PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Hamilton College raced against Tufts University and host Williams College in a regatta on Onota Lake on Saturday morning, April 26.
 
Racing conditions for the 2,000-meter course included rain throughout the morning and a minimal cross tailwind that built slightly for the third varsity eight race.
 
Nationally ranked No. 15 Hamilton ended up in third place in the varsity eight with a time of 7:12.21, while No. 5 Williams (6:51.35) and No. 2 Tufts (6:51.59) required a photo finish to determine the race winner.
 
Tufts finished first by a more comfortable margin in the second and third varsity eight races. The Jumbos posted a winning time of 6:56.14 in the second varsity eight, followed by Williams (7:07.49) and the Continentals (7:32.80).
 
The third varsity eight race followed the same order with Tufts (7:05.11) taking the top spot. The Ephs (7:11.60) were the runners-up and Hamilton landed in third (7:51.29).
 
The Continentals return to the water for the National Invitational Rowing Championships and NESCAC Championships on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass., on Sunday, May 11.
 
LINEUPS
 
WV8
C Sonya Doyle '28
8 Erin Sweeney '26 
7 Violet Cue '25
6 Caroline Chapman '25
5 Annika Benn '25
4 Elaina LaGiglia '26 
3 Jamie Munroe '26
2 Cate Logan '27
1 Ella Lepine '25
 
W2V8
C Chayti Biswas '27
8 Patricia Higgins '26 
7 Elise Walters '27 
6 Faith Hollyer '25
5 Bailey Leone-Levine '27
4 Becca Perry '25
3 Gwen Sawicki '28
2 Abigail Frisch '27
1 Ashlyn Garrick '27
 
W3V8
C Kathleen Blass '28
8 Amelia Petty '28
7 Meg Gillies '27
6 Jessica Sperling '27 
5 Teagan Janis '28
4 Anwyn Thomenius '28
3 Kate Noonan '28
2 Samantha Trombone '25
1 Kristina Meyers '27