The third varsity boat was the first Wellesley boat off the
line, finishing third behind Williams and William Smith, with a mere 6 second
margin separating first and third place. Then came the first novice boat, which
finished third behind Williams and William Smith and 18 seconds ahead of UNH.
The third Wellesley boat to charge down the racecourse was the second varsity
boat, which finished in fourth place after just barely losing an inch-for-inch
battle against William Smith. Finally, the first varsity boat wrapped up
Wellesley’s race day with a third place finish behind Williams and William
Smith, laying out an exciting race with a strong first 250 meters and suffering
from a steering mishap made by the UNH crew.
The races were followed by celebrations and gatherings under
the family and friends tent, where Coach Austin Work served up some delicious
chicken sausages, and parents provided delicious and much-needed fuel in the
form of pumpkin bread, bagels, strawberries and even hot chocolate. It was
great to see the many friendly faces that had come to support our team!
As our team returns to the Charles, over which the sun rises
earlier and earlier (being able to actually see the rower I’m following is an
exciting prospect!!), Blue Crew focuses into the week of challenging practices
that lies ahead of us. We plan to attack our training with an increased intention
and ferocity, refusing to settle for anything less than gaining more speed and
more power before we face off in two races this weekend: one at Tufts on Saturday
and one at Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Lake Quinsigamond on Sunday. I
can’t wait to see how this team will grow and develop in the coming days.
On a last, exciting note: USRowing tweeted a good-luck
message to Wellesley Crew before this past weekend’s race! Although I don’t
have much of a Twitter presence, I think it’s quite an exciting accomplishment…
#GoBlue!
Meg Roberts '16
