SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Wellesley College crew recorded first place finishes in every single finale at the Skidmore Sprints on Saturday at Fish Creek. 

Blue Crew's V8+ won their opening heat with a time of 7:01.41. In the grand finale Wellesley sprinted to a 6:49.99 to capture first, nearly eight seconds faster than Smith in second place.

Wellesley's 2V8+ also won their opening heat, racing to a 7:08.37. The 2V8+ dropped over seven seconds in the grand finale to win with a time of 7:01.35.

The 3V8+ placed second in their heat with a 7:46.55, only a few seconds behind Smith. Blue Crew defeated the Smith counterparts in the finale, with their 7:12.23 edging out the Pioneers by less than .7 seconds.

In V4+ race Wellesley earned first convincingly, with their 8:12.03, over 12 seconds ahead of the second place finisher.

Wellesley Lineups (4/22/23):

V8+: C - Isabella Santos; 8 - Anya Hanitchak; 7 - Anneka Hallstrom; 6 - Catie Moeser; 5 - Kaitlyn Severin; 4 - Sage Gilbert-Diamond; 3 - Hannah Bates; 2 - Emma Anghel; 1 - Kaylee Liu

2V8+: C - Colette Kennedy; 8 - Amelia Lee; 7 - Gaya Krishna; 6 - Eleanor Antezana; 5 - Cricket Liebermann; 4 - Gabriela Zasada; 3 - Mara Jones; 2 - Lucy Weil; 1 - Cora Barrett

3V8+: C - Rachel Shrives; 8 - Adeline Van Buskirk; 7 - Aliki Hollister; 6 - Bronwen Bailey; 5 - Anastasia Brooks; 4 - Adrienne Carter; 3 - Bryn Flanigan; 2 - Grace Kessler; 1 - Katherine Welsh

V4+: C - Claire Johnson; 4 - Britany Hansten; 3 - Caroline Witty; 2 - Macy Lipkin; 1 - Caroline Hester