Wellesley Crew Races at Lake Quinsigamond on Sunday
WORCESTER Mass. -- The #1 Wellesley College crew team competed in their second event of the weekend, racing more nationally ranked competition. The Blue competed against #3 Bates, #4 Trinity, #10 WPI, and #13 Rochester on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester.
Wellesley's varsity eight finished second overall in their race, narrowly coming in behind Trinity. The Bantams topped the field in 6:43.60 with Wellesley just .26 behind with a 6:43.86. Bates was third with a time of 6:45.98, followed by WPI (6:55.78) and Rochester (7:00.52).
In the second varsity eight race, the Blue finished third overall. Bates took the top spot with a 6:55.70 while Trinity was second in 6:57.52. The Blue recorded a time of 7:25.65 and finished ahead of Rochester (7:29.86) and WPI (7:32.14).
Wellesley's novice eight boat was second to Trinity in its race. The Bantams recorded a time of 6:58.10 to the Blue's 7:10.70. In the third varsity eight race, Wellesley was fourth with a 7:44.31, behind Bates (7:00.90), Trinity (7:12.13), and WPI (7:29.36).
Today's races served as the final tune-up for the Blue before the 2014 NEWMAC Championships. The event is Saturday, April 19th at Lake Quinsigamond. Wellesley will be looking for its fourth-straight title at the event.
Lineups
Varsity 8 | 2nd Varsity 8 |
C- Alessandra Zaldivar-Giuffredi |
C- Rebecca Freeman-Slade 8- Sierra Luther 7- Aly Randall 6- Sahar Ibrahim 5- Olivia Duggan 4- Anna Hakes 3- Maggie West 2- Katie Burnett 1- Ildi Gaal |
Third Varsity | Novice 8 |
C- Hanae Yaskawa |
C- Anna Thomas 8- Molly Horgan 7- Brianna Hess 6- Caeden Brynie 5- Ciaran Gallagher 4- Irene Guzmán 3- Aggie Rieger 2- Maggie Dalton 1- Leigh Hunt |