THE BASICS:
 
- Location: Cherry Hill, N.J. (Cooper River)
 
- The Lead: Led by a runner-up finish in the Petite Final by the Varsity 4 boat, the MIT women's openweight crew team competed at the Knecht Cup on Saturday and Sunday on the Cooper River.
 
A LOOK INSIDE THE RACES:
 
- In the Varsity 4 race on Saturday, the Engineers finished in fifth out of six teams in a time of 8:26.48 and advanced to Sunday's Petite Final. In that race, the Engineers got off to a slow start but proceeded to pass everyone besides the University of Delaware, en route to the runner-up finish and a time of 8:23.49.
 
- The Varsity 8 races for lanes in the semis saw MIT placed second of six boats in a time of 6:56.96. The Engineers followed that with a semifinal time of 6:44.10 to advance to the Grand Final on Sunday, where they crossed in fourth in front of the Radcliffe lightweights by a 5.34-second margin and Fordham. The Engineers were a little off the field at the start, but clawed their way back and made a run at the Boston University lightweights before finishing in fourth in the very competitive field.
 
- In the 2V8 on Saturday, the Engineers were first of four with a time of 7:13.72 and advanced to Sunday's Grand Final. In that race, the team finished just behind Fordham in fifth with a time of 7:03.52 as the Engineers overcame the first 500 meters and settled into a rhythm holding onto the lead pack before eventually crossing in fifth.
 
BOATINGS:
 
V8
Cox: Emelie Eldracher
8: Anna Meurer
7: Ella Gersack
6: Portia Gaitskell
5: Arina Khotimsky
4: Julia Contini
3: Stephanie Hulme
2: Abby Dulski
1: Tatum Wilhelm
 
2V8
Cox: Kelly Kim
8: Kayla Robertson
7: Claire Johnson
6: Gabriella Aponte
5: Anaisa Sibel
4: Teagan Sullivan
3: Norah Miller
2: Tamsin Nottage
1: Leena Jhamb
 
V4
Cox: Arya Sasne
4: Emily Warren
3: Elizabeth Wright
2: Emma Tysinger
1: Emma Rutherford
 
UP NEXT:
 
- The Engineers are back in action on April 22nd as the team travels to Lake Morey in Vermont to take on Dartmouth and UMass.
 
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