Women’s Openweight Crew Takes 12th in Club Eights at Head Of The Charles

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The MIT women's openweight crew team was bolstered by a 12th-place finish in the Women's Club Eights on Saturday at the 2026 Head of the Charles Regatta on the Charles River. Crews had to contend with blustery conditions on the Charles River during the second day of the world's largest regatta.

WOMEN'S CLUB FOURS - 27th of 48 (20:37.018)

C. Kayla Liu
4. Darin Wilkowski
3. Cara Schillinger
2. Katarzyna Opalinska
1. Sofia Chastain

MIT earned a 27th-place finish with a time of 20:37.018. The Engineers trailed 26th place UConn (20:30.395) and finished ahead of Stetson in 28th (20:39.423).

WOMEN'S CLUB FOURS - 38th of 48 (21:45.061)

C. Anjalina Thomas
4. Lucia Ayala
3. Lia Donley
2. Quinn Van Konynenburg
1. Sinead O'Gorman-Jones

The Engineers' second entry in the event took 38th (21:45.061), finishing behind Marist in 37th (21:22.264) and ahead of Iona University in 39th (21:53.580).

WOMEN'S CLUB EIGHTS - 12th of 39 (17:35.020)

C. Michelle Peng
8. Shriya Thakur
7. Lucy Greenup
6. Lana Ghamra
5. Madeleine Laws
4. Emma Hopkins
3. Brooke Birdsall
2. Emma Cox
1. Elizabeth Jackson

MIT took 12th in 17:35.020 in a group of four Patriot League rivals. BU was 10th (17:33.607), Holy Cross was 11th (17:33.783), with MIT one spot ahead of Bucknell in 13th (17:35.367).

WOMEN'S CLUB EIGHTS - 30th of 39 (19:00.162)

C. Madeline Ryan
8. Ainsley Buice
7. Sofia Mayus
6. Kristen DiConza
5. Amelia Haller
4. Marina Awad
3. Helen Saunders
2. Ava Illingworth
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