MEDFORD, MA (April 11, 2026) -- The Tufts University women's rowing squad competed in its second straight home race Saturday, hosting the Malden Racing Series on the Malden River as it hosted No. 6 Wesleyan University, No. 4 Wellesley and No. 8 Bates College. Tufts took on Wesleyan in the morning action, before battling Wellesley and Bates in the afternoon.
The Jumbos battled No. 6 Wesleyan in the morning, with the 1V8+ earning a victory over the Cardinals with a time of 7:39.8, winning by open water after Wesleyan raced to a time of 7:56.5. In the afternoon, the No. 3 Jumbos knocked off Wellesley by six seconds, posting a time of 7:35.4 to the Blue's 7:41.7.
The 1V8 was made up of coxswain
Hannah Jiang with
Erica Wayland,
Sami Haynes,
Sam Dodds,
Emma Lyle, Saskia Pettit,
Aubyn Mackey, Zenani Himlin-Mayekis and
Sydney Barr.
The 2V8+ split its two races on the day, as it was topped by Wesleyan 7:56.1-8:07.9, but it rebounded in the second race to knock off Wellesley with a big win. The Jumbos crossed the finish line in 7:43.5 against Wellesley, besting the time of 8:13.1 by the Blue in the final race for that boat. The second Tufts eight was cowswain
Mackenna Billington charging
Ava Chan, Katherin Tombaugh,
Sonia Haynes,
Celia Carson,
Rose Tinkjian,
Claire Carson, Lexia Sun and
Sonja Wartman.
Tufts 3V8+ also swept its two races Saturday, cruising to a pair of open water wins. In the morning, Tufts took on Wesleyan and posted a time of 8:01.4 to record nearly a 17-second win after the Cardinals posted a time of 8:18.1. In the afternoon, Tufts took on Bates and won with a time of 7:43.5. The third varsity was
Maddie Rosato with
Jacqueline Mulle,
Isla Ramsden,
Sheelyn Pharr,
Hudson Saunders,
Ava Elliot,
Nazira Collins,
Sanjana Rao and
Anna Lavin.
The Jumbos also raced a varsity four on Saturday, as it earned the win in the morning race against Wesleyan, cruising to a time of 9:07.2, over 10 seconds faster than Wesleyan's 9:18.2. The V4 though would fall to Bates in the afternoon, as the Bobcats V4+ clocked in with a 9:19.2 to the 9:35.5 from the Jumbos.
The four was Triyatha Jammula in charge of
Sylvia Popper,
Elise Justman,
Saskia Hood and
Ella Tuck.
The Tuft 4V8+ raced did a pair of time trials on Saturday, posting a time of 8:18.6 in the morning followed by a 8:20.6 in the afternoon. The fourth varsity was coxswain
Alex Boyer in the first race and
Zinnia Deora in the nightcap, with the boat consisting of
Hazel Krumm,
Olivia Langton,
Fiona Smirl,
Nora Redding,
Elina Francis,
Sophia Shah,
Afton Juracek and
Macie DiGuiseppe.
The Jumbos will next be at WPI April 19 in Worcester, MA on Lake Quinsigamond.
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