Mountain Hawks Race at the Head of the Housatonic

Saturday, October 10

Shelton, Conn.

Lehigh University

Head of the Housatonic

Photo by: Austin Thompson

Mountain Hawks Race at the Head of the Housatonic

10/10/2026 6:52:00 PM | Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing

Results

SHELTON, Conn. – Lehigh men's and women's rowing competed at the Head of the Housatonic on the Housatonic River in Connecticut on Saturday morning. The Mountain Hawks raced eights, fours, and doubles across six total races between the men's and women's teams.

The first race of the day featured the men's eights in a field of 22 boats. The first varsity eight finished in fourth place with a time of 14:04.982 while the second varsity eight took ninth with a finish in 14:45.523. Next up, the women's eights competed against a field of ten boats in their race. Lehigh's first varsity eight finished sixth in 16:07.954 while the second varsity eight took eighth at 16:58.900.

The Mountain Hawks then moved on to the fours races, starting with the men against a pool 24 boats. Lehigh's first varsity four placed eighth with a time of 16:22.134 while the second varsity four finished 13th at 16:54.946. The women's fours raced against 16 total boats in their race. The first varsity eight had a strong showing with a second-place finish at 17:36.966 while the second varsity eight took tenth at 18:24.152.

Lehigh's final races of the day featured both the men entering four and the women entering three doubles boats into races of 11 and six boats respectively. The men all finished consecutively in eighth (Ochoa/Hetzer, 17:39.430), ninth (McDonnell/Brogan, 17:50.403), tenth (Deutch/Stevens, 17:52.601), and 11th (Pelham/Wicke, 19:11.738). The pair of Bella Yarbrough and Meghan Hastings won the women's race with a time of 19:10.694 followed by Zizi Nwotite/Addison Fitzgerald in second (19:56.755) and Maeve Timms/Sadie Panaro in fourth (21:21.570).

The Mountain Hawks return to action next weekend on Saturday, October 17 at the Head of the Charles in Boston, Massachusetts.

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What They Said
"Bittersweet day on the Housatonic River as my last race here as a senior," said senior Adelaide Weir. "Super proud of our first-year coxswain Leena and loved her gritty calls. Looking forward to continuing to find speed in this lineup going into next weekend at the Charles!"

"Such an amazing first race with Lehigh," said first-year Leena Hafeez. "Coxing the 1V as a first-year has been such a privilege and there's truly nothing better than the infectious energy of the team on race day. It's such a remarkable feeling knowing that everyone has each other's back no matter what. Watching my teammates medal and have so much fun racing reminds me of how special the sport of rowing is. I look forward to carrying this energy and cultivating this team culture at the Charles this weekend!"

"Head of the Housatonic is one my favorite races and this year didn't disappoint," said senior Meghan Hastings. "Lesker threw down a super gritty race and Bella and I were able to chase speed in the double. Can't wait to see what the team can do going into next weekend. Fly Hawks!"

"Overall, I thought today was a great opportunity for us to compete with some great crews," said first-year Fischer Stevens. "Today we learned a lot from both of our races and I'm looking forward to improving and getting faster as the season progresses."

"We had a good performance from the guys," said senior Colby Brogan. "Coming off a few weeks of intense training, I thought we were able to put it to the test against some fast crews. We're looking to get faster and carry this momentum into the Charles next week."

"I thought the 2V put together a very complete effort at the Housatonic," said sophomore Joseph LaFond. "I'm fortunate to be around an amazing group of guys. Super happy with our team's continued motivation to improve throughout fall racing. I'm looking forward to supporting the crew at the Charles in Boston this upcoming weekend."

Lineups
W1V8+
C Leena Hafeez
8 Olivia Shafer
7 Avery McGowan
6 Ryann McDonald
5 Sara Petrovic
4 Victoria Bazarko
3 Anna Brock
2 Seeley Mazur
1 Adelaide Weir

W2V8+
C Claire McFarlin
8 Bella Yarbrough
7 Claire Walker
6 Sarah Lucas
5 Addison Fitzgerald
4 Rachel Janosky
3 Meghan Hastings
2 Zizi Nwotite
1 Sadie Panaro

W1V4+
C Claire McFarlin
4 Michela Biondi
3 Hannah Vogel
2 Elizabeth Janes
1 Lydia Sheeser

W2V4+
C Kendall-Marie Fitzgerald
4 Lillian Swenson
3 Emma Schwartz
2 Daphna Nevler
1 Ceci Lucia

Women's Doubles
Maeve Timms & Sadie Panaro
Bella Yarbrough & Meghan Hastings
Zizi Nwotite & Addison Fitzgerald

M1V8+
C Aidan Judge
8 Alex Ochoa
7 Drew Hetzer
6 Evan McDonnell
5 Colby Brogan
4 John Deutch
3 Fischer Stevens
2 Noah Pelham
1 Jack Wicke

M2V8+
C Ben Kaplan
8 Luke Blum
7 Lucas Rosenberg
6 Joseph LaFond
5 Ben Radoslovich
3 Cullen Kingston
2 Matthew Stugart
1 Ryan Miller

M1V4+
C Greer Lotsikas
4 Luke Blum
3 Lucas Rosenberg
2 Matthew Stugart
1 Alex Blaszkiewicz

M2V4+
C Cat Chen
4 Michael Failla
3 Fischer Stevens
2 John Barnwell
1 Frank Marucci

Men's Doubles
Alex Ochoa & Drew Hetzer
Colby Brogan & John Deutch
Noah Pelham & Jack Wicke
Max Reznik & Evan McDonnell