WORCESTER, Mass. – Radcliffe Heavyweight Rowing competed at the Ivy League Championships today on Lake Quinsigamond, racing to a fifth-place finish in the first varsity eight event. The Black and White competed hard throughout the morning session, earning spots in three grand finals before coming up short against its Ivy League rivals in the championship races.
 
The second varsity eight also finished in fifth while the varsity fours boat came in sixth to round out the team scoring boats. Radcliffe also raced a fours "b" boat that placed fourth and a third varsity eight boat that finished first in the Petite Final of its event and seventh overall on the day.
 
RESULTS
 
1V: Coxswain – Holly Conlon, Stroke – Meena Baher, 7 – Catherine Van Stone, 6 – Caroline Sharis, 5 – Lindsey Brail, 4 – Morgan Blind, 3 – Tessa Haining, 2 – Amanda Caromicoli, Bow – Sophie Barr
 
The Radcliffe first varsity kicked off the action at the Ivy League Championships with its heat in the morning session. The Black and White raced to a third-place finish, defeating Dartmouth and putting up a time of 6:20.4. The crew moved on to finish fifth in its grand final, outpacing Columbia but falling to the other Ivies in the field.
 
1V Heat
1 Yale                           6:08.3
2 Brown                      6:17.3
3 Harvard                    6:20.4
4 Dartmouth               6:30.6
 
1V Grand Final
1 Princeton                  6:01.8
2 Penn                         6:03.4
3 Yale                           6:07.1
4 Brown                      6:07.4
5 Harvard                    6:15.6
6 Columbia                  6:16.2
 
2V: Coxswain – Alexandra Cherf, Stroke – Alexia Fayd'herbe de Maudave, 7 – Bridget Galloway, 6 – Heidi Jacobson, 5 – Jenna Kempster-Taylor, 4 – Francesca Gardella, 3 – Ella Hudson, 2 – Aurelia Elliott, Bow – Alex Smits
 
The second varsity eight flew past Cornell to secure third-place in its heat and move on to the grand final. In the medal race, Harvard placed fifth, defeating Dartmouth but falling to the remainder of the field.
 
2V Heat          
1 Yale                           6:10.2
2 Penn                         6:18.8
3 Harvard                    6:35.7
4 Cornell                      6:45.9
 
2V Grand Final
1 Yale                           6:12.7
2 Princeton                  6:15.2
3 Penn                         6:17.2
4 Brown                      6:18.6
5 Harvard                    6:34.3
6 Dartmouth               6:44.4
 
V4+: Coxswain – Sophie Haugen, Stroke – Aidan Wrenn-Walz ,3 – Leah Bailey, 2 – Monah Javidan-Nejad, Bow – Sarah Averill  
 
The Radcliffe varsity fours crew had a great first race in its heat, finishing in second place after being slightly outpaced in the final 500 meters by the Princeton Tigers crew. The Black and White pushed the tempo down the stretch to secure a win over Penn and a spot in the grand final. In its second race of the day, Radcliffe finished in sixth-place.
 
V4+ Heat
1 Princeton                  7:01.3
2 Harvard                    7:04.4
3 Penn                         7:05.9
4 Cornell                      7:36.5
 
V4+ Grand Final
1 Yale                           6:55.2
2 Brown                      6:58.8
3 Princeton                 7:03.9
4 Penn                         7:10.5
5 Columbia                  7:17.8
6 Harvard                    7:19.1
 
2V4+: Coxswain – Bridget Kondrat, 4 – Meredith Kent, 3 – Nalani Dziama, 2 – Piper Cyterski, Bow – Alexandria Lange
 
Radcliffe earned another win over Cornell in the second varsity fours race, defeating the Big Red by close to 25 seconds to place third in its heat and move on to the grand final. The crew improved its final time by five seconds in the final race, earning a fourth-place finish.
 
2V4+ Heat
1 Princeton                 7:05.8
2 Brown                      7:09.4
3 Harvard                    7:14.5
4 Cornell                      7:39.7
 
2V4+ Grand Final
1 Princeton                  6:56.6
2 Yale                           7:00.9
3 Brown                      7:05.9
4 Harvard                    7:09.3
5 Penn                         7:14.9
6 Columbia                  7:24.3
 
3V: Coxswain – Gillian Selig, Stroke – Jania Tumey, 7 – Elena Guerra, 6 – Audrey Platt, 5 – Cate MacDonald, 4 – Olivia Sullivan, 3 – Noelle Keto, 2 – Maria Keselj, Bow – Katrina Geiersbach
 
The third varsity eight moved on to the petite final after finishing in fourth in its heat. Radcliffe picked up the victory over Cornell in the final to finish in seventh on the day.
 
3V Heat
1 Princeton                 6:28.3
2 Brown                      6:31.3
3 Dartmouth               6:40.4
4 Harvard                    6:43.3
 
3V Petite Final
1 Harvard                    6:49.9
2 Cornell                      6:55.8