For the second year in a row the William Smith varsity eight earned a silver medal at the Head of the Fish regatta. Both times the only boat to beat the Herons was defending national champion Williams. At this year's regatta, Kim Goral, Libby Hughes, Katie Paige, Caroline DeWeirdt, Laura Cappio, Sarah Gordon, Emily Andersen, Alyssa Trebilcock, and Jess Steketee traversed the 3,350-meter course in 12:01.78, finishing second out of 20 entries. Division I UConn was third, 7.58 seconds behind the Herons.