WORCESTER, Mass. - For the fifth straight year, Wellesley's Varsity Eight captured the NEWMAC Rowing Championship on Lake Quinsigamond. The Blue beat second place Smith in collecting their sixth overall crown at the 2015 conference championship on Saturday morning. 

Wellesley, who posted a time of 6:52.5, blazed past Smith, which turned in a time of 7:02.0. WPI posted a third place finish with a time of 7:07.0, while Coast Guard (7:11.8), Simmons (7:14.6), Clark (7:25.2) and Mount Holyoke (7:36.6) rounding out the field.

The Blue laid claim to the Florence Jope Smith Cup, given annually to the team with the most overall points during the four championship events  The Blue also posted key points each of the other races, winning the Novice Eight, the Second Varsity Eight and finishing second in the Third Varsity Eight.

Following the races, the 2015 all-conference honorees were revealed. Named from Mount Holyoke to the Second Team was senior Hannah Arbach and sophomore Molly Lapointe. The honored was the third straight for Arbach and the first for Lapointe.

 

2015 WOMEN'S ROWING CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday April 25, 2014 - at Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester MA - Hosted by Clark 

Event #1 - Novice Eight         Time
1)      Wellesley                      7:25.9
2)      Smith                           7:40.8
3)      Mount Holyoke              8:23.8

Event #2 - Varsity 3 Eight     Time
1)      WPI                                6:27.8
2)      Wellesley                        6:28.4
3)      Smith                             6:54.9
4)      Simmons                        7:13.5

Event #3- Varsity 2 Eight      Time
1)      Wellesley                    7:03.3
2)      Smith                         7:07.6
3)      WPI                           7:12.5
4)      Simmons                    7:41.8
5)      Clark                         8:35.4

Event #4 - Varsity Eight        Time
1)      Wellesley                    6:52.5
2)      Smith                          7:02.0
3)      WPI                             7:07.0
4)      Coast Guard                 7:11.8
5)      Simmons                      7:14.6
6)      Clark                            7:25.2
7)      Mount Holyoke               7:36.6

NEWMAC CHAMPION:
Wellesley (Winner of Varsity Eight Race)

FLORENCE JOPE SMITH CUP CHAMPION:
Wellesley

The Florence Smith Cup is awarded to the school with the highest number of points from today's overall results. Scoring is calculated using a point system on the fact that there are a total of seven schools in today's competition

(Point totals: Seven-boat races: 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2; Six-boat races: 12, 10, 8, 6 4, 2; Five-boat races: 10, 8, 6, 4, 2)

Points
Wellesley = 36 points
Smith = 28 points
WPI = 24 points
Simmons = 12 points
Coast Guard = 8 points
Clark = 6 points
Mount Holyoke = 4 points

1-V8	N8
Samantha Marsden (C) Molly Lapointe (S) Hannah Arbach (7) Meghan Ryan (6) Willa Holmes (5) Chenyue Lu (4) Ashley Avila (3) Claire Fahrner (2) Katelyn Joyal (B)	Kimberly Ho (C) Meredith Omer (S) Ariya Lawson (7) Anna Towriss (6) Tristan Strange (5) Sophie Rabinow (4) Kalyani Kannan (3) Nicole Villacres (2) Rumi Handen (B)