Williams Men's Crew Wins IRA Championship

Williams Sports Information10:06PM / Saturday, June 04, 2022Print Story | Email Story

WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — The Williams College men's crew returned to Mercer Lake Saturday morning for the finals of the IRA Championship.

Great racing conditions saw Williams put on an impressive showing - the first varsity eight finished in first place to claim the inaugural D3 IRA National Championship. The varsity four finished a close third in the C-final to earn 15th place overall. Williams capped off a dominant spring campaign as National Champions- a historic first for the program and a suitable send off for the Class of 2022.

The pressure had been on the first varsity eight throughout the spring campaign, as Williams sat atop the IRCA and IRA D3 polls for five weeks straight. On Saturday, Williams got off the line quickly, taking three seats on the field in the first 300 meters of the race. Itcontinued to stretch out their lead as the race wore on.

The Williams crew came across the 1,000 meter mark in a time of 2:52.46, three seconds ahead of both Tufts and Trinity. Williams stayed in control, continuing to steadily open their lead.

At no point throughout the race did it look as though anyone but Williams would win. Its precision, technical finesse and raw power was on display as they crossed the finish line first to claim gold and the IRA D3 National Championship. The finish order was Williams first in 5:47.239, followed by Tufts (5:50.57), then Trinity (5:51.07), then Bates (5:57.1), then Hamilton (5:59.22), next was WPI (6:05) and finally Washington College (6:07.89).

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Williamstown, Five Other County Towns Receive Seasonal Community Grants

Staff Reports11:14AM / Wednesday, October 21, 2026

BOSTON, Mass. — Five months after Williamstown's town meeting opted into the commonwealth's Seasonal Communities program, the town has received its first grant from the state under the program.

Gov. Maura Healey Tuesday announced nearly $2 million in Seasonal Community Grants to help all 24 municipalities in the program statewide.

The funding helps communities advance housing projects with the potential to support 594 year-round homes, including affordable housing developments, infrastructure improvements and planning efforts that will help unlock future housing opportunities.

"From the Berkshires to Cape Cod and the Islands, our seasonal communities are an important part of what makes Massachusetts special," Healey in a news release. "But we know these communities face unique challenges, especially when it comes to housing for the people who live and work there year-round. That's why we created the Seasonal Communities designation and are backing it up with funding to help local leaders build more homes, support their workforce and keep their communities strong for generations to come."

That list of awardees includes six Berkshire County towns:

• Egremont — $60,687 to support septic and well construction for Phase II of Town Hall Housing, adding affordable housing units (20 units).

• Great Barrington — $84,731 to conduct a housing needs study, develop a Housing Production Plan and support the design and engineering of roadway and streetscape improvements near Reed Street and Main Street.

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