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Michelle Peng rowing for MIT
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Women's Openweight Crew

Women's Openweight Crew Wins Women's Collegiate 8 Gold at Quinsigamond Snake Regatta

WORCESTER, Mass. -- The MIT women's openweight rowing team opened the 2025-26 season with a gold medal performance in the Women's Collegiate 8 event at the annual Quinsigamond Snake Regatta on Saturday morning on Lake Quinsigamond.

C: Michelle Peng, 8: Kayla Robertson, 7: Lucy Greenup, 6: Lana Ghamra, 5: Madeleine Laws, 4: Emma Hopkins, 3: Brooke Birdsall, 2: Emma Cox, 1: Sofia Chastain earned first among the 25 crews in the Women's Collegiate 8+, as the Engineers finished ahead of the MIT lightweight 8+ in second. MIT claimed gold in the event for the second year in a row and the third time in four years.

THE BASICS:

  • Women's Collegiate 4+: 4th and 6th
  • Women's Collegiate 8: 1st and 6th

RACE BY RACE:

  • Women's Collegiate 4+: MIT's top openweight boat earned a fourth-place finish in fours with a time of 17:33.4, as MIT trailed only MIT's top lightweight boat in third (17:14.9). The MIt light and openweight women's teams owned sports three through seven in the standings with the openweight "B" boat also securing a sixth-place finish in 18:01.1.
  • Women's Collegiate 8: The Engineers top crew finished the Lake Quinsigamond course in 14:46.6 defending gold in the event. MIT's lightweight 8 was the runner-up in 14:51.3. The openweight "B" boat added a sixth-place time in 15:12.1, finishing behind Smith College in fifth place (15:10.8) and WPI in seventh (15:31.4).

BOATINGS:

UP NEXT:

  • MIT will begin preparations for the Head Of The Charles Regatta on Saturday, October 18 and 19.
  • The Engineers have multiple entries on Saturday, with two boats (Bow #20 and Bow #52) in the Women's Club Fours and two boats (Bow #4 and Bow #15) in the Women's Club Eights.

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Players Mentioned

Lucia Ayala

Lucia Ayala

5' 3"
Sophomore
Brooke Birdsall

Brooke Birdsall

5' 10"
Sophomore
Emma Cox

Emma Cox

5' 9"
Sophomore
Emma Hopkins

Emma Hopkins

5' 9"
Sophomore
Elizabeth Jackson

Elizabeth Jackson

5' 3"
Sophomore
Madeleine Laws

Madeleine Laws

5' 5"
Sophomore
Kayla Liu

Kayla Liu

5' 3"
Sophomore
Michelle Peng

Michelle Peng

5' 2"
Sophomore
Kayla Robertson

Kayla Robertson

5' 9"
Junior
Sofia Chastain

Sofia Chastain

5' 7"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Lucia Ayala

Lucia Ayala

5' 3"
Sophomore
Brooke Birdsall

Brooke Birdsall

5' 10"
Sophomore
Emma Cox

Emma Cox

5' 9"
Sophomore
Emma Hopkins

Emma Hopkins

5' 9"
Sophomore
Elizabeth Jackson

Elizabeth Jackson

5' 3"
Sophomore
Madeleine Laws

Madeleine Laws

5' 5"
Sophomore
Kayla Liu

Kayla Liu

5' 3"
Sophomore
Michelle Peng

Michelle Peng

5' 2"
Sophomore
Kayla Robertson

Kayla Robertson

5' 9"
Junior
Sofia Chastain

Sofia Chastain

5' 7"
First Year