Wellesley Crew Year-by-Year History


2022-23

Head Coach: Tessa Spillane

  • NCAA Championships - 1st Place
  • NEWMAC Championship - 1st Place
  • NIRC Championship - 1st Place
  • New England Championship - 2nd Place
  • Best ranking: 1st Nationally

2021-22

Head Coach: Tessa Spillane

  • NCAA Championships - 1st Place
  • NEWMAC Championship - 1st Place
  • New England Championship - 1st Place
  • NIRC Championship - 2nd Place
  • Best ranking: 1st Nationally

2020-21

Head Coach: Tessa Spillane

  • Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic

2019-20

Head Coach: Tessa Spillane

  • Remainder of Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Best ranking: 2nd Nationally

2018-19
Head Coach: Tessa Spillane

  • NCAA Championships - 3rd Place
  • NEWMAC Championship - 2nd Place
  • Seven Sisters Championship - 1st Place
  • New England Championship - 2nd Place
  • NIRC Championship - 1st Place
  • Best ranking: 2nd Nationally

2017-18
Head Coach: Tessa Spillane

  • NCAA Championships - 2nd Place
  • NEWMAC Championship - 1st Place
  • Seven Sisters Championship - 1st Place
  • New England Championship - 2nd Place
  • NIRC Championship - 10th Place
  • Best ranking: 2nd Nationally

2016-17
Head Coach: Tessa Spillane

  • NCAA Championships - 3rd Place
  • NEWMAC Championship - 1st Place
  • Seven Sisters Championship - 1st Place
  • New England Championship - 4th Place
  • NIRC Championship - 4th Place
  • Best ranking: 3rd Nationally

2015-16
Head Coach: Tessa Spillane

  • NCAA Championships - 1st Place
  • NEWMAC Championship - 1st Place
  • Seven Sisters Championship - 1st Place
  • New England Championship - 1st Place
  • NIRC Championship - 11th Place
  • Best ranking: 1st Nationally

2014-15
Head Coach: Tessa Spillane

  • NEWMAC Championships- 1st Place
  • Seven Sisters Championship - 1st Place
  • New England Championships - 3rd Place
  • ECAC Rowing Championships - 4th Place
  • NCAA Championships - 3rd Place
  • Best ranking: 3rd Nationally

2013-14
Head Coach: Tessa Spillane 

  • NEWMAC Championships- 1st Place
  • Seven Sisters Championship - 1st Place
  • New England Championships - 4th Place
  • ECAC Rowing Championships - 5th Place
  • NCAA Championships - 4th Place
  • Best ranking: 1st Nationally

2012-13
Head Coach: Tessa Spillane

  • NEWMAC Championships- 1st Place
  • Seven Sisters Championship - 1st Place
  • New England Championships - 5th Place
  • ECAC Rowing Championships - 5th Place
  • NCAA Championships - 4th Place
  • Best ranking: 5th Nationally

2011-12
Head Coach: Tessa Spillane

  • NEWMAC Championships- 1st Place
  • Seven Sisters Championship - 1st Place
  • New England Championships- Novice- 1st Place
  • ECAC Rowing Championships- 3rd Place
  • NCAA Championships - 3rd Place
  • Best ranking: 3rd Nationally

2010-11
Head Coach: Tessa Spillane

  • NEWMAC Championships- 1st Place
  • Seven Sisters Championship - 1st Place
  • New England Championships - 1V - 3rd Place
  • New England Championships- Novice- 3rd Place
  • ECAC Rowing Championships- 3rd Place
  • NCAA Championships - 3rd Place
  • Best ranking: 3rd Nationally

2009-10
Head Coach: Tessa Spillane

  • NEWMAC Championships - 2nd Place
  • Seven Sisters Championship - 1st Place
  • New England Championships - 2V - 3rd Place
  • NCAA Championships - 5th Place
  • Best ranking: 8th Nationally, 4th Regionally

2008-09
Head Coach: Tessa Spillane

  • NEWMAC Championships - Runner-Up
  • Seven Sisters Championship - 3rd Place
  • New England Championships - 3V - 2nd Place
  • ECAC Championships - 3V - 2nd Place
  • Best ranking: 10th Nationally

2007-08
Head Coach: Tessa Spillane

  • NEWMAC Championships - Overall Points Champion
  • New England Championships - 5th Place
  • New England Championships - Novice - 3rd Place
  • ECAC Championships - Novice - 2nd Place
  • Best ranking: 11th Nationally

2006-07
Head Coach: Tessa Spillane

  • NEWMAC Championships - 2nd Place
  • New England Championships

2005-06
Head Coach: Tessa Spillane

  • NEWMAC Championship - 4th Place
  • Seven Sisters Championship - 3rd Place
  • ECAC Qualifier

2004-05
Head Coach: Seth Davis

  • NEWMAC Championship - 5th Place
  • Seven Sisters Championship - 3rd Place

2003-04
Head Coach: Joan O'Hara

  • NEWMAC Championship - 4th Place

2002-03
Head Coach: Joan O'Hara

  • NEWMAC Championship - 1st Place
  • Seven Sisters Championship - 3rd Place
  • ECAC Qualifier
  • NCAA Qualifier
  • Best ranking: 1st Nationally

2001-02
Head Coach: Joan O'Hara

  • Seven Sisters Championship - T- 1st place
  • NEWMAC Championship - 2nd place

2000-01
Head Coach: Joan O'Hara

  • NEWMAC Championship - 4th place
  • New England Championship - Varsity 8 - 6th place

1999-2000
Head Coach: Abby Peck

  • Seven Sisters Championship - 3rd place
  • NEWMAC Conference Championship - 5th place

1998-99
Head Coach: Abby Peck

  • Seven Sisters Championship - 3rd place
  • NEWMAC Conference Championship - 5th place

1997-98
Head Coach: Abby Peck

  • Seven Sisters Championship - 2nd place
  • NEW 8 Conference Championship - 4th place

1996-97
Head Coach: Abby Peck

  • Seven Sisters Championship - 2nd place
  • NEW 8 Conference Championship - 2nd place

1995-96
Head Coach: Abby Peck

  • Seven Sisters Championship - 2nd place
  • NEW 8 Conference Championship - 2nd place

1994-95
Head Coach: Abby Peck

  • Seven Sisters Championship - 2nd place
  • NEW 8 Conference Championship - 2nd place

1993-94
Head Coach: Abby Peck

  • • Seven Sisters Championship - 2nd place
  • • NEW 8 Conference Championship - 3rd place

1992-93
Head Coach: Abby Peck

  • Seven Sisters Championship - 3rd place
  • NEW 8 Conference Championship - 3rd place

1991-92
Head Coach: Kathy O'Neil Smith

  • Seven Sisters Championship - 2nd place
  • NEW 8 Conference Championship - 4th place

1990-91
Head Coach: Kathy O'Neil Smith

  • Seven Sisters Championship - 2nd place

1989-90
Head Coach: Betsy Cooper Morrison 

  • NIRC Championships - 1st
  • New Englands - 3rd

1988-89
Head Coach: Betsy Cooper Morrison 


1987-88
Head Coach: Betsy Cooper Morrison


1986-87
Head Coach: Betsy Cooper Morrison


1985-86
Head Coach: Betsy Cooper Morrison 


1984-85
Head Coach: Betsy Cooper Morrison


1983-84
Head Coach: Betsy Cooper Morrison 


1982-83
Head Coach: Betsy Cooper Morrison 


1981-82
Head Coach: Betsy Cooper Morrison 


1980-81
Head Coach: Betsy Cooper Morrison 

  • National Women's Rowing Championships (Pre-NCAA) - 6th Place

1979-80
Head Coach: Barbara Goodman


1978-79
Head Coach: Mayrene Earle 

  • National Women's Rowing Championships (Pre-NCAA) - 6th Place
  • Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges Lightweight Sprints - Lightweight Four, 1st Place
  • Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges Lightweight Sprints - Novice Four, 2nd Place
  • Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges Heavyweight Sprints - Heavyweight Four, 3rd Place

1977-78
Head Coach: Mayrene Earle 


1976-77
Head Coach: Mayrene Earle 

  • Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges Lightweight Sprints - Lightweight Four, 1st Place
  • Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges Lightweight Sprints - Novice Four, 3rd Place
  • National Women's Rowing Association National Championships - Lightweight Four, 4th place

1975-76
Head Coach: Mayrene Earle 


1974-75
Head Coach: Mayrene Earle 


1973-74
Head Coach: Barbara Jordan