Women’s Crew Claims First Place Victory at Head of the Charles Regatta

The Wesleyan women’s crew team continues to excel as the Cardinals finished first out of 28 boats from Division I, II and III programs at the 52nd Annual Head of the Charles Oct. 23 in Cambridge, Mass.

Wesleyan’s Varsity 8 boat finished in 18:04.538, almost a full second ahead of the second-place boat and nearly four seconds ahead of the third-place boat.

The crew consisted of Sarah Osborn ’19, Clara Babbott-Ward ’20, Emma Halter ’17, Allison Quintana ’19, Annalee Holmdahl ’17, Rachelle Flowers ’19, Amanda Molitor ’18 and Ava Miller-Lewis ’17 and coxswain Rachael Crunkleton ’20.

Ithaca College finished in second with a time of 18:05.494 and the William College Boat Club placed third in 18:08.416.

Earlier in the day, Wesleyan Varsity 4 boat finished 10th overall in the 35-team field with a mark of 21:57.064.
The crew featured Grace Middleton ’20, Alexandra Branman ’19, Sonja Welch ’20, Olivia Pearson ’19 and coxswain Elisa Greenberg ’18. Additionally, Wesleyan’s Club 4 boat competed and finished 24th overall out of 59 teams with a mark of 20:44.5. The crew consisted of Emma Porrazzo ’19, Eleanor Highleyman ’19, Monica Rao ’19 and Kate Suslovic ’17.