Worcester, Mass. - #9 Women's crew made the trip down to Worcester over the weekend for the New England Rowing Championships. Throughout the day, crews were met with a myriad of conditions between variable winds, rain, and a brief bout of sun. Racing was tight and the Mules were ready. The three women's crews raced a morning heat and afternoon final. The first, second, and third varsity eights were in fields large enough to require three heats meaning the top two teams advanced to the grand final and the next two to the petite final. All three crews performed well in their heats and earned trips to their respective petite finals. Colby finished fourth in each of their respective finals. 

The first varsity with Shayna Leinberger '26, Ellie Pohlig '26, Zoey Honsel '28, Eliza Nilson '26, Heidi Alexanderian '29, Erica O'Donnell '27, Alena Rossi '28, Kate Ward '28, and Ally Tecimer '29, finished fourth in their morning heat with a time of 7:25.211. The morning's result placed them in the Petite final alongside Trinity, Wesleyan, Wellesley, Coast Guard, and WPI. The Mules attacked the afternoon's race, going 7:03.222, just ahead of Coast Guard's 7:07.480. Their result placed them 10th out of 20 teams and redeemed their loss to Coast Guard earlier this season in April. 

The second varsity with Caroline Batchelder '28, Katherine White '26, Molly Garvey '28, Fiona Gosk '29, Shannon Murray '28, Dosia Fennell '29, Ella Brochu '28, Hannah Colling '28, and Dede Tindall '28, raced hard in their morning heat, coming in third behind Tufts and Wesleyan, and ahead of Coast Guard and Mt Holyoke. Racing in the afternoon's petite final, Colby finished fourth with a time of 7:22.624. This placed them 10th of 17 teams. 

The third varsity with Addison Schonewald '29, Ellie Hyde '28, Abby Stathis '27, Madeline Lee '29, Charlotte Haeffner '28, Saanvi Madduri '29, Zoe Dodge '26, Isa Jurado '27, and Sophia Sorabella '28, finished third in their morning heat and earned a trip to the petite final. In the afternoon, they finished 4th in their final ahead of Coast Guard and Conn College. Their result placed them 10th of 12 teams. 

The Mules returned to Maine and turn their attention to next weekend and the National Invitational Rowing Championships where they will compete for the NESCAC Championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.