WORCESTER, Mass. – No. 8 Wellesley College crew raced at the annual New England Rowing Championships at Lake Quinsigamond on Saturday. Unfortunately, due to weather conditions, the finals and the Fourth Varsity Race were canceled.

The Varsity Eight Boat (V8+) took third in its opening round race, hitting the finish line at 7:11.465. Blue Crew finished behind MIT (6:58.690) and No. 4 Wesleyan University (7:01.476) while defeating Middlebury College (7:16.043) and No. 15 Colby College (7:30.379). As a result, Blue Crew earned a spot in the afternoon's Petite Final. The boat ended up scratching in the finals due to unforeseen circumstances.

Blue Crew's Second Varsity Eight (2V8+) boat placed fourth in its opening round heat, crossing at 7:33.869, ahead of Clark University. The 2V8+ would have moved on to the Petite Final.

In the Third Varsity Eight (3V8+) competition, the Blue came in third out of six in its initial round at 8:32.782, trailing Bates College and Williams College. The time would have advanced the 3V8+ to the Grand Final.

Next up, the Blue will return to Lake Quinsigamond on Sunday, May 11 for the National Invitational Rowing Championship.

Wellesley Lineups (5/3/25):

V8+: C - Mia Saracino; 8 - Bronnie Bailey; 7 - Bella Cooper; 6 - Frances Dickinson; 5 - Hannah Bates; 4 - Madeline Terry; 3 - Mia Westmoreland; 2 - Lucy Weil; 1 - Marina West

2V8+: C - Colette Kennedy; 8 - Aliki Hollister; 7 - Lilian Gregorich; 6 - Sarah Fu; 5 - Rachel Hu; 4 - Jude Mohammad; 3 - Cordelia Thomas; 2 - Audrey Sim; 1 - Sydney Jones

3V8+: C - Claire Johnson; 8 - Grace Kessler; 7 - Mel Daniels; 6 - Samantha Whitson; 5 - Mira Ivanis; 4 - Alice Yao; 3 - Anna Stone Ewing; 2 - Derin Timucin; 1 - Meg Behe