CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Radcliffe Heavyweight Rowing opens its 2023-24 campaign this weekend at the Head of the Charles Regatta. The race weekend is the first of three this fall for the Black and White.

What to Know

• Radcliffe will compete on the Charles River for the first time under first-year head coach Claire Ochal. The Friends of Radcliffe Rowing Head Coach for Women's Heavyweight Crew was tabbed to lead the program in July 2023, after a successful five-season stint at Syracuse.
• The Black and White is scheduled to compete in four races over two days. On Saturday, Radcliffe will take the water for the Club Fours (1:04 p.m.), Club Eights (1:43 p.m.) and Championship Doubles (2:21 p.m.). On the final day of the event, the Black and White will compete in the Championship Eights (2:32 p.m.).
• Last season, Radcliffe finished in second place in the Club Eights, fourth in the Club Fours, 10^th in the Championship Eights, 12^th in the Championship Doubles and 13^th in the Championship Fours.
• The 2023-24 squad will be led by senior team co-captains Sarah Averill and Heidi Jacobson. Averill, a Dedham native, was a CRCA Scholar Athlete and rowed in the varsity four boat a year ago. Jacobson, meanwhile, was also a CRCA Scholar Athlete in 2022-23 and was part of the second varsity eight crew.

Boat Lineups

Club Fours - C: Bridget Kondrat, 4: Amelia Clark, 3: Grace De Vita, 2: Piper Cyterski, 1: Leah Bailey
 
Club Eights - C: Gillian Selig, 8: Orla Harvey, 7: Jenna Kempster-Taylor, 6: Aidan Wrenn-Walz, 5: Catherine Van Stone, 4: Heidi Jacobson, 3: Sarah Averill, 2: Francesca Gardella, 1: Alexandria Lange
 
Championship Doubles - 2: Meredith Kent, 1: Monah Javidan-Nejad
 
Championship Eights - C: Alexandra Cherf, 8: Alexia Fayd'herbe de Maudave, 7: Bridget Galloway, 6: Lindsey Brail, 5: Sophie Barr, 4: Isabel Llabres Diaz, 3: Kathryn Serra, 2: Aurelia Elliott, 1: Alex Smits

Up Next

Radcliffe will return to the water on Sunday, Nov. 5, when it travels to The Garden State for the Princeton Chase.