After an exciting weekend of racing, the Villanova Men’s Varisty 8+ and the Marietta College Women’s Varsity 4+ were voted top Crews of the Week by MARC coaches.
The Villanova Men’s Varsity 8+ were awarded Crew of the Week after their duel against St. Mary’s Men on the Upper Schuylkill River in Conshohocken, PA. Villanova raced against St.Mary’s in the Upper Schuylkill Challenge, beating St. Marys and Franklin & Marshall in the Varsity 8+ Race. Villanova won with a time of 6:35.9, St. Mary’s finished second with a time of 6:42.8, and Franklin and Marshall finished third with a time of 7:09.5
The Women’s Crew of the Week was awarded to Marietta Women’s Rowing after their win against Adrian College in the Devil’s Lake Invitational. Despite rough water, Marietta won the varsity 4+ race by open water with a time of 9:57.44. Marietta finished ahead of Milwaukee School of Engineering and Adrian College in the event.