Cardinals Close out Regional Rowing Season with Fifth-Place Showing at New England Championships
After posting a 7-3 dual-race record at the varsity eight level over six weeks of rowing, the Cardinals ended their regional racing season at the annual New England Rowing Championships on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. Sat., May 2.
There the three squads that defeated Wesleyan during the dual-race season as well as an improved Bates boating finished ahead of the Cardinals in the grand final of the varsity eight event. Wesleyan was 13 seconds off the winning pace of Williams and 11.5 second behind runner-up Trinity. Bates was third, about seven seconds faster than Wesleyan while WPI outstroked the Cardinals by about four seconds. Wesleyan was 10.5 second faster than Coast Guard in the six-boat final. In total, Wesleyan placed fifth of 10 competing crews.
In other events, the Cardinals placed sixth of eight in the second varsity eight race while the second varsity four placed 11th of 11. Wesleyan's novice four entry came in eighth of 14 entries.
The final racing action of the season was expected to be the ECAC Invitational Collegiate Regatta in Camden, N.J. over the weekend of Sat.-Sun., May 9-10. Races got underway early Sunday morning but rowing conditions deteriorated to the point that just before the men's varsity eight heats were to get underway, events were cancelled for the rest of the day. Thus, Wesleyan was unable to compete in its final race. Still the Cardinals enjoyed another successful year, finishing in the top half of the squads at New Englands after a solid 7-3 dual-race season.
