William Smith College's Varsity Eight powered by Lizzy Whitney, Leah Wiebe, Eden Grimm, Cheyenne Muldowney, Danielle Eaton, Oliva Helms, Alayna Wian, Ollie Sainsbury and Meghan Bartholomay claimed gold at the Head of the Genesee in their season debut on Saturday. They traversed the 5,000-meter Genesee River course with a time of 18:19.795. The Herons won the event by 41 seconds over a boat from the University of Rochester.