WORCESTER -- WPI Women's Rowing wrapped its 2024-25 campaign on Sunday, taking part in the National Invitational Rowing Championship on Lake Quinsigamond. The Engineers rowed in the morning and qualified for the petite finals in all three of the races they entered.
The varsity eight, ranked 10th nationally in the most recent Pocock CRCA Top 15, placed third in each its races, extracting some revenge in the petite final, edging Wellesley by less than a second (6:48.294 to 6:48.936), after the Blue claimed the NEWMAC title two weeks again on the same lake.
Varsity Eight
Jaya Mills (Wayland, MA) - coxswain
Corinne White (Washington, DC)
Megan Tupaj (Amherst, NH)
Maggie Kirwan (Wolfeboro, NH)
Isabelle Wilson (Catonsville, MD)
Victoria Serrambana (Glastonbury, CT)
Naomi Fink (Eagan, MN)
Ryan Dillon (Rutland, MA)
Madison Gass (Barrington, NH)
V8 Heat #3 Results
1) Bates - 6:38.351
2) Trinty - 6:42.251
3) WPI - 6:48.201
4) Smith - 6:57.875
5) Conn College - 7:01.299
6) Colby - 7:04.221
V8 Petite Final Results
1) William Smith - 6:45.366
2) Skidmore - 6:46.426
3) WPI - 6:48.294
4) Wellesley - 6:48.936
5) Hamilton - 6:50.922
6) Smith - 6:51.370
A new look 2V rowed well, matching the varsity eight with a pair of third place pieces. WPI fared better by more than six seconds (7:05.917 compared to 6:59.400) in the petite final.
Second Varsity Eight
Kate Lindsay (Ashford, CT) - coxswain
Jules Prisco (Pelham, NY)
Kathryn Woodland (Boxford, MA)
Nicole Miller (Hanover, MA)
Ilyssa Delizo (New City, NY)
Sofia Eckerson (Derry, NH)
Charlotte Bourne (Northampton, MA)
Miriam Freedman (San Francisco, CA)
Sunny Kang (Brookline, MA)
2V8 Heat #3 Results
1) Bates - 6:51.643
2) Williams - 6:53.259
3) WPI - 7:05.917
4) Ithaca - 7:09.807
5) Mt. Holyoke - 7:26.550
6) Clark - 7:39.919
2V8 Petite Final Results
1) William Smith - 6:56.170
2) Wellesley - 6:58.656
3) WPI - 6:59.400
4) Ithaca - 7:01.794
5) Hamilton - 7:03.764
6) Coast Guard - 7:05.726
The Crimson and Gray's youngest entry, the third varsity capped a successful season by finishing over 10 seconds faster in the afternoon (7:31.883 compared to 7:42.198).
Third Varsity Eight
Mary Tomaszewski (Lakeville, MA) - coxswain
Madeleine Ruley (Manchester Center, VT)
Keira Schoolcraft (Woodbridge, VA)
Anna Sychevsky (Windham, NH)
Bella Raduazo (Bedford, NH)
Jonell English (North Providence, RI)
Preslie Jerebker (Denver, CO)
Savannah Curtis (Andover, MA)
Maddy Lang (Kent, CT)
3V8 Heat #1 Results
1) Tufts - 6:59.662
2) Williams - 7:06.194
3) Smith - 7:20.775
4) William Smith - 7:31.053
5) WPI - 7:42.198
6) Conn College - 7:52.375
3V8 Petite Final Results
1) Coast Guard - 7:06.552
2) Wellesley - 7:09.230
3) William Smith -7:16.520
4) WPI - 7:31.883
5) Conn College - 7:36.037
Hamilton - Scratched
The National Invitational Rowing Championships marks the end of the 2024-25 campaign for the Engineers. After a trip to England to participate in the iconic Henley Regatta, the Crimson and Gray will return to train in late August and will compete in the fall season which features the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta, the historic Head of the Charles Regatta and the Wormtown Chase Regatta in October.
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