WORCESTER, Mass. – All five boats advanced to Grand Finals and the Wellesley College Crew Varsity 8 (V8+) earned a silver medal finish as the Blue captured the women's points trophy on Sunday at the National Invitational Collegiate Regatta (NIRC) on Lake Quinsigamond.

The V8+ won the team's opening heat with a time of 6:51.383. Wellesley went on to finish second (6:53.397) in the Grand Final, besting New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) rival WPI, who finished in third (6:54.941). Bates took the V8+ title in 6:46.525.

The Second Varsity Eight (2V8+) advanced to the Grand Final with a runner-up finish in the teams opening heat, finishing behind Bates with a time of 7:04.609 to advance to the Grands. The 2V8+ went on to finish fifth (7:14.223) in the Grand Final, just over a second back of fourth place Williams (7:13.055). Bates was also first in the 2V8+ (6:58.465). 

Like the 2V8+, the Blue Third Varsity Eight (3V8+) finished second in the team's opening heat before going on claim fifth in the Grand Final. The Blue (7:25.893) finished just behind Tufts (7:24.501) in the third qualifying heat before posting a time of 7:31.120 in the Grands. Wellesley was just under four seconds back of fourth place WPI (7:27.408).

The Blue added medals in the Novice Eight and Women's Four events. Wellesley's Novice 8+ posted a time of 7:27.859 to win gold in a match race with Rochester. The Women's Varsity Four (V4+) earned bronze (8:32.877) in the Grands after advancing from the team's opening heat with a runner up finish (8:15.118).

Wellesley will now wait to see if the team has earned an at-large selection to the NCAA Division III Rowing Championships. The NCAA Selection show will air on Tuesday, May 14 at 4:30 PM on NCAA.com.

Wellesley (5/12) NIRC Lineups: 

V8+: C - Sooji Kang, 8 - Frances Dingivan, 7 - Katie Livingston, 6- Rhiannon Mulligan, 5 - Casey Martin, 4 - Katie Ball, 3 - Anna Gaskill, 2 - Emilia Ball, 1 - Julianna Wright 

2V8+: C - Vanessa Delarca, 8 - Mia Caglieris, 7 - Zoe Cheng, 6 - Maria Iannotti, 5 - Alanna Uthgennant, 4 - Faye Washburn, 3 - Olivia Gorman, 2 - Pippa Cronin, 1 - Alyssa Rivera

3V8+: C - Sasha Blachman, 8 - Beatrice Grauman-Boss, 7 - Jocelyn Reahl, 6 – Anna Taylor, 5 - Olivia Holbrook, 4 - Alison Carey, 3 - Emmet Odegaard, 2 - Kelsey Gosch, 1- Mar Barrera

Novice 8+: C - Emily Arnold Mages, 8 - Sarah Wells-Moran, 7 - Meg Bolan, 6 - Julia Sokolowska, 5 - Anna Vold, 4 - Lexi Fitzgerald, 3 - Stephanie Fan, 2 - Gaya Krishna, 1 - Skylar Kolisko

V4+: C - Chantal Valdivia, 4 - Eve Montie, 3 - Tess Vetter, 2 - Marinn Cedillo, 1 - Samantha Hintz