Women's Crew Captures 47th Eastern Sprints with Five Wins on Lake Quinsigamond

Sunday, May 1

Worcester, Mass.

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Women's Crew Captures 47th Eastern Sprints with Five Wins on Lake Quinsigamond

5/1/2022 7:20:00 PM | Women's Crew

WORCESTER, Mass. – The fifth-ranked Brown Bears won five Grand Final races at the 47th Eastern Sprints Sunday on Lake Quinsigamond to win the team title for the 11th time since 1990 while winning the Varsity 8 title for the ninth time since 1988.

Sunday's races in Worcester came on arguably the nicest day of the spring season weather-wise as temperatures hit the mid to upper 60s by the afternoon finals.

All three of Brown's eight boats won their respective morning heats and Grand Final races. Brown's A4 and B4 crews both won their morning heat and Grand Final. The C4 crew raced in the Grand Final and took third behind a pair of Rutgers crews.

"It was a good day of racing with excellent competition and excellent conditions," said head coach John Murphy. "Every member of our team raced hard, won a medal, and contributed to the team points trophy. We are looking forward to the next step which is the Ivy Championship."

The Bears came out strong in the morning heats with all five crews taking first in their respective heats. Brown's Varsity 8 crew clocked a time of 6:27.224 for a 10-second victory over Drexel.

The 2V8 crew clocked a time of 6:36.077 in the morning heat to finish comfortably ahead of Columbia (6:52.632) and Rhode Island (6:56.079). The 3V8 crew posted a time of 6:46.453 to cruise past Dartmouth (7:00.533) and Cornell (7:01.470).

The A4 boat finished 17 seconds ahead of Radcliffe in the morning heat with a time of 7:10.422. The B4 crew posted a time of 7:14.178 for a five and a half second win over Rutgers (7:19.734).

With the five wins in the morning heats, Brown qualified for the Grand Final in all five races and also had a crew in the C4 Grand Final.

The Varsity 8 crew posted a time of 6:39.857 for nearly a nine-second win over Rutgers (6:48.027) in the Grand Final, marking the ninth time the Bears have won the race and first time since 2008. Radcliffe finished third with a time of 6:52.347.

The 2V8 crew clocked a time of 6:46.667 to finish more than 11 seconds ahead of Rutgers (6:57.900). Cornell took third with a time of 7:02.490 to finish narrowly ahead of Boston University (7:03.580).

The Bears' 3V8 finished along the same lines of the 1V8 and 2V8 races as Brown posted a time of 6:50.393 to finish 9.1 seconds ahead of Rutgers. A pair of Ancient 8 programs – Cornell (7:03.944) and Columbia (7:05.058) – took third and fourth.

The A4 crew finished at 7:25.925 to take a 15-second victory in the Grand Final over second-place Radcliffe (7:40.983). Columbia finished third with a time of 7:43.543 and Cornell took fourth with a time of 7:48.470 for an all-Ivy top-four.

The B4 crew had the smallest margin of victory in the Grand Final wins with a 5.6-second victory over Rutgers after finishing with a time of 7:14.178. Columbia, Radcliffe, and Cornell finished third through fifth, respectively.

Rutgers B captured the lone non-Bruno win of the day in the C4 Grand Final after finishing with a time of 7:27.130. The Rutgers A crew (7:34.621) took second with the Bears taking third with a time of 7:48.628.

The Bears compete in the 2022 Ivy League Championships on Sunday (May 156:49.) at Cooper River Park in Pennsauken, New Jersey.

GRAND FINALS
1V8 – 3:20 p.m.
Brown – 6:39.857
Rutgers – 6:48.027
Radcliffe – 6:52.347
Northeastern – 6:55.084
Drexel – 7:00.151
Temple – 7:11.037

2V8 – 2:50 p.m.
Brown – 6:46.667
Rutgers – 6:57.900
Cornell – 7:02.497
Boston U. – 7:03.580
Dartmouth – 7:11.855
Columbia – 7:16.989

3V8 – 1:40 p.m.
Brown – 6:50.393
Rutgers – 6:59.511
Cornell – 7:03.944
Columbia – 7:05.058
Drexel – 7:07.131
Dartmouth – 7:07.841

A4 – 2:20 p.m.
Brown – 7:25.925
Radcliffe – 7:40.983
Columbia – 7:43.543
Cornell – 7:48.470
Rutgers – 7:48.525
Boston U. – 7:56.563

B4 – 1:20 p.m.
Brown – 7:14.178
Rutgers – 7:19.734
Columbia – 7:26.158
Radcliffe – 7:33.101
Cornell – 7:36.258
Northeastern – 7:42.018

C4 – 12:50 p.m.
Rutgers B – 7:27.130
Rutgers A – 7:34.621
Brown – 7:48.628
Northeastern – 7:58.675
Radcliffe – 7:59.928
Boston U. – 8:10.441
Rhode Island – 8:12.288

HEATS
Varsity 8 Heat 1 – 8:20 a.m.
Brown – 6:27.224
Drexel – 6:37.246
Georgetown – 6:42.723
Rhode Island - 6:43.039
Boston College – 6:48.823

Second Varsity 8 Heat 1 – 8:50 a.m.
Brown – 6:36.077
Columbia – 6:52.632
Rhode Island – 6:56.079
Northeastern – 6:59.332
Georgetown – 7:13.607

Third Varsity 8 Heat 1 – 8 a.m.
Brown – 6:46.453
Dartmouth – 7:00.533
Columbia – 7:01.470
Boston College – 7:10.936
Northeastern – 7:13.840

A4 Heat 1 – 9:20 a.m.
Brown – 7:10.422
Radcliffe – 7:27.630
Drexel – 7:35.340
Rhode Island – 7:45.349
Temple – 7:47.365

B4 Heat 1 – 9:50 a.m.
Brown – 7:21.099
Radcliffe – 7:37.392
Northeastern – 7:37.622
Boston U. – 7:38.722
Georgetown – 7:50.921
Temple – 8:13.609

LINEUPS
1V8
B - Beate Kaz
2 - Ellie Baker
3 - Olivia Vavasour
4 - Limor Dubrovsky
5 - Zoe HasBrouck
6 - Hannah Yazdani
7 - Dahlia Levine
S - Caroline Schmitz
C - Maya Barnard

2V8
B - Bridget O'Callahan
2 - Emily Jaudon
3 - Freya Keto
4 - Nadia Vondeling
5 - Clara Warmath
6 - Ruby O'Keeffe
7 - Greta Filor
S - Amanda Pyne
C - Molly Lundberg

3V8
B - Evan Shorrock
2 - Paige Lind
3 - Jessica McGrady
4 - Molly Usher
5 - Riley Cooper
6 - Aleah Davidsen
7 - Ava Honerkamp
S - Sarah Hope
C - Phoebe Dragseth

A4
B - Eliza Atwood
2 - Ashley Giannetti
3 - Jessica Hooper
S - Bisbee Scott
C - Izzy Aronin

B4
B - Audrey Roche
2 - Gabi Agnew
3 - Isabel Wilkowski
S - Eloise Catlin
C - Izzy Aronin

C4
B - Juliette Hopgood
2 - Sydney Asnis
3 - Posey Durling
S - Annie Herring
C - Emily Swenson

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