William Smith's First Varsity Eight, which included: Michaela Greco, Aubrey Ryan, Kate Abdalla Linnea Darius, Cheyenne Muldowney, Grace Jung, Raya Schwartz, Meghan Bartholomay and Olivia Helms, finished first in the Varsity Eight race at the Herons' Challenge on the Canal on Saturday. The V8 taversed the 4,400-meter course with a time of 16:30.81. They beat the second-place finisher, William Smith's Second Varsity Eight, by 24 seconds and finished in front of Division I Mercyhurst by over a minute.