RESULTS

WORCESTER, Mass.—The William Smith rowing team capped its regular season at the ECAC National Invitational Collegiate Regatta on Lake Quinsigamond today. The Heron varsity eight reached the grand final, while the varsity four compete in a finals only race.

The varsity eight, powered by Kim Goral, Liz Hafer, Maggie Smith, Lauren Blake-Whitney, Sarah Gordon, Katie Paige, Tess Wiggins, Claire Brown, and Jess Steketee, earned a spot in the grand final by finishing second in its morning heat. William Smith covered the 2,000-meter course in 6:39.043, less than three seconds behind heat winner Wellesley.

With all of the top six teams in the latest CRCA/USRowing coaches poll, the grand final boasted a power-packed line up. The top three finishers in the race matched the poll with top-ranked Williams winning in 6:45.177 followed by No. 2 Bates and No. 3 Wellesley. Both No. 5 Trinity (Conn.) and No. 6 Ithaca crossed the line ahead of the fourth-ranked Herons, who posted a time of 7:01.443.

In the varsity four final, the Herons—Emily Davidowitz, Jenna Lohre, Sara Hollingshead, Rebecca Charlton, and Madison Finley—finished fourth out of five crews with a time of 8:36.031. St. Lawrence won in a time of 8:08.776.

William Smith's other two entries, the second varsity eight and the novice eight, advanced out of the morning heats to their petite finals.

The 2V8 was third in the morning with a time of 6:54.415. Christine Babcock, Libby Hughes, Crary Chandler, Alaria Pizzo, Kara Ruskin, Laura Cappio, Alayna Beebe, Leila Peraro, and Alyssa Trebilcock placed third in the afternoon, logging a time of 7:03.498, trailing only Smith and Holy Cross.

The N8 had a rough morning. They suffered a breakage in the first 500 meters that sent all of the crews back to the starting line. The Herons didn't immediately respond to the adversity and settled for a fifth place finish in 7:16.626. Ariel Nathan, Kate Manilenko, Arianna White, Christine Reighley, Sophie Jenkins, Sinead Reilly, Grace Walter, Katie Lehmann, and Ava Pavao did bounce back in the afternoon. The crew battled New Hampshire bow ball to bow ball all the way down the course, before the Wildcats used one final surge to clip William Smith at the line. UNH won in 7:33.239, with the Herons hitting the line in 7:33.957.

William Smith will find out if its season will continue in the NCAA Championship on Tuesday, May 10.