PITTSFIELD, MA (April 27, 2024) – Top-ranked Tufts University defeated #3 Williams College by two lengths in the first varsity eight race this morning to highlight Jumbo action on Onota Lake.
The Tufts 1V8 had an outstanding time of 6:53.59 for the 2000 meters, well ahead of Williams College’s 7:04.53 mark. The seventh-ranked Hamilton 1V8 was third in the race with a 7:20.78 finish. The Jumbo first varsity lined up coxswain Hannah Jiang, Rose Tinkjian, Janna Moore, Shira Roberts, Emma Mahoney, Summer Maxwell, Samara Haynes, Karen Dooley and Emma Lyle.
The second varsity race came down to the wire with Williams College winning in a 7:00.63 time barely one second ahead of the Jumbos in 7:01.71. Hamilton crossed the finish line in a 7:16.43 mark for third place. Tufts’ team was coxswain Maddie Rosato with Margot Durfee, Reilly Uiterwyk, Amanda Downing, Hadley Keefe, Lucy Howell, Aoife Schmitt, Julia Zipoli and Sydney Barr.
Tufts also won the third Varsity 8+ race with its team of coxswain Shriyaa Srihari, Lecia Sun, Natalie Graham, Alicia Coble, Brooke Thompson, Grace Hamilton, Sophie Cumming, Molly Heeney and Ashna Garikapati rowing a 7:02.98 time. Hamilton College was closest behind, finishing a length away in a 7:07.72 mark. Tufts’ fourth varsity was also in the tightly-contested race and recorded a 7:09.44 finish. Williams College was last (7:13.09).
Tufts’ third varsity sat coxswain Shriyaa Srihari with Lecia Sun, Natalie Graham, Alicia Coble, Brooke Thompson, Grace Hamilton, Sophie Cumming, Molly Heeney and Ashna Garikapati. The Jumbo 4V8 was coxswain Sophie Novitsky, Ashley Brzezenski, Zenani Himlin-Mayekiso, Stella Shen, Alex Timoney, Fiona Smirl, Sanjana Rao, Alice Wall and Cecelia Wilson.
The Jumbos also had a fifth varsity team entered in a varsity four men’s race today and they placed third with a 7:38.08 time. Tufts’ line-up in this race was not available at the time of this release.
Tufts will begin its championship season next Saturday (May 4) on Lake Quinsigamond with the New England Rowing Championships.
