ROME, N.Y. – The No. 1 ranked Wellesley Crew picked up first place finishes in both the Varsity Eight (V8+) and Second Varsity Eight (2V8+) at the Hamilton Invitational on the Erie Canal on Saturday. 

The V8+ opened up the afternoon with a top finish in Heat One with a time of 7:22.80 and besting tournament host Hamilton who clocked a 7:33.0. The 2V8+ also had a successful heat with a first place time of 7:38.50.

In the V8+ Grand Final, the Blue claimed first place with a winning time of 7:24.88 and defeated Hamilton by nearly 15 seconds who crossed the finish line at 7:39.39. The Wellesley 2V8+ remained undefeated in Division III competition and rowed to a winning 7:39.21 over second place Hamilton at 7:46.48.

The Wellesley 3V8+ crew earned a second place finish in their race with a time of 7:55.75 and Hamilton came away with the win at 7:49.39. Rounding out the day was the Wellesley 4V+ with a runner-up finish of 9:12.14.

The Blue Crew are set to compete at the New England Women's and Men's Athletics Conference (NEWMAC) Championship on Saturday, April 23. 

Wellesley Lineups (4/16/22):

V8+: C - Isabella Santos; 8 - Anya Hanitchak ; 7 - Katie Ball; 6 - Kaitlyn Severin; 5 - Catie Moeser; 4 - Anneka Hallstrom; 3 - Olivia Gorman; 2 - Kaylee Liu; 1- Emma Anghel

2V8+: C - Colette Kennedy; 8 - Adeline Van Buskirk; 7 - Zipporah Cohen; 6 - Anastasia Brooks; 5 - Gaya Krishna ; 4 - Eleanor Antezana; 3 - Cricket Liebermann; 2 - Cora Barrett; 1 - Bryn Flanigan

3V8+: C - Rachel Shrives; 8 - Amelia Lee; 7 - Emma Dean; 6 - Abby Martinage 5 - Melissa Daniels ; 4 - Katherine Welsh; 3 - Karina Zimmerman ; 2 - Grace Kessler; 1 - Claire Johnson

V4+: C- Naomi Weisner; 4 - Rosemarie Goldstein; 3 - Meredith Swanson; 2 - Alyssa Lima; 1 - Shelby Deibler