Rowing Sweeps The Richards Group Athlete of the Week Honors

HANOVER, N.H.—Dartmouth's varsity eight women's rowing team and the varsity eight boat from men's heavyweight rowing have been named The Richards Group Athletes of the Week following successful weekends on the water.

Varsity Eight, Women's Rowing

The women's rowing team enjoyed a stellar performance at the Ivy League Championship, finishing fourth, led by the Big Green's varsity eight coming in fourth – marking its best finish since 2014. Dartmouth began by coming in second in its heat, including a huge victory over top-10 nationally ranked Brown. The Big Green then finished in 6:09.181 in the grand final, good for fourth, ahead of Penn and Harvard.

Lineup

Coxswain – Grace McInerney

8 – Carolin Krantz

7 – Caroline Phipps

6 – Charlotte Pulkkinen

5 – Olivia Hochberg

4 – Áine Ley

3 – Annika Nelson

2 – Jenna Martin

1 – Marlene Lauter

Varsity Eight, Men's Heavyweight Rowing

The men's heavyweight rowing varsity eight finished second at Eastern Sprints Sunday, winning its heat with a time of 5:41.804, topping Brown, Wisconsin, Boston University and Holy Cross. The Big Green then came in second in a tight grand final, recording a time of 5:33.895, less than two seconds behind Harvard in first. The performance continued an impressive season for the varsity eight, who entered the weekend undefeated in dual races.

Lineup

Coxswain – Sammy Houdaigui

8 – Billy Bender

7 – Munroe Robinson

6 – Julian Thomas

5 – Miles Hudgins

4 – Isaiah Harrison

3 – Aron Kalmar

2 – Albie Oliver

1 – Lucas Maroney