The Radcliffe varsity eight finished 11th among the collegiate teams (Zack Williamson).

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – 

The Harvard-Radcliffe heavyweight crew finished the competitive 52nd-annual Head of the Charles Regatta on Sunday afternoon. The Black and White varsity eight placed 13th overall among 33 teams in the Championship 8 event.

On a gusty, challenging Charles River, the Radcliffe varsity eight, coxed by Kaitlyn Felsheim and stroked by Rafaela Stalph, clocked a competitive time of 17:39.049, placing them 13th overall, a 6 place improvement on 2015. This was a young eight, with three sophomores and two freshman in the line up. The third varsity eight, also racing in the Championship event, finished 33rd in 19:35.014. 

The second varsity eight kicked off Radcliffe's racing on the Saturday, competing in the Club Eight event. This crew, racing aggressively from start to finish, placed a strong 3rd in a time of 16:55.830, with only 1 second separating them from second place.

The varsity four, racing in the Championship Four event, placed 11th overall with a time of 20:23.131. The Black and White four was stroked by Katherine Playfair and coxed by freshman Katherine Paglione.

For a full list of results from the Head of the Charles, click here.

Championship Eights
Radcliffe A: 17:39.049
8: Rafaela Stalph, 7: Sofia Donnecke, 6: Desmond Goodwin, 5: Georgia Wheeler, 4: Teresa Rokos, 3: Sophia Young, 2: Abigail Parker, 1: Elizabeth Elmgren, c: Kaitlyn Felsheim

Radcliffe B: 19:35.014
8: Sarah Tisdall, 7: Emily Johnson, 6: Stephanie Eble, 5: Catherine Joyce, 4: Emma Orcutt, 3: Kathleen Malloch, 2: Giselle Gomez, 1: Maria Splaine, c: Cat O'Donnell

Championship Fours
Radcliffe: 20.23.131
4: Katherine Playfair, 3: Elizabeth Roe, 2: Hailey Novis, 1: Kelsey Barolak, c: Katherine Paglione 

Club Eight
Cox: Helen Eisenach, 8: Hannah Osborn, 7: Victoria Basedow, 6: Heidi Nocka, 5: Erica Holmes, 4: Isabella Benduski, 3: Corinne Bozzini, 2: Grace Eysenbach, 1: Emily Gaudiani