Williams Men's and Women's Rowing Teams Once Again Take NESCAC Title
WORCESTER, Mass. – The
Williams College Men's and Women's Rowing squads once again came
away with NESCAC title on Sunday during the Eastern College
Athletic Conference (ECAC) National Invitational Rowing
Championship, held at Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. The Eph
women won the grand final of the varsity eight race, while the
men's squad was the top conference team in the race, finishing
second to the University of Michigan by less than two seconds.
In the women's grand final,
Williams won the race with a time of 6:45.177. Bates placed second
in 6:50.657. Trinity came in fourth overall in the event, posting a
time of 6:55.733.
Michigan was first in the men's
grand final, finishing the race in 5:57.430. Williams took second
in 5:59.272. Trinity, second to Williams among NESCAC squads, was
fifth in the race with a time of 6:05.451.
This is the fourth overall NESCAC
championship for the Eph men. The Williams women have won the last
six NESCAC titles and seven overall.
