BRANFORD, CT (October 24, 2026) - Tufts finished the first day of the Yale Women's Regatta in fifth place with 102 points on Saturday, winning a head-to-head tie-breaker over Roger Williams. That is two points behind fourth-place Brown (100) and four behind third-place Tulane (98), so the fight for the podium is wide open going into Sunday.
Stanford (64) has built a solid lead, and Yale (73) holds second at home, but third through seventh is separated by only 13 points. Charleston is the next team behind that group at 111.
Tufts' A Division squad was strong and steady to place third overall through Saturday. Sophomore skipper
Maddie Janzen and senior crew
Eloise Goedkoop posted 39 points in eight races. Only Stanford (16) and Brown (32) were better, and the Jumbos edged Yale's A boat (40). Two second-place finishes in Races 4 and 7 were the high points, with a third in Race 5 and a pair of fourths in Races 1 and 3.
Junior skipper
Sophia Hubbard and first-year crew
Fiona Barbeito scored 63 points in B's for Tufts, seventh in the division. They opened with a fifth, a seventh, and a second in Race 3, which was their best result of the day.
Day 2 on Sunday has a first warning signal at 10:15 AM.
--JUMBOS--
