Galloway, N.J. – The Stockton University women's rowing team will compete in the famous
Head of the Charles Regatta this weekend. The Ospreys will row in the Women's Collegiate Eights and Women's Collegiate Fours on Sunday at 2:39 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. respectively.
Since its inception in 1965, the Head of the Charles Regatta has attracted hundreds of thousands of rowers to the banks of the Charles River. Approximately 11,000 rowers are expected to compete in the three-day event, which regularly attracts around 300,000 spectators.
"We've made significant progress with this young group of athletes in the five weeks since we started our season," said head coach
John Bancheri. "I expect them to rise to their best performance to date and set the foundation to meet our goals in the spring."
Stockton will be competing in the Eights at their second straight Head of the Charles. The Ospreys placed 25th at the October 2019 regatta and the 2020 event was canceled due to COVID-19. Stockton will be one of 40 squads, mostly from NCAA Division II and Division III, in the Women's Collegiate Eights
Three rowers who represented Stockton at the 2019 Head of the Charles,
Emily Culmone (Absecon/Ocean City),
Izabelle DelRoss (Egg Harbor City/Cedar Creek) and
Michaela Pope (Collingswood/Collingswood) are slated to be part of the Stockton eight this weekend. The trio are team captains for the Ospreys this year.
Emily Latshaw (Toms River/TR South),
Madelynn Schina (Somerdale/Highland),
Nicole Iatarola (Sewell/Washington Twp.),
Catherine Scott (Atlantic City/Atlantic City) and
Carrie Alpin (North Hanover/Northern Burlington) round out the Stockton eight.
Lorelei Hendricks (Burlington/Doane Academy) is the coxswain.
Stockton is one of 32 entries in the Women's Collegiate Fours. The lineup consists of
Anna Bailey (Barrington/Haddon Hts.),
Allison Reed (Cherry Hill/CH East),
Jordan Barikian (Cape May/Lower Cape May) and
Alexandra Kazan (Vineland/OLMA) plus coxswain
Lydia Pool (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids).