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Women’s Rowing Races at Head of the Fish

| By: Ashley Hudak

Nine boats compete in races

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Colgate women's rowing program had nine boats compete at the Head of the Fish. The Women's Collegiate Frosh/Novice Eight A boat recorded the team's best finish in eights of the day, placing fifth.

Coach Lister's Comments
"We had 18 first-year and/or novice rowers representing Colgate for the first time in their careers. They all rowed with enthusiasm, determination and teamwork. All placed well in their respective boats (fifth and 15th place).

"We also added two doubles to this year's lineup as we build our sculling experience in the fall. We hope to keep growing here in future years. We had four rowers who truly stepped up and raced three times over the course of the day, placing well in their boat classes, including fourth- and seventh-place finishes in the collegiate 2x to start the early morning."

How It Happened
Colgate's first two crews of the day competed in the Women's Collegiate Double at 9:25 a.m. Of the 12 competitors, the A boat finished fourth, the highest overall placement of the day, with a time of 13:42.841, while the B boat finished seventh in 14:19.159. The top three finishers were Friends of Concord (13:29.269), UAlbany A (13:35.478) and Ithaca A (13:40.991).

The Women's Collegiate Eight took the water at 1 p.m., with the Raiders finishing eighth out of 17 teams. Cornell (11:13.419), Boston College (11:17.089) and MIT (11:33.834) rounded out the top three. Colgate clocked a time of 12:13.964, finishing ahead of the University of Rochester, which crossed the line in 12:26.791.

The Women's Collegiate 2V Eight launched at 1:25 p.m., with the Raiders placing 16th out of 23 teams in 13:02.026. Colgate finished ahead of Army, which crossed the finish line in 13:06.226.

A new crew for the Raiders' program, the Women's Collegiate Frosh/Novice Four 4+, competed at 1:46 p.m., finishing eighth out of 11 teams. Colgate crossed the finish line in 15:09.172, just behind the University of Vermont, which finished in 15:00.764.

In one of the largest events of the day, the Women's Collegiate Four featured 38 boats. Colgate's A boat finished 19th in 13:32.860, while the B boat crossed the line in 13:55.001. The A boat finished ahead of Cornell's D boat, which crossed the line in 13:34.268.

The final race of the day featured the Women's Collegiate Frosh/Novice Eight, which started at 4:04 p.m. Colgate entered A and B crews, with the A boat recording the team's best finish of the day for the sweep boats in fifth place. The Raiders crossed the finish line in 12:21.437, edging MIT by 0.267 seconds (12:21.704). Middlebury College finished ahead of Colgate's B boat in 13:56.357, while the Raiders finished in 13:56.435.
 
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