.7), and Dayton (7:15.6).

The Novice Eights crew of coxswain Avery Griffin, Mary Grace Maggiano, Liz Cretekos, Alexx DeLorme, Jess Brooks, Regine Adrien, Brittany Hayes, Arielle Katz, and Kialeen Hay placed fourth in its heat with a time of 7:29.6 to advance to the petite finals. In the petite finals, the Hens placed third with a time of 7:32.3 to place ninth overall. Connecticut won the petite finals race in a time of 7:23.0 followed by North Carolina in 7:27.3

Also for the Hens, the Varsity Fours team of coxswain Amanda Burton, Maureen Reardon, Laura Anglim, Taima McCartney, and Hillary Lambdin placed fourth in their heat with a time of 8:57.0, the Second Varsity Fours crew of coxswain Callie Tegan, Betsy Seeger, Lily Chavarriaga, Lambdin, and Catherine Hansen place fifth in its heat (no time available), and Varsity Eights boat of coxswain Kenna Plangemann, Laura Beaufort, Lisa Ferrara, Elizabeth Carey, Christina Stanley, Justine Strausser, Melanie Turner, Lisa Medina, and Nikki Jackowsky finished fourth in its heat with a time of 7:13.9, trailing winner Gonzaga (6:56.7), Connecticut (7:05.3), and Colgate (7:08.0).

The Blue Hens will compete next Saturday, April 24, at the Kerr Cup/Colonial Athletic Association Championships on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.

AGATE:

Varsity Fours (heat): 1. West Virginia, 8:00.7; 4. Delaware, 8:57.0.

Novice Eights (heat): 1. Philadelphia University, 7:21.2; 2. Villanova, 7:23.3; 3. Lehigh, 7:27.4; 4. Delaware, 7:29.6; 5. Duquesne, 7:39.3; 6. West Virginia, 7:44.1.

Novice Eights (petite finals): 1. Connecticut, 7:23.0; 2. North Carolina, 7:27.3; 3. Delaware, 7:32.3; 4. Villanova, 7:38.0; 5. Fordham, 7:39.2; 6. Lehigh, na.

Second Varsity Fours (heat): 5. Delaware (no time available).

Second Varsity Eights (heat): 1. Rhode Island, 7:05.4; 2. Delaware, 7:19.4; 3. Temple, 7:21.6; 4. George Mason, 7:24.0; 5. Dayton, 7:15.6; 6. Delaware, 7:33.2.

Second Varsity Eights (grand finals): 1. Rhode Island, 7:00.4; 2. Holy Cross, 7:08.7; 3. Tulsa, 7:09.7; 4. Kansas, 7:10.7; 5. Dayton, 7:15.6; 6. Delaware, 7:33.2

Varsity Eights (heat): 1. Gonzaga, 6:56.7; 2. Connecticut, 7:05.3; 3. Colgate, 7:08.0; 4. Delaware, 7:13.9; 5. George Mason, 7:16.3.