Novice and Varsity Women Unite for Strong Showing at Head of the Fish
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First off the dock, the Lightweight 4, comprised of novices, took their first racing strokes to finish third of three behind UMass and Sacred Heart. Next up, the women's Collegiate 8, coming off of a great weekend at the Head of the Charles, reeled in another first place finish in a field of twenty boats. The women's JV 8 race immediately followed with the JV 8 "A" capturing the gold and the JV 8 "B" rowing a strong race to beat out the only other 3V in the event.
"The 2V was extremely motivated to get back together for the Head of the Fish and show our true speed after the incident at the Charles. Though the headwind conditions were stiff and difficult, the crew did an admirable job simplifying the stroke, allowing us to apply our power during the race. I think I can speak for everyone that we are ecstatic with the result in comparison not only with the other second varsities but also the first varsity boats in the preceding race," said coxswain Liz Zhu, a senior, noting that based on it's time the 2V would have placed sixth in the Varsity 8/1V event.
3V stroke Leah Horowitz, a sophomore and the only non-novice rower in the 3V, also was pleased with her boat's performance. "I was impressed with how the rowers handled their first race. Considering there was a headwind, I was proud we finished very strong."
The Novice 4s and Novice 8s also found great success, posting first and third place finishes and first and fourth place finishes respectively.
"Today was a great showing by the novices. They haven't all been able to come down to the lake every day, so putting all the pieces together to leave with the results we got at The Fish was big for us," said Women's Head Coach Brad Hemmerly.
"It was a really good experience to be out there with other crews and fun to be in a race environment. We've invested a lot so it was great to test that and see where it's gotten us and to see that the hard work they've put in matters. All of it matters. Each person contributes no matter what boat they're in. And all of the extra time they put in tanking, at the lake, and on the ergs makes a difference. Today was a good place to leave us for the winter and a reason to keep working," said Women's Assistant Coach Meg Conan.
To close out an exciting day of racing for the Ephs, three women's Varsity 4s, lined up against each other and thirty other crews. The "A" boat made up of seniors finished second to the "B" boat made up of junior rowers and senior coxswain Becca Licht. The "C" boat, comprised of sophomores, rounded out the race for Williams posting a top eight time.
This race was bittersweet for the seniors who once spring begins will be heading into their final Williams racing season. "It was just so great to be in a boat with other members of my class. I could not have asked for a better finish to my senior fall. For our last twenty strokes of the race, I called it for our last strokes of senior fall. We've come such a long way from our first race at the Fish!" said Zhu.
Lineups:
Lightweight 4
Bow - Washington '14
2 - Eidmann '14
3 - Rosemann '13
Stroke - Wicker '14
Coxswain - Simmons '13
Varisty 8
Bow - McClellan '12
2 - Pelegri-O'Day '12
3 - Soybel '11
4 - Darrow '11
5 - Deal '12
6 - Olsen '12
7 - Tooze '12
Stroke - Conklin '12
Coxswain - Licht '11
JV 8 "A"
Bow - Shapero '11
2- May '14
3 - Amano '13
4 - Nikolau '14
5 - Laukitis '13
6 - Stuart '11
7 - Haley '13
Stroke - Swan '13
Coxswain - Zhu '11
JV 8 "B"
Bow - Peters '14
2 - Lanphier - '14
3 - Iyer '14
4 - Ferre '14
5 - Albert '14
6 - Bouton '14
7 - Courteau '14
Stroke - Horowitz '13
Coxswain - Simmons '13
Novice 4 "A"
Bow - Remec '13
2 - Lau '14
3 - Norkett '14
Stroke - Kiernan '14
Coxswain - Fallon '14
Novice 4 "B"
Bow - Szkowny ' 14
2 - Grueskin '14
3 - Kistler '13
Stroke - Chan '14
Coxswain - Hopkins '14
Novice 8 "A"
Bow - May '14
2 - Szkowny '14
3 - Wicker '14
4 - Kiernan '14
5 - Nikolau '14
6 - Lau '14
7 - Remec '13
Stroke - Kistler '13
Coxswain - Hopkins '14
Novice 8 "B"
Bow - Peters '14
2 - Eidmann '14
3 - Washington '14
4 - Grueskin '14
5 - Rosemann '13
6 - Norkett '14
7 - Courteau '14
Stroke - Chan '14
Coxswain - Fallon '14
Varsity 4 "A"
Bow - Darrow '11
2 - Shapero '11
3 - Soybel '11
Stroke - Stuart '11
Coxswain - Zhu '11
Varsity 4 "B"
Bow - McClellan '12
2 - Olsen '12
3 - Deal '12
Stroke - Pelegri-O'Day '12
Coxswain - Licht '11
Varsity 4 "C"
Bow - Amano '13
2 - Horowitz '13
3 - Haley '13
Stroke - Swan '13
Coxswain - Simmons '13
