Women's Crew Season Recap | Season ends with mixed results at ECACs
New Englands offer up arguably best race of the season for 1V boat
Sarina Mathai
Issue date: 5/18/08 Section: Sports
The members of the women's crew team went into the spring season after a rigorous winter training program in the best shape of their lives. But the level of competition among the New England-area crew teams was raised a notch this season, and any team had the chance to win on any given weekend.
After one of the team's best showings of the year at New Englands, Tufts had mixed results at the ECAC Championships during the weekend of May 10-11 at Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester for its last competition of the season.
The championship was a series of heats in which the top three finishers would advance to the semifinals. The top three teams there would advance to the grand finals, while the remaining squads would compete in the petite finals.
On the first day of competition, the first varsity (6:49.028) finished behind Trinity (6:39.818) and St. Lawrence (6:45.378) and ahead of Hamilton (6:58.925) and Wellesley (7:02.263) to qualify for the semifinals the next day.
The success did not carry over onto Sunday, however, as Tufts found itself in sixth place with a time of 7:06.300. Trinity won the race in 6:49.700, just over three seconds ahead of Bates.
As a result, the Jumbos had to compete in the petite finals, where they also finished behind the pack in sixth place with a time of 7:16.009. Coast Guard, Holy Cross, William Smith, Skidmore and Smith - whom Tufts had previously defeated on two separate occasions, once at the New England Championships and then again at a home meet the last weekend of April - rounded out the top five.
"We raced really hard and effectively," senior co-captain Caitlin Gallagher said. "It was an unfortunate way to end our last race, but we were happy with the way we raced. Our competition was just faster."
The ECAC provides teams a chance to face off against teams from outside the New England area. While this offers the regatta great excitement, it also presents challenges since most teams know very little about each other.
After one of the team's best showings of the year at New Englands, Tufts had mixed results at the ECAC Championships during the weekend of May 10-11 at Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester for its last competition of the season.
The championship was a series of heats in which the top three finishers would advance to the semifinals. The top three teams there would advance to the grand finals, while the remaining squads would compete in the petite finals.
On the first day of competition, the first varsity (6:49.028) finished behind Trinity (6:39.818) and St. Lawrence (6:45.378) and ahead of Hamilton (6:58.925) and Wellesley (7:02.263) to qualify for the semifinals the next day.
The success did not carry over onto Sunday, however, as Tufts found itself in sixth place with a time of 7:06.300. Trinity won the race in 6:49.700, just over three seconds ahead of Bates.
As a result, the Jumbos had to compete in the petite finals, where they also finished behind the pack in sixth place with a time of 7:16.009. Coast Guard, Holy Cross, William Smith, Skidmore and Smith - whom Tufts had previously defeated on two separate occasions, once at the New England Championships and then again at a home meet the last weekend of April - rounded out the top five.
"We raced really hard and effectively," senior co-captain Caitlin Gallagher said. "It was an unfortunate way to end our last race, but we were happy with the way we raced. Our competition was just faster."
The ECAC provides teams a chance to face off against teams from outside the New England area. While this offers the regatta great excitement, it also presents challenges since most teams know very little about each other.
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