Women's Crew Wins the 51st Women's Sprints Regatta

Women's Crew Wins the 51st Women's Sprints Regatta

5/4/2026 1:59:00 PM | Women's Crew

WORCESTER, Mass. - No. 9 Brown Women's Crew won the Willing Trophy, awarded to the team with the most points, at the 51st Women's Sprints on Sunday at Lake Quinsigamond. This marks the 15th time since 1990 that the Bears have won the Willing Trophy and their fifth consecutive team championship at the annual regatta.

The Varsity Eight, coxed by Summer Balla-Kellett and stroked by Sydney Chait-Walter, won their heat with a time of 6:14.000. In the Grand Final, Bruno's top boat crossed the finish line in 6:12.109, more than three seconds faster than the next closer crew. This is the 12th time since 1988 that Brown has claimed a V8 championship at the Sprints and represents their fourth title in the last five seasons.

The Second Varsity had an identical day to the V8, winning both races that they competed in. Coxed by Caitlyn Roddy and stroked by Isla Wilding, the 2V8 won their heat with a final time of 6:21.684 and took home a Grand Final victory after crossing the finish line in 6:18.088. The championship race was tightly contested, with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights placing as a close runner-up with a time of 6:19.210.

The Third Varsity, coxed by Fiona Daly and stroked by Valerie Xu, finished their heat in fifth place with a time of 6:59.556. In the Petite Final, the 3V8 crossed the finish line in 7:02.219, good enough for a second place finish.

The A4, coxed by Katherine Mitchell and stroked by Sophie Perkel, finished their heat in second place with a time of 7:16.286, slightly behind first place Boston University at 7:15.150. In the Grand Final, the Bears crossed the finish line in 7:18.179, good enough a third place finish.

The B4, coxed by Brooke Halvorsen and stroked by Nina Rastin, won their heat after posting a time of 7:27.221. In the Grand Final, the B4 crossed the finish line in 7:25.252 and locked in a fourth place finish.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Bears head to the 2026 Ivy League Championships in New Jersey on May 16-17. More information, including an ESPN+ streaming link will follow.

FULL RESULTS AND LINEUPS

V8

Heat

Brown - 6:14.000

Boston University - 6:21.338

Northeastern - 6:27.124

Temple - 6:34.183

Boston College - 6:38.513

Grand Final

Brown - 6:12.109

Columbia - 6:15.717

Dartmouth - 6:18.263

Radcliffe - 6:19.993

Boston University - 6:20.885

Rutgers - 6:22.715

B: Adair Beck

2: Keira Hale

3: Lizzie Hedeman

4: Mary Claire Warren

5: Holly Crews

6: Sadie Bell

7: Madeleine Young

S: Sydney Chait-Walter

C: Summer Balla-Kellett

2V8

Heat

Brown - 6:21.684

Northeastern - 6:29.357

Columbia - 6:34.997

UMass - 6:48.262

Bucknell - 6:50.222

Grand Final

Brown - 6:18.088

Rutgers - 6:19.210

Radcliffe - 6:27.158

Dartmouth - 6:27.612

Northeastern - 6:32.636

Boston University - 6:32.854

B: Maeve O'Connell

2: Orla Fitzgerald

3: Eugenia Rodriguez-Vazquez

4: Alessandra Tuttle

5: Tessa Tomkinson

6: Charlotte Moody

7: Anna Beinhocker

S: Isla Wilding

C: Caitlyn Roddy

3V8

Heat

Columbia - 6:41.933

Radcliffe - 6:43.831

Cornell - 6:52.108

Connecticut - 6:55.600

Brown - 6:59.556

Rhode Island - 7:09.706

Bucknell - 7:11.490

Petite Final

Boston College - 6:59.217

Brown - 7:02.219

Boston University - 7:02.523

Connecticut - 7:05.999

UMass - 7:06.413

Rhode Island - 7:13.639

B: Mariel Ratner

2: Marguerite Robison

3: Francesca (Kiki) Fraim

4: Mia Mitaine

5: Violet Lombardo

6: Lia Dardis Green

7: Lily Pfeifer

S: Valerie Xu

C: Fiona Daly

A4

Heat

Boston University - 7:15.150

Brown - 7:16.286

Northeastern - 7:24.693

Temple - 7:30.537

Bucknell - 7:52.705

Grand Final

Rutgers - 7:11.517

Dartmouth - 7:17.757

Brown - 7:18.179

Boston College - 7:24.733

Columbia - 7:25.559

Boston University - 7:27.081

B: Louisa McLaughlin

2: Sophia Smith

3: Annabelle Harbold

S: Sophie Perkel

C: Katherine Mitchell

B4

Heat

Brown - 7:27.221

Columbia - 7:30.413

Radcliffe - 7:31.815

Cornell - 7:32.219

Temple - 7:44.914

Connecticut - 7:51.012

Holy Cross - 8:15.576

Grand Final

Rutgers - 7:12.114

Dartmouth - 7:20.240

Columbia - 7:23.710

Brown - 7:25.252

Northeastern - 7:27.340

Radcliffe - 7:29.482

B: Olivia Tingley-Kelley

2: Ellie Graham

3: Ellie Knight

S: Nina Rastin

C: Brooke Halvorsen

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