The men's and women's crew teams competed in an event on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. this past Saturday, April 17. The men's varsity eight captured second place in the 2000-meter course while the women placed sixth. The men competed against New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) foes Tufts University, Williams College and Wesleyan University, along with Ithaca College from New York. The women competed with those same schools, as well as the College of the Holy Cross in a six-boat race.

The men's varsity eight-man boat, led by John Lewallen '10, captured second place with a time of 6:25.6, 12 seconds off the pace set by Ithaca. The Mules were able to gain a big lead over the third-place team, Tufts, finishing 16 seconds ahead of the Jumbos.

In the men's second varsity eight, Colby finished third by edging out Wesleyan by just fractions of a second with a time of 6:37.1. Colby just missed out on another second place finish, falling only three seconds behind Ithaca.

The women's team didn't fare quite as well this past weekend, coming in sixth out of six in both the varsity eight and second varsity eight races. Led by Fiona Braslau '10 and Jasmine Bruno '10, the women's varsity eight missed out on a fifth-place finish with a time of 7:38.8, edged out just slightlu by Wesleyan's time of 7:34.4. The Mules competed in a very tough field highlighted by the top-ranked Williams women's crew team.

The women's second varsity eight competed with an equally strong Williams second varsity eight.

Williams' second team finished with a time of 6:47.9, just four seconds worse than its first varsity eight, exhibiting the depth of a powerhouse who won the national championship just a few years ago in 2007. Colby's women's second varsity eight finished with a 7:53.0 mark, good for a sixth-place finish.

Next weekend, both the men's and women's teams will travel to Durham, NH for races against the University of New Hampshire and the University of Vermont. The teams will look to gain some late-season momentum as they prepare for the New England Rowing Championships in Worcester, Mass. May 1.