Over the weekend, the men’s crew team finished in second place at the New England Championships. The Cardinals, seeded second in New England and second in the nation behind Trinity, were poised for a rematch with the Bantams after dropping a duel race to the them a week earlier.
The varsity eight boat saw the Cardinals, manned by Doug Cody ’07, Chris Cody ’07, Gael Hagan ’09, Colin Prensky ’07, Tom Volgenau ’08, Matt Carey ’07, Brian Studwell ’09, Jeremy Brown ’08, and coxswain Kim Davies ’07, won their initial heat of five boats by more than seven seconds over second place UMass, with the Bantams looming in the grand final race. Trinity lived up to its first-place ranking in the final race, as the Bantams ran away with the title, finishing five seconds ahead of the Cardinals.
Nonetheless, the Cardinals took home the silver medal with an impressive time of 6:13.4.00, over five seconds ahead of Williams, whom the Cards soundly defeated in the Little Three event on April 21. The second varsity boat also recorded a second place finish with a time of 6:19.00, finishing 21 seconds ahead of Williams’ second varsity eight. The third varsity eight rounded out the competition on the weekend with another second place finish behind Trinity.
The women’s crew team also competed at the New England Championships, finishing fifth in the junior varsity four final and placing third in the varsity four final.
The junior varsity four boat, rowed by Laura Scholten ’10, Radoslava Petrova ’07, and Sam Schilit ’10, with Katie Boyce-Jacino ’10 at stroke and Jinny Jang ’08 as coxswain, finished the race in 8:37.161, earning a 16.729-second victory over Amherst. Simmons placed first, followed by Wesleyan’s familiar rivals Connecticut College, Middlebury, and Bowdoin, who finished the race a mere 8.11 seconds ahead of the Cardinals.
The Cardinals continue to improve, as evidenced by their strong third-place finish in the varsity four Petite Final. The boat, rowed by Elaine Lauriat ’09, Meng Liu ’07, and Linnea Damer ’10, with Beth Ogata ’08 at stroke and coxswain Amy Nebenhaus ’07, finished the course in a time of 8:21.826, defeating Tufts, Lesley, and Massachusetts Maritime. Brandeis finished first, only 9.13 seconds ahead of the Cardinals, while UNH completed the race only 2.801 before Wesleyan.
Next for the Cardinals is the ECAC Collegiate Regatta, May 13-14, where the varsity four crew will face familiar competition, including Amherst, Connecticut College, and Middlebury. Wesleyan placed fourth in last year’s novice eight event, while the varsity four boat did not compete.
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