The RIT Varsity Eight boat won a pair of races over the weekend, defeating William Smith and Hamilton on Saturday, while dispatching St. Lawrence Sunday. On Saturday, RIT captured first place in the varsity 8 as Erin Loughran (Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy), Kalila Elahi (Rochester, NY/West Irondequoit ), Amy Guthrie (Essex Junction, VT/Essex), Brittany Dzugas-Smith (West Babylon, NY/Landmark), Taylor Blackwell (Pittsford, NY/Pittsford Sutherland), Lindsey Schwartz (Rochester, NY/Gates-Chili), Sarah Foggett (Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder), Claudia Koenig (Derby, NY/Lake Shore) and Colleen Ryan (Pittsford, NY/Pittsford Sutherland) finished five seconds ahead of the second place boat with a time of 7:23.87. Hamilton finished in second while William Smith claimed third overall. On Sunday, the varsity 8 claimed first with a time of 6:22.47 by 21 seconds over St. Lawrence.