Wellesley College Athletics

For Immediate Release
March 30, 2008
Wellesley Sports Information

Wellesley Crew Opens Spring Season Against Tufts

MEDFORD, Mass. – The Wellesley College crew team opened the spring portion of their schedule against Tufts University on Malden River. Blue Crew came out on top in the third varsity and the novice race, with all of the Wellesley boats racing well.

In the first varsity race, Tufts edged Wellesley buy only six seconds, with the Jumbos finishing in 7:15.7 and Wellesley coming in at 7:21.4. The second varsity boats were even closer, with Tufts recording a time of 7:22.5 while Wellesley posted a 7:23.6.

Wellesley took the third varsity race with a time of 7:36.1. The Blue were a second and a half better than Tuft's time of 7:37.6.

In the novice race, Wellesley finished in 7:48 to edge Tuft's time of 7:53.3. Wellesley's second novice boat was edged by Tufts first novice boat in a scrimmage.

The Blue will return to the water on Sunday, April 6th at Lake Quinsigamond. Wellesley will race boats from WPI, Mount Holyoke and Vassar.

First Varsity
1- Tufts 7:15.7
2- Wellesley 7:21.4

Second Varsity
1- Tufts 7:22.5
2- Wellesley 7:23.6

Third Varsity
1- Wellesley 7:36.1
2- Tufts 7:37.6

First Novice
1- Wellesley 7:48.0
2- Tufts 7:53.3

BLUE CREW LINE-UPS

Wellesley V8
c - Ashley Morris
8 - Caroline Oppel
7 - Cammie Lewis
6 - Kate Spelman
5 - Regina Hogle
4 - Juliana Martinez
3 - Carrie Read
2 - Julia Shaw
1 - Adrienne Topic

Wellesley 2V
c - Gabby Wakeman
8 - Cori Snedecor
7 - Hannah Dornbusch
6 - Clara Wilder
5 - Kate Thompson
4 - Allison Broadwater
3 - Elizabeth Russell
2 - Alex Hayes
1 - Anna McCarthy

Wellesley 3V
c - Lauren Baker
8 - Cat Jaffee
7 - Pierce MacConaghy
6 - Ariane Jong
5 - Jackie Lewandowski
4 - Ann Thomas
3 - Margaret Van Cleve
2 - Laura Weir
1 - Tracy Wang

Wellesley 1N
c - Hannah Woodruff
8 - Alena Gerlek
7 - Willa Freedman
6 - Rachel Wegman
5 - Nicola Rentschler
4- Briana Bierman
3 - Lara Yeo
2 - Holly Jones
1 - Erinn Bineham

Wellesley 2N
c- Anagha Vaidhyanathan
8 - Krista Olson
7 - Grady Bailin
6 - Katie Snow
5 - Julie Triba
4 - Elizabeth Dixon
3 - Samantha Pillion
2 - Louisa Meury
1 - Abby Hansen