Lowell, Mass. - The Colby Men's and Women's Crew teams put up a strong showing against UMass Lowell, Mass. Maritime and the Coast Guard Academy in Lowell, Mass. this weekend. The men's Varsity 8, composed of
Charlie Anderson,
Charlie Stevenson,
Ethan Boone,
Mason Cheney,
Peter Sanford,
Luca Krueger,
Teddy Storrs and
James Hayakawa, and led by coxswain
Alyssa West bested the Coast Guard Academy in the V8 finals, while the women's second varsity 8 matched the achievement, beating Coast Guard by just over two seconds in the womens 2V8 finals. The women's varsity 8, consisting of
Tori Richards,
Caroline Bedrosian,
Lillian Bryant,
Alyssa Kent,
Maryjane Pennington,
Abby Conway,
Kirsten Ishii,
Molly George and coxswain
Kat Specht finished a close second behind Coast Guard. The men's varsity 4 also raced to a fourth place finish in the men's V4 finals.
Coach
Emma Taylor said of the teams performances, "We were really proud of the growth the team showed from last week to this. The team handled the racing, tough elements and a new course really well. They were able to come out of it with more to work on, so we are looking forward to more growth next week!"
The Mules will race again next weekend against WPI, Ithaca, Trinity, Clark, Williams Smith, Connecticut College and UNH at Worcester, Mass.
Photo from Bill Stevenson
