Canisius rowing concludes fall season at the Head of the Schuylkill regatta
By Mykah Moreland, Sports Reporter
Canisius rowing competed in the 56th annual Head of the Schuylkill regatta on Oct. 24–25 in Philadelphia, Pa. The regatta marked the rowing team’s sixth consecutive year competing on the Schuylkill River, where they closed out their fall season. The Golden Griffins faced tough competition, including Penn, who won the collegiate and open points trophies, and Metro opponents Sacred Heart and Iona along with fellow Jesuit university Fordham.
Rowing had three pairs finish in the championship pairs, with two of the three crews placing in the top 7. Sophomore Simone Maksym and junior Callista Skraitz finished in fifth place with a time of 15:26, followed by sophomore Pippa Soyka–Rozendaal and freshman Amelia Priestley, who took seventh with a time of 15:30.8. The third pair, sophomore Ellery Serbinowski and senior Kaitlyn Boxley, finished with a time of 16:51.4, placing 11th.
Following pairs, rowing competed in the novice fours, where they finished in eighth place with a time of 18:37.7. The boat consisted of three freshmen, Anna Taylor (coxswain), Phylicia Martin (seat 3) and Giada Hodinko (seat 1) while also including junior Thayra Vasquez Lopez (seat 2) and senior Mercy Pignataro (seat 4). This underclassmen boat has only competed in two meets so far and have already faced competitive challenges, taking fourth in the Yinzer Cup on Oct. 17.
The Griffs also competed in the championship fours, entering two boats among the field of 64. The first boat was headed by junior coxswain Sophia Hamilton, and the boat finished 31st overall with a time of 15:17.2. The second varsity four, a boat led by Jordan Rossoll placed in the top 50 with a 44th place finish in a time of 15:43.4.
The Griffs crew also competed in the club championship eights and the eights final. The Canisius club boat finished 37th out of 54 boats with a time of 14:22.6. In the championship eights final, the first varsity eight finished 16th out of 21 boats overall, recording a time of 13:31.5. The eights event concluded Canisius’ competition in the meet and the fall 2026 rowing season.
Rowing will be back in the boats when they kick off their spring season on April 10–11 at the Knecht Cup in Cherry Hill, N.J.
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