For Immediate Release
October 18, 2009
Wellesley Sports Information
Wellesley Varsity Eight Competes Well at the Head of the Charles
HOCR Results
WELLESLEY, Mass. – Competing in the collegiate 8+ race at the 45th annual Head of the Charles Regatta, Wellesley College crew posted a 21st place finish out of 35 boats.
The boat lineup was made up of senior captain and coxswain Gabriella Wakeman (Saratoga Springs, NY), sophomore Shernaz Dossabhoy (Belmont, MA), junior Holly Jones (Duxbury, MA), senior captain Hannah Dornbusch (Madison, WI), first-year Taylor Black (Harleysville, PA), first-year Caroline Dodge (Hanover, NH), senior Jackie Valentine (Louisville, KY), senior captain Kate Spelman (Scituate, MA) and junior Alex Hayes (Duxbury, MA).
Blue crew completed the course in a time of 19:21.522. Wellesley defeated 14 competitors including NEWMAC rivals, WPI and Clark, as well as Seven Sisters rivals Simmons, Bryn Mawr and Vassar.
Wellesley next competes at the 2009 Seven Sisters Championship on the Charles River on Saturday at 10:30am. The Blue will serve as the regatta host.