SHELTON, Conn. – A season-opening in-state trip to the Housatonic River proved a fruitful one for the Wesleyan women's crew team as the Varsity 8 landed a first place finish in the Div. III competition on Saturday morning at the Head of the Housatonic.
Competing against V8 boats from Trinity, Coast Guard, and Conn. College, the Cardinals crossed the line with a time of 15:47.925 that topped the field, besting runner-up Trinity by more than 3.5 seconds. This marked the first competition for the team's newest boat – the Elizabeth Emery.
Wesleyan's 2
nd Varsity 8 boat also showed well, finishing in fifth place overall and first among the 2V8 boats from Trinity, Coast Guard, and Conn. The Cardinals' 2V8 finished in 17:07.362, besting the Trinity 2V8 by more than 10 seconds.
Rounding out the day was the 4+ boats as the Cardinals fielded two 4+s on the day, with the pairing finishing just over 0.1 seconds apart.
The Cardinals are back in action next Sunday with a trip to Cambridge for the Head of the Charles on October 18.
Boat Lineups
Varsity 8 -
Aria Trotta '27 (coxswain),
Regan Anderson '29,
Fiona Powell '30,
Julia Lissack '27,
Ruby Roberts '27,
Hailey Hutchison '27,
Eliza Kane '29,
Sydney Romer '28,
Taryn Myers '29
2nd Varsity 8 -
Dana Hennings '27 (coxswain),
Iris Donovan '30,
Lily Rampe '30,
Olivia Pearce '30,
Sophie Braver '27,
Assana Bowen-Woods '28,
Annie McDaniel '28,
Victoria Pereira '27,
Margot Klug '28
4+ -
Morgan Conn '28 (coxswain), Bowen-Woods, McDaniel,
Alex Fairchild '27,
Marin Theis '27
4+ -
Maggie Bakken '29 (coxswain),
Keira Walsh '28,
Amber Bretz '27,
Isabel Meyer '30,
Emmeline Zuba '30
