William Smith's Varsity Eight led the Herons to their first conference title since 2016. Lizzy Whitney, Linnea Darius, Kate Abdalla, Raya Schwartz, Alessandra Gialanella, Aubrey Ryan, Eden Grimm, Leah Wiebe and Meghan Bartholomay won gold medals in the 1V8+ race on Saturday at the 2026 Liberty League Rowing Championships regatta. In the morning heats, they powered down the 2,000-meter Fish Creek course to a time of 7:10.08, beating the field by 20 seconds. In the Grand Final, the Herons claimed a first-place finish by 10 seconds over Skidmore, crossing the line with a time of 6:52.172.