2nd Varsity 8 Leads No. 6 Women’s Crew in the Malden Racing Series

MALDEN, Mass. – The No. 6 Wesleyan women's crew team took part in the Malden Racing Series on Saturday out on the Malden River against No. 3 Tufts, No. 4 Wellesley and No. 8 Bates.

The 2

nd Varsity 8 was the best boat on the day for the Cardinals as they landed a win over the two-time defending national champion Jumbos with a time of 7:56.1 in the first round compared to 8:07.9 for the Jumbos. Racing against Bates in the grand final, Wesleyan's 2V8 turned in a stellar performance, finishing with a time of 7:46.7 that bested the Bobcats (8:12.7) by more than 25 seconds.

The Varsity 8 competed against Tufts in the opening race and couldn't overcome the back-to-back national champion Jumbos who clocked in at 7:39.8 compared to 7:56.5 for the Cardinals. The V8 raced again in the afternoon and fell to Bates by just under 10 seconds as the Cardinals crossed the line in 7:42.4 compared to 7:33.9 for the Bobcats.

The 3

rd Varsity 8 rounded out the day with a loss to Tufts in the opener, clocking in at 8:18.1 compared to 8:01.4 for Tufts. Back in action in the afternoon, Wellesley clocked in at 8:20.4 to defeat the Cardinals who finished in 8:34.8.

The Cardinals also fielded a Varsity 4+ boat which came up short against Wellesley with a time of 10:34.4 compared to 9:58.9.

Wesleyan has a week to prepare for the next race which will be held on Saturday at Onota Lake against Williams and Trinity.

Boat Lineups:

Varsity 8 -

Aria Trotta '26 (coxswain),

Rebecca Lupkas '28,

Ruby Roberts '27,

Julia Lissack '27,

Cadence Cole '26,

Sydney Romer '28,

Hailey Hutchison '27,

Regan Anderson '29,

Nora Printy '26

2nd Varsity 8 -

Dana Hennings '27 (coxswain),

Em Moran '26,

Alex Kuo '26,

Sylvia Jenkins '28,

Eliza Kane '29,

Taryn Myers '29,

Sophie Braver '27,

Victoria Pereira '27, Katilin Browne '28

3rd Varsity 8 -

Morgan Conn '28 (coxswain),

Beatrix Boniface '29,

Ella Hendricks '29,

Helen Gies '26,

Rebecca Schechter '26,

Annie McDaniel '28,

Grace Donfield '26,

Alex Fairchild '27,

Margot Klug '29

Varsity 4+ (Morning) -

Maggie Bakken '29 (coxswain),

Assana Bowen-Woods '28,

Samantha Sheahan '28,

Keira Walsh '28,

Marin Theis '27

Varsity 4+ (Afternoon) -

Maggie Bakken '29 (coxswain),

Assana Bowen-Woods '28,

Marin Theis '27,

Amber Bretz '27,

Stella Tollis '27