The nationally ranked No. 6 Hamilton College Continentals beat Williams College in the varsity and second varsity eight on the Erie Canal in Rome, N.Y., on Saturday afternoon.
"Hosting the first race of the season was really exciting for our team," Head Coach
James Lister said. "We haven't rowed on our home course in two years. We actually got to race in front of the site of the new boathouse. Construction is slated to start next week. It served as a great venue for our guest team Williams and for visiting parents and friends to watch socially distant and cheer. We believe the race course will serve as one of the top places in New York for racing."
Hamilton's varsity eight beat No. 7 Williams with a time of 7:29.95 to the Ephs' 7:42.68 on the 2,000-meter course. The Continentals' second varsity eight won with a time of 7:43.11 to Williams' 8:04.51.
"I want to thank our training room staff who got up early to get us through our testing," Lister added. "We don't get to do our sport without all their help. The organizational planning and preparation is quite amazing to see in action at 7 a.m. to get all the teams ready to go."
The Continentals head to Pittsfield, Mass., on Saturday, May 1 to race against Williams, Trinity and Wesleyan.
RESULTS
WV8
Hamilton: 7:29.95
Williams: 7:42.68
W2V8
Hamilton: 7:43.11
Williams: 8:04.51
W3V8
Williams: 8:33.26
Hamilton: 8:38.07
LINEUPS
Varsity 8+
Michaela Murdock '22 (cox)
Emily Norum '22
Pauline Santry '21
Perrin Salewood '21
Kara Mathes '22
Sarah Scheuritzel '22
Sarah Sandison '23
Celine Yam '21
Katherine Buckley '21
2nd Varsity 8+
Carson Goos '21 (cox)
Elizabeth Kantrowitz '23
Aisling Mockler '24
Ali Joseph '24
Jane Fanning '22
Rylie Mutton '23
Maggie Looney '23
Lily Charron '21
Katy Shepard '22
3rd Varsity 8+
Erin Stevens '24 (cox)
Brynn O'Connor '23
Eliza Pendergast '24
Ally Marenco '22
Alida Deutsch '23
Ellis Strutton '23
McKenna McLean '21
Elizabeth Atherton '22
Sarine Arzoumanian '22
