The Ontario Tech rowing team opened their season Saturday in Peterborough at the Head of the Trent (HOTT).
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They started the morning with the crew of
Alexi Buis and
Alexie Linardatos finishing sixth in the women's 2 race with a time of 18:33.64. The same crew also competed in the afternoon in the women's 2x, finishing 14th.
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Also part of the morning sessions, alumna and Ontario Tech's 2022 athlete of the year,
Kierstyn Hawke, finished second in the women's alumni 1x race with a time of 22:29.18.
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The afternoon session featured women's JV 2x of
Charlotte Burgess and
Sharon-Mae Taylor, who finished sixth. The men's lightweight 2x of
Thomas Sullivan and
Nicholas Biscaro finished 11th with a time of 21:20.00.
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Wrapping up the day, the Ridgebacks had four boats in the final session. Starting with the men's novice 8+ (
John Roughley,
Noah Miller,
Hunter Bishop,
Calvin Varga,
Kelton Sutherland,
Marcus Whalen,
John Ocampo,
Zach Dixon), Ontario Tech finished 10th (16:37.21). The women's novice 8+ (
Natalia Quesnel,
Emily Phillips,
Karlie Stewart,
Logan Webb,
Rithika Rushendra,
Ifrodet Giorgees,
Calla Wilson,
Talia Ciampo)Â followed, also with a 10th place finish at 20:07.25.
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The final boat of the day was the women's 2x of Emmeline Meens-Miller and
Taylor Ruzgys, which finished 13th with a time of 25:15.39.
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Ontario Tech also had two alumni 8+ boats row in the noon session, continuing the tradition of Ridgebacks returning for the HOTT.
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Next up is the Brock Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 15 in St. Catharines.
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