The No. 3 nationally ranked Bates women's rowing team won three grand finals in a dominating performance Saturday afternoon at the New England Rowing Championships Saturday afternoon.
Bates' top three eights all won their grand finals, a first in the history of the women's rowing program, as the Bobcats registered their best performance ever at the New England Championships. Including Bates' novice eight, the four Bobcat boats were an aggregate 33-3 for the afternoon.
The WV8 won the grand final in a time of 6:57.656 edging out rival Williams who finished in 6:57.791. This was the Bobcats first meeting of the season with Williams, who is ranked second in the nation, and the second meeting with No. 1 ranked Trinity. The Bobcats beat out Williams, Wellesley, Trinity, Tufts and Middlebury in the grand final.
The performance helped the Bobcats regain the number one spot in the nation in the latest national poll.
Women's Varsity Eight - Cox: Katherine Traquina, stroke: Rebecca O'Neill, 7 Mallory Ward, 6 Jenna Armstrong, 5 Emma Taylor, 4 Elise Emil, 3 Emilie Muller, 2 Eliza Barkan, bow: Alison Simmons.
