CAMBRIDGE, MA – Every year crews from all over the world converge on Boston for the Head of the Charles, three days of racing that attracts over 11,000 participants and over 400,000 spectators.
 
The URochester women rose to the challenge finishing tenth in the women's collegiate four event, their best-ever finish in the four and the best finish in any event since 2013 at one of the premier regattas in the world
 
Sophomore Katelyn Wilmarth said: "We were able to keep a consistent rhythm the whole race. It felt really together as a boat." Asha Limaye was the coxswain, Wilmarth stroked the crew, sophomore Sophia Fietkiewicz sat 3-seat, senior co-captain Julia Tricomi was 2-seat and sophomore Erin Seitzer sat Bow.
 
The Yellowjackets finished in a time of 19:06.69, just 2-tenths of a second from Middlebury, one second behind Texas, and less than three seconds behind RIT's top boat, about half the gap as a week ago at the Head of the Genesee.
 
Williams College was third, University of Chicago second and William Smith won the event.
 
Rochester's second boat finished 26th of the 36 entries. Senior co-captain Ella Peddicord was the coxswain, first-year Ashley Maddocks stroked, junior Sabrina Butori Valdivia was 3-seat, sophomore Quinn Seawright was 2-seat and senior Devyn LaRue was bow.