CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Wesleyan women's crew team saw the varsity 8 place seventh-fastest among the 37 crews in the women's collegiate eights event at the Head of the Charles on Sunday morning, one of the largest regattas in the country. The 2
nd varsity 8 placed 15
th in the same competition.
The V8 lineup of
Maggie Bakken '29 (coxswain),
Regan Anderson '29,
Kaitlin Browne '28,
Sydney Romer '28,
Cadence Cole '26,
Hailey Hutchison '27,
Nora Printy '26,
Em Moran '28, and
Ruby Roberts '27 was the fifth-fastest boat to the riverside checkpoint in the opening stage of the race. Wesleyan kept hold of their fifth-place position at the midway point before falling back to seventh place over the second half of the race with a final time of 17:29.893. The two-time defending National Champion Tufts placed first while Williams, Tufts' B, Trinity, Smith, and Wellesley finished ahead of the Cardinals.
The Cardinals' 2V8 showed well, placing fourth-fastest among team's B or C boats in the field, with a final time of 17:55.535. The lineup of
Dana Hennings '27 (coxswain),
Eliza Kane '29,
Victoria Pereira '27,
Margot Klug '29,
Beatrix Boniface '29,
Rebecca Schechter '26,
Annie McDaniel '28,
Alex Kuo '26, and Syliva Jenkins '28 held steady throughout the day and were good enough for 15
th place overall in the field of 37 crews.
Wesleyan also fielded a boat in the women's collegiate fours event with the team of
Morgan Conn '28,
Helen Gies '26,
Taryn Myers '29,
Grace Donfield '26, and
Rebecca Lupkas '28 taking 22
nd place out of 40 boats with a time of 20:15.238.
The final race in the fall schedule is slated for Saturday at Worcester with the Wormtown Chase.
