MARC Crews opened their spring season this past weekend at the Washington College Invitational Regatta on March 22. At the event, two conference teams, St. Mary’s College of Maryland Women and George Washington University Men excelled in their performance in the 1v8+, winning them the selection of Crews of the Week!
In the Women’s Varsity 8+ event, St. Mary’s won both races against fellow conference teams, Stockton University, Franklin and Marshall, and Washington College. In their second race of the day, St. Mary’s bested Wellesley College in the sprint by just over a second. This result awarded St. Mary’s a #12 placement on the DIII CRCA Coaches Poll for Week 3.
In the Men’s Varsity 8+ event, George Washington won in the morning’s heats against Villanova and Stockton’s 1v8s, earning them a place in the afternoon’s grand final. In the grand final, George Washington placed 1st with an impressive margin of 14 seconds over St. Mary’s Men.
Stay tuned next week for more racing results and top men’s and women’s crews from the MARC!