April 12, 2004

GENEVA, N.Y.—The William Smith College crew varsity eight was selected as the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Boat of the Week this afternoon for the week ending April 11.

On Saturday, the Herons took command of the race early on and never looked back, outracing visiting RIT by 17.24 seconds to capture their first varsity eight victory of the season. Covering the course in 7:51.94, the varsity eight boat was comprised of first-year coxswain Jess Hardy (Shrewsbury/Shrewsbury, Mass.), senior eighth seat Libby Weick (Fairport/Fairport, N.Y.), sophomore seventh seat Edwina Wilson (Churchill/Bethesda, Md.), sophomore sixth seat Rebecca Gutwin (Champlain Valley Union/Williston, Vt.), senior fifth seat Julie Deprez (The Bancroft School/Paxton, Mass.), sophomore fourth seat Cassie Priest (King & Low-Heywood Thomas School/Stamford, Conn.), senior third seat Lauren Ulvestad (Breck School/Shorewood, Minn.), sophomore second seat Frances Parsons (Hoosac School/Liverpool, N.Y.), and junior bow Lisa White (Deering/Portland, Maine).

William Smith returns to action on April 18, when Colgate visits Hellstrom Boathouse. The Herons are looking to retain the Seneca Cup, the trophy awarded to the winner of the William Smith-Colgate varsity eight race.

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