Worcester, Mass.- The Crew team competed this past weekend at the National Invitational Rowing Championships in Worcester, Massachusetts. Each Crew was seeded based on it's spring results to date; entering the competition, the Men's Varsity 8 ranked 11
th, the Women's Varsity 8 ranked 19
th and the Women's Second Varsity 8 ranked 12
th. Despite a late lineup change due to illness, the Men's Varsity 8 battled hard to secure a spot in the 3
rd level final during their morning heat, then placed second in the afternoon's final, to take 14
th place overall.
The Women's Varsity 8 turned in a strong opening heat, finishing just behind rival Hamilton to secure a place in the 3
rd level final. In their second race of the day, they surged to the lead off the line and held the position for much of the race, only being passed by eventual first place winner Skidmore. This earned them a 14
th place finish overall, outperforming their seed by a full 5 places. The Women's Second Varsity 8 earned a place in the Petit Final, eventually finishing sixth for a 12
th place overall finish.
Full results can be found
here.
Rankings:
Women
Men
Rosters:
Men's Varsity 8
Lineup:
Alyssa West '25,
Charlie Anderson '25,
Charlie Stevenson '24,
William Eardley '26,
Danny Sullivan '26,
Jack Weinberg '26,
Evan Goggin '24,
Albert Astrom '26,
McQuillen Martinez '23
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 Second 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
