WORCESTER, Mass. - The Bates women's rowing team captured its first NESCAC title since 2022 and eighth overall, thanks to the Bobcats' first varsity eight's thrilling victory at the National Invitational Rowing Championship on Lake Quinsigamond.
It was a tight battle to determine the conference champion. The NESCAC calculates the conference champion by using the NCAA point-scoring system for the first and second varsity results at the NIRC. Bates and Tufts tied with a combined total of 50 points, but the Bobcats were declared conference champions due to their better finish in the first varsity race. Tufts took the runner-up spot.
Tufts won the second varsity grand final to score 16 points towards the NESCAC Championship. After posting a time of 7:28.574 in the first heat, the Jumbos rowed to a 7:21.227 victory in the grand final. They were five seconds in front of runner-up Trinity (7:26.277). Bates was the fourth-place team in the 2V8 (7:35.581), earning 10 points in the NESCAC competition.
In the 1V8 grand final, the Bobcats posted a time of 7:06.210 to earn 40 points for the victory. Williams finished second (7:08.51), while Tufts was granted 34 points for third place. With both teams scoring 50 points, the 1V8 results broke the tie.
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Combined |
Varsity Eight |
Second Varsity Eight |
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Points Awarded for Place Finish |
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Point Total |
Place Finish |
Points |
Place Finish |
Points |
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Place |
I Eights |
II Eights |
| 1 |
Bates* |
50 |
1 |
40 |
4 |
10 |
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1 |
40 |
16 |
| 2 |
Tufts |
50 |
3 |
34 |
1 |
16 |
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2 |
37 |
14 |
| 3 |
Williams |
45 |
2 |
37 |
5 |
8 |
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3 |
34 |
12 |
| 3 |
Trinity |
45 |
4 |
31 |
2 |
14 |
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4 |
31 |
10 |
| 5 |
Wesleyan |
40 |
5 |
28 |
3 |
12 |
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5 |
28 |
8 |
| 6 |
Hamilton |
28 |
7 |
22 |
6 |
6 |
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6 |
25 |
6 |
| 7 |
Colby |
25 |
6 |
25 |
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0 |
|
7 |
22 |
4 |
| 8 |
Conn |
23 |
8 |
19 |
7 |
4 |
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8 |
19 |
2 |
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| * Bates and Tufts tied for first place. Bates crowned champion as Bates had the fastest Varsity Eight at the NIRC. |
