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Blue Crew Wins 2023 NCAA DIII Rowing National Championship

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. – Wellesley College crew won the 2023 NCAA Division III National Championship on Saturday on the Cooper River. With the team victory, Wellesley captured back-to-back NCAA National Championships for the first time in program history while winning the program's third NCAA title (2016).

The Blue are now one of only three schools to earn at least three NCAA Division III Rowing Championships. It is also the first time a team has won the NCAA Division III Rowing Championships in back-to-back years since Bates won in 2018 and 2019. Wellesley has finished in the top three nationally every year since 2015, with the exception of 2020 and 2021 when the Blue did not compete due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Blue Crew's varsity eight (V8+) took gold in the V8+ Grand Final and the second varsity eight (2V8+) earned silver in the 2V8+ Grand Final to propel the team to a first place finish in the team standings with 54 points. Wesleyan finished in second as a team with 45 points. Tufts and Bates tied for third with 41 points.

Wellesley's V8+ got out in front early and started to pull away from the field between the 500m and 1000m marks. By the 1500m mark, the Blue held a four second lead over second place Wesleyan. Wellesley kept pushing through the final buoys, with the Blue winning with a time of 7:06.275, ahead of second place Wesleyan (7:09.949).

Blue Crew finished second to Bates in the 2V8+ Grand Final. Wellesley and Bates separated from the pack early, with Wellesley narrowly leading the Bobcats at the 500m and 1000m mark. Bates overtook the Blue between the 1000m and 1500m mark, with Bates leading by .142 seconds. In a near photo finish, Bates crossed the line first with a time of 7:10.463 followed by Wellesley with a time of 7:11.245, nearly seven seconds ahead of third place Williams (7:18.023).

For more information, visit NCAA.com.

Wellesley Lineups (5/27/23):

V8+: C - Isabella Santos (West Hartford, Conn.) ; 8 - Anya Hanitchak (Andover, Mass.); 7 - Anneka Hallstrom (Ann Arbor, Mich.); 6 - Catie Moeser; 5 - Kaitlyn Severin (Newton, Mass.); 4 - Sage Gilbert-Diamond (Hanover, N.H.); 3 - Hannah Bates (Fair Haven, N.J.); 2 - Emma Anghel (Windham, Maine); 1 - Kaylee Liu (Acton, Mass.)

2V8+: C - Colette Kennedy (Mill Valley, Calif.); 8 - Lucy Weil (Washington, D.C.); 7 - Gaya Krishna (Houston, Texas); 6 - Eleanor Antezana (Seattle, Wash.); 5 - Cricket Liebermann (East Montpelier, Vt.); 4 - Gabby Zasada (Williamstown, Mass.); 3 - Katherine Welsh (Cohasset, Mass.); 2 - Amelia Lee (Hong Kong, China ); 1 - Cora Barrett (Tewksbury, Mass.)

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Players Mentioned

Emma Anghel

Emma Anghel

P/S
5' 7"
Senior
2023
Eleanor Antezana

Eleanor Antezana

P/S
5' 9"
Senior
2023
Cora Barrett

Cora Barrett

P/S
5' 5"
Senior
2023
Anneka Hallstrom

Anneka Hallstrom

S
5' 7"
Senior
2023
Gaya Krishna

Gaya Krishna

P/S
6' 0"
Senior
2023
Amelia Lee

Amelia Lee

P/S
5' 8"
Senior
2023
Cricket Liebermann

Cricket Liebermann

P/S
5' 8"
Senior
2023
Catie Moeser

Catie Moeser

P/S
6' 0"
Junior
2024
Isabella Santos

Isabella Santos

Coxswain
5' 3"
Senior
2023
Katherine Welsh

Katherine Welsh

P/S
5' 6"
Junior
2024
Gabby Zasada

Gabby Zasada

P/S
5' 5"
First-year
2026
Hannah Bates

Hannah Bates

P/S
5' 9"
First-year
2026

Players Mentioned

Emma Anghel

Emma Anghel

5' 7"
Senior
2023
P/S
Eleanor Antezana

Eleanor Antezana

5' 9"
Senior
2023
P/S
Cora Barrett

Cora Barrett

5' 5"
Senior
2023
P/S
Anneka Hallstrom

Anneka Hallstrom

5' 7"
Senior
2023
S
Gaya Krishna

Gaya Krishna

6' 0"
Senior
2023
P/S
Amelia Lee

Amelia Lee

5' 8"
Senior
2023
P/S
Cricket Liebermann

Cricket Liebermann

5' 8"
Senior
2023
P/S
Catie Moeser

Catie Moeser

6' 0"
Junior
2024
P/S
Isabella Santos

Isabella Santos

5' 3"
Senior
2023
Coxswain
Katherine Welsh

Katherine Welsh

5' 6"
Junior
2024
P/S
Gabby Zasada

Gabby Zasada

5' 5"
First-year
2026
P/S
Hannah Bates

Hannah Bates

5' 9"
First-year
2026
P/S
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