Blue Crew Races on Lake Quinsigamond
WORCESTER, Mass. -- The Wellesley College crew team continued their strong spring with a fast day on the water at Lake Quinsigamond. The Blue competed against nationally and regionally ranked crews from Divisions I and III.
In a strong varsity eight field, Wellesley took third out of six, narrowly being edged by Bates and Trinity. Bates finished in 7:01.5, Trinity in 7:02.0, while Wellesley recorded a time of 7:05.1. The Blue raced ahead of Division-I Holy Cross, as well as WPI and Rochester.
In the second varsity eight race, the Blue came in second out of six. Bates again narrowly edged Wellesley finishing in 7:20.7 compared to Wellesley's 7:25.8. The Blue did finish ahead of a strong Trinity boat, as well as Holy Cross, WPI and Rochester.
In third varsity racing, Wellesley took third. Trinity and Bates finished one and two, while Wellesley posted a time of 8:05.9, finishing ahead of WPI.
Finally, in novice racing, the Blue took second overall out of four teams. Trinity took first, ahead of Wellesley's 7:47.2, while Holy Cross and WPI finished third and fourth.
Blue Crew returns to the water on Saturday at the NEWMAC Championships hosted by WPI on Lake Quinsigamond.
Lineups
Varsity Eight | 2nd Varsity Eight | |
c- Hannah Woodruff |
c- Aidan Chambers |
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3rd Varsity Eight | Novice Eight | |
c- Susan Laves 8- Sarah George 7- Eden Littrell 6- Hannah Van der Eb 5- Paige Miranda 4- Valerie Soon 3- Kristen Hobbs 2- Jennifer Marble 1- Hailey Scofield |
c- Jessica Walker 8- Deborah Darlington 7- Helen Lee 6- Rachel Reed 5- Gabriella Fee 4- Maggie West 3- Olivia Froehlich 2- Maggie McConnell 1- Becca Freeman-Slade |