THE BASICS:
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- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Charles River)
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- The Lead: Led by a runner-up finish by the Collegiate 2x on Saturday, the MIT women's lightweight crew team competed over the weekend in the 2022 Head of the Charles with entries in the Club 4, Collegiate 2x and Lightweight 4 races.
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A LOOK INSIDE THE RACES:
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- In the Collegiate 2x on Saturday, the team of senior
Kathleen Love (Arlington, Va.) and sophomore
Mia Liang (Charlottesville, Va.) finished in second out of six boats in the college championship. The MIT crew finished in a time of 20:12.776, which was just over 13 seconds behind the boat from Radcliffe. Also on Saturday, the Club 4 boat was 43rd out of 50 entries as the Engineers crossed in a time of 20:47.630.
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- In the Lightweight 4 on Sunday afternoon, the A boat surged during the middle portion of the race to eventually finish seventh out of 12 entries in a time of 18:43.204. Going past Riverside in 10th at 4:26.368, the Engineers passed the Weld Boathouse in ninth before making up two spots over the remainder of the race. The B boat finished in 10th place overall, crossing in a final time of 19:12.642.
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BOATINGS:
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Club 4
Cox:
Anna Kaganov
4:
Kaili Glasser
3:
Kelly Wang
2:
Rujul Gandhi
1:
Nicole Shi
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Collegiate 2x
2:
Kathleen Love
1:
Mia Liang
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LW4 A
Cox:
Mishael Quraishi
4:
Grace DeMartino
3:
Sophia Wang
2:
Josephine Williams
1:
Devon Reid
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LW4 B
Cox:
Sophie Thompson
4:
Callie Karjane
3:
Grace Hutter
2:
Kelly Kim
1:
Liane Xu
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UP NEXT:
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- This wraps up the fall racing season for the Engineers, who will resume competition in the early spring.
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