Women’s rowing ends fall season at William Smith’s Challenge on the Canal

WATERLOO, N.Y. – The Hamilton College Continentals’ ‘A’ entry finished second out of eight boats in the varsity eights race at William Smith College’s annual Challenge on the Canal, which was held on Cayuga-Seneca Canal on Saturday, Oct. 24. Rochester Institute of Technology and Mercyhurst University also competed in the 4,400-meter head race. Rowers experienced clear skies and a mild headwind. Hamilton’s time was 17:33, which was 47 seconds behind the winners from William Smith. Mercyhurst edged RIT by a second for fourth place with a time of 17:43. The Continentals’ ‘B’ entry ended up in sixth place in 18:13.…