Women's Crew Sets The Tone for Colby in Exciting Season Opener

Worcester, Mass - #12 Colby Crew made the trip down to Worcester this weekend for their season opener, competing for the Jennifer McLaughlin Cup with #4 Smith, #6 Wesleyan, and WPI. Lake Quinsigamond greeted the team with partly sunny skies, moderate temps, and a tailwind that made for quick conditions. The Mules came ready to throw down, and throw down they did. Colby Women's Crew swept WPI and won the first varsity race. They returned to Maine with the Jennifer McLaughlin Cup for the first time since 2007.

In Colby's first varsity boat,

Shayna Leinberger '26,

Ellie Pohlig '26,

Zoey Honsel '28,

Eliza Nilson '26,

Alena Rossi '28,

Erica O'Donnell '27,

Heidi Alexanderian '29,

Katherine Ward '28, and

Ally Tecimer '29, crossed the line in first place with a time of 6:43.5. After falling a few seats back on Smith in the first minute of the race, the Mules dug in, took back the margin, and rowed away from the field in the 3rd 500. While Smith and Wesleyan made back some distance on Colby in their final sprints, the Mules maintained a 2.39, 3.93, and 16.2 second lead over Smith, Wesleyan, and WPI respectively.

Colby's second varsity boat with

Caroline Batchelder '28,

Katherine White '26,

Molly Garvey '28,

Dosia Fennell '29,

Shannon Murray '28,

Hannah Colling '28,

Ella Brochu '28,

Fiona Gosk '29, and

Dede Tindall '28, finished third with a time of 7:19.8. They finished 22.6 seconds behind Wesleyan and 12.6 seconds off of Smith while remaining 18.21 seconds ahead of WPI. The 2V completed Colby's sweep of WPI.

The third varsity eight of:

Ellie Hyde '28,

Isabel Jurado '27,

Abigail Stathis '27,

Madeline Lee '29,

Charlotte Haeffner '28,

Maya Ober '29,

Zoe Dodge '26,

Saanvi Madduri '28, and

Sophia Sorabella '28 finished in 4th behind Wesleyan, Smith, and Smith B with a time of 7:19.8.

Catch the Mules next weekend in New London, Conn. when they line up alongside Coast Guard.