No. 7 women’s rowing takes fifth in varsity eight grand final

WORCESTER, Mass. – Hamilton College advanced to the varsity eight and second varsity eight grand final and the Continentals captured first place in the third varsity eight at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)/Clark University Invitational held on Lake Quinsigamond on Sunday, April 14. Hamilton, which is ranked seventh in the Pocock Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Division III Top 15 poll, finished fifth in the varsity eight grand final and was runner-up in the second varsity eight grand final. Racing conditions on the 2,000-meter course included a cross-headwind that was gusty at times with moderate chop. The Continentals qualified for the…