WORCESTER --The Smith College rowing team placed second at the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Rowing Championship Saturday morning on Lake Quinsigamond. Wellesley College won the varsity eight race and placed second in the second varsity eight to secure the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division III Rowing Championship.
Smith, which won the other three races on the day, captured the Florence Jope Smith Cup, awarded annually to the program with the highest point total from the overall championship results, with 38 points. Wellesley was second with 34 points, followed by Coast Guard (24), WPI (18), Mount Holyoke (10), Clark (8) and Simmons (2).
Wellesley won the varsity eight in 6:53.09, with Smith second in 6:55.29 and Coast Guard third in 7:09.09. WPI placed fourth in 7:10.29, followed by Clark (7:20.99), Mount Holyoke (7:22.09) and Simmons (8:22.59).
Smith claimed the second varsity eight in 7:12.50 ahead of Wellesley (7:18.83), Coast Guard (7:30.38), WPI (7:32.46), Mount Holyoke (7:56.55) and Clark (8:12.47).
The third varsity eight was won by Smith in 7:19.90, narrowly ahead of Wellesley (7:21.47). Coast Guard placed third in 7:46.43, followed by WPI (8:09.95) and Mount Holyoke (8:36.22).
Racing concluded with the fourth varsity eight, where Smith posted a winning time of 7:42.56 while Wellesley was second in 8:04.72.
Smith's
Nadia Grinyuk (Scarborough, ME/Scarborough) was named NEWMAC Rower of the Year and was joined on the All-Conference First Team by
Julia Beyer (Ardmore, Pa./Friends' Central School) and
Kathleen Bacigalupi (Saint Paul, MN/Highland Park). Coxswain
Maddy Beer (Seattle, WA/Seattle Preparatory School) earned All-Conference Second Team honors.
Lineups
Varsity 8 -
Maddy Beer (Seattle, WA/Seattle Preparatory School),
Ruby Williams (Tallahassee, Fla./Leon),
Julia Beyer (Ardmore, Pa./Friends' Central School),
Nadia Grinyuk (Scarborough, ME/Scarborough),
Sox Whitin (Fleming Island, FL/Fleming Island),
Kathleen Bacigalupi (Saint Paul, MN/Highland Park),
Rayna Rose (Brookline, MA/Brookline),
Jackie Wiechmann (Washington DC/Jackson-Reed),
Anna Boden (Seattle, WA/Holy Names Academy)
Second Varsity 8 -
Zoe Schwartz (Wolfeboro, NH/Brewster Academy), Lou Varni,
Bea Money (South Kent, CT/Hebron Academy),
Sylvia Nunn (Chapel Hill, NC/East Chapel Hill),
Riley Amos (Palo Alto, CA/Palo Alto),
Ellie Chungath (Des Moines, IA/Theodore Roosevelt), Lucie Gundersen,
Olive Sterry (Montclair, NJ/Montclair),
Eleanor Madley (Los Angeles, CA/Archer School for Girls)
Third Varsity 8 -
Iris Bibeau-Leveillee (Providence, RI/The Lincoln School),
Steph Krieger (Durham, NC/Durham Academy),
Leni Hicks-Dutt (Newton, MA/Brimmer and May School),
Emery Hess (Nashville, TN/Harpeth Hall School),
June Murray (Alameda, CA/Alameda),
Kaia West (Portland, ME/Portland),
Gabby Tebo (Bainbridge Island, WA/Bainbridge),
Grace Morris (Pawling, NY/Canterbury School),
Megan Lee (Princeton Junction, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro)
Fourth Varsity 8 -
Madigan Pillsbury (Gill, MA/Northfield-Mount Hermon),
Sienna Barney-Yapo (Boston, MA/Boston Latin School),
Emma Moyle (Dodgeville, WI/Dodgeville),
Anna Hsu (Boston, MA/Boston Latin School),
Roberta Samson (Toronto, ON, CA/Parkdale Collegiate Institute),
Roz Larsen (Santa Monica, CA/Santa Monica),
Ella Peerenboom (Sherwood, OR/Sherwood),
Sophia Eastman (Indiana, PA/Homer Center Junior Senior High School),
Eleri Flanigan (Centennial, CO/Cherry Creek)
Varsity Eight Results
1. Wellesley - 6:53.09
2. Smith - 6:55.29
3. Coast Guard - 7:09.09
4. WPI - 7:10.29
5. Clark - 7:20.99
6. Mount Holyoke - 7:22.09
7. Simmons - 8:22.59
Second Varsity Eight Results
1. Smith - 7:12.50
2. Wellesley - 7:18.826
3. Coast Guard - 7:30.38
4. WPI - 7:32.46
5. Mount Holyoke - 7:56.55
6. Clark - 8:12.47
Third Varsity Eight Results
1. Smith - 7:19.90
2. Wellesley - 7:21.47
3. Coast Guard - 7:46.43
4. WPI - 8:09.95
5. Mount Holyoke - 8:36.22
Fourth Varsity Eight Results
1. Smith - 7:42.56
2. Wellesley - 8:04.72
NEWMAC Championship AQ Standings
1. Wellesley - 43
2. Smith - 42
3. Coast Guard - 35
4. WPI 30
5. Clark - 23
6. Mount Holyoke - 22
7. Simmons - 15
Florence Jope Smith Cup Standings
1. Smith - 38
2. Wellesley - 34
3. Coast Guard - 24
4. WPI - 18
5. Mount Holyoke - 10
6. Clark - 8
7. Simmons - 2
All-NEWMAC First Team
Nadia Grinyuk (Scarborough, ME/Scarborough) - Smith - Rower of the Year
Mia Saracino - Wellesley - Coxswain of the Year
Alexis Pape - Coast Guard
Kerry Lee - Coast Guard
Julia Beyer (Ardmore, Pa./Friends' Central School) - Smith
Kathleen Bacigalupi (Saint Paul, MN/Highland Park) - Smith
Bronnie Bailey - Wellesley
Hannah Bates - Wellesley
Lucy Weil - Wellesley
All-NEWMAC Second Team
Maddy Beer (Seattle, WA/Seattle Preparatory School) - Smith - Coxswain
Leyna Rogers - Clark
Carmella Martone - Clark
Katrina Holbrook - Mount Holyoke
Ava Rawlings - Mount Holyoke
Michaline Becknell - Simmons
Ivy Maynard - Simmons
Charlotte Bourne - WPI
Victoria Serrambana - WPI
