Women's Rowing Opens New Year at Head of the Riverfront in Connecticut

HARTFORD, CT (October 6, 2024) - Three Tufts University women's rowing eights competed at the Head of the Riverfront on the Connecticut River Sunday morning to begin the 2024-25 season.

Tufts scratched their top two boats due to illness and raced their third, fourth and fifth eights.

Racing in the Women's Open 8+ event among 32 total teams, the Jumbos had finishes of 13th (18:06.20) from the third varsity, 15th (18:21.05) by the fourth varsity and 23rd (19:18.76) by the fifth eight along the 2.5 mile course.

Tufts' 3V8 had coxswain Alex Boyer, Georgia Butler, Sanjana Rao, Sheelyn Pharr, Alex Timoney, Eva Swei, Lyra Bornholdt-Collins, Alice Wall and Hannah Schiller.

The 4V8 featured Hannah Jiang as coxswain along with Ava Elliot, Cecelia Wilson, Alice Blyn, Nosara Maxwell, Nora Redding, Claire Carson, Fiona Smirl and Molly Heeney.

Coxswain Savannah Frederiksen, Sabina Murray, Amelia Hanson, Ella Tuck, Maddy Wood, Jackie Kloner, Aubyn Mackey, Elizabeth Chin and Elise Justman made up the fifth eight.

The fall season continues next Saturday at the Head of the Kevin on the Charles River. Tufts has the Head of the Charles coming up on the following weekend.