CHERRY HILL, N.J. -- The No. 6 MIT women's lightweight crew team earned podium finishes in singles, doubles, and in the second varsity eight on Sunday at the Knecht Cup Regatta on the Cooper River.
Mia Rozenberg won bronze in singles, Avery Reischer-Craft and Katherine Wei earned bronze in doubles and the varsity eight won bronze in the second varsity eight final after taking fourth in the lightweight eight final.
SINGLE (1x):
- Lineup: Grace Hutter
- Results:
- Sunday - Final: 5th of 6 (10:48.20)
- Saturday - Heat 1: 1st of 5 (09:41.28) - Advanced to Final
- Lineup: Mia Rozenberg
- Results:
- Sunday - Final: 3rd of 6 (10:35.47) - BRONZE
- Saturday - Heat 2: 3rd of 5 (10:05.94) - Advanced to Final
- Rozenberg was third in her opening height but advanced to the final thanks to her time of 10:05.94. She took advantage, winning bronze in 10:35.47, finishing just 02.03 behind second place Dominican University.
DOUBLE (2x):
- Lineup: Ania Kelly/Annabel Noonan
- Results:
- Saturday - Heat 1: 2nd of 5 (08:26.68) - Advanced to Petite Final
- Sunday - Petite Final 1: 2nd of 6 (09:20.73)
- Lineup: Avery Reischer-Craft/Katherine Wei
- Results:
- Saturday - Heat 2: 3rd of 5 (08:19.12) - Advanced to Final
- Sunday - Final: 3rd of 6 (08:57.16) - BRONZE
- Reischer-Craft and Wei posted a time of 08:19.12 on Saturday, taking third in their heat. However, the time was good enough to advance to the final where the duo earned bronze in 08:57.16, finishing 06.23 seconds back of Wisconsin's C entry in second place.
LIGHTWEIGHT FOUR (4+):
WOMEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT EIGHT (V8+):
WOMEN'S SECOND VARSITY EIGHT (2V8+):
- Lineup: C. Katelyn Lee; 8. Anna Chan; 7. Calder Shen; 6. Josephine Williams; 5. Callie Karjane; 4. Olivia Stinson; 3. Katherine Jankowski; 2. Liane Xu; B. Emily Knapp
- Results:
- Saturday - Heat 5: 1st of 6 (06:51.71) - Advanced to Semifinals
- Sunday - Semifinal 2: 1st of 6 (07:24.71)
- Sunday - Final: 3rd of 6 (07:01.74) - BRONZE
- The lightweight eight narrowly missed the podium in the lightweight eight final but swept through the opening heat and the semifinals to reach the second varsity eight final. The Engineers then posted a time of 07:01.74 to take third, finishing 03.48 seconds back of runner-up Temple. Temple was just 00.03 seconds from beating first place Boston University.
WOMEN'S THIRD VARSITY EIGHT (3V8+):
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MIT earned 39 medals on the weekend at the Knecht Cup Regatta, second behind Fordham's 42. The women's lightweight and openweight programs combined for 21, while the men's lightweight program won 18 for the Engineers.
UP NEXT:
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MIT will contest the Muri Cup and the Beanpot as the Engineers race against Harvard-Radcliffe, Boston University, Sacred Heart and Gordon next Saturday, April 18 on the Charles River in Cambridge.
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