CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts — The Marietta College women's rowing team closed out the fall racing schedule Sunday (Oct. 24) at the Head of the Charles Regatta. The Pioneers competed in the Women's Collegiate 8+ race and placed 27th out of 40 crews.
Mercyhurst won the collegiate eights with a time of 17:16.794. Wellesley finished in 17:19.578 to take second place, followed by Bates (17:22.050), WPI (17:38.077) and Tufts (17:41.805) in the top five.
The Pioneers crossed the line in 18:44.077, two seconds ahead of Ohio State and six seconds in front of Clemson.
Established in 1965, the Head of the Charles is the world's largest three-day rowing event. More than 11,000 athletes from around the world compete in the regatta's various events.
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Results
Women's Collegiate 8+
1. Mercyhurst (17:16.794), 2. Wellesley (17:19.578), 3. Bates (17:22.050), 4. WPI (17:38.077), 5. Tufts (17:41.805), 6. Grand Valley (17:43.519), 7. Ithaca (17:45.219), 8. Williams (17:46.987), 9. Clark (17:49.823), 10. Smith (17:50.514), 11. Wellesley (18:02.700), 12. Coast Guard (18:07.035), 13. Bates (18:09.448), 14. Tufts (18:09.940), 15. Williams (18:11.222), 16. Trinity (18:13.201), 17. Middlebury (18:13.268), 18. Mount Holyoke (18:14.979), 19. Hamilton (18:16.986), 20. Wesleyan (18:17.399), 21. RIT (18:18.657), 22. Wesleyan (18:27.599), 23. Bowdoin (18:31.975), 24. Colby (18:36.226), 25. URI (18:41.406), 26. WPI (18:43.562), 27. Marietta (18:44.077), 28. Ohio State (18:46.337), 29. Clemson (18:50.750), 30. Lewis & Clark (18:57.953), 31. Vermont (19:02.108), 32. St. Lawrence (19:05.013), 33. Stockton (19:05.730), 34. Catholic (19:15.378), 35. UC Santa Barbara (19:20.109), 36. Simmons (19:25.315), 37. Hamilton (19:25.753), 38. Illinois (19:39.201), 39. Vassar (20:21.663), 40. JWU (21:04.668)
Coxswain:
Michaela Donnelly (Philadelphia, Pa./Science Leadership Academy), Stroke:
Rebecca Guhde (Signal Mountain, Tenn./Girls Prep), 7:
Morgan Szucs (Trenton, Mich./), 6:
Michaela Hess (Painesville, Ohio/Fairport Harding), 5:
Ava Kazmierczak (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 4:
Claudia Frueh (Nashport, Ohio/Tri-Valley), 3:
Catherine Wadih (Cincinnati, Ohio/Clark Montessori), 2:
Carson Halbower (Guilford, Conn.), Bow:
Madison Jennings (Raleigh, N.C./)
