Williams 1V men downs Marist; 2V takes third in final home regatta
PITTSFIELD, MA – The Williams men’s crew took three
wins and a third place on the day in their final race before the
New England Rowing Championships. Despite blustery conditions
making for choppy water on Lake Onota, the men rowed well and
ensured themselves a high seed in their championship races in the
coming weeks.
The men’s first varsity boat started the racing off with a
win in their preliminary heat over Coast Guard. Williams
crossed the line in 6:27.7 with a two and a half second margin over
Coast Guard (6:30.1). Bates trailed in third, not far behind,
with a 6:31.1. Marist and Ithaca posted fast times in their
morning heat as well, finishing in 6:26.8 and 6:28.8, respectively,
setting themselves up for a later showdown with the Williams
1V. Tufts was a distant third. In the grand final,
Williams faced the challenge of a Marist crew that they had not
beaten in over five years and strong crews from Ithaca and Coast
Guard who posted competitive times in the earlier heats. The
1V was able to pull out a narrow victory over Marist, winning by
less than a second, with a time of 6:25.0 to Marist’s
6:26.5. Ithaca and Coast Guard took third and
fourth.
The second varsity race featured five boats across with Coast Guard
leading the charge, followed by Ithaca, Williams, Bates, and
Tufts. Coast Guard took the win in 6:24.3 with Ithaca edging
out Williams for second. Ithaca’s 6:32.6 was three
seconds better than Williams in 6:35.8. Bates and Tufts
followed in fourth and fifth.
In the third varsity race, the Williams men notched another
“W”, finishing a length up on Ithaca and several
lengths on Bates to post a time of 7:51.7 in their win.
Ithaca was second in 6:55.7 with Bates third in 7:03.4.
The novice men posted the final win of the day with a ten second
victory over second-place Marist. Williams finished in 6:31.3
and Marist, two lengths back, crossed the line in 7:41.5, with
Coast Guard a close third (7:44.5). Ithaca was
fourth.
The men’s crew will travel to the New England Rowing
Championships at Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, MA next
weekend.
