Rowing’s Freshmen 8+ Earn Bronze at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta

Saturday, October 24

Philadelphia, Pa.

10:40 AM

University of Delaware

Head of the Schuylkill Regatta

Rowing Freshman 8+ Bronze Finish at HOSR 2026

10/24/2026 8:04:00 PM | Rowing

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – University of Delaware rowing competed at The Head of the Schuylkill Regatta on Saturday, October 24.

Under a sunny Philadelphia sky and optimal racing conditions, Delaware had six crews race the 3800m head-race course. The Hens walked away with a bronze medal in the Freshmen/Novice 8+ event.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

UD's Freshman 8+ earned a third-place finish overall with a time of 14:13.103.
Delaware also had an Alumni 8+ compete.

ON THE RECORD

"Our goals for the race today were to have fun and push hard. To have all our hard work so far pay off with a medal felt amazing. As a freshmen class, we're just trying to be adaptable through challenges and we're having a lot of fun while doing it," said freshman Leila Morris.
"I feel like since the beginning of the fall we've hit the ground running and are just getting stronger and stronger every day. Today was a great reflection of that in both team unity and team performance. I'm excited to finish out the fall season with two more opportunities to race and continue to lay the groundwork for the spring," said Sophie Murray.
"We've done a lot of long pieces this fall to help build our fitness and our rhythm and run together. It was a good experience being able to race in two different boats and in two different positions. I'm really excited to keep building up our fitness and seeing how we can keep getting stronger and faster for the Princeton Chase next week," Kayla Mullings said.

RESULTS
Championship 8+
Delaware: 13:22.869 (14th of 21)

Championship 4+
Delaware: 14:20.560 (7th of 64)
Delaware: 14:37.547 (14th of 64)

Club Championship 8+
Delaware: 13:21.287 (7th of 54)

Freshmen/Novice 8+
Delaware: 14:13.103 (3rd overall)

Alumni 8+
Delaware: 14:50.212 (4th of 8)

LINEUPS

Championship 8+	Club Championship 8+	Freshman/Novice 8+	First Championship 4+	Second Championship 4+
Emma Szydlow (C) Milly Murphy Samantha Ryan Emily Guilfoyle Maya McCottry Kayla Mullings Daniella Sexton Molly Quinn Chloe Kluender	Madeline Zeuli (C) Hattie Gump Chinemere Njoku Daphne Metz Torrance Feehan Allison Craig Maura Quinn Abigail Buss Sophie Murray	Francesca Capriotti (C) Maddie Wirth Lauren Hart Kalina Rauer Mairin Solan Caroline Hollingsworth Leila Morris Lena Fleschner Ava Maidhof	Emma Szydlow (C) Milly Murphy Samantha Ryan Emily Guilfoyle Maya McCottry	Madeline Zeuli (C) Kayla Mullings Daniella Sexton Molly Quinn Chloe Kluender

UP NEXT
Delaware will compete at the Princeton 3-Mile Chase on Saturday, October 24.

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