Brown University
The Head of the Charles
10/23/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Crew
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Brown University women's crew placed second in the women's championship four event and fourth in the women's championship eight event to conclude its racing at The 52nd Head of the Charles Regatta on Sunday afternoon on the Charles River.
Starting out of bow position No. 2 in event No. 47A, the Bears' four finished second overall and first among U.S. collegiate boats in the women's championship four with a time of 19:24.990 out of a field of 19 entries.
Brown outpaced third-place Universite de Lyon (19:27.294) by over two seconds and fourth-place Syracuse (19:28.421) by over three seconds. Denmark won the race with a time of 18:44.462 while Tennessee (19:41.826) rounded out the top five.
In event No. 49A, coming out of bow position No. 1, Brown's eight came in fourth place overall and in second place among U.S. collegiate entries in the women's championship eight behind a time of 16:47.739 in a field of 33 entries.
The Bears defeated fifth-place Michigan (16:53.339) by more than five seconds, sixth-place Virginia (17:00.574) by more than 12 seconds, and seventh-place Princeton (17:17.113) by more than 29 seconds while trailing second-place Yale (16:47.046) by just 0.693 seconds. Cambridge (16:30.368) and New York Athletic Club (16:45.568) took the top two spots in the race.
In 2015, Brown finished second in the women's championship eight and third in the women's championship four.
On Saturday, the Bears won the women's club eight event for the third straight year at the regatta while Brown's top alumnae boat came in third place in the women's alumnae eight event.
Next, Brown concludes its fall season at the Princeton Chase on Sunday, Oct. 30.
Brown Schedule/Results
Saturday, Oct. 22
12:31 p.m. – Event 15 – Women's Alumnae Eight – Bow 5 – 45 Entries – Third Place (16:43.807)
12:31 p.m. – Event 15 – Women's Alumnae Eight – Bow 12 – 45 Entries – 15th Place (18:17.838)
1:51 p.m. – Event 19 – Women's Club Eight – Bow 1 – 39 Entries – First Place (16:50.417)
3:08 p.m. – Event 25 – Women's Master's Eight – Bow 18 – 22 Entries – 14th Place (19:19.860)
Sunday, Oct. 18
2:02 p.m. – Event 47A – Women's Championship Four – Bow 2 – 19 Entries – Second Place (19:24.990)
2:36 p.m. – Event 49A – Women's Championship Eight – Bow 1 – 33 Entries – Fourth Place (16:47.739)
