Women's Rowing Varsity 4 Action - Eastern Sprints

Women’s Rowing Competes at Eastern Sprints

May 4, 2025

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Boston University women's rowing program had six crews race at the Eastern Sprints with two making the grand finals on Sunday afternoon at Lake Quinsigamond.
 
The Terriers had both the Varsity 4+ and the Second Varsity 4+ compete in the grand finals, with the former finishing sixth and the latter finishing fifth. BU had three petite final wins in the Varsity 8+, the Third Varsity 8+ and the Third Varsity 4+.
 
Sunday's weather featured overcast skies and negligible wind during racing, with a small rain squall appearing at about 1:40 p.m. Temperatures hovered around the high 60s.
 
BU started the day with heats that seeded the finals sections. The Varsity 8+, coxed by Audrey Lucerne and stroked by Sotiria Angou, finished third in its heat just behind No. 8 Brown and No. 19 Columbia. The boat competed in the petite final and won with a 7:01.958, ahead of Northeastern, Cornell, George Washington, URI and Boston College, respectively.
 
The Terrier Second Varsity 4+ boasted BU's highest finish at the Eastern Sprints. Coxed by Alex Aravides and stroked by Elisabeth Arnason, the boat raced to a second-place finish in its heat, only behind No. 7 Rutgers, to qualify for the grand final. The Terriers came in fifth in the final with a time of 8:42.314 behind Columbia and ahead of No. 21 Dartmouth by just over 10 seconds.
 
BU's Varsity 4+, coxed by Kennedy Walker and stroked by Lilly McSweeney, also qualified for the grand final after finishing second in the first heat behind Rutgers. BU's grand final time of 8:22.611 was good for sixth.
 
The Third Varsity 4+ was the first to compete on the day, finishing fourth in heat one, ahead of Patriot League foe Holy Cross by about 26 seconds. The boat, coxed by Molly Bernardo and stroked by Elsa Marino finished first in the petite final with a time of 9:07.123, over 10 seconds ahead of Holy Cross and over a minute ahead of Boston College.
 
Also winning its petite final was BU's Third Varsity 8+. Coxed by Maya Wiisanen and stroked by Anna Woodside, the crew made the petite final after finishing third in heat two. BU posted a time of 8:07.156 which was 10 seconds ahead of the next crew, Northeastern.
 
In the Second Varsity 8+, BU finished third in its heat to advance to the petite final. The Terriers took fourth in the race and were notably ahead of Patriot League foe George Washington by six seconds. The boat was coxed by Valeria Lizarraga Remirez and stroked by Nina Palmer.
 
The Terriers turn their attention to the Patriot League Championship, which is set for May 16.
 
RESULTS
Varsity 8+
Heat 2
  • Brown – 6:47.006
  • Columbia – 6:54.670
  • BU – 6:59.818
  • Boston College – 7:11.705
  • Drexel – 7:15.881
  • Colgate – 7:19.059
  • UConn – 7:26.897
 
Petite Final
  • BU – 7:01.958
  • Northeastern – 7:07.874
  • Cornell – 7:09.504
  • George Washington – 7:09.812
  • URI – 7:17.174
  • Boston College – 7:18.538
 
Third Varsity 8+
Heat 2
  • Brown – 7:00.336
  • Dartmouth – 7:14.286
  • BU – 7:17.262
  • Boston College – 7:35.824
  • Drexel – 7:46.695
 
Petite Final
  • BU – 8:07.156
  • Northeastern – 8:17.490
  • Cornell – 8:18.968
  • UMass – 8:24.408
  • Boston College – 8:25.466
  • Temple – 8:52.304
 
Third Varsity 4+
Heat 1
  • Rutgers A – 7:56.321
  • Rutgers B – 8:09.290
  • Dartmouth – 8:25.977
  • BU – 8:30.821
  • Holy Cross – 8:56.581
 
Petite Final
  • BU – 9:07.123
  • Holy Cross – 9:19.368
  • Boston College – 10:31.213
 
Varsity 4+
Heat 1
  • Rutgers – 7:53.794
  • BU – 8:03.912
  • Northeastern – 8:14.038
  • URI – 8:14.370
  • Holy Cross – 8:21.744
  • UConn – 8:25.386
  • Marist – 8:31.232
 
Grand Final
  • Rutgers – 7:49.149
  • Harvard-Radcliffe – 7:49.218
  • Brown – 7:54.403
  • Dartmouth – 8:00.757
  • Columbia – 8:07.199
  • BU – 8:22.611
 
Second Varsity 4+
Heat 1
  • Rutgers – 7:38.648
  • BU – 7:58.080
  • Northeastern – 8:20.631
  • George Washington – 8:35.219
  • UConn – 8:40.995
 
Grand Final
  • Rutgers – 8:09.034
  • Brown – 8:14.000
  • Harvard-Radcliffe – 8:23.251
  • Columbia – 8:27.787
  • BU – 8:42.314
  • Dartmouth – 8:53.710
 
Second Varsity 8+
Heat 2
  • Brown – 6:52.619
  • Columbia – 7:07.313
  • BU – 7:11.877
  • Drexel – 7:16.957
  • UConn – 7:25.904
  • Holy Cross – 7:26.626
  • URI – 7:34.126
 
Petite Final
  • Michigan State – 7:16.653
  • Drexel – 7:23.311
  • Cornell – 7:26.777
  • BU – 7:30.223
  • George Washington – 7:36.797
  • Boston College – 7:43.097
 
LINEUPS
 
Varsity 8+
Cox: Audrey Lucerne
Stroke: Sotiria Angou
7: Ingrid Eshuis
6: Lydia Pelton
5: Gigi Williams
4: Kat Robbins
3: Olivia Bencze
2: Raylynn Boston
Bow: Sarah Stacey
 
Third Varsity 8+
Cox: May Wiisanen
Stroke: Anna Woodside
7: Sonya Carson
6: Julia Kraski
5: Sophia Williams
4: Caelan Harrington
3: Katie Chambers
2: Cece Engel
Bow: Abby Berg
 
Third Varsity 4+
Cox: Molly Bernardo
Stroke: Elsa Marino
3: Lucy Schwartz
2: Ally Phillips
Bow: Mary Cummings
 
Varsity 4+
Cox: Kennedy Walker
Stroke: Lilly McSweeney
3: Sally Thoden
2: Kate Barham
Bow: Ada Giraldo
 
Second Varsity 4+
Cox: Alex Aravides
Stroke: Elisabeth Arnason
3: Julia Andrist
2: Maeve Keohane
Bow: Ruthie Wix
 
Second Varsity 8+
Cox: Valeria Lizarraga Ramirez
Stroke: Nina Palmer
7: Luisa Reussner
6: Tatum Swanwick
5: Viktoria Zruttová
4: Aryn Bailey
3: Hannah Look
2: Camilla Silvestri*
Bow: Mariana Forehand
 
*Estella Woodside replaced Silvestri for the Petite Final
 
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