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WORCESTER, Mass.—The William Smith rowing team competed in the ECAC/National Invitational Rowing Championships today. The Heron third varsity eight progressed to the grand final, while the varsity eight and second varsity eight reached the petite finals.
In the morning heats, the third varsity eight of
Kim Goral,
Syd Cheney,
Sara Hollingshead,
Jenna Lohre,
Madison Finley,
Sarah Gordon,
Irini Stamatiou,
Cassandra Pearce, amd
Leila Peraro took third place in 8 minutes, 0.011 seconds. In the grand final, William Smith improved its time to 7:45.955 and finished sixth. Williams won the event followed by Ithaca and Smith.
The varsity eight—
Abbie DiPalma,
Claire Brown,
Maggie Smith,
Alayna Beebe,
Jamie Billington,
Emily Desmery,
Tess Wiggins,
Tallarie Thurgood, and
Jess Steketee—produced the third fastest time in the heats, 6:59.640. Unfortunately for the Herons, the top two times were in their heat. The top two boats in each varsity eight heat progressed to the grand final.
In the petite final, William Smith was last at one point in the race, but battled back to place second in 6:57.688. Division I Holy Cross won with a time of 6:55.213.
The Heron second varsity eight was just 2.311 seconds from a spot in the grand final, placing third in its heat in 7:16.981. William Smith finished fifth in the petite final in 7:25.188.
The Herons will find out on Tues., May 11, if they will earn a berth in the NCAA Rowing Championships, May 28-29, in Sacramento, Calif.