The Heron varsity eight won the Head of the Genesee for the first time in program history. In the morning head race, Kim Goral, Lauren Blake-Whitney, Sinead Reilly, Katie Paige, Christine Reighley, Alyssa Trebilcock, Tess Wiggins, Elizabeth Hughes, and Maggie Smith posted the fastest time of the day, navigating the course in 17:39.53. Last year's head race winner, Mercyhurst, was second in 17:53.96 followed by last year's overall champion, Ithaca (18:03.99). In the afternoon 1,500-meter sprint, the varsity eight finished second to Ithaca, crossing the line less than a second behing the Bombers (5:04.89-5:05.19). The Herons' overall winning time of 32:55.10 earned the gold medal by a comfortable margin over Ithaca (33:18.66).