PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Highlighted by a 10th-place finish in the novice eights, the Catholic University women's rowing team competed at the Head of the Schuylkill Saturday.

With temperatures in the upper 50s and wind out of the north around 11 mph, the Cardinals traversed the 2.5-mile course on the Schuylkill River just outside the city of Philadelphia.

In the novice eights, Catholic finished 10th with a time of 15:56.5, the third-fastest among Division III teams behind Rochester and Stockton.

The Cardinals had three boats compete in the championship eights with the first varsity eight finishing in a time of 14:10.5 to place 21st. The second varsity eight finished 39th in a time of 15:55.1 while the third boat finished next in 16:56.2.

The Cardinals return to action on Saturday, Nov. 6 at the Head of the Occoquan in Fairfax Station, Virginia.

Boatings

Varsity Eight: Libby Hodgkins (coxswain), Liz Dorrian (stroke), Christine Faber (7), Meg Higgins (6), Libby Dobrzynski (5), Hannah Martin (4), Kelli Rasmussen (3), Glynn Bradley (2), Michelle Kilmer (bow)

Second Varsity Eight: Katie Chmielewski (coxswain), Marguerite Collette (stroke), Morgan Shea (7), Norah Fitzsimmons (6), Mackenzie Cart (5), Sydney Blasi (4), Dani de Castro (3), Abby Ryan (2), Kailen May (bow)

Third Varsity Eight: Amelia Clemens (coxswain), Carla Isaac (stroke), Maevis Fahey (7), Julia Szmyt (6), Ava Cozzolino (5), Annie Yozwiak (4), Maria Andrea Morales (3), Kiera Shanahan (2), Mia Pinsonault (bow)

Novice Eight: Carla Isaac (coxswain), Haley Jackson (stroke), Maevis Fahey (7), Madeleine Kiesewetter (6), Olivia Parry (5), Lucy Knopf (4), Catherine McGovern (3), Katherine Hourani (2), Abigail Harris (bow)