HARTFORD, Conn. – The Trinity College women's rowing team put together a strong showing on the water Saturday at the Head of the Housatonic Regatta, highlighted by a runner-up finish in the Women's Collegiate 8+ Directors Cup and a third-place finish in the Women's Open 4+.

How It Happened
Women's Collegiate 8+ (Non-Division I) – Directors Cup

• Trinity's A boat secured a second-place finish out of 11 competing crews, clocking a time of 15:51.548, just 3.623 seconds behind first-place Wesleyan University (15:47.925).
• The Bantams finished 35.394 seconds ahead of third-place Coast Guard Academy (16:26.942).
• Trinity's B boat crossed the finish line in sixth place with a time of 17:18.272.
• The Bantams' C boat rounded out Trinity's entries with an eighth-place finish, recording a time of 17:54.748.

Women's Open 4+ (Including Collegiate)

• Trinity's A boat claimed third place in the 16-crew field, posting a time of 17:41.341, finishing just 4.375 seconds behind runner-up Lehigh University (17:36.966).
• Fairfield University claimed the top spot with a time of 17:31.253, finishing 10.088 seconds ahead of the Bantams.
• Trinity narrowly edged fourth-place University of New Haven (17:42.771) by 1.430 seconds to secure a podium finish.
• The Bantams' B boat finished ninth overall, clocking a time of 18:22.360.

Up Next
The Women's Rowing team will head to Cambridge, Mass. for The Head of the Charles Regatta  on Sunday, October 18th hosted on the Charles River. The Bantams will also have their 2026 NCAA Division III Fourth Place Finalist crew honored at the Trinity Men's Rowing Ring Ceremony on Saturday, October 17th from 5:30PM-7:30PM at the Eliot Enclosure upstream of the HOCR.