THE BASICS:
 
- Location: Worcester, Mass. (Lake Quinsigamond)
 
- The Lead: At the season-opening Quinsigamond Snake Regatta, the MIT women's openweight crew team was led by a victory from the V8 boat as all four boats performed well for the Engineers.
 
A LOOK INSIDE THE RACES:
 
- In the A boat of the Collegiate 8's event, the Engineers crossed in a time of 15:02.98 to finish nearly 18 seconds ahead of Middlebury. The MIT B boat crossed in eighth at 15:57.643, which was just behind the A boat from the University of Vermont and just head of the Middlebury A boat.
 
- The C boat of the Collegiate 8's finished in 16th place out of the 23 competing crews with a time of 16:55.25.
 
- In the 4+ race, the Engineers finished in second out of 18 boats. The team crossed in a time of 17:11.407, which was 18 seconds in front of the crew from Middlebury.
 
BOATINGS:
 
A Boat
Cox: Kelly Kim
8: Eva Nates
7: Portia Gaitskell
6: Arina Khotimsky
5: Julia Contini
4: Stephanie Hulme
3: Ella Gersack
2: Tatum Wilhelm
1: Abby Dulski
 
B Boat
Cox: Arya Sasne
8: Emily Warren
7: Elizabeth Wright
6: Teagan Sullivan
5: Norah Miller
4: Tamsin Nottage
3: Kemi Chung
2: Alexandra Lee
1: Gabriella Aponte
 
C Boat
Cox: Julia Van Cleef
8: Nina Brinckerhoff
7: Anaisa Sibel
6: Lia Bu
5: Alyssa Rauchenberger
4: Kaili Glasser
3: Callie Kunz
2: Rujul Ghandi
1: Carly Long
 
4+
Cox: Emelie Eldracher
4: Anna Meurer
3: Charlotte Gump
2: Kayla Robertson
1: Claire Johnson
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT returns to action on October 22-23 as the Engineers compete at the Head of the Charles.
 
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