M. & w. crew row strong at Mid-Atlantic Rowing Champ.

The Hopkins men's and women's crew teams competed at the first Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference Championship on Saturday, finishing ninth with four points. Head coach Steve Perry was named the MARC Women's Coach of the Year.

For the women, the Varsity Eight crew finished fourth in its heat in 7:44.7 and then took first in the Petite Final with a time of 8:10.56. Sophomore Beth Simmonds served as coxswain while senior Vanessa Damm sat stroke. Senior Becky Williamson, freshman Elizabeth Carr, sophomore Pia Heilmann, junior Uejin Kim, senior Amelia Whitman, senior Madison West and freshman Adali Martinez rounded out the boat.

The Varsity Four took third with a time of 8:31.87. Simmonds served as the coxswain, with Damm at stroke, Whitman in the three seat, Heilmann in the two seat and Williamson in the bow.

Damm and Williamson were named to the MARC All-Region Team. Damm, Williamson, Kim, Adali Martinez and sophomore Katie Blumer earned MARC All-Academic honors for posting a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.50.

The "B" crew finished with a time of 7:26.13, placing fourth. Sophomore Eric Chen was in the bow. Ammar, Webb and Ranieri sat in the other seats and Hou lead the boat as coxswain.

In the Novice Four, the crew finished with a time of 7:49.50, also taking fourth. Frank Yao sat in stroke, Bob Huang had the three seat, Cliff Jenkins-Houk sat at the two and Tyler Smith was in the bow. Kevin Chen was the coxswain.

The men's crew team captured bronze at the championships, earning 12 points. In addition, senior Taylor Reese and sophomore Will Cooper earned MARC All-Region honors.

The Varsity Eight crew took fourth in the final with a time of 7:27.77. Junior Stephen Hou served as the coxswain while Reese sat stroke. Cooper, senior Cameron Ward, junior Joshua, junior Adam Ammar, sophomore Max Thorsbakken, junior Pete Ranieri and sophomore Marcus Webb.

In the Varsity Four race, the "A" crew took second with a time of 7:10.48. Sophomore Alisha Tuteja served as the coxswain, while Reese sat in the four seat, with Crist and Cooper in the bow.

Tuteja, Reese, Crist and Ammar also earned MARC All-Academic honors for posting a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.50.

Hopkins returns to action on Sunday at the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Championships in Lorton, VA.