MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME CREW

New Hampshire Championships

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Pembroke, N.H.

PEMBROKE, N.H. --  Both Massachusetts Maritime crew teams had solid performances on Sunday afternoon at the New Hampshire Championships.

The women's novice eight, led by freshman coxswain Tess McNally (Marstons Mills, Mass.), placed third overall in the event with a squad consisting of sophomore Emily Welsh (Shelton, Conn.) and freshmen Delphine Estebe (Pompano Beach, Fla.), Danielle Guidry (Nashua, N.H.), Alicia Tarr (Danvers, Mass.), Meghan Thibeault (Scituate, Mass.), Emma King (Princeton, Mass.), Lauren Denapoli (Boston, Mass.) and Janeen Manghis (Nantucket, Mass.).

The men's novice eight, led by freshman coxswain Jay Mitchell (Swannanoa, N.C.), also placed third overall, while the men's open four consisting of seniors Michael Cotter (Methuen, Mass.) and Erik Foley (Charlton, Mass.) along with juniors Eric Fant (Sutton, Mass.) and Jason Ellershaw (Chester, Mass.), placed 12^th overall in the competition.

Both Buccaneer squads will compete in the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta next weekend in Cambridge, Mass.