Lake Quinsigamond, Mass. —
The United States Coast Guard Academy women's rowing team concluded their fall racing season at the Wormtown Chase on Lake Quinsigamond this past Saturday. The Bears entered multiple events across the day and came away with multiple gold and bronze medal performances.
Leading off the day was the novice eight, consisting of a strong class of freshmen. Coast Guard quickly made their way to the front of the pack and crossed the finish line with a first place time of 18:53.8, two minutes ahead of second-place Wellesley.
In the small boat events, sophomore Belle Greenshields (Dover, N.H.) put forth a stellar performance to row 22:13.1 and win the 1x. Also in the small boats were freshman Maggie Sipala (Wethersfield, Conn.) and junior Maya Blair (Apex, N.C.), whose team-up in the 2x resulted in sixth overall. Juniors Laine Emanatian (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) and Stella Smith (Falls Church, Va.) placed third in the 2-, with seniors Piper Garrett (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Alyssa Howry (Tampa, Fla.) taking fourth.
In the final racing slot of the day were the collegiate fours, which featured three Coast Guard boats. With a strong performance, the Bears' B-entry rowed 19:19.3 to finish third overall for the bronze medal. Following them were Coast Guard A in tenth place and Bears C in 15th.
Full results for the Wormtown Chase can be viewed here. Coast Guard now transitions to their indoor training portion of the season and will resume racing in March.
