2017-18 MIT Women's Openweight Crew News
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Six Engineers Named as CRCA National Scholar-Athletes
June 14, 2018Cambridge, Mass. (June 14) -- Six members of the MIT women’s openweight crew team have been named as Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) National Scholar-Athletes. -
Diener, McCandler Named to Academic All-Patriot League Team
May 18, 2018MIT women’s openweight rowers Abbey Diener (Draper, Utah) and Caitlin McCandler (St. Louis Park, Minn.) were among 11 student-athletes named to the women’s rowing Academic All-Patriot League team, as announced by the league office. This is the first time that they have been recognized on the All-Academic Team and MIT is one of just three teams to have multiple honorees.
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Diener, Rowles Earn All-Patriot League Rowing Honors
May 16, 2018Center Valley, Pa. (May 16) -- MIT women’s openweight rowing senior captain Abbey Diener (Draper, Utah) and sophomore Premila Rowles (Cupertino, Calif.) have both been named to the All-Patriot League Women’s Rowing Teams. Diener earns a spot on the First Team, while Rowles is a Second Team selection. Both are being honored for the first time in their careers by the league office.
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V8, 2V8 Boats Lead MIT at Patriot League Championship
May 11, 2018At the 2018 Patriot League Championship, the MIT women’s openweight crew team wrapped up the 2017-18 season as the Engineers Varsity 8 and Second Varsity 8 boats both advanced to the Grand Final. The Varsity 4 boat also captured the Petite Final in the first of the finals races in the late morning.
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Women's Openweight Crew Competes at the EAWRC Sprints
April 29, 2018The MIT women’s openweight crew team competed in the EAWRC Sprints on Sunday afternoon on Lake Quinsigamond as the Engineers advanced two varsity eight boats and the varsity four boat to the Petite Finals.
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Varsity 8 Leads Openweight Crew at Cherry Hill Invitational
April 21, 2018At the Cherry Hill Invitational, the MIT openweight crew team earned a berth in the Grand Final for the Varsity 8 and the Petite Final for the Second Varsity 8 in a regatta that took place on the Cooper River.
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Openweight Varsity 8 Earns Second Boat of the Week Honor
April 10, 2018In the third Boat of the Week release by the Patriot League, the MIT women’s openweight varsity 8 boat was honored as the league’s Boat of the Week for the second time after its performance at the George Washington University Invite.
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Varsity 8 Paces Openweight Women's Crew on Saturday at GW Invite
April 07, 2018Led by a first-place showing on Saturday from the MIT women's openweight varsity 8 boat, the Engineers took part in the two-day George Washington Invitational on the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.
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Openweight Women's Crew Battles Boston College on Saturday
March 31, 2018In windy conditions on Saturday morning on the Charles River, the MIT women’s openweight crew took on Boston College in two varsity 8 races and a varsity 4 matchup.
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Openweight Varsity 8 Named as Patriot League Boat of the Week
March 27, 2018In the first Boat of the Week release by the Patriot League, the MIT women’s openweight varsity 8 boat was honored as the league’s Boat of the Week for their performance vs. Coast Guard on Saturday.
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Women's Openweight Crew Defeats Coast Guard in Spring Opener
March 24, 2018In the spring season opener, the MIT women’s openweight crew team defeated the United States Coast Guard Academy in pair of races with the varsity 8 and second varsity 8 boats on Saturday morning.
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Women's Openweight Crew Wraps Up Fall Racing at the Foot of the Charles
November 11, 2017At Foot of the Charles regatta on a blustery Saturday, the MIT openweight women’s crew team wrapped up the fall racing season with a pair of varsity 8 boats.
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Women's Openweight Novice 8 Places Fifth at Dartmouth Green Monster
November 05, 2017At the Dartmouth Green Monster on Sunday in New Hampshire, the MIT women’s openweight rowing team placed fifth out of 11 boats.
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MIT Openweight Varsity 8 Boat Places 27th at the Princeton Chase
October 29, 2017At the Princeton Chase on Sunday, the MIT women’s openweight varsity 8 boat finished 27th out of 52 entries.
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Varsity 8 Leads Openweight Women's Crew at the Head of the Charles
October 21, 2017At the 2017 Head of the Charles, the MIT women’s openweight crew teams competed in the Club 4’s and Club 8’s competition as the event took place in unseasonably warm temperatures on the Charles River.
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Women's Openweight Crew Announces Incoming Class
August 21, 2017Cambridge, Mass. (August 21) -- The MIT openweight women’s crew program has announced its incoming class for the fall of 2017 as the Engineers welcome six new members to the program. MIT will again be under the direction of 2017 Patriot League Coach of the Year Holly Metcalf and novice coach Hank Zimmerman.
