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WELLESLEY CREW WINS 2015 NEWMAC ROWING CHAMPIONSHIP

WORCESTER, Mass. -- Wellesley College Crew claimed its fifth straight New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEMWAC) Championship on Saturday morning on Lake Quinsigamond. With the victory, Wellesley earns the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Rowing Championships.

Paced by first place finishes in the Varsity Eight, Second Varsity Eight and Novice races and a runner-up performance in the Third Varsity Eight race, Wellesley also earned the Florence Jope Smith Cup, awarded to the school with the highest number of points from the overall results. The Blue finished with a total of 36 points to outpace Smith (28), WPI (24), Simmons (12), Coast Guard (8), Clark (6) and Mount Holyoke (4). 

Wellesley's Varsity Eight (V8) turned in a time of 6:52.5 to top second place Smith (7:02.08) by 9.58 seconds in the the final race of the morning. Third-place WPI (7.07.06), fourth-place Coast Guard (7:11.81), fifth-place Simmons (7:14.68), sixth-place Clark (7:25.27) and Mount Holyoke (7:36.63) rounded out the field in the V8 race. 

The V8 victory sealed the conference championship for the Blue after Wellesley's Second Varsity Eight (2V8) turned in a mark of 7:03.32 to give the Blue the top time in both the V8 and 2V8 events. Smith (7:07.66) and WPI (7:12.55) also finished in second and third in the 2V8 field, followed by Simmons (7:41.86) and Clark (8:35.42).

WPI grabbed the title in the Third Varsity Eight (3V8) race, finishing just tenths of a second ahead of the Blue with a time of 6:27.8. Wellesley was a close second at 6:28.4, while Smith (6:54.9) and Simmons (7:13.5) took third and fourth in the four team field. Wellesley's Novice Eight (N8) also opened the day with a victory, topping Smith (7:40.8) and Mount Holyoke (8:23.8) with a time of 7:25.9 in the three-team race. 

Finally, following today's competition, the NEWMAC announced that Wellesley sophomore Kathryn Barth (Bellevue, Wash.) has been named the 2015 Women's Rower of the Year, while first year Stephanie Kim (Wellesley, Mass.) has been named the 2015 NEWMAC Coxswain of the Year. Barth and Kim both earned a place on the NEWMAC All-Conference First Team, along with junior co-captain Loren Lock and sophomore Anna Hakes

Wellesley's Lineups for the 2015 NEWMAC Championship:

V8
Stephanie Kim
Meg Roberts
Anna Hakes
Loren Lock
Charlotte Benishek
Kathryn Barth
Hannah Barton
Olivia Duggan
Sierra Luther
    2V8
Alessandra Zaldivar-Giuffredi
Sahar Ibrahim
Alexandra Rondeau
Sloane Rice
Molly Hoyer
Alexi Block-Gorman
Margaret Babikian
Em Reuder
Olivia Thayer
    3V8
Sydney Stento
Aggie Rieger
Emily Ahn
Ciaran Gallagher
Laura Bancroft
Charlotte Weiss
Sally Ruderman
Nina McKee
Jane Vaughan
    Novice
Ginger Simms
Liz Shumway
Audrey Ellis
Ainsley St. Clair
Annie Schnitzer
Lauren Bazley 
Jocelyn Wong
Noa Weinstein
Alexis Lynn Lowe
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Players Mentioned

Emily Ahn

Emily Ahn

P
5' 4"
2016
Margaret Babikian

Margaret Babikian

P
5' 3"
2018
Laura Bancroft

Laura Bancroft

P
5' 7"
2017
Kathryn Barth

Kathryn Barth

S
5' 10"
2017
Hannah Barton

Hannah Barton

P/S
5' 7"
2017
Lauren Bazley

Lauren Bazley

P
5' 11"
2018
Charlotte Benishek

Charlotte Benishek

P
5' 10"
2016
Alexi Block-Gorman

Alexi Block-Gorman

S
5' 4"
2016
Olivia Duggan

Olivia Duggan

S
5' 10"
2017
Audrey Ellis

Audrey Ellis

P
5' 9"
2018
Ciaran Gallagher

Ciaran Gallagher

S
5' 9"
2017
Anna Hakes

Anna Hakes

P
5' 9"
2017

Players Mentioned

Emily Ahn

Emily Ahn

5' 4"
2016
P
Margaret Babikian

Margaret Babikian

5' 3"
2018
P
Laura Bancroft

Laura Bancroft

5' 7"
2017
P
Kathryn Barth

Kathryn Barth

5' 10"
2017
S
Hannah Barton

Hannah Barton

5' 7"
2017
P/S
Lauren Bazley

Lauren Bazley

5' 11"
2018
P
Charlotte Benishek

Charlotte Benishek

5' 10"
2016
P
Alexi Block-Gorman

Alexi Block-Gorman

5' 4"
2016
S
Olivia Duggan

Olivia Duggan

5' 10"
2017
S
Audrey Ellis

Audrey Ellis

5' 9"
2018
P
Ciaran Gallagher

Ciaran Gallagher

5' 9"
2017
S
Anna Hakes

Anna Hakes

5' 9"
2017
P
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