Crew Takes on Smith, Trinity, Connecticut and Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. (April 10, 2010) – The Mount Holyoke College women’s crew team faced off against Smith College, Trinity College, Connecticut College and the College of the Holy Cross today at Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass.

Trinity captured top honors in the varsity eight race with a time of 7:06.12. The Bantams finished just in front of Holy Cross, which clocked a time of 7:06.32. Mount Holyoke’s time of 7:20.39 was good for third place overall. The Lyons defeated longtime rival Smith, which completed the race in 7:30.29.

The order of finish was identical in the second varsity race. Trinity took top honors (7:19.00) followed by Holy Cross (7:27.14), Mount Holyoke (7:34.64) and Smith (7:37.98).

Connecticut College claimed first place in the novice eight race with a time of 7:43.6. The Camels were followed by Smith (7:44.29), Mount Holyoke (7:48.64), Holy Cross (7:54.12) and Trinity (7:56.05).

In the second novice competition, Smith crossed the line in 8:53.50, and the Lyons posted a time of 9:30.47.

Mount Holyoke will return to Lake Quinsigamond next Saturday for the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championships. The competition is slated to get underway at 8:30 a.m.

1-V8
Mya Steadman
Clare Enright
Sarah Patches
Hannah Blackmer
Ellen Bledsoe
Robyn Kranzler
Meghan Roark
Kirstie Young
Cleo Schneider

2-V8
Sarah Friedman
Anne Preston
Liz Brown
Jessica Suhowatsky
Deanna Hart
Emily Carol
Caitlin Parsley
Emily Forgione
Amanda McGrosky

1-N8
Minuri Amarasyriya
Stephanie Roses
Emma Soules
Fan Jean Liu
Natalie Glines
Lisa Wiedemann
Ashley Clark
Anne Boucher
Rachel Schmidt

2-N8
Sarah Poniros
Mila Davenport
Erin Syring
Cori Magnuson
Ife Olokode
Emily Burrill
Laura Hayden
Atma Khalsa
Mishal Halim