at Muskie Chase

The Ohio Wesleyan rowing team made its intercollegiate debut on Saturday, competing in the Muskie Chase, hosted by Marietta College on Saturday in Marietta.

In the Novice 4 competition, Marietta completed the 6000-meter course on the Muskingum River in a clocking of 26:32.0.  Cincinnati finished in 27:56.3, Case Reserve was third in 28:09.6, and the Ohio Wesleyan boat of freshman coxswain Madeline Nemeth (Cincinnati/Oak Hills), junior Mahnoor Ansari (Lahore, Pakistan/Beaconhouse), sophomore Fiona Roddy (Mount Vernon/Fredericktown), freshman Sana Hussain (Karachi, Pakistan/Cedar College), and freshman Meg Edwards (Columbus/Hilliard Davidson) placed fourth in 29:56.5.

The regatta also included 500-meter sprints, and Ohio Wesleyan finished second in the first Novice 4 flight.  Marietta's boat finished in 1:47.7, followed by Ohio Wesleyan at 1:52.7, Case Reserve with a 1:58.2, and Cincinnati with a 2:26.6.  In the second Novice 4 flight, Cincinnati won in 1:48.2, followed by Marietta (1:50.0), Ohio Wesleyan (1:55.4), and Case Reserve (1:58.3).

The Muskie Chase completes Ohio Wesleyan's fall schedule.  The spring schedule begins at the end of March.

Final Results