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Wellesley Crew Opens Season at Head of the Housatonic

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

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Players Mentioned

Kaity Severin

Kaity Severin

P/S
5' 10"
First-year
2024
Meredith Swanson

Meredith Swanson

P/S
5' 7"
First-year
2025
Naomi Weisner

Naomi Weisner

Coxswain
5' 2"
First-year
2025
Emma Anghel

Emma Anghel

P/S
5' 7"
Senior
2023
Eleanor Antezana

Eleanor Antezana

P/S
5' 9"
Senior
2023
Bronwen Bailey

Bronwen Bailey

P/S
5' 4"
First-year
2026
Cora Barrett

Cora Barrett

P/S
5' 5"
Senior
2023
Merielle Billyou Palmer

Merielle Billyou Palmer

S
5' 10"
First-year
2026
Sidney Briggs

Sidney Briggs

P/S
5' 5"
First-year
2026
Anastasia Brooks

Anastasia Brooks

P/S
6' 0"
Senior
2023
Adrienne Carter

Adrienne Carter

P
6' 0"
Sophomore
2025
Melissa Daniels

Melissa Daniels

P/S
5' 8"
Sophomore
2025

Players Mentioned

Kaity Severin

Kaity Severin

5' 10"
First-year
2024
P/S
Meredith Swanson

Meredith Swanson

5' 7"
First-year
2025
P/S
Naomi Weisner

Naomi Weisner

5' 2"
First-year
2025
Coxswain
Emma Anghel

Emma Anghel

5' 7"
Senior
2023
P/S
Eleanor Antezana

Eleanor Antezana

5' 9"
Senior
2023
P/S
Bronwen Bailey

Bronwen Bailey

5' 4"
First-year
2026
P/S
Cora Barrett

Cora Barrett

5' 5"
Senior
2023
P/S
Merielle Billyou Palmer

Merielle Billyou Palmer

5' 10"
First-year
2026
S
Sidney Briggs

Sidney Briggs

5' 5"
First-year
2026
P/S
Anastasia Brooks

Anastasia Brooks

6' 0"
Senior
2023
P/S
Adrienne Carter

Adrienne Carter

6' 0"
Sophomore
2025
P
Melissa Daniels

Melissa Daniels

5' 8"
Sophomore
2025
P/S
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