The New England Championships are in the books and it was a pretty amazing day all the way around. Trinity entered eight eights and one four and were grand finalists in every event. Our athletes were able to improve upon or hold our seeding in every event which is usually a mark of a successful regatta especially as we transition from two and three boat racing to six lane racing. Our 3V battled to a 4th place finish and held their seed, while the 2V improved from 6th to 4th with a final that, while okay, may not be a true reflection of their ability.
The 1V came into the regatta ranked 3rd and rowed an excellent heat in the fastest time of the day. In the final, they weren't quite able to put all of the pieces together but staged a terrific sprint that resulted in a thrilling 3rd place finish. After a reasonable start, the eight was in contact with the leaders but gave up a fair amount in the middle 1000 leaving a lot of work to do in the final quarter. Finding a little more in the last 500 than they have had all season the crew charged back to within 0.4 seconds and closed the gap on two crews who have been clearly ahead since the fall season. The bronze medal was a good start to our championship racing season.
We race at the ECAC Championships this upcoming weekend in Camden NJ - most of the same crews from New Englands with the New York schools added in...should be excellent racing! Thanks for following.
