Worcester, Mass- The Colby Crew team returned to Worcester, Massachusetts for the second time in three weeks, this time to face off against Trinity, Ithaca, Clark, Connecticut College and host WPI. The Men's Varsity 8 continued its hot streak, racing to second place behind 5
th ranked Trinity, and solidly defeating 6
th ranked WPI and 7
th ranked Ithaca. This was the best race of the year for the group, who came off the line in second and never gave up the advantage while rowing a calm and collected race. It was a confidence boosting race for the Mules, who will look to carry that energy into the CBB championship next weekend at the President's Cup.
The Women's Varsity 8 was given a tough outside lane assignment and fought hard to hang onto the lead pack, ultimately finishing 5
th and defeating NESCAC rival Connecticut College by over 13 seconds. The Women's Second Varsity 8 also finished 5
th, despite a challenging week marred by illness. They defeated Conn College by open water, grinding out an advantage after the first 500 meters and avenging a defeat from two weeks prior.
Men's results can be found
here.
Women's results can be found
here.
Lineups:
Men's Varsity 8
Lineup:
Alyssa West '25,
Mason Cheney '25,
McQuillen Martinez '23,
Luca Krueger '24,
William Eardley '26,
Danny Sullivan '26,
Jack Weinberg '26,
Charlie Stevenson '24,
Charlie Anderson '25
Women's Varsity 8
Lineup:
Rhea Bakshi '25,
Kirsten Ishii '25,
Harriet Winterer '25,
Caroline Bedrosian '23,
Tori Richards '23,
Isabel Grimes '25,
Ellie Pohlig '26,
Khaki Sawyer '26,
Maryjane Pennington '25
Women's 2nd Varsity 8
Lineup:
Saia Patel '26,
Pardis Koplos '25;
Addison Hyde '26,
Katherine White '26,
Ainsley Bonang '25,
Eliza Nilson '26,
Zoe Dodge '26,
Kayla Balsam '26,
Shayna Leinberger '26
Pre-Race Rankings:
Men: Trinity 5th; WPI 6th; Ithaca 7th; Colby 9th
Women: Trinity 5th; WPI 6th; Ithaca 7th; Clark 11th; Colby 15th
Next week, the Mules will face off against CBB rivals Bates and Bowdoin for the President's Cup, hosted by Bates in Greene, Maine.
