Ravens turn in solid showing heading into Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia next weekend

WORCESTER, Mass. (May 4, 2013) -- The Franklin Pierce University women's rowing team entered its varsity-four boat into the petit finals of the 2013 New England Rowing Championships on Saturday and finished third out of six teams in a time of 8:33.689 on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. 

Merrimack won the petit in a time of 8:10.526, while Brandeis took runner-up honors with a mark of 8:27.176.

Franklin Pierce's varsity-four boat consisted of Jess Whittemore at the stroke, Leah Kaczanowicz (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) at the three, Natasha Pastor (Fitzwilliam, N.H.) at the two, Hayley Brown (Newbury, Mass.) at the bow and Erika Hebert (Leominster, Mass.) as the coxswain.

For more information on Franklin Pierce rowing, please visit the team's page at athletics.franklinpierce.edu(.) To follow the program even further, please visit Franklin Pierce Athletics on YouTube (www.youtube.com/FranklinPierceSports), Twitter (www.twitter.com/FPUathletics) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/FranklinPierceRavens). Fans wishing to purchase Franklin Pierce rowing apparel can do so on the athletic department's online store at athletics.franklinpierce.edu/store(.)