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Dowling Women Take Gold At Prestigious Dad Vail Regatta


Philadelphia, PA- Dowling College's women's varsity four won the championship at the prestigious Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, PA, May 8-9.

The women's four topped 44 other college programs and beat their nearest opponent by five seconds in what is considered the top regatta in U.S. collegiate rowing. The men's varsity eight placed sixth behind Temple, Purdue, Marietta, Grand Valley, and West Point.

Senior rowers Ximena Marinero (San Salvador, El Salvador), Jelena Petrovic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia), and Milana Glisic (Mladenovac, Yugoslovia) captured Dad Vail gold medals for the second time in three years (2002, 2004) with the varsity four win.

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Dowling College is an independent, coeducational college that serves more than 6,500 students at its historic Rudolph Campus on the banks of the Connetquot River in Oakdale, NY, and the 105-acre Brookhaven Campus in eastern Long Island and a business center located near the Nassau-Suffolk border in Melville. Dowling offers Bachelor′s, Master′s, and Doctoral degrees in several disciplines through its four schools: Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Education.