For Immediate Release
October 6, 2007
Contact: Lauren Ferrett
Wellesley Crew Races at Head of the Housatonic
Shelton, CT – The Wellesley College crew team raced at the Head of the Housatonic on Saturday, October 6. The Blue's second and third varsity boats had fantastic races, finishing in fifth and ninth place.
Taking fifth, the second varsity eight raced in the "Chapman Walsh," and finished with a time of 17:09.305. Over the last 500 meters of the race, the Blue were neck and neck with Mount Holyoke's first varsity boat, who eventually pulled away and finished second.
2V Line-up "Chapman Walsh"
c- Gabby Wakeman
8-Anna McCarthy
7-Rovaira Dasig
6-Sarah Hurley
5-Carrie Read
4-Regina Hogle
3-Adrienne Topic
2-Laura Weir
1-Clara Wilder
The Blue third varsity eight picked up a ninth place finish in a time of 17:54.769.
3V Line-up "O'Neal"
c-Sara Teichholtz
8-Elizabeth Russell
7-Taylor Jones
6-Hannah Dornbusch
5-Xenia Lardas
4-Margaret Van Cleve
3-Shannon Wentworth
2-Ann Thomas
1-Tracy Wang
Wellesley's first varsity eight scratched prior to race time.
1V Line-up (scratch)
c-Ashley Morris
8-Claire Beeuwkes
7-Allison Broadwater
6-Cammie Lewis
5-Cat Jaffee
4-Juliana Martinez
3-Alex Hayes
2-Kate Spelman
1- Cori Snedecor
The crew team will next race at the Head of the Charles on October 20th.