Indianapolis, Ind.- The Trinity College women’s first varsity eight crew finished sixth in the final race of the NCAA Division III Women’s Rowing Championships at Eagle Creek Reservoir this weekend. It was Trinity’s first trip to the NCAA Championships, which the Bantams received as an at-large bid.
The Bantam women qualified for the finals with a second place finish in the second repechage race, posting a time of 7:44.29. They had finished third in their preliminary heat. In the finals, the Bantams recorded a time of 6:58.17, which was 16 seconds behind first place and national champion Colby.
The Trinity second varsity eight finished fourth in its preliminary heat, third in its repechage race, and saved its best for last with a second place performance in the petite final.
RACE RESULTS (each team had two boats, one in each heat)
1st Preliminary Heat
1. Puget Sound 7:06.13
2. Coast Guard 7:08.05
3. Trinity (Conn.) 7:14.64
4. Ithaca 7:27.92
5. Colby 7:32.51
6. Wellesley 7:39.59
2nd Preliminary Heat
1. Colby 7:10.62
2. Wellesley 7:12.71
3. Ithaca 7:21.76
4. Trinity (Conn.) 7:24.52
5. Coast Guard 7:39.18
6. Puget Sound 7:40.11
1st Repechage
1. Coast Guard 7:36.48
2. Ithaca 7:46.11
3. Trinity (Conn.) 7:54.71
4. Colby 8:08.93
5. Wellesley 8:19.16
2nd Repechage
1. Wellesley 7:41.89
2. Trinity (Conn.) 7:44.29
3. Ithaca 7:46.97
4. Puget Sound 8:06.57
5. Coast Guard 8:17.86
Petite Final
1. Ithaca 6:56.90
2. Trinity (Conn.) 7:01.62
3. Colby 7:07.03
4. Puget Sound 7:09.03
5. Coast Guard 7:18.76
6. Wellesley 7:26.16
NCAA Division III Championship Final
1. Colby 6:42.69
2. Puget Sound 6:47.68
3. Coast Guard 6:48.77
4. Wellesley 6:48.91
5. Ithaca 6:54.06
6. Trinity (Conn.) 6:58.17