Worcester, Mass. - The Colby Men's and Women's Crew teams traveled to Worcester Polytechnic Institute and continued to improve on their results from previous races. Particular highlights came from the women's second varsity eight (composed of
Rhea Bakshi,
Olivia Mundy,
Katie McKinley,
Caroline Alexander,
Harriet Winterer,
Ainsley Bonang,
Kelly Hooper,
Lucinda Harden and
Alessandra Amano) who placed second, beating Trinity and William Smith Colleges and the men's varsity four, which turned the tables on WPI (who had beaten them two weeks earlier) to take the win. The women's varsity four also posted a strong showing, placing second by a commanding margin over William Smith.
In the varsity eight competitions, the men's varsity eight of
Alyssa West,
Charlie Anderson,
Charlie Stevenson,
Ethan Boone,
Mason Cheney,
Peter Sanford,
Luca Krueger,
Teddy Storrs and
James Hayakawa, placed third, finishing to seed against two strong top-10 ranked programs. The women's varsity eight, composed of
Kat Specht,
Tori Richards,
Caroline Bedrosian,
Lillian Bryant,
Abby Conway,
Maryjane Pennington,
Mackenzie Younker,
Kirsten Ishii and
Alyssa Kent, finished 5th overall and 1st in the Petit Final, defeating Connecticut College by a full 45 seconds.
Next week the mules will be back in action, this time for at the Presidents Cup against Maine rivals Bates and Bowdoin.
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