Cougars Sixth At NEWMAC Championships

Worcester, Mass. - For the second straight season, Smith College captured the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women's Rowing Championship on a rainy Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester on Saturday morning.

The Pioneers edged out Wellesley by three-tenths of a second to claim the program's third title in the last six years and their sixth overall.

In addition to their first-place finish in the Varsity Eight race, Smith won its second straight Florence Jope Smith Cup, which is awarded to the program with the most overall points in the day's races.

The defending champions crossed the finish line in a time of 6:59.8, just ahead of Wellesley (7:00.1), while Coast Guard finished third and Mount Holyoke ended up fourth. WPI and Clark rounded out the six boat contingent.

Smith also scored victories in both the First Novice Eight (7:24.3) and in the Third Varsity Eight (7:44.9), while Wellesley claimed the title in the Second Varsity Eight (7:11.0).

The Coach of the Year as well as the conference's sportsmanship award will be announced on Monday following the annual coaches' meeting.

First Novice Eight Results
Smith College (7:24.3), 6 points
Mount Holyoke (7:38.3), 4 points
Wellesley College (7:45.1), 2 points

Third Varsity Eight Results
Smith College (7:44.9), 6 points
Wellesley (8:15.7), 4 points
Mount Holyoke (8:23.5), 2 points

Second Varsity Eight Results
Wellesley College (7:11.0), 8 points
Mount Holyoke (7:12.5), 6 points
Smith College (7:18.08), 4 points
Coast Guard (7:35.4), 2 points

Varsity Eight Results
Smith College (6:59.8), 12 points
Wellesley College (7:00.1), 10 points
Coast Guard, 8 points
Mount Holyoke College, 6 points
WPI, 4 points
Clark, 2 points

Florence Jope Smith Cup Standings
Smith College, 28 points
Wellesley, 24 points
Mount Holyoke, 18 points
Coast Guard, 10 points
WPI, 4 points
Clark, 2 points

2010 NEWMAC Women's Rowing All-Conference
Rachel Goldin, Sr., Clark, Newton, Mass.
Katy Nowoswiat, Clark, So., Lowell, Mass.
Kelli Normoyle, Coast Guard, So., Mount Laurel, N.J.
Rachel Thomas, Coast Guard, So., Boalsburg, Pa.
Clare Enright, Fr., Mount Holyoke, Wellesley, Mass.
Cleo Schneider, Jr., Mount Holyoke, Grinnell, Iowa
Gabriela Kubik, Jr., Smith, White Bear Lake, Minn.
Dana Lindsay, Sr., Smith, Millbrook, N.Y.
Hannah Dornbusch, Wellesley, Sr., Madison, Wis.
Kate Spelman, Wellesley, Sr., Scituate, Mass.
Bridget Stevens, Jr., WPI, Cropseyville, N.Y.
Victoria Stutz, So., WPI, Trumbull, Conn.

2010 NEWMAC Women's Rowing Novice All-Conference
Minuri Amarasuriya, Fr., Mount Holyoke, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Katie Brasington, Fr., Clark, Duxbury, Mass.
Aidan Chambers, Wellesley, Fr., Bethesda, Md.
Adelaide Gordon, Fr., Smith, Albuquerque, N.M.
Amy Loomis, Fr., WPI, Mahtomedi, Minn.
Jessica Ward, Coast Guard, Fr., Littleton, Colo.