Ithaca’s Varsity Eight boat won the first of two Varsity 8 heats. The boat was made up of coxswain Maggie Broughton, Savannah Brija, Karina Feitner, Libby Burns, Libby Ryan, Sarah Snow, Sierra Keat, Colby D’Onofrio and Meredyth Busam. In the first Varsity 8 heat, the Bombers raced to a time of 6:57.7, beating out UNH, Trinity and Colby College. UNH finished in second with a time of 7:03.71. Host team WPI won the second Varsity 8 heat with a time of 7:02.49. The Bombers then won the Varsity 8 Grand Final, taking first by nearly 10 seconds. Ithaca raced to a time of 6:41.36, beating out WPI which came in second in 6:51.09. UNH took third with a time of 7:00.68 and William Smith finished fourth in 7:08.12.