CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Wellesley College crew started the spring season by winning the Varsity Eight (V8+) and Second Varsity Eight (2V8+) events at the Washington College Invitational.

In the Varsity Eight event, Wellesley's V8+ (Wellesley "A") and 2V8+ (Wellesley "B") both earned victories. The "A" boat had a time of 6:10.28 in the first race to defeat Stockton and Pacific Lutheran. The "B" boat stroked a time of 6:19.10 to win against Bryn Mawr and Washington College.

In the second round, the "A" boat won by nearly 15 seconds with a time of 6:33.20. The "B" boat also claimed first place in its second round race with a time of 6:23.57.

In the Second Varsity Eight event, Blue Crew's Third Varsity Eight (3V8+) and Fourth Varsity Eight (4V8+) both found success. The 3V8+ captured first by two seconds with a winning time of 6:20.25. The 4V8+ took third out of six boats with a time of 6:35.22.

Next up, Wellesley races against MIT and Boston University at the Charles River on Saturday, March 30.

Wellesley Lineups (3/23/24):

V8+: C - Colette Kennedy; 8 - Anya Hanitchak; 7 - Lilly Schaeffer; 6 - Sage Gilbert-Diamond; 5 - Kaitlyn Severin; 4 - Katherine Moeser; 3 - Hannah Bates; 2 - Lucy Weil; 1 - Kaylee Liu

2V8+: C - Rachel Shrives; 8 - LiLi Finch; 7 - Bella Cooper; 6 - Frances Dickinson; 5 - Katie Welsh; 4 - Bronnie Bailey; 3 - Caroline Hester; 2 - Natalie McGee; 1 - Bryn Flanigan

3V8+: C - Claire Johnson; 8 - Grace Kessler; 7 - Aliki Hollister; 6 - Rachel Hu; 5 - Penny Yost; 4 - Jude Mohammad; 3 - Caroline Witty; 2 - Marina West; 1 - Derin Timucin

4V8+: C - Mia Saracino/Anya Rendahl; 8 - Isabelle Whetsel; 7 - Temitope Ibironke; 6 - Britany Hansten; 5 - Mariafatima Varias; 4 - Nell Stevens; 3 - Meg Behe; 2 - Marty Martinage; 1 - Maggie Yan