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Blue Crew Claims Second In V8+, 2V8+, 3V8+ at Skidmore Sprints

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Wellesley College rowing put up a trio of runner-up performances at the Skidmore Sprints at Fish Creek on Saturday.

Wellesley's Varsity Eight (V8+) came in second place out of six boats. Blue Crew had a time of 6:50.8, only 0.7 seconds off of first place Williams.

In the Second Varsity Eight (2V8+) event, Wellesley again took second to Williams. This time the Blue raced a time of 7:06.7, which was over 25 seconds ahead of the third place boat.

Blue Crew raced its Third Varsity Eight (3V8+) and Fourth Varsity Eight (4V8+) boats in the Third Varsity Eight event. The 3V8+ came in second place with a time of 7:45.5. The 4V8+ stroked a time of 8:01.5 to take fourth.

Up next, Blue Crew races against Tufts, Bates and Wesleyan at the Malden River on Saturday, March 13.

Wellesley Lineups (4/6/24):

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 - Penny Yost; 2 - Natalie McGee; 1 - Bryn Flanigan

3V8+: C - Claire Johnson; 8 - Grace Kessler; 7 - Marina West; 6 - Rachel Hu; 5 - Isabelle Whetsel; 4 - Mallika John; 3 - Derin Timucin; 2 - Jude Mohammad; 1 - Britany Hansten

4V8+: C - Grace Qiu; 8 - Nell Stevens; 7 - Temitope Ibironke; 6 - Shelley Zheng; 5 - Ava Faubus; 4 - Samantha Manoloff; 3 - Mia Saracino; 2 - Tianyi Shen; 1 - Maryam Zad

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Players Mentioned

Bronnie Bailey

Bronnie Bailey

P/S
5' 4"
First-year
2026
Hannah Bates

Hannah Bates

P/S
5' 9"
First-year
2026
Bella Cooper

Bella Cooper

P/S
5' 10"
First-year
2027
Frances Dickinson

Frances Dickinson

S
5' 10"
First-year
2027
Ava Faubus

Ava Faubus

P/S
First-year
2027
LiLi Finch

LiLi Finch

P/S
5' 7"
First-year
2027
Bryn Flanigan

Bryn Flanigan

P/S
5' 6"
First-year
2024
Sage Gilbert-Diamond

Sage Gilbert-Diamond

P
5' 9"
First-year
2026
Anya Hanitchak

Anya Hanitchak

P/S
5' 10"
First-year
2024
Britany Hansten

Britany Hansten

P/S
5' 4"
First-year
2024
Rachel Hu

Rachel Hu

P/S
5' 8"
First-year
2027
Temitope Ibironke

Temitope Ibironke

S
5' 6"
First-year
2027

Players Mentioned

Bronnie Bailey

Bronnie Bailey

5' 4"
First-year
2026
P/S
Hannah Bates

Hannah Bates

5' 9"
First-year
2026
P/S
Bella Cooper

Bella Cooper

5' 10"
First-year
2027
P/S
Frances Dickinson

Frances Dickinson

5' 10"
First-year
2027
S
Ava Faubus

Ava Faubus

First-year
2027
P/S
LiLi Finch

LiLi Finch

5' 7"
First-year
2027
P/S
Bryn Flanigan

Bryn Flanigan

5' 6"
First-year
2024
P/S
Sage Gilbert-Diamond

Sage Gilbert-Diamond

5' 9"
First-year
2026
P
Anya Hanitchak

Anya Hanitchak

5' 10"
First-year
2024
P/S
Britany Hansten

Britany Hansten

5' 4"
First-year
2024
P/S
Rachel Hu

Rachel Hu

5' 8"
First-year
2027
P/S
Temitope Ibironke

Temitope Ibironke

5' 6"
First-year
2027
S
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