HARTFORD, Conn. – Evading Saturday's rain and cold for sunnier, warmer conditions on Sunday morning, the Wesleyan women's crew team finished sixth out of 25 teams at the Riverfront Regatta to open the fall portion of the season.
The Cardinals' varsity 8 boat, consisting of
Noa Pesner '24 (coxswain),
Shayna McCarthy '24,
Shelagh Coombs '24,
Hailey Hutchison '27,
Ruby Roberts '27,
Anna Merrifield '24,
Cadence Cole '26,
Alex Kuo '26, and
Nora Printy '26, clocked a final time of 14:11.69. Finishing first was Rhode Island, with Trinity, Tufts, UConn, and Holy Cross filling the top five.
Finishing 16
th with a time of 15:36.95 was the second varsity 8 boat of
Aria Trotta '27 (coxswain),
Elsa Lawrence '27,
Elise McCamant '24,
Greta Armbrust '25,
Emilia Byrne '24,
Julia Lissack '27,
Rebecca Schechter '26,
Em Moran '26, and
Helen Gies '26.
The final varsity 8 boat rounded out the Top 20 of the open class with a final time of 16:02.39, bringing in
Dana Hennings '27 (coxswain),
Aleah Hurwitz '25,
Meg Bigelow '24,
Anna Sewell '27,
Grace Donfield '26,
Honor O'Donnell 26, Sophie Braver '27,
Victoria Pereira '27, and
Marin Theis '27.
The Cardinals return to action on Sunday, Oct. 22, for the Head of the Charles at 8 AM.
