Head Coach: Tessa Spillane (5th season)
Team Captains: Hannah Dornbusch, Gabby Wakeman, Kate Spelman
About the Program: NCAA Qualifier 2003; NEWMAC Champions 2002, 2003; NEWMAC Florence Smith Cup 2008; ECAC Qualifier 2003 (Bronze Medalist), 2005, 2007; Seven Sisters Champions 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002; Avaya Collegiate Championship 2001, 2002; NEWMAC Sportsmanship Award 2007, 2008.
2008-09 Recap: The Wellesley College crew team finished the fall racing season with a third place finish at the Seven Sisters Championships in Philadelphia, PA. The team competed in three head races this fall, including the Head of the Charles in Boston, MA. The first varsity boat finished thirteenth out of thirty-four competitors in the collegiate eight event ahead of rivals Smith, Simmons, Mount Holyoke, Wesleyan, Tufts, Vassar. In the spring, the team finished as the runner-up at the NEWMAC Championships. At the conference event, the Blue third varsity boat recorded a first place finish, while the first and second varsity boats took second place in their races. Strong all season long, the third varsity boat also earned Wellesley a silver medal at the New England Championships. Rower Cori Snedecor and coxswain Gabby Wakeman were named to the NEWMAC All-Conference team while rower Conisha Cooper earned a spot on the Novice All-NEWMAC Team. Closing out a successful season, senior Jacqueline Lewandowski was one of only eight Division III rowers to earn both All-American and National Scholar-Athlete honors. Junior Kate Spelman also earned National Scholar-Athlete honors.
5/29/2010 - WELLESLEY TAKES FIFTH AT 2010 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
5/28/2010 - Crew Races Well in Morning Heats at NCAA Championships
5/17/2010 - Spelman Named All-American; Spelman, Woodruff, Dossabhoy Earn Academic Honors
5/17/2010 - Blue Rowers Earn ECAC Honors
5/11/2010 - WELLESLEY SELECTED FOR NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
5/9/2010 - Wellesley Crew Races Strong at ECAC Championships
5/2/2010 - Blue 2V Takes Third to Highlight Crew at New England Championships
4/27/2010 - Crew Wins NEWMAC Post-Season Awards
4/24/2010 - Wellesley Races Tough at Malden Spirit Regatta
4/22/2010 - Blue Crew Ranked Eighth in the Country; Fourth in Region
4/17/2010 - Crew Takes Second Place at NEWMAC Championship; 2V Wins
4/11/2010 - 2V Win Over Division-I Holy Cross Highlights Crew Action
4/10/2010 - Blue Crew Races Strong at Malden River
3/27/2010 - Wellesley Varsity Eight Defeats Washington College
10/24/2009 - Blue Win 2009 Seven Sisters Championship Regatta
10/19/2009 - Wellesley Hosts the 2009 Seven Sisters Championship
10/18/2009 - Varsity Eight Races to 21st at the Head of the Charles
10/17/2009 - Blue Varsity Four Takes 15th at Head of the Charles
10/15/2009 - Wellesley Crew Set to Compete at the Head of the Charles
10/10/2009 - Blue Compete at Quinsigamond Snake Regatta
10/4/2009 - Second, Third Place Finishes Highlght Textile River Regatta for Blue
8/13/2009 - Work Named Novice Coach; Bernhard '01 Named Varsity Assistant
5/26/2009 - Lewandowski, Spelman Earn CRCA Academic Awards; Lewandowski Named All-American
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