The William Smith rowing team remains No. 12 in this week's USRowing/CRCA Coaches' poll and will travel to Worcester, Mass., for a weekend of racing at No. 9 WPI.
 
"This weekend's racing comes at a great time for us," said Head Coach Sandra Chu. "We've been working hard not only in our training plan but also in terms of our racing execution. The team has definitely earned its improvements by wrestling with the practice challenges. Racing three times will give us opportunities to continue with that growth and demonstrate what we've learned this week. We've also been working around some injuries and while it is disappointing to not be able to boat our full squad, I'm really proud of everyone for stepping up and continuing to work hard towards the race opportunities coming up in the next couple of weeks."
 
On Saturday, the Herons will begin racing with the varsity eight at 8:40 a.m. William Smith will face WPI, Colby and Clark. The other varsity eight race will begin at 8:30 a.m. and feature No. 6 Ithaca, UNH, No. 15 Trinity and Connecticut College. The top two teams from each race advance to the A final at 11:30 a.m., while the remaining two teams from each race meet in the B final at 11:20 a.m.
 
The William Smith second varsity eight will take on WPI, Trinity and Clark at 9 a.m. The other second varsity eight race is made up of Ithaca, UNH, Colby and Connecticut College and will start at 8:50 a.m. The second varsity eight A final is at 11:10 a.m., and B final is scheduled for 11 a.m.
 
On Sunday, the Heron varsity eight race begins at 8:30 a.m. William Smith will take on WPI, Tufts, Clark and Skidmore. The Heron second varsity eight will compete against the same teams at 8:50 a.m.
 
Racing will be live streamed at https://locallive.tv/wpi. Fans are encouraged to sign up for a free account to watch.