Pitt Rowing Club Press Release

Office of Student Life Pitt Rowing Club 130 William Pitt Union Pittsburgh, PA 15260 www.pitt.edu/~crew

For Immediate Release October 24, 2013

Pitt Crew Competes at Head of the Charles Boston, Massachusetts – This past weekend, Pitt Crew sent two boats to Boston, Massachusetts, to compete at the Head of the Charles. This is Pitt’s eleventh consecutive year competing in what is the world’s largest two day regatta. Pitt’s men raced on Saturday afternoon, in the collegiate four event. Seeded 15th out of 40 boats, the boat of Summer DeRubeis, Zach Amato, David Ritter, Trey Hinz, and D.J. Civiletti came in at 16:56.82, for an impressive 8th place finish. Pitt placed just ahead of strong crews from Michigan State, Coast Guard, Army, and Fordham. Their finish in the top half of the field guaranteed the team an entry in the event at next year’s regatta. Following the men was the women’s collegiate eight of Monica Cistrone, Lauren Schall, Emily Sims, Elese Hiergesell, Alexa Harleman, Sarah Skobeloff, Julia Maggio, Emily Dvorchak, and Kaitlin Paul, racing The Women’s Open Eight on Sunday. Placing 15th out of 25, the women’s time of 19:10.44 was less than three seconds from 12th place Marietta, and faster than boats from Smith, Coast The Men’s Collegiate Four Guard, and Colby. Pitt was also wellrepresented by alumni at the race. Former Pitt rower Peter Alter placed an outstanding 4th in the men’s lightweight single,

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while Ryan Stanley placed 12th in the mixed quad. Next up for Pitt is the Head of the Occoquan, November 2nd, in Sandy Run Park, Virginia.

Peter Alter

Ryan Stanley (2 Seat)

Feel free to email me at [email protected] with any questions about races, locations, directions, or anything else. For complete schedules, results, and media, visit the team’s website at www.pitt.edu/~crew.

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