SHELDON, Conn. - Wellesley College crew returned to the water on Saturday, opening the 2022-23 season at the annual Head of the Housatonic on the Housatonic River.

Blue crew competed in two events, highlighted by 11th, 20th, 23rd, 27th place finishes in the Division I Collegiate Women's 8+. Wellesley was the lone Division III team in the field in the DI Collegiate Eights, with the Varsity 8+, stroked by junior Anneka Hallstrom (Ann Arbor, Mich.) earning a time of 16:49.8 (11th) and the 2nd Varsity 8+, with senior stroke Eleanor Antezana (Seattle, Wash.) taking 20th in 17:37.0. The 3V8+ followed. Led by senior stroke Amelia Lee (Hong Kong, China) the 3V8+ placed 23rd with a time of 18:22.4. The 4V8+ placed 27th with a time of 19:00.9, stroked by sophomore Grace Kessler (Pownal, Maine).  

In the Non-Division I Collegiate Eights, the Blue finished in ninth place with a time of 23:23.0.

Wellesley will now turn its focus to Sunday, October 23 and The Head Of The Charles Regatta on the Charles River in Boston. The Women's Collegiate Eights event is scheduled to begin at 2:26 PM. For more information, please visit hocr.org.

Wellesley Lineups (10/08/22):

V8+: C - Isabella Santos, 8 - Anneka Hallstrom, 7- Adeline Van Buskirk, 6 - Gaya Krishna, 5 - Cricket Liebermann, 4 - Sage Gilbert-Diamond, 3 - Catie Moeser, 2 - Emma Anghel, 1 - Kaylee Liu

2V8+: C - Colette Kennedy, 8 - Eleanor Antezana, 7 - Kaity Severin, 6 - Anya Hanitchak, 5 - Lucy Weil, 4 - Anastasia Brooks, 3 - Katherine Abdow, 2 - Cora Barrett, 1 - Hannah Bates

3V8+: C - Rachel Shrives, 8 - Amelia Lee, 7 - Melissa Daniels, 6 - Gabriela Zasada, 5 - Sidney Briggs, 4 - Marty Martinage, 3 - Merielle Billyou Palmer, 2 - Mallika John, 1 - Aliki Hollister

4V8+: C - Naomi Weisner, 8 - Grace Kessler, 7 - Claire Johnson, 6 - Britany Hansten, 5 - Macy Lipkin, 4 - Adrienne Carter, 3 - Meredith Swanson, 2 - Caroline Hester, 1 - Natalie McGee

Novice 8+: C - Alison Sickles, 8 - Rue Makoski, 7 - Delilah Hammarlund, 6 - Bronwen Bailey, 5 - Caroline Witty, 4 - Jude Mohammad, 3 - MG Gao, 2 - Liz Margiloff, 1 - Lillie Stewart