Brown University
The Head of the Housatonic
10/10/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Crew
DERBY, Conn. – Brown University women's crew won the Collegiate Women Eight event for the second consecutive year at the 21st Head of the Housatonic Regatta, opening its fall season on Saturday morning on the Housatonic River at Indian Well State Park.
The Bears' A boat navigated the 2.7-mile course in 14:35.1, beating Yale University's A entry by 12.2 seconds as the Bulldogs finished in 14:47.3. Northeastern University's top boat came in third out of 24 entries with a time of 15:02.5.
Brown's B boat crossed the finish in fifth with a time of 15:05.6, finishing just 0.2 seconds behind Yale's B entry (15:05.4), which placed fourth. Brown's C boat came in seventh with a time of 15:30.8, and the crew's D entry finished 13th in 16:11.1.
Schools represented among the 24 entries included Brown, Yale, Northeastern, Trinity College, Buffalo, Massachusetts, Fordham, Fairfield, Rhode Island, and Sacred Heart.
Brown began competitive racing in 2015-16 on Saturday, coming off a 2014-15 season that saw the Bears win the Ivy Championship and finish third at the NCAA Championships in the spring prior to competing at the Henley Women's Regatta and Henley Royal Regatta in the summer.
Next, Brown will compete at the 51st Head of the Charles Regatta from Saturday, Oct. 17 to Sunday, Oct. 18.
Brown Schedule/Results
11:00 a.m. – Event 27 – Collegiate 8+ Women – Bow 303 – 1st/24 (14:35.1)
11:00 a.m. – Event 27 – Collegiate 8+ Women – Bow 306 – 5th/24 (15:05.6)
11:00 a.m. – Event 27 – Collegiate 8+ Women – Bow 308 – 7th/24 (15:30.8)
11:00 a.m. – Event 27 – Collegiate 8+ Women – Bow 316 – 13th/24 (16:11.1)
