NORTHAMPTON -The Smith College rowing team travels to Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, MA for the 2026 New England Women and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Rowing Championship on Saturday, April 25. 

Race Schedule
8:30am - Varsity 8
8:45am - Second Varsity 8
9:00am - Third Varsity 8
9:15am - Fourth Varsity 8

Location
Regatta Point State Park - Lake Quinsigamond
10 N Lake Ave - Worcester

PARKING: 

• Limited spectator parking is available inside Regatta Point. 
• Handicap parking is available inside Regatta Point. 
• Overflow parking is along Lake Ave. or at the UMass parking garage

In addition to crowning a NEWMAC champion, the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship will be determined. The team with the most points across the Varsity 8 and Second Varsity 8 races will punch their ticket to Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Gainesville, Georgia. The Florence Smith Cup will be presented to the school with the highest number of points from the overall results at the NEWMAC Championship.

Scouting the Competition

• No. 5 Wellesley College secured its 12th overall NEWMAC title in 2025, and the 11th of head coach Tessa Spillane's career. The team finished sixth overall at the NCAA Division III Championship.
• Coast Guard is coming off a fourth-place finish at the 2025 NEWMAC Championship. Currently ranked 11th nationally, the Bears recently topped No. 7-ranked Colby College
• Following a strong regular season and a great full team performance at the New York State Championships, Smith is looking forward to lining up with the full NEWMAC field and executing the 2,000-meter course. Leading the charge for the Bears are Nadia Grinyuk (Scarborough, ME/Scarborough) and Sox Whitin (Fleming Island, FL/Fleming Island), who were named to the CRCA Athlete to Watch list earlier this spring. Smith has maintained its top-10 national ranking throughout the spring season and has won at least a share of the Florence Jope Smith Cup the last two years.
• The eighth-ranked Bears are seeking their 12th NEWMAC Championship and last captured the title in 2024. 

About Smith Athletics Smith College is a NCAA Division III member of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) that sponsors 11 intercollegiate sports. For more information, log on to GoSmithBears.com and follow the Bears on Facebook and Instagram.