SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Long Island University men's and women's rowing teams claimed three gold medals at the 2025 New York State Collegiate Rowing Championships on Fish Creek this past weekend.
Gold Medal Finishes
Women's Double (2x)
The duo of Kylee Gross and Krista Graziano led wire-to-wire in both races, finishing nearly seven seconds ahead of second place.
- Heat (11:08 AM): 1st place – 9:27.750
- Final (2:54 PM): 1st place – 8:53.930
Women's Freshman 4+
The all-first-year crew of Molly Thornton, E'lise Lyrse, Samantha Antonios, and Amanda Cayea, coxed by Lacey Minihan, captured gold with a time of 8:30.630 in the Freshman Four final, finishing more than 13 seconds ahead of the next closest boat.
Women's Novice 4+
Returning to the water later that afternoon, the same crew coxed by Melanie Campos won the Novice 4+ with a time of 9:03.000, holding off crews from RIT, Rochester, Union, and St. John Fisher.
Other Notable Results
Men's Varsity 4+ – Petit Final
The LIU men's varsity four finished fifth in their petit final with a time of 8:48.628. This crew consisted of two varsity rowers, Matthew Ramen and Hrishikesh Shah, and two novice rowers, Ailer Thomas and Joe Puvogel. The crew was coxed by Ash Hernandez.
Men's Single (1x)
Matthew Raman represented the Sharks in the Men's Single event; the first time an LIU rower competed in this event in program history.
