WORCESTER, Mass. – Harvard-Radcliffe Heavyweight wrapped up a strong all-around showing at the 50th annual Eastern Sprints Regatta, earning medals in four events: bronze in the varsity eight, silver in the second varsity eight, silver in the first varsity four, and bronze in the second varsity four. The third varsity eight placed fourth in its grand final.
Results
Varsity Eight – Grand Final
Heat Time: 8:40 AM | Final Time: 5:10 PM
Lineup: Coxswain:
Alexandra Cherf; Stroke:
Jenna Kempster-Taylor;
Meena Baher,
Kathryn Serra,
Francesca Gardella,
Anika Holtey,
Vivi Sun, Isabell Llabres Diaz,
Catherine Van Stone
Radcliffe earned its first medal in the varsity eight at Eastern Sprints since 2022, powering to a third-place finish behind Rutgers and Brown.
Heat 3 – Official Results:
- Radcliffe – 6:51.773
- Dartmouth – 6:59.997
- Cornell – 7:07.403
- URI – 7:11.571
- Bucknell – 7:16.515
- Temple – 7:21.673
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Grand Final – Unofficial Results:
- Rutgers – 6:47.063
- Brown – 6:53.375
- Radcliffe – 6:57.453
- Dartmouth – 7:02.697
- Columbia – 7:06.683
- Michigan State – 7:09.541
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Second Varsity Eight – Grand Final
Heat Time: 9:10 AM | Final Time: 4:30 PM
Lineup: Coxswain:
Bridget Kondrat; Stroke:
Erin Hanrahan,
Alex Smits,
Orla Harvey,
Lindsey Brail,
Amelia Clark,
Lily Farden,
Bridget Galloway,
Leah Bailey
The second varsity eight secured a silver medal, holding off Rutgers and Dartmouth to finish second to Brown.
Heat 3 – Official Results:
- Radcliffe – 6:59.652
- Dartmouth – 7:05.352
- Cornell – 7:24.831
- Boston College – 7:33.333
- UMass – 7:37.201
- Temple – 7:49.853
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Grand Final – Official Results:
- Brown – 6:54.238
- Radcliffe – 6:59.774
- Rutgers – 7:01.418
- Dartmouth – 7:05.012
- Columbia – 7:13.204
- Northeastern – 7:13.284
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Third Varsity Eight – Grand Final
Heat Time: 10:50 AM | Final Time: 2:30 PM
Lineup: Coxswain:
Sofia Branco; 8
Alexandria Lange, 7
Sofia Dalidou, 6
Rachel Egan, 5
Susanna Soelberg, 4
Joye Wingard, 3
Gabriella Hernandez, 2
Olivia Sullivan, 1
Liv Bolitho
Radcliffe's third varsity eight advanced through a competitive heat to reach the grand final, finishing fourth overall.
Heat 3 – Official Results:
- Columbia – 7:04.889
- Radcliffe – 7:16.267
- Cornell – 7:30.681
- Temple – 7:41.951
- Connecticut – 7:48.855
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Grand Final – Official Results:
- Brown – 7:40.056
- Columbia – 7:45.736
- Rutgers – 7:48.680
- Radcliffe – 8:01.438
- Michigan State – 8:07.156
- Dartmouth – 8:13.158
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First Varsity Four – Grand Final
Heat Time: N/A | Final Time: 3:50 PM
Lineup: Coxswain:
Gina-Marie Ricciotti; Stroke:
Christine Papaioannou;
Grace De Vita,
Claudia Chadwick,
Alexia Fayd'herbe de Maudave
In one of the tightest races of the day, Radcliffe's 1V4 missed gold by just 0.07 seconds to take home silver behind Rutgers.
Heat 3 – Official Results:
- Radcliffe – 7:44.287
- Columbia – 7:55.595
- Drexel – 8:01.735
- UMass – 8:05.925
- Cornell – 8:12.669
- George Washington – 8:36.670
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Grand Final – Official Results:
- Rutgers – 7:49.149
- Radcliffe – 7:49.218
- Brown – 7:54.403
- Dartmouth – 8:00.757
- Columbia – 8:07.199
- BU – 8:22.611
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Second Varsity Four – Grand Final
Heat Time: 10:20 AM | Final Time: 3:10 PM
Lineup: Coxswain:
Gillian Selig; Stroke:
Jacqueline Stjernfeldt;
Aurelia Elliott,
Isabelle Ritchie,
Lauren Moran
Radcliffe's 2V4 added a bronze to the medal haul, finishing behind Rutgers and Brown in a strong grand final field.
Heat 3 – Official Results:
- Radcliffe – 7:52.221
- Columbia – 7:59.162
- Boston College – 8:24.629
- Bucknell – 8:26.095
- URI – 8:46.925
Grand Final – Official Results:
- Rutgers – 8:09.034
- Brown – 8:14.000
- Radcliffe – 8:23.251
- Columbia – 8:27.787
- BU – 8:42.314
- Dartmouth – 8:53.710