Crew Sends Three Boats to NECRL Championships

Worcester, Mass. - Endicott Crew wrapped up the 2011 regular season in Worcester, qualifying the women's varsity 4+, women's novice 4+, and men's novice 4+ for next Sunday's New England Collegiate Rowing League (NECRL) Championship Regatta. 

Despite a mistake in race strategy, the women's varsity 4+ (Harriman, Ford, Russell, Russo, Cody) gritted out a 0.5 second victory over Assumption College to claim the top seed as they face Brandeis next week.  The top Endicott women's novice 4+ needed to take 3rd place to secure enough points to qualify for their event in the NECRL championships. 

After a rough first 500m, Endicott B (Bedding, Chisholm, Griffin, Cushman, Cody) did just enough, crossing the line in 3rd to earn a date with \#1 Wentworth, while Endicott A (Foote, Soreide, Thomas, Ford, Scanlon) finished 4th.  The top men's novice 4+ (MacPhee, Morrissey, Harper, Adkins, Scanlon) took 2nd in a field of four, finishing 19 seconds behind a tough Wentwroth crew, who they'll face again in the championships next week.  The second men's novice 4+ (Herman, Nastasi, Landry, Simeon, Heath) rounded out the field in 4th.  Full results and updated league standings are below:

***NECRL Regatta \#3 Results***
Assumption, Endicott, Brandeis, Wentworth, Maine, Roger Williams University (not eligible for points in race 3)
Hosted by Assumption College
Lake Quinsigamond, Shrewsbury, Mass.

Men's Varsity 4+:
1) Wentworth A - 7:00.85 (6 points)
2) Brandeis - 7:25.14 (4 points)
3) Roger Williams - 7:26.21 (exhibition)
4) Wentworth B - 8:47.48

Women's Varsity 4+:
1) Endicott - 8:07.81 (6 points)
2) Assumption - 8:08.31 (4 points)
3) Roger Williams - 8:30.68 (exhibition)
4) Brandeis - 9:07.40

Men's Novice 4+:
1) Wentworth A - 7:12.61 (6 points)
2) Endicott A - 7:31.08 (4 points)
3) Brandeis - 7:50.09 (2 points)
4) Endicott B - 9:02.17

Women's Novice 4+:
1) Assumption - 8:58.10 (6 points)
2) Wentworth - 9:03.38 (4 points)
3) Endicott B - 9:09.10 (2 points)
4) Endicott A - 9:17.92
5) Brandeis - 9:37.58

Mixed 4+ (not for points):
1) Roger Williams - 9:02.22
2) Maine - 11:27.34

***New England Collegiate Rowing League Standings***
(asterik qualified for NECRL Championships to be held 5/8 in Lawrence, MA):

Men's Varsity 4+:
1) *Wentworth (12 points)
2) *Brandeis (8)
3) Roger Williams (6)
4) Springfield (4)
T-5) Endicott (0)
T-5) Maine (0)

Women's Varsity 4+:
1) *Endicott (12 points)
2) *Brandeis (6)
T-3) Assumption (4)
T-3) Roger Williams (4)

Men's Novice 4+:
1) *Wentworth (12 points)
2) *Endicott (10)
3) Brandeis (2)
4) Springfield (0)

Women's Novice 4+:
1) *Wentworth (10 points)
2) *Endicott (8 points)
3) Assumption (6)
4) Brandeis (4 points)
5 Roger Williams (0)

Men's Overall Point Standings:
1) Wentworth (24 points)
T-2) Brandeis (10)
T-2) Endicott (10)
3) Roger Williams (6)
4) Springfield (4)
5) Maine (0)

Women's Overall Point Standings:
1) Endicott (20 points)
T-2) Assumption (10)
T-2) Brandeis (10)
T-2) Wentworth (10)
5) Roger Williams (4)