Cherry Hill, N.J.- The Trinity College women’s varsity eight crew finished second in the petite final race of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) National Collegiate Invitational Championships on Cooper River this weekend. The Bantam men's varsity eight won the 3rd Level Final in its ECAC Championship on Cooper River.

The Bantam women, coached by Lou O'Brien Berl, qualified for one of two semifinal heats with a time of 7:08.29 in its first preliminary heat, but finished fifth in the semi-final race with a time of 7:09.93 and failed to earn a spot in the grand final. Trinity, ranked No. 1 in New England and No. 9 nationally in among Division III schools, finished fourth among Division III teams in the Championships. The Bantam women's second varsity eight finished second in its grand final race and the women's novice eight came in third in the grand final. Trinity hopes to receive an at-large bid to its first NCAA Division III Championships in Indiana later this month.

The women's first varsity eight line-up consisted of senior Christine Horton (San Marino, Calif.) in the bow seat, senior co-captains Amanda Gifford (Lower Gwynedd, Pa.) and Ashley Donoghue (Humerick, Mass.), senior Katherine Jessup (Wellesley, Mass.), sophomore Danielle Markel (Villanova, Pa.), freshmen Sarah Carter (Durham, N.H.) and Hadley Wilmerding (Haverford, Pa.), junior Carolyn Walker (Winston-Salem, N.C.), and sophomore coxswain Emily McLean (Fisher's Island, N.Y.).

RACE FINALS RESULTS
Men’s Varsity Eight 3rd Level Final (3rd 6)
1. Trinity (Conn.) 6:18.34
2. Bates 6:21.28
3. Ohio State 6:21.52
4. Williams 6:21.61
5. Tulane 6:23.09
6. Cincinnati 6:25.95
Women’s Varsity Eight Petite Final (2nd 6)
1. Williams 6:59.77
2. Trinity (Conn.) 7:03.77
3. Coast Guard 7:03.26
4. Washington College 7:09.32
5. Vassar 7:15.82
6. Marist 7:21.97
Men’s Second Varsity Eight Grand Final
1. Michigan 6:07.17
2. Virginia 6:11.69
3. Holy Cross 6:14.53
4. Ithaca 6:14.70
5. Worcester Tech 6:20.25
6. Trinity (Conn.) 6:30.69
Women’s Second Varsity Eight Grand Final
1. Ithaca 7:16.69
2. Trinity (Conn.) 7:23.93
3. New Hampshire 7:28.28
4. Coast Guard 7:35.99
5. Colby 7:38.42
6. Bates 7:49.28
Men's Novice Eight Petite Final (2nd 6)
1. Williams 6:23.79
2. Trinity (Conn.) 6:25.32
3. Colgate 6:28.29
4. Worcester Tech 6:29.22
5. New Hampshire 6:32.09
6. Ithaca 6:35.69
Women’s Novice Eight Grand Final
1. Ithaca 7:13.55
2. New Hampshire 7:19.93
3. Trinity (Conn.) 7:21.92
4. Mercyhurst 7:27.06
5. Colby 7:28.50
6. Tufts 7:36.78
Men's Second Novice Eight Grand Final
1. Michigan 6:15.65
2. Marist 6:22.57
3. North Carolina 6:24.17
4. Trinity (Conn.) 6:24.36
5. Virginia 6:29.70
6. Massachusetts 6:51.00